The Detroit times., 1912-11-02
'HORATIO EARLE
TAKESLOOK INTO
CITY'S FUTURE
Speaking on Charter Revision,
Tells of Big Problems Which
Must Be Met
THOMPSON OPPONENT
OF GOOD ROADS. HE SAYS
Mayor Does Not Want Farmers
to Have Chance to Bring
in Cheap Meat

Horatio S. Earle, Progressive can.
didate for mayor. was one of the
speakers asked to address the Nortr.
eastern Detroit Improvement associa.
tlon in the Moore school. Friday night
on charter revision. In his speech he
showed how far he could look forward
in Cetroit's future, and how he might
plan as an executive.
Il do not indorse the things OF
which | speak" he said. Il merely
call them TO your attention as things
which must be thought about In the
next few years, and which must,
therefore. be kept in mind when the
new charter Is being framed.
The lower part of the city has no
large park. Crosse lie could be bought
now very cheaply in proportion to It's
valle hereafter. This city will some
Macomb county to Monroe county.
We must prepare for that day II Is
not far distant.
Il. we decide to build an outer belt
lire, it must be owned by the city.
Lafayette, Ind, has one OF this kind.
II is used by all railroads. We might
girdle the city with another big fac
tory belt AS 1t is, shipments into and
from Detroit are held up by made
quate facilities.
I've are already encroaching on our
pest house and our contagious dis
eases hospitals. We must think Of
hospital sites farther out.
I'VE must consider our water sup.
ply The towns on Lake st, Clair
and the st. Clair river are growing,
and each year the water becomes
more impure. Eventually we must
bring 1t from Lake Huron. BY the
statt constitution we are permitted
to sell 60 per cent OF our supply. We
could supply every town between De.
trcit and Port Huron.
The state of Vermont has a popu-
latior of 100000, and If new con-
stitutton were adopted there IL would
be big thing and would create a stir
throughout the country. We have in
Detroit a city OF about 100000 What
a stir then ought TO be created among
us by the adoption OF new charter.
What care we should take in framing
IT. Charter revision ought to engage
the thought OF every school. every
church. every society"
Mr.. Earle addressed an audience or
colored men at No. 1928 Randolph-st.
1t was the first time he had encounter
ed political m Getting that was opened
with prayer. He told of his own
record and attacked that OF Mayo"
Thompson
While | was working for good
roads, Mr.. Thompson opposed them"
he said. THE mayor said that the
roads of Wayne county were good
enough. III tell you why he said that.
Mr.. Thompson Is meat dealer. He
gets his meat from Chicago and Ok
lahoma and Colorado. He doesn't
want the farmers of Wayne county to
bring their meat into Detroit. he
doesn't want cheaper meat for you.
II has cost me thousands OF dollars
to fight for good roads, but | have
never let my own business stand in
the way Of the peoples good, and /
never will
The head OF an organization or
$4,000 farmers called me up today
and asked me to favor q municipal
market, IL | were chosen mayor, at
which the farmers could come freely
and offer their products to the people.
told him would think 1t over.
believe that every opportunity should
be given the people for reducing the
cost OF living.
II am not spending much money in
this campaign. I'm not rich, but /
have enough to live on comfortably.
AAF f.A al No
of the salary I lose. But | think Mr..
Marx would miss 1t, 10 Judge by what
he and his friends are spending.
"A word about the straw votes.
know that the votes in which seem
to be behind are fraudulent. A vote
was taken by the men OF the Acme
White Lead Co.. where am particu-
larly strong. II was telephoned to
.he News, but II was never printed.
Now the News has taken a vote of its
own. That vote | say is fraudulent.
The vote taken in the Ford building
was fraudulent, and / shall have one
taken myself to prove It. The great
factory belt is for Earle, as people
will see when they read the papers
next Wednesday"
Charles A. Nichols, candidate for
reelection as city clerk, came in.
Mr.. Earle told the men to vote for
Nichols. and Nichols told them TO
vote for Earle.
In the home of Frank A. Kirby, No.
644 Fourth-ave., a reception was held
for Howard II. Batdorff, OF Battle
Creek. Progressive candidate for sec
Rotary OF state. There Mrs. Margaret
Campbell Goodman, president OF the
Progressive Woman's club. spoke for
equal suffrage. and several state can
didates of the party made addresses,
while Clyde, Wesley and Ada Nutten,
accompanied by their mother, Mrs.
Wesley N. Nutten, sang Roosevelt
songs Mr.. Earle said:
1T makes me madden and madden
whenever | read that libel on Detroit
voters. that they will vote for Roose-
welt and for no other man on the Pro
gressive ticket The Progressive
movement Is far greater than one
man. II Is declaration Of principle,
and believe the people OF Detroit
will vote for the principles OF right.
eousness in government"
Earle attacked the News for its
straw votes. which ne again claimed
were fraudulent. He was heartily
cheered.