The Detroit times., 1909-03-25
GIVE EN- ALL A
DRINK, " M|EHM'
SLOGAN
GANGS CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL
INSP ECTOR IN ELEVENTH.
WARD CONDUCTS SALOON CAM.
PAIGN-oPPoNENr HUsTLEs.

The campaign methods employed by
the rival candidates for school inspec
tor in the Eleventh ward present an
interesting contrast. On the one side
is Inspector Henry Miehm, Repub-
licaI. a silent but much needed mem
Der of the school board gang. who has
plenty OF money and is spending ii
with a free hand 10 secure an office
that pays no salary. Arrayed against
him is Zdzislaw DwOrkowski, an In
dustrious. Woodworking tailor. who
has no campaign fund and is depend
ing for success on n simple, direct
appeal to the voters OF the ward.
Inspector Miehm employs one set
speech, which requires little effort
to pronounce and Is highly effective
as a vote winner In certain quarters.
! 1t consists OF single sentence.
Miehm goes into saloon, throws a
handful of change DOWN on the bar
in careless manner and says:
GIVE 'em all drink"
That's his speech; just that The
saloonkeeper is free 10 take as much
or as little from tho pile OF silver and
bank notes on the bar as he sees fit,
and everybody has a drink on Inspec-
tor Miehm.
| In the meantime, Mr.. Dworkowski,
though worn out with his days toll.
| Is quietly gliding from house TO house
| in quest of votes not influenced by a
glass of beerA In few words he ex-
plains his mission aud departs, leav'
| ing the citizen free TO judge OF his
qualifications with the personal in
teryiew as a basis.
Which OF these campaign methods
| is the more effective will not be
known until the election, but that
there are many citizens In tho
Eleventh ward who believe that Mr..
Miehm's usefulness as school inspec-
tor has ended is evidenced by the
splendid Endorsement. Mr.. Dworkwski
has received from all quarters. Even
in Miehm's home precinct he has
found many supporters and the very
best elements In the ward are with
him.
Personally, Mr.. Dworkowski Is =
man we'll equipped to serve on the
board OF education. He is a man
OF ideas and has the ability to present
them in a convincing manner He
has good command Ct English, which
he owes largely to the training he
received in the public night schools
His observations as night school
pupil stand him In good stead now
Frequently | was the only pupil
in the class" he said. Wednesday af-
ternoon, as he bent over his work In
the tailoring department of the Baum
gartner fashion shop. And | noticed
that some OF the other teachers had
only three or four pupils each. The
attendance was always good at the
beginning OF the term but as the term
wore on pupils would keep dropping
cut until there were only q few left
Yet the same number OF teachers was
employed 1t occurred to me then
that the board OF education could save
considerable money by cutting down
the number OF teachers in proportion
TO the decreased attendance, but 1t
was never done. The same conditions
exist in some OF the night schools to.
day.
This is one instance of the care
less methods now in vogue In the
board OF education. do not accuse
any of the present inspectors of being
dishonest. but do think some OF them
are very careless, and when their
carelessness means the throwing
away of the peoples money it is time
for a change"
Mr.. DworkowsN spoke in the AS
bury NJ e. church, Wednesday night,
and made favorable impression on
the members OF the congregation who
had gathered for the weekly prayer
meeting He was introduced by tho
pastor, the Rev. Thomas A. Green
wood.