The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-18


foregoing the sentiment OF
50 cities Michigan sufficient weight with legislators
there big victory patrons of Detroit and for
those citizens city Of the who favor the most direct line as
the quickest and expression of the popular will
petond for in this resolution
win obvae the necessity of general revision Of the charter OF Detroit
people will able express themselves the question OF
whether they their railways and will successfully meet
position supreme of the its recent decision
would only expensive but would mean
long delay settling railway problem the the people OF is
city settled
There isn't any about that way either
pointed Municipalities that three
required that would take
two years and would cost the city $4,000
anything the alderman is too conservative
Detroit indeed revision accomplished In
would that wasted and would mean
that many years hanging watching the by before
the city would campaign regain possession OF Its
streets
Delay always s what the corporation vents
The corporations WILL therefore Lansing doing their ut
most to defeat ends Of the municipalities
II will be recalled that the present containing the
cessons that people contains also to the cor
porate enemies Of the people.
compromise and the people could from the es
o two years ago.
The court has shown concession has
made to the corporations
which concession the POSSIBILITY Of delay
We are now to try from the present leg
iaure what we the last which SATISFACTORY
home rule BILL experience taught what we have got to do to
accomplish that end
There will be lobby Lansing the corporation side
TO BE lobby in Lansing when this matter comes
before the legislature the PEOPLES side
delegation Of citizens of Detroit to 60 to Lansing IN the interest," Oh
the revision asked for WILL BRING RESULTS
II the Wayne county the legislature be gotten
together solidly for revision, we will get it.
Bu the WAYNE for sodly unless member
tom Wayne given that the people Of Detroit whom they
IRE serving legislation and that it put up to them to get
Tier. should be special trainload citizens arriving in
Lansing on the day matter in the legislature
And evy representative county should be stood in
corner impressed with the fact that compromise between the
peope and the corporations won't do this time
That's the corporations get the laws they want and kill laws
they do not want
And that's the only way people will get what THEY want
from their lawmakers
Mayor Thompson is right track in the resolution which he
fathers
He is opposed general revision because the tying
n his hands in giving patrons the relief he has promised
n He has chosen straight line which the shortest cut between two
points
Detroit viii traffic conditions unless the people turn
and support those earnestly and honestly trying get them
uvor Tbomnson nor any this thing alone
There help and this help must from those who hope to
derive the benefits
Il viii not take any citizens time will it call heavily
his BE IN LANSING the day the proposed amend
..,t, to the home acts up for consideration.
And it duty Of every citizen who get there that day to
BE THERE
Put YOUR shoulder and we'll this hill time
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