The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-09


| In the square box yes" square on
the ballot win register your vote.
| IL We show that We have enough
good sense 70 make level-headed
street railway settlement, our ex-
ample will do more for posterity than
six years OF political wind-jammiRg-
with no positive assurance OF settle
ment then.
II anyone wants to keep up the
! fight" after the adoption of the
absolutely nothing on the statute
books to prevent him from enjoying
himself 10 the limit.
An interesting fact that has come
TO light in connection with the paving
Is that II the city did the work, IL
could employ laborers for only eight
hours per day at 81 per day. while
the company could work It's men lO
hours at $l.75 This would probably
mean that the company would do all
the work at the city's expense, and
unless II were watched closely, there
would be nothing to prevent the com
pany from showing up the cost TO any
figure Il saw At, III IL were so dis
posed.
Aid. Charles +. McCarty, OF the Thir-
teenth ward, has arranged for four
anti-franchise mass meetings In his
ward for next week. He has engaged
halls at his own expense and will de-
fray all the other expenses incident to
the meetings. He has invited such
men as f. +. Ingram, Justice Jeffries,
the Rev. William A. Atkinson and VIII
| liam T. Dust to address the meetings
and will take the stump himself to
tell the people OF the ward why they
should vote against the franchise IL
they believe In municipal ownership.
The schedule meetings Is as fol-
lows: Monday night. Kurkowskrs
hall. McDougall and Kirby-aves.; We'd
nesday night, Miller's hall. Elmwood-
ave and Amidst; Thursday night,
Dietz hal, Elmwood and Monroe-aves.;
Friday night, Streng's hall, Moran-st.
and Forest-ave.
The resolutions recently adopted by
the Detroit Federation OF Labor. con-
demning the Thompson utchins fran
chise and urging every union man to
work and vote against 1t. and for the
Gilman municipal ownership amend
ment, were Endorsed and re-adopted
by eight local unions, Monday night.
The unions are the Lathers, Sheet
Metal Workers, Painters, Bricklayers,
Carpenters, Patternmakers. Electrical
Workers and Bartenders.
The Carpenters union, In addition
TO indorsing these resolutions. adopt
ed one calling on Mayor Thompson to
resign. The resolution, offered by A.
l.. Odds, Is as follows:
la
by both deed and action enleavoring
to assist the Detroit United railway
to unload on the city OF Detroit a
franchise to not only rob them of the
use Of their streets, but one more cor
rupt and far more reaching In its de-
ception than any In existence; and
Whereas, The adoption OF the
Thompson Hutchins franchise does
not settle the question, but would
only tie up the city OF Detroit for IL
years, the life OF the franchise, and
In all probability cause years or liti-
cation; also preventing the city from
obtaining municipal ownership, only
by condemnation proceedings.
BE II resolved, That by the
mayors actions in attempting to give
the Detroit United railway new
lease of our streets, which were con-
cocted, according to his own comics
sion. through secret conferences with
the officials OF the Detroit United
railway, and at a time when their
rights In the streets are expiring, and
the city would be placed In posi-
ton to dictate terms to corporation,
he has shown himself wholly unfit to
longer retain the position Of mayor
OF the city OF Detroit and should re-
sign from Office"
Not dissenting voice was raised
at any of the meetings. The labor
leaders are laying great stress on
the Importance of getting out a rep
resentative vote and are urging all
the workers to get their wives out,
too. that is. all who are eligible to
vote. The Federation's campaign
against the franchise Is. now we'll or
ganized. and big corps of speakers
will be out nightly.
In pursuance ole his policy to make
il a personal fight with the newspa-
pers opposing him, from now on, as
announced In The Times, Monday,
Mayor Thompson, Monday night, bit
terly assailed the Detroit News. In
addressing members OF the Detroit
Retail Grocers' association on the
proposed Thompson-Hutchins ordi-
nance.
The News has blackmailed mer-
chants into advertising, and IL is now
engaged in Matchmaking men 10 pre-
vent them from speaking In favor or
the street car settlement and to COM
pei them to submit to interviews
against IT," said the mayor. mo bus
mess man Is safe, and IL Is time that
something were done TO put a stop
| to this lying sheet. I am willing to
lead the brigade on the firing line,
and | believe there are enough lib
erty-loving citizens to back me up.
| IL an individual said the things
against the city that this paper has
you would tar and feather him.
Il welcome honest criticism, but
this continual knocking and tearing
down, without Offering any solution in
return, is petty business. We cannot
get something for nothing, nor do we
want to. AS matter OF fact, we
could order the cars off the streets
where the franchises have expired,
but II would tie the city up and par
alyze business.
THE News, In its dirty campaign,
| has tried to make the people think
! that the ID. u. II. has bought me. or
course, they don't say so directly, and
dare them to, but IL has tried to
give that impression by inuendo. |