The Detroit times., 1912-09-24
HERE'SA CHANCE Mr.. MA YOR, TO
CONVINCE THOSE WHO DOUBT YOU


Nav we have Just moment Mayor ThompsOnF
WE understand It you are for the issue
clean city -
You asceand by Of conspiracy against tnr names hA
several Of our aldermen possible OF temptation
v ,v. vou credit for having exposed REAL crooks
Il hss developed accomplishment of what this newspaper
beve to have your purpose DENOMINATION that some alder
men you accused innocent altogether.
% we charge was due to haste necessary the
Dos. Of exposing graft for the declaration
Of candidacy providing with sort of for
ming again.
There are mighty few persons in your city Mr. Mayor
yo to have been prompted this graft business by other
motive than up possible the street railway franchise mathes
Of your administration.
As for ourselves we not passing snap Judgment
Bu those busy ticng along this line
we can tell you you at them and convince them to the
contrary
Just before primaries raised colonization frauds
charging conspiracy part Justice Je and
number public the nomination from him by means of
fictitious voters.
This charge was brought day Jes had
NO opportunity to guilty knowledge and stood condemned
without hearing by the u which had
wood type only the Thompson end of the matter
Jee this newspapers candidate for the nomination by
the Democrats
We told mayor would prove guilty knowledge Of the
frauds part would refuse Jes and advise
our readers to do likewise
them them HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED TO THIS
DAY.
It HAS been fictitious enrolled in
districts AS BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.
side ALONE interests the the cs purifier
Democratic and Republican sides interest The Times as
always stood for civic purity while the mayor
campaigning railway franchise and sowing the seeds
Of civic corruption.
II nspires however mayor about it in entirely the
wrong hoped punish the guilty for these fictitious enromen
should waited until the primaries and caused the arrest Of
The trouble plan that actual results would
have accomplished cleaning but William
Thompson might have been nominated mayor
This we relate, parentheticaIy Mr.. Mayor
As an aftermath the by which
mated Mr. Mayor charged Je side that MORE THAN
ENOUGH UNUSED ARE MISSING IN 73 PRECINCTS TO
SHOW THAT JEFFRIEs MAY HAVE DEFEATED YOU.
svngt unused ballots that should have been
returned police following the closing of the polls NOT re-
turned and CANNOT BE FOUND.
The Times idea has that know
going fair toward than were toward
concede that there dishonesty pracced In
bringing about your WERE NOT PARTY TO IT.
You have taken yourself to CLEAN UP and
have made the clean up your campaign issue
There is grave suspicion your nomination CHEF
REFORMER
THIS SUSPICION CAN BE REMOVED ONLY THESE MISSING
BALLOTS BEING PRODUCED
WHERE ARE YOUR BURNS DETECTIVES MR. MAYoRs
WHERE IS YOUR PERSONAL C0UNsELi
Get them BUSY.
Tell them to FIND THE MISSING BALLOTS enough
sult in the primaries, FIND THE GUILTY PARTIES.
a grand jury to investigate this primary fraud
Threaten and more warrants"
Bully the prosecutor he doesn't act
Have Detective Burnss send o n interviews
And 60 away to Atlantic City.
fully those who claim that graft
conducted much toward city toward
Iammany-contoled city.
are the ballots missing Mr.. Mayorl
MHERE the missing ballots Mr.. Mayorf