The Detroit times., 1912-08-13
POLITICAL HONESTY AS
IMPORTANT AS PERSONA
INTEGRITY, SAYS M'vICAR
Declares No Man Who Has Vic
lated Pledges Should Be
Candidate for Mayor.
RAISES OTHER BARS, TOO
Would Keep From Office Last
Minute Converts to the
Popular Will.

| Wnom 90 you inlnk the DVnS
Gratis will nominate for mayor
was asked OF John McVicar by The
! Times
Mr.. McVicar IS one OF the three
! Progressives To be voted for In the
primary, August %. as their candi-
date for mayor.
1T is hard TO tell" said Mr.. Nc
| Vicar. because OF the light Demo
cratic enrolment, just as II Is hard
TO tell whom the Progreseives will
nominate, as there is not yet a
single Progressive enrolled. and they
can't enroll until primary day,
August 81, when they will have TO
change from any party in which they
are enrolled TO that OF Progressive.
in order TO nominate Progressive can
didates."
do you think there are many
Progressives In the Democratic party
who will change their enrolment
from Democrat to Progressive?
II think not at this time. as they
will hope to win out In their own
party first, and II they do not win
J there IL will not be too late TO vote
for Progressives at the election In
Il q
fight among themselves as between
the progressive and reaetionary ele-
ments OF their own party. Wood
row Wilson, holding more than one
third of the delegates 10 the Balti-
more convention forced the Ryans,
the Murphys, the Taggarts, the Sui
livans. and others Of their ilk. 10
take back seats. at least for the pres
emit, Notwithstanding the more or
less able efforts OF the Michigan re-
dictionaries, including Judge Connol-
ly and Assessor Nagel. OF Detroit.
And, with the Wilson prestige. the
progressive Democrats OF Michigan
forced the candidacy OF Mr.. Reaction
airy Wood of the gubernatorial track
and brought Progressive Democrat
Woodbridge N Ferris TO the front.
And now II remains TO be seen
whether the reactionary Connolly
Nagel candidate for mayor In Detroit
can be made TO go way back and sit
down by the progressive element in
the local Democratic party"
do you think this graft exposure
will have any effect upon the may
orally campaign"
II should hope that there is not
candidate for the mayoralty nom
ination who is not himself honest, or
who would fail TO do his duty in the
exposure and obliteration OF graft
and grafters II he were chosen
mayor; therefore, don't see why the
present disgraceful affair should af-
feet the choice for mayor specially
as none OF the alleged grafters are
aspirants for the. mayoralty, and no
man who is a candidate for nomina-
ton as mayor, as far as | know,
has word OF defense or excuse for
such acts as are charged against the
! membership of about half the COM
mon council
But there are various kinds OF
dishonesty besides the acceptance or
giving of brides. And no man faint
ed with the other kinds should be
chosen mayor For instance:
mo man who seeks the Office
through promises OF position for
votes or for influencing votes should
be chosen mayor. No man who gives
evidence OF reckless. extraya gaace
THAI
o. ira Ga,
osition rof che %mayoralty. ~
| w ihdh HHO 10 Willing 10 soar
the citizens OF Detroit for millions
OF dollars for mere temporary ad-
vantage. political or financial. should
be chosen mayor
mo man who has ever violated
public pledges made as a candidate
for office, thus securing the votes
| that elected him, should ever again
be chosen to any Office in the gift OF
the people.
No man who cannot rise above
partisanship for the good OF our city
should ever be chosen mayor.
mo man who is a convert TO what
is supposed to be the popular wishes.
only at the last moment when seek
ing votes for either nomination or
election, should be chosen mayor "a
against any other man who has stood
for the principle for years anu Is
honest and otherwise qualified.
No man who helped or is willing
TO saddle millions OF dollars in bonds
upon Detroit, TO pay for the comfort
or convenience OF outsiders. in addi-
ton to having to do their own
similar work at their own sole ex-
! pense, should be elected mayor.
Have ! covered the ground? /