The Detroit times., 1910-10-08
been changed, and cannot be changed
until there IL . remedy to the funda'
mental disorder.
Would Cut state Expenses.

until tnore 10 . remooy W ZIG Aeno~
mental disorder.
Would Cut state Expenses.
I'VE pledge ourselves to q reduc-
ton Of state expenditures. to q les
sening Of the burdens of government
and to a thorough Investigation OF
every state department and every
state ofhciai and employee, and
promise that the laws shall be 30 re-
vised as to give publicity to the ad-
ministration of all state business and
to provide legal checks 90 that II will
be impossible for q state officer or
employe to legally commingle state
funds with his own property or retain
the same in his possession.
I'VE believe that every state board.
committee and commission would rem
der more ef{icient service, would ex-
orclse greater care In the perform
ance of their duties and would be less
liable to wander from the standards
OF honesty and integrity II the men,
bers were chosen from different poll
teal parties.
I'VE therefore pledge ourselves to
the enactment OF such legislation as
will make all state boards, commits
sions and committees bipartisan.
ne believe that the business Of
this state can be more economically
and efYiciently administered II merit,
ability. integrity and energy of en-
ployes, rather than political activity.
be made the basis OF employment. We
therefore favor and pledge ourselves
to bring about such q reform In our
civil service as shall effectuate this
end. As the state has suffered from
excessive tax levies and extravabant
and wasteful expenditures through the
retention Of obsolete boards and pub
lie positions with which to compensate
partisans for political service, we
pledge ourselves to the abolisnment OF
all such departments and positions as
one step in the return to economy and
ofiicial integrity n the state.
The Democratic party, recognising
the vast changes In the Industrial
world, pledges itself to a careful In
vestigation and an honest effort to
bring about correct and just solution
of the problem arising out Of the law
of fellow servant assumed risk and
contributory negligence In cases Of
personal INJURY to the employed, 30
that the worker and the employer
shall both have exact justice done to
them.
the equal and Just taxation Of all the
property OF the state, that every In
terest and every industry may bear its
just proportion Of the public burden.
We believe that the mining properties
of Michigan are so vast and extensive
the temptation to differentiation by
local supervisors 80 potent, that their
valuation should be fixed by an expert
and non-partisan commission whose
findings viii be just and equitable and
which the locau supervisor and appor-
tioning bodies should BY law be oom'
bel1gd to ecoopt. MA IS u
eve believe that the present law
PROVIDING mr. thee taxation Of mort
s1gN .credlg kaS become unjust and
met We challenge attention to
the fact that Il was the Democrat
legislature OF 1891 which attempted
to remedy the defect Of double taxa
tfon on this class of property, and
that the law yas repealed by the
succeeding Republican legislature. We
believe that Justice will be done and
greater revenue obtained by the i'm
position of a small specific tax to be
paid as q prequisite to recording and
the proceeds thereof to be prorated
on some equitable basis to the vari-
Gus townships, cities and villages OF
the state.
I'VE pledge the Democrat party to
the perfection of the primary nom.
mating law and the amendment OF
our election LAVISH SO as to require the
publication before the primary and
also Immediately preceding the elec-
ton Of all campaigns contributions
and expenditures from whatever
source derived
"The Democrat party congratulates
the people Of Michigan on the pos
abilities afforded for home rule under
the provisions Of the new constitu7
ton and pledges Itself to provide by
Retaliation for the fullest exercise or
the principle consistent with the In
texrity of our general government.
The equal application of law within
the borders and upon the people and
interests Of common state Is Dut
self-evident Justice. We therefore con-
denim the present legal discrimination
against the people Of the upper PENN
sula In authorizing highr rate on rail-
roads than provided for equal service
in the lower peninsula Of the state
and we ask the Democrat governor and
legislature, should they be chosen by
the people, to eliminate all such dis
elimination based on sectional lines
or to favor special interests"
KALAMAZOO, Mich. Oct. ..--Urged
ON by optimistic predictions by Law
ton T. Hemans that the Democrats
(CentinseA, On Page II, section H.
ALLEGED TMBEzzLER CAUGHT.
c. z. johnson, Missing with Lodge
Funds, Arrested In Tyrone, Pa.
The Detroit police were notified,
Friday night, that that Cyrus Il. john
SON, wanted here on charge OF en-
bezzling $4,000 from Michigan tent, X.
O. +. NJ, of which he was treasurer, Is
under arrest In Tyrone, Pa. An om-
Ger will be sent to get him. Johnson
A. To-