The Detroit times., 1912-12-11
VOTE SWAPPERS
SHOULD BELET
OUT SAYS BEADLE
Local Democratic Party Due for
Change in Leadership,
He Declares
MEN OF WILSON AND
FERRIS TYPE NEEDED
Progressives Must Be Placed in
Control to Insure Future
Success of Party

There should be change In Demo
cratic party leaders in the city OF
Detroit" says c. S. Beadle. real es-
tate dealer and well-known Democrat.
one OF thousands who are disgusted
with the methods OF the voteSwap-
persl league IN the last campaign.
Il attended a meeting In the armory
last fall" continued Mr.. Beadle. 1T
was supposed to be a harmony meet
ing. II was after Gov. Wilson's NOM
ination. The meeting was enthusi-
| astic for Wilson, but the men In con-
troll OF IL had not been Wilson men
before his nomination. Judge Con-
molly seemed TO take IL for granted
that the leaders who had been In con-
troll In the pre-convention fight were
still acceptable to the rank and file
OF the party.
| The Democrats have seen that
there are too many leaders OF the
party who are ready to listen TO the
voices OF the interests that for 80
many years used the Republican party
for their own advantage, and who,
when they saw that the Republican
party must fall, tried to gain control
OF the rising Democratic party. Such
leaders We do not want. We want
men vino see that the Democratic
party's opportunity for long-continued
power lies In keeping away from men
who represent selfish interests.
Gov. Ferris Is an ideal Democrat.
II we had several thousand like him,
the future OF the Democratic party
would be assured. | have the utmost
confidence in President Wilson. But.
unlike Mr.. Taft, the Democrats In
power must keen the promises that
they have made to the people. In
that way only lies success. / believe
that those promises were made In sin
cerity, and Will be sincerely kept
But to keep them, the men in power
must listen to the progressive voices
In their party, and not 10 those who
have private interests to advance.
II believe that the Democratic
party should refuse to ally itself with.
wall-st. and It's money kings. Above
all, II should not have a state con-
vention that is financed by them.
The party should care for Its own
convention, even II 1t Is necessary
for patriotic Democrats to pay the
expenses OF several delegates. The
train which carried us to the last state
convention was loaded with free
cigars and free drinks. suppose that
Ryan's money paid for them. The
Democratic party of Michigan ought
not to permit such charity from men
Interested In controlling an election.
81 approve Congressman Doremus'
campaign speeches in favor OF low
er tariff. | believe that II should be
reduced, as he says. from an "a per
cent oasis TO 80 per cent But DO
not believe that the reduction. even
II 1t must be gradual, ought to stop
at SO per cent. I do not believe that
such reduction would be construed
as a fulfillment OF Democratic pledges.
II disagree with Jeremiah Dwyer In
his assertion that we need an army
OF 100000 to protect the interests OF
the nation. A better way to maintain
our national dignity, it seems to me,
is to curtai such a foolish waste OF
our resources. The amount of money
necessary 10 maintain such an army
Is better OF In the pockets OF the
people"