The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

thSi ooutetons 10 tne common 8o?o.
Of God and your Voice IL the voice
OF the people and your vote decrees
whether this shall be q government Of
rishteousness shall become as Hithy
rags. Our institutions will not be bet
ter until you are better.
liticai rsctitude. Diosenes' lantern can
be hung on an automobile.
Under despotic government the mass
IN. rSsr think. s snS act. q Tor n.
antry. II the duma plans 10 do too
much for the people. the czar dissolves
Il. Toistoy cries TO the monarch. Take
Don't you know you are tramping up
on your own nesh and blood"
Here y II high time the people
and cried to piutocracy and to stand.
pattism. Get on our necks or wen
throw you on"
one. this residence Of sovereignty In
the plain people. We ought to be care
full OF the kind of servants we trans
init this authority TO- temporarily; and
swed by predatory wealth. unswayed
This brings the problem OF economi-
cal government or a fairer distribu-
ticn OF wealth, of conservation OF our
mines. forests and water power for the
| unending good Of oil the people. OF
unhampered production and corporate
I, restraint and industrial justice to the
farmers Of Lenawee and Hilisdaie:
that represents production without dis
| honor or injustice.
| Democrats Are Immune.
| Necessarily our reproving applies
principally to Republicans In this par
fly for Ills Of administration In con-
cerned. Michigan Democrats are able
TO prove an alibi.
troll as long here. the necessity for
| revolt would be upon their heads. and
they would be ready for IL; In fact. In
dency. az you will recall in connection.
with the campaign OF 1895.
| believe the last time the Demo-
crss: were In power s IN Mlcnis1 ~. they hey
ministration put out Of office; don't
| recall whether he went to prison. IT
T. easier 70 remember recent instances tan e.
state offices and institutions and OF
where they. are compelled to do some
Long continuance In power produces
this fruitase OF faithlessness and VEN
atty on either side 1t also. in times.
arouses the conscience Of the party in
power and inspires a revolt that brings
about reforms either from within or
from without: We have reached that
| istration In this state
That explains the insurgency that Is
rife In the dominant party. The stand
sneer at insureency' they make Ju-
das Iscariot It's founder. when the
ciink Of the 80 pieces Of silver sug-
cation in common with the reactions
II was only a little while ago they
were celebrating the birth OF the Re-
mn 80 nd ho noL In a
son--a party sired by insurgency just
as the nation was born OF revolution
and progressiveness
full term to be dismissed In derfsion.
Out OF 1t come the issues OF life. BY
that sign alone can you redeem your
selves from the bondage party regu-
iarity has brought you to.
Sins OF omission and commission
have been yours through the years or
have been turned. sometimes with pain
full deliberation toward progress. -.
The old ballot. neatly split and
has gone: and with It, In these two
counties. the saloon where the Job was
The boss-ruled caucus has gone; to-
day we have the primaries. under
which the people have the privilege or
deciding whom they shall vote for.
gd Won't the 10 s aS haHs yoS got
to do with these nominations You're
only the voters"
States senatorships must come and say,
Let me serve YOU" which 10 some
What different from the old order un-
der which the subservient Legislators
of commerce were duly delivered In re-
turn for campaign funds advanced.
Independence has succeeded yellow
xspn 90 eairty and WITH %Ra
splendid results, tho distrusted Gaynor
In New York and the despised Social
lists In Milwaukee are signal iiustra-
All this has been progressive. All
this has savored OF insurgency. The
candidate who comes to you In an au-
loyalty alone. shows he Is progressive
in campaign locomotion who takes you
for an antique in your political reason
he wants you shackled to the past.
The primaries are progressive. with
them your responsibilities are progress
sive. You make the nominations. You
set up the standard OF efficiency and
fidelity in the public service. Upon
you rests the settlement of the ques-
ton whether government shall be pro-
gressive or reactionary.
The primary system pre-supposes
plain speaking. the utmost publicity.
That Is why ! am talking to you plain
ly, but no more plainly than your cam
didates are talking about one another
The Capitnlistic Press.
Another vital prerequisite OF the
primary system is dependable press
The newspapers should keep faith with
the electorate. Almost without ex-
ception the leading Republican organs
OF the country are progressive, out
spoken against Aldrichism. Cannon
ism and Ballingerism. TWO notaofe
exceptions are the metropolitan news
papers OF Michigan Republicanism.
1t Is charged by Mr.. Townsend that
their adherence TO Senator Burrows Is
based upon their principal stockhold-
ers' expectation OF succeeding the VEN
cradle senator In the event OF his taxi
ing Off.
1t has also been printed and not re-
futed that one OF the editors OF these
Detroit publications Is n candidate for
the collectorship OF the port or De-
troit.
But whether these stories. which are
current I'm Republican circles. are fact
the ownership and control OF these
newspapers by capitalistic. and there
fore. standpat elements.
Their espousal of the reactionary
policies represented by Mr. Berrews1
may be related to the mortality tables
l do not know.
But do know that the tariff tables
must igure largely In the position a
corporate ownership takes In Its own
publications with reference to nscal
policies.
be in store for publisher and editor or
these two newspapers supporting MT.
Burrows time alone can determine be
yond all speculation; but enough ~
known OF the reactionary tendencies OF
their ownership right now to set them