The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-13
Editorials by the People.
GOV. Harmon, silent Himself, Defend
ed by q Partisan.

GOV. Harmon, silent Himself, Defend
ed by q Partisan.
To the Editor OF The Detroit Times;
In your editorial OF Saturday. Sept. 2,
Won ask Where does Harmon stand
on the issues his party must meet
And then you censure him TOT no'
obtruding political speech on non-
partisan gathering OF farmers near
Adrian. May not a Democrat Dc .
gentlemen? Must he violate the pro
prieties In order 10 commend himseiI
/ to your Truly. with an audience OF
rs. 900 farmers. the temptation must
have been great TO talk politics, 10
| blow his own horn but admire the
restraint which Governor Harmon dis
played. in forgetting his own inter
ests, and respecting the wishes OF ms
hosts.
But any man who wants to know
where Judson Harmon stands on pup
lie questions. does not need 10 study
what he says; any man can spout
progressive catch-phrases; Judson
Harmon asks to be judged, not by MS
talk. but by his deeds.
Measured by his achievements
where does he stand?
/. He stands for the criminal prose
cution OF guilty trust magnates unaer
the criminal provisions OF the sher-
man antitrust law.
2. Judson Harmon personally con-
Quoted and won the first government
cases under the Sherman ANTITRUST
law. -
8. Judson Harmon stands for hon.
esty In public oftice.
| 4. Judson Harmon stands for the
direct election Of United States SEN
ators under the Oregon plan-the most
progressive plan In existence.
| 8. Judson Harmon stands Tor ne
lincome-tax amendment to the federal
constitution.
6. Jndson Harmon stands for equal
taxation. His tax commission mas
added s4s7 100000 to the assessed val
nation OF Ohio railroads, and one-half
billion to the assessed valuation OK
corporation-owned property In ONO.
4. Judson Harmon stands TOT econ
omy In governmental expenditures
He has Topped on nearly three million
dollars OF the annual tax-burden OF the
people of Ohio.
challenge you, Mr.. Editor. to print
in parallel columns. Gov. Harmons
Legislative achievements and GOV
Wilson's legislative achievements.
Measure them by their deeds, not oy
their professions. challenge you 10
compare their record of service to the
Democracy. Gov. Wilson never voted
for BRYAN. Until he became candi'
date for ONCE his speeches, essays
and books brand him as a virulenl
lreactiouary. Gov. Harmon abandoned
his own campaign for governor 10
l1eOs at Mr.. Bryan's personal request
and went to New York TO stump FOL
Bryan: speaking at Carnegie hall to
~ 900 people on Oct I, 1908. Where
was Wilson thenf Is II possible ina,
any loyal Democrat who has Followed
the fortunes of the Democratic part,
through the last desolate fifteen years
will calmly advocate the NOMINATION
!, OF n man who has not voted Tor
Democratic national ticket In tina
whole period, except when his owl
name was conspicuously upon IT! II
lit possible that any progressive Demo
Graf will follow the beck of those lieu
! tenants of Wall Street. George Har
yey. Harper's Weekly, and the New
York World?
Il Some newspapers may take tina
course: but the rank and file OF th'
party are asking whyf
} AS for myself, in my humble way,
elect TO, enlist with that progressive
leader. Senator Hitchcock, OF Nebras
ka. who, In his newspaper, the Omahi
I world Herald, recently prociaimes
Gov. Harmon as being In achieve
ments the most progressive oficial o
] the age" nno.
port Austin, Mich, Sept. IL, 1911.