The Detroit times., 1908-10-23
MAYOR MAKES CITY
CLEARING HOUSE
FOR GOSSIP
PHILIP BREITMEYER.
HIS HoNoR's OPPONENT RE-
FERs CONTEMPORARY TO IN
vEsTloATioNs THO MP SON
TALKS OF .. v. r. LOBBYING.

IF Mayor Thompson were a voter
In Cleveland. would he vote yes or
mo- on the security franchise the peo-
pie OF Cleveland are voting on?'
This IL the question Philip Brett
meyer, Republican candidate for may
or. put up to the Democratic candi-
date in the Republican meetings.
Thursday night. 1t was the new Is
sue of the night. Breitmeyer con-
| tinued: Let our mayor tell our people
whether he wants to advocate In De-
troit the proposition that Tom Johnson
has been advocating In Cleveland"
The sting In Breitmeyer's query lies
IL, the fact that Thompson. II Is charg-
ed nine years ago. took leading part
In defeating a security franchise and
holding company plan In Detroit. Gov.
P1ngree was the man who tried to put
the plan through.
This was not the only hot shot from
Breitmeyer's guns. He accused the
mayor Of bad faith in the street rail-
way proposition.
When was he fourfiushing?" ask
could settle the street railway issue
months? Or In II now, when he says
we can't settle 1t until after Nov. IA.
1909.
If anybody can get three-cent fares
can. with your help.
Mayor Thompson IL very sensitive
all OF a sudden because l commented
on his monopoly of graft 'holler.'" said
Breitmeyer. Too bad he did not think
OF that before he assailed and tried
to discredit me in the city of my birth.
Too bad he didn't think Of that before
making the ONCE OF mayor of the
great city OF Detroit the clearing
house Of Tom. Dick and Harry's idle
gossip and SANDER. When he started
to investigate Commissioner Hearers
department he shouted: This IL only
the overture; wait for the grand
opera Well. ives waiting. Where's
the grand operaf Ex-Commissioner
VIM. H. Maybury Endorsed Mr.. Haar-
er's work. Mayor Thompson's experts
haven't sent in their bill yet. l won
der II they ever will. Is there any
body he hasn't slandered? But II any
one touches him. it's a crime. He IL
our one honest man. His billboards
tell us So"
A narrow margin saved Breitmey.
ers life at the Buchanan-st. railroad
crossing late In the evening. The
fiagmen at the crossing had white
instead OF q red lantern and 30 the
big automobile went on at full speed
until the tracks we're almost reached
when, just In time. train was heard.
The machine stopped with but few
feet to spare.
Breitmeyer had nine meetings, the
largest being the Tenth ward gather
Ing in Apers hall, which was 30 big
that many people could not get In.
The tent meeting at Gratiot'aves and
Linden-st. was also well attended.
Joke on Thompson.
Tom L. Johnson, or one of his
friends, played an unintentional joke
on Mayor Thompson, Thursday night.
A dispatch was sent saying that the
Cleveland security franchise had been
passed by the people. early returns In
dicating that result.
"All l ask Of the people OF Detroit Ia
that they do the same as Cleveland"
stated the mayor.
Later the full returns came In and
showed Johnson beaten.
Mayor Thompson had one new topic
however that seemed to interest his
auditors. He referred to the sugges-
ton made that the Board Of Com
merce set aside fund Of 100000 to
investigate officials, and suggested
that a part of this be expended to pre-
vent d. d. U. lobbying In the city
hall.
II believe that practically every one
Of our aldermen means to be honest
but they accept the favors Of the d.
u. r. and then feel it their duty to
reciprocate," said the mayor. THE
briber In every case Is worse than the
man he corrupts."
Municipal ownership possibilities
furnished his second line of argument.
He repeated his views as to the addi-
tional legislation needed to make any
movement toward municipal owner
ship Of street railways effectual and
again stated his position that NUM-
cipal ownership can be used as club.
under the new constitution. to force
the company to grant lover fares.
A total Of meetings beating any
previous record Of Thompson's for the
campaign was made. there being IL
stops In all. The route extended over
the eastern end OF the city mainly,
Alter Road being the farthest point
reached.
| From now on the Democratic cam
paign will be made warmer every
night, the number of meetings being
increased and the issues getting warm
er. A quantity OF material IL being
prepared for attacks on several Repub.
lican aldermen and others who have
taken a prominent part In the Brett.
meyer campaign.
Sao.ooo LUMBER FIRE