The Detroit times., 1911-01-17
Editorials by the People

No, Not .pemoeratlei independent.
To the Editor OF The Times:-Has-
inc been a constant reader Of The
Times for several years. was al
ways under the impression that The
Times was a Democratic newspaper,
or at least, of Democratic. tendencies.
Last nights editorial must have
erieyed your readers more than the
conduct OF Senator Lee grieved you.
for IL has demonstrated, beyond q
doubt, that The Times has changed
its 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
fall Hemans was again a candidate,
and again stood upon the same plat.
form. Did The Times support him:
No. Why did IL not support him? Ia
II 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 a man for
the principles he espouses, but rather.
that sinister motives govern It's
actions.
You take particular pains to warn
Senator Lee to take heed lest he
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
egain heard him say, during the last
campaign, 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.
IL has been an unbroken precedent,
that the recess appointments OF the
outgoing governor be confirmed. Gov
ernor Warner sent in his list of aI,-
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 ali.
solutely no reason why these twelve
appointees Of Warner should be re-
jected Then how in the name OF
common justice can you expect Sem
ator Lee to vote against them. IL
Governor Osborn was sincere In
cleaning house, why did he not send
In list Of forty names to supplant
those Governor Warner sent in? Why
just pick out an even dozen? Consid-
| ering 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 10
Mr.. John N. Anhut.
| You say: His vote against Perry
F. Powers was vote against an ex-
cellent citizen and one whose party
owes him much for his efforts or even
his association with 1t when con.
scienceless politicians were dragging
its skirts in the mud"
Two years ago, when Mr.. Hemans
told the people of Michigan that tho
state was bankrupt, was 1t not Perry
| +. Powers who said Hemans was a
liar Did Perry F. Powers try to drag
the skirt OF the party out Of the mud
tnen, which conscienceless politicians
had dragged into II. No, he tried TO
conceal 1t, and SO did Governor Os-
born In your Judgment, calling an
honest man like Hemans 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 tho
| question, am,
| Yours very truly,
| FREDERICK A. SCHOPP. q