The Detroit times., 1908-08-26
D. J. CAMPAU SAYS
THOMPS0N'S
A FAILURE
CALLS ON MAYOR TO WITHDRAW
TO "sAvE PARTY FROM DEFEAT
AND GIVE CITY HONEST ADMIN.
IsTRATlN."

Mayor Thompson has an oppor.
tunity TO do the Democratic party and
the people OF the city OF Detroit a
great service said p-J-Can4pa;i-
Wednesday, In answer TO question
concerning the local political situa
ton. IF he would withdraw In favor
OF any one Of dozen men whose
names have been mentioned In con.
necuon with the office OF mayor, the
party would be saved from defeat and
the city would have an honest and
efficient administration.
/ have nothing whatever against
MI. Thompson as a man. He was a
capable city treasurer, but he il an
utter failure as mayor. That his adj
-iniHistfst ioH=hHs= been =a=fsituFs= and
That the promises he made to the
people two years ago have not been
fulfilled, no fair-minded person will
deny. He cannot excuse himself on
the ground that the council is Repub-
mean, for the aldermen have given
MIN free hand to carry out every
thing which he has suggested. and In
some instances have complied with
his requests when their common
wrong. His attacks upon the integ-
rlty and ability OF honest and reput-
able citizens like Commissioner Haar.
er and Breitmeyer were andignifed,
unjust and inexcusable. He realizes
the blunder that he and his managers
made In denouncing and opposing Mr..
Bryan up to the very day OF his nom.
ination, and ia now doing his best to
line up Bryan men In his support by
means or a so-called Bryan Club con-
trolled by the men who advocated the
violation OF the Bryan instructions
adopted by the state convention.
Mayor Thompson still has the
street ear Issue to go before the peo-
pie on. and he is as anxious TO keep
this problem unsettled as a starving
doctor with only one patient is TO
keep that patient on the sick list. Mr..
FhemPseh's- emily conception of the
street car problem is It's possibilities
rs vote-getter. II is his own politi
cal asset. and even In this matter he
has no principles. no policy, no plans.
The people OF Detroit want the street
car question settled. The interests OF
four hundred thousand people should
not be sacrificed for the sake OF Civ
Ing some man job. With the adj
vantage which is in the city's hands
the question can be settled fairly and
satisfactorily by any honest and
broad-minded man.
Thompson rs not the choice of
Detroit Democrats. He does not rep
resent the Democratic party and does
not advocate Democratic principles.
He belongs to the Wayne County Job
Holders Trust, close corporation or
ganized for the purpose OF controlling
all the local offices. There are several
gentlemen who would be willing To
take the nomination for mayor II II
were not for the fact that Mr.. Thomp-
son claims he Is entitled to a renom-
ination. and they deplore fight In
the primaries. Mayor Thompson
ought to realize the situation, and
believe he would were 1t not Ger the
-coterie- of -officeholders who are using
him for their own benefit Mr.. Thomp-
sons managers are unable TO get rep
resentative Democrats TO take any OF
the important nominations, notwith-
standing the fact that with nomina-
tons that would reflect Democratic
sentiment would elect eur con-
gresham, members OF the legislature.
and the entire city and county tick
cts.
II have no interest In the nomina-
ton OF any person further than for
the success of my party and its prin-
ciples. In my Judgment 1t would be
fatal mistake renominate Mayor
Thompson. If he feels that he can win
and the party is willing TO take the
chance have nothing further TO say"