The Detroit times., 1910-10-22
R|DleUlEs TIDE
! 0FPR0GREss" CRY
"Some oft in Prison, Some Skipped
To Nsxico," Says williams in
Hot Attack on g. o. P.

More complete home rule for cities
and villages, In case he II elected.
was promised by Stephen d. Will
Jams, Democratic candidate for lieut..
governor. In his opening campaign
speech, delivered In the hall ut Fer.
ry-ave. and Chene-st., Friday night.
Detroit has been betrayed long
enough and the interests OF cities and
villages neglected" declared Mr..
williams. Few people of this gen.
Grafton living In Detroit will forget
the ripperixing during the administers.
ton OF. Gov. Bliss. One can almost
see the governor getting up In his
night shirt to sign that bill at the be-
hest OF bad influences. II may be that
our Republican friends have mistaken
q night shirt parade for the tide of
progress" to which they refer as be-
ing in danger OF being turned back
by the Democrats
Contrast this with the work of
Hemans, HaIiy. Ingram, Merrill, Tos-
BY and Snow In the constitutional con-
vention. In making the home rule law
possible.
"Tf am elected lieutenantgover
senate COMMITTEES on cities and VII
lagos In 1909 and was hostile to that
home rule bill will be put back on
that committee. I will make Mr..
Murtha or Mr.. Lee, of Wayne county,
chairman. and a sinister from Grand
Rapids, the second member II suit
able one can be selected.
II have confidence In the efficacy OF
M 10 v,tv,n lv IN
needed improvements in our political
social and industrial systems. and /
believe that conditions are such as to
warrant and demand a trial. The
record of the Democratic party In
Michigan has been good enough to
justify the voters in trusting 1t with
the management Of the state for the
next two years.
The first governors OF the terri
tory We're Democrats. Martin Van
Buren,. q Democrat. wrote the first
constitution. The Democratic party
established the common school sys-
tenn. and laid the foundation for our
state university. The Democratic
party created the townships and pro-
vided for the old town meeting. Some
OF the best mayors In Michigan have
betu DenOCIdlS. OON. DcISOIc W do u
Democrat and a sturdy type Of man.
Gov. Winans WAS a pretty fair type
Of man, and he was Democrat His
administration. 80 far as he was con-
cerned, was an honest one and above
reproach. and his appointes will com
pare favorably with those OF more re-
cent years. when they are talking OF
the danger Of the tide Of progress
turning back upon itself
During Winans' administration, the
legislature passed an act which con-
ferred upon cities and villages the
right to own and operate gas, electric
and other lighting systems, as re-
suit OF which scores OF towns are
freed from the monopoly Of public
service corporations. Following these
examples the greatest city Of the
state 10 now about to take over the
street car system, having made a
success OF the municipal lighting
plant.
publicans talk about In their platform
is wonderful thing. Some OF II
now Is In states prison, some skipped
TO Mexico. and some OF IL recently
died, and Its record Is being exposed.
Inc peopie nave uot yet ioTsotteH
the militia frauds. the state treasury
frauds. the state prison frauds. and
just recently the frauds in the state
dairy and food inspectors Office. II
this record 10 what they referred to-
we must confess that we fail to see
how the makers OF the platform could
discover a tide of progress looming
up. I would not be on this ticket IL
I did not believe that the success of
Mr.. Hemans and his associates would
mean improved conditions In Michi-
gan"