The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-17
Editorials by the People
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No, Not Democratiei Independent.
To the Editor OF The Times: -Hav.
Ing been constant. reader OF the
Times for several years, | was al
ways under the impression that the
Times vas Democratic newspaper,
or at least, of Democratic tendencies.
Last nights editorial must have
erieved your readers more than the
conduct OF Senator Lee grieved you.
for II has demonstrated, beyond a
DOUBT, that the Times has changed
it's policies
Two years ago the Times support.
ed Hemans for governor, for the rea-
son that he stood for the things that
the people of Michigan needed. Last
fail Hemans was again q candidate,
and again stood upon the same plat.
form. Did the Times support him?
No Why did II not support him? Is
it perhaps, because Osborn Is one OF
the principal stockholders OF the
Times? We must, therefore, newt
ably reach the conclusion that the
Times does not support man for
the principles he espouses, but rather.
that sinister motives govern It's
ections.
You take particular pains to warn
Senator Lee to take heed lest ne
mar. his political future, because he
failed to support Governor Osborn. IL
remember correctly, Mr.. Lee never
promised TO support Governor Osborn
during the campaign. Time and
again heard him say, during the last
cam paign, that he will be with Os-
born when he is right, and against
him, when he is wrong. Perhaps. You
say, Governor Osborn was right. Let
| us look at the facts.
II has been an unbroken precedent.
that the recess appointments OF the
outgoing governor be confirmed. Gov
ernor Warner sent In his list OF ap-
pointments comprising about forty
names. Governor Osborn picks out
twelve names from this forty, and
supplants them with men OF his own
choice. He had absolutely nothing
against any one OF the twelve men
he supplanted, and could produce alb.
solutely no reason why these twelve
1 appointees OF Warner should be re-
| jected Then how in the name OF
common justice can you expect Sen
ator Lee to vote against them. III
| Governor Osborn was sincere In
cleaning house. why did he not sent
| i'm list OF forty names to supplant
those Governor Warner sent in? Why
just pick out an even dozen? Consid-
U-ing the circumstances, Senator Leo
does not seem to have swerved so far
| from the path, which is straight and
narrow, TO compel us to apologize to
Mr. John ~ Anhut.
You say: His vote against Perry
F. Powers was q vote against an ex-
cellent citizen and one whose party
owes him much for his efforts or even
his association with IL when corr
scienceless politicians were dragging
its skirts in the mud
Two years ago, when Mr.. Hemans
told the people of Michigan that the
state was bankrupt, was ii not Perry
+. Powers who said Hemans was a
liar. Did Parry F. Powers try TO drag
the skirt of the party out of the mud
then, which constituencies politicians
had dragged into IL. No, he tried TO
conceal II, and so did Governor Os-
born. In your judgment, calling an
honest man like Hemans a liar,
makes him an excellent citizen.
Mr.. Lee was elected as a Demo
crat. and he is to be commended for
the stand he has taken. especially IN
regard TO Mr.. Powers, for TO forgive
and forget is a dearly bought expert
ence thrown away.
Trusting you will see your way
clear TO publish the other side Of the
question, lam.
Yours very truly,
FREDERICK A. SCHOPP.
Dated Detroi, Jan. IA, 1911.