The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-14
Candidate Dust To
Be Commended for
Courageous Stand
Only Aspirant for Mayoralty Thus
Far 70 Come Out for\ Municipal
Ownership, Though He Names
II as Alternative.

Il
poses that municipality pur-
4 chase and operate the railways
While The Times would like candidate enter ne
mayoraty point blank. ouandout municipal
platform this paper is pleased accept Mr. Dust platform as
offered yet by candidate ana we WISH
to compliment and congratulate him.
demonstrates, that municipal ownership is not 10
him greeneyed monster long teeth which 1t seems TO
appear seeking the office Mr. Dust wants
Mr. mistake demanding threeeent cartare
Detroit
The people of Detroit will pay franchises which
compel them pay more expire
But you will notice Dust does promise threecent
dfares
And he doesn't because good faith
promise anything of the kind
doubt that OF hree-cent iare
shave been made before and have not been kept
He simply that he favors threeent fares and municipal
ownership step upon failure establish tins as the
universal
The Detroit United Railway said repeatedly that would
impossible carry the people for hree-cen fare
this company, being the ground with all tracks iaio o
plant take the job under the reduced
schedule foreign could come IN ana 90
The result impossible under private
Ownership Dusts alternative in his plat
form becomes of his election there would
nothing him do but the proposition up to the peo
pie.
Power to acquire operate having been placed
he hands the city of the constitution would
be themselves bween public and
4private ownership of the carrying system.
AS result The Times firmly believes there would be
pno doubt
paper that the citizens of Detroit have
grown tired paying straight 6vecent fares and hanging to
strap the greater part of the time in the bargain
They cheaper fare and better service and that de-
until they and operate the street
railways for themselves
believe people of Detroit have come to realize
and referendum would not only hnd
majority public ownership but great and decisive
majority inclined to this reform
They carried along promises OF cheaper fares
until patience has ceased to be virtue with the
They grown of the question bobbing up as the
every campaign hobby horse upon which
candidate may ride into office.
communicating influence OF such an issue De-
alive election but the adinlstr
,ton of civic affairs the year around.
the OF franchises are at stake
with corporations that there tendency toward
appreciate that the private interest will hight
with money barrels to win by any foul means
The people railway problem in their
city,settled, anffor-all
X Theywantsdeeds-n words.
TheySvantrcheaper fares-not promises
ownership alone will the question be settled
I for all time.
plan of settlement must bob up again as
oftenas. snoverlapping franchise expires
believe the people that and we believe that MT
Dust has made a,happy for himself in his platform
If cheaper through the next
Dust the only aspiran among those in the held Tor
that Office date forward and courageousy champion
only the end.
While would prefer to see him commit
outright REFORM the fact that he stands
for establishes him the man who would
effective bringing about adjustment OF the
traction proposition.
He at any rate, his sincerity in this