The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-16
You Can Make No
Mistake in the MAN
Among These Four
Four MayoraI Possibilities, All
Highly Respectable Citizens,
With Three Of Whom, How
ever, The Times Cannot
Possibly Agree.

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Mayor Thompson is conceded
or other candidates
having but slight following the face OF
precedent which has always given party member in ohce
clear field for denomination
aspirants mayoay nomination on
the Republican sde-Phip Breitmeye Dr. j. H. Carstens anu
VIM 7. Dust.
gentlemen appear neck this time
will likely be until the full returns from '
primaries are in.
All four of these esmable and worthy citizens
and from this standpoint equally capable OF holding the once
which they aspire
Mayor Thompson may have unfortunate in one or two
directions principally perhaps for having permitted po"eS /"
degree, to influence his administration
We charitable enough take the view that the mayor SIM
ply the mistake of giving accepting advice
henchmen and advisors instead putting MS o
down and acting according to his own judgment
AT time, by OF fair mind, mas the
mayors honesty sincerity questioned
Mayor Thompson and The Times wide apart on the street
railway issue
Times believes the solution problem lies in the
municipal ownership of the lines
The apparently does for he never has declared SO
with anything like the vgor would welcome.
Mr. Thompson after repeated failure to do any
thing of the kind that he will be able to get iae o
Detroit under private ownership of the lines in which Inc
agree with him. this fact does convince US that the
mayor is of the best intentions in this particular
cheap will be secured for the
people by than municipal ownership
way of thinking and the is fair enough we trust to
concede the privilege accord him
PROOF
against absence supporting evidence for the mayors
position.
Philip Breiteyer Republican nomination for
mayor wenown and successful Detroit business man. and
highly respected citizen He has served the public
of parks and appontee exMayor George
capacity has acquitted himself accptaby
Detro parks bouvard looked better were they
shpsape they have been under Breitmeye
candidate for however The Times cannot ndorse
Mr. Breiteyer that cannot ndorse Mr.
Thompson solution of the traction problem rests
limiting private of the line six cent dividend
which we have already shown to be impracticable
prominently identified with Detroit
city affairs for number of He needs no introduction
people him well and him of the citys
first citizens The doctor possessed OF rugged aggressive ma
ture public official Elected there would
question who would be for having been
by his blunt homey Speech the professional Pohcian
the door of the mayors Office again with
hope of partizan claims taking precedent over merit
declared for municipal ownership the
either and there the doctor and The Times
the parting of the ways in this campaign
William T. Dust member of the commission made
himself Mr. Dust straightforward clean
consciousness in whom the cys welfare may be
safely placed His service the characterized notably
by spirit favosm and equal rights to ALL rich and
poor Mr. Dust of most commendable qualities Wig
orous of and plain of speech
In his platform for threecent fares
and only the office thus anticipate the
gain this from private ownership and to declare
alternative
As the alternative flatfootedly municipal
ownership of the lines
present railway have an
repeatedly that would be impossible for them provide
three-cent fares and that they will
this have made in good faith
ownership overcapizaon
il would impossible satisfy the stockholders under
fare
The revised constitution accepted elector
are in November make possible for Detroit the
railways
Mr. such ownership and we would like to see him
secure the Republican nomination for the mayoralty.
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