The Detroit times., 1911-05-04

OF political manipulation and cunning
ness that the Martindale forces are not
employing In this election TO save the
day"
By those charitably inclined in their
criticism, this activity OF the sehooi
board machine In the various CLUBS Is
nscribed TO the realization that some
thing desperate must be done 10 stem
the public tide against IT, as SHOWN IN
the recent election IL realizes that It's
end Is near, and IL is struggling 10
avert the disaster as long as posi- BILE
II realizes that the three Martihuhle
men DIP for re-election-Kuhn. Hutton
and Snitgen-went down TO oeIeat,
while the two anti Martindale men up
for e-election-Burton and Mumioru
were reelected by an overwhelming
vote; that the anti -Martindale FORCES
held their own In the three wards
which were the'rs-the First. Second
and Seyenteenth-and added TO their
holdings the Third and Fifth. thus
making nine staunch anti Mhrtlnoaie
inspectors-one- half OF the board-to
1--WE avowed Martindale inspectors,
with every expectation that two OF the
four Independents elected Will vote
with the "antis' on the main issue,
With IL out OF Is against II, the Mar
tindale machine Is in desperate straits
and. say these charitable people, IL Is
warranted in showing It's desperation.
1t Is further disturbed by the fact that
no avowed Martindale candidate has
been able to be elected In the last two
elections, with the exception or Miehm
and Hely. two years ago. VINO are IN
easily manipulated wards And those
results are IN spite OF the fact that the
two great political machines, the Re
pu blican and Democrats, have worked
together desperately TO elect these
men.
other avowed Martindale candidate In
our school elections, for II has been
demonstrated that they cannot be
elected. The machine boasts IL can
win" over some OF the men pledged
against IL and thus remain In control.
And this winning" OF men by var
ious rewards Is one or the saddest
things In connection with the Detroit
schools! II is such low ideal to set
before the young whose characters are
being formed In our schools. / do not
believe that there Is an anti-Martln-
dale man on the new board SO low In
manhood as TO be capable OF being cor
rupted in this way. and IL Is TO De
hoped that there Is not an independent
so insensible Of the popular Will mat
ne will vote to retain a man as super
intendent OF our schools VINO IL not
wanted by the people.
I have been reluctant TO make this
statement. and should not have done
so had Il not been forced upon me oy
the recent action of the federation: The
public could not understand that &C
lion properly without knowing the
above facts. and inasmuch as l vaIue
the confidence OF the pubic; whlcn !
believe I hold, above any club popn-
larity that might be secured oy ex.
pediency, I have given the facts as
they are TO the public.
IL will continue-to-be-pe Fststently
asserted, as has been done during the
past year. that the action or the teoet-
alton board toward me has been Que
10 other causes than the influence OF
the Martindale machine; but such
causes are wholly due. as the tuo-
lie may well suspect, 10 the malicious
prejudices and faIsehoods so industri-
ously circulated among club members
by the club adherents OF the machine,
and many OF which are OF piece win
the maIiciously false statement given
to a weekly paper not long since oy
the present president OF the school
board, to the effect that l called at his
office in company with another lady
| while his waiting room was fun OF pa
tients and demanded whether he was
| going to vote for MI MartindaIe, ana
said that II he did so would ruin
and do not even know where II Is. 1
never had any such conversation with
him at any time or place:
| My methods" are referred to BY
these people In a manner adroitly CAL
culated TO reflect approbrium. They
| DDS, as all VINO know me are aware.
are always open, direct, straghtfor-
ward. and square, and am never
| ashamed of them. / do nothing UNDER
OF those OF my critics, and, OF course.
do not, therefore. meet with their ap-
regret that many fair-minded club
women have undoubtedly been innu-
enced In their opinion OF me by the
1 trust that this statement Will lead
! them TO consider the source.