The Detroit times., 1908-09-21
Dust Versatile On
the Stump; Has No
Canned Speeches

S"usP, AA0S lNU
Canned Speeches
There is no set speech effect in the
addresses or VIM. T. Dust which he
Is making night after night 10 the
Republicans OF the city who will have
tue nomination or mayor next week
Every audience hears q somewha,
different talk. although the main ele
ments are generally the same.
Dust has never fallen into the habit
OF learning lecture by heart and de-
1yering II TO the people everywhere
He does not claim to De the bes,
mixer that ever went on the stump
but he depends for success on an ap
peal TO the reason OF his hearers and
they listen to him more attentively
perhaps than TO any man who follows
OF precedes him.
He does not tire, either His best
speech Friday night was the last one.
made along about II O'Clock. Here is
a summary Of an evenings tour with
the Dusl caravan:
He started Friday evening with a
house meeting on Beecher-st. There
was a good crowd OF earnest citi-
zens present. and he talked 10 them
about the street railway question.
Three cents Is the limit of the
fare that you are willing TO pay" he
said. You decided that when you
voted two years ago on franchise
offer that proposed other conditions.
My platform calls for five tickets FOR
Is cents and a fve-cent single fare. II
would be impossible To make change
is a straight three-cent fare were
charged. The company could not col
lect its fares and II has rights which
we must respect.
Il do not believe in a franchise OF
more than 10 years, and shorter
term would be better With short
term franchise We would get the
benefit OF new inventions. II elected
will submit two propositions TO the
will not accept reasonable franchise
favor municipal ownership"
In the IroQuois tcoloredj club he re-
ferred 10 stories that have been circu-
lated TO the effect that he discrim-
mated against colored men. II | am
elected mayor, mans color, creed.
nationality or position in life will
make no difference To me" he de-
clared. "All will get a fair hearing
and equal consideration.
II make politics a side line" he
said later. Il do not have TO make a
living from It,"
In a saloon meeting on Mack-ave.
near Townsend-ave he talked on the
subject Of business men in politics.
1T has been said that this is good
year TO elect business man and not
a politician" he declared. IF man
Is a good, square. honest man, and
Is a politician. too, he may be better
qualified than business man who has
had no experience in public matters.
A manufacturer looking for fore
man would not go outside and pick
up a man with no experience. The
city Of Detroit is entitled To the best
service.
1T happens that | am business
man as well as having held office. |
have had to work for all got. did
not inherit a business like some bust
ness men.
Il don't want to be a rich man. I
10 not need the mayors salary. but
| would like TO give the city an adj
that I could always be
proud off,
At an open air meeting on Fred
near Moran. Dust talked
about his early struggles to make his
way In the world. He made a hit by
replying in Platt-deutsch to a Neck
who spoke TO him from the
audience. He told OF his record In
.axat1on matters and especially or the
lime when the railroads tried to get
lin to sign an AFFIDAVIT on which TO
base a suit against the state. he re-
using
Here he met a man of the name OF
)osst. who had been befriended by |
)usts father years ago when the two |
we're poor immigrants new TO Detroit |
In the meeting Of the Metal Polish !
RS In Mechanics hall. Dust told OF
lis labor record and the many bills he
lad advocated IN the Legislature for |
he benefit Of workingmen.
In meeting In a hall over sa-
Don at Jos. Campau-ave. and Maple
u. Dust talked mostly of taxation.
He described the fight he had TO fair |
" assess the Hamtramck property |
when II was annexedrto the city. The !
Did race track plot Of 429 acres was
at only $4,000, or a valua- !
ton OF sl25 per acre. He found that
lots adjoining It were assessed at
) 900 per acre. and -battled for an
equitable assessment. His figures OF
s1l12.000 was cut by the council to
a round million OF dollars. but the net
gain to the taxpayers in a lower tax
rate was large.
-Herhert Bush spoke In behalf OF
Dust at No. 367 Military-ave.. No. 1854
and at Roosevelt-ave. and
Myrtle-st. Otto Van Dell spoke for
him at No. liz Sheridan-ave.. and
William Gearing was his champion at