The Detroit times., 1909-02-18
Pardon Us, Please,
II We Take a Day Off
To Feel Gratified
Being the First Champion Of
Municipal Ownership in Detroit,
u 10 Pleasing To Tho Times
To See the Committee Of so
Running Into Sentiment
for Thar Solution Of the
Traction Problem.

Since making that suggestion.
The News gotten line. THE TIMES HAS BEEN
THE ONLY PAPER TO HOLD STEADFASTLY TO MUNICH
PAL OWNERSHIP AS THE ONE AND ONLY SOLUTION
OF THE PROBLEM NEVER HAVING ONCE LOWERED
ITS cOLoRS INADVERTENTLY OR OTHERWISE.
When the Codd utcns franchise submitted for the ap
prevail dappova people 1906 the only
Detroit fight the proposition from the moment appeared
The News that carrying slogan its editorial
page declaring railway franchises terms
The day following the publication of the proposed ordinance
which Mayor Codd be the author the News
slogan disappeared leaving against this
of the Detroit United railway tie the city up to another
long -tme franchise
The News quick the drift sentiment in Detroit
sentiment The Times years campaign tor
municipal ownersh-and in few days the slogan reappeaed
The opposition the franchise the OF the News even
then only and within few days OF the cleo
question be submitted the people, The Times
fought proposed Codd ordinance singlehanded.
When everywhere that the franchise was to
buried the News with the other into line with The
Times.
ms FRANCHISE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOISTED UPON
DETROIT
Bremeyer, who happened into the office with
NO railway policy appointed committee of so to take the
difficulties off his hands, The Times submitted that before
settled would have to be passed upon oy another
committee composed of all people of Detroit and that unless
municipal ownership recommended THE means to the
sought committee would have its abors for naugh
We have idea how received what we mao
say that time
undoubtedly poohpoohed for the isn't
railway evidenced by his platform
of last fall and his committee of so, also.
unmndful of the fact that there people in
Detroit who STUDIED AND FAMILIARIZED THEM
railway is evidenced by the fact that
of the first citizens of Detroit
left off of the committee because they were known to favor
municipal ownership.
The Times printed list of these citizens
Municipal ownership to be considered seriously by the
committee if the mayor could help it.
1t to be given a fair show
Witness the personnel municipal
ownership which practically six against SO tar as
pronounced view is concerned).
committee has bumped against that same sentiment
did when attempted lower its slogan and the
same sentiment which The Times takes credit.
THE COMMITTEE HAS FOUND THAT THE PEOPLE
OF DETROIT WANT MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP AND 1T
REALIZES ALSO, THAT 1T WOULD BE USELESS FOR 1T
TO REPORT IN ANY WAY ADVERSE TO THE SENTI-
MENT OF THE MAJORITY
1t is all most gratifying to The Times
The enemies of municipal ownership frightened
always easy tell when they frightened 1t then
they they have that DID, old bugaboo that civic
ownership would result political machine and consequent cor
ruption
only argument is possible for those the side of
private ownership advance and to argument
It is part D. u. R. has played in Detroit
and politics.
Its hand has been too council and
the legislature any the thinking people
political machine than has been built up In Detroit
under the private ownership of the railways
public ownership there would be Less corrupton-he
of the people council legsa
re and upon ue would be left discharge
their duties free suspicion by the
Of lobbyists private in the lawmakng halls and
claim agents around the court buildings
The people of Detroit cheaper street car fares
Thew want the cheapest fares it is possible for them
have.
They want a the when they pay their fare
better service.
They cleaner politics
They want corruption of their lawmakers and less taper
. ingy with officers o the law
TO WHICH END THEY WANT MUNICIPAL OWNER
SHIP MAY IT PLEASE THE COMMITTEE OF So
And we wish in say again that The Times feels
much gratihed , -. -, ~,
This incidental OF to the glorious tact that De-
troit knows what and wants it.
And does good and readers no HARM tor US
"a tale this day off a little self glorihcation