The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Raphael Herman, Prominent De-
troit Manufacturer, is to Sup
port Democratic Ticket
SPEAKS WITH LUCKING
AT YPSILANTI RALLY
Big Crowd Hears Them Deliver
Addresses on Leading Is
sues of the Day
Fro-, a Special Correspondent.

YPSILANTI, Mich, Oct. ga
large Democratic rally was held at
Masonic temple. wednesday night,
which was addressed by Alfred Luck
ing, Democratic nominee for United
States senator, and Raphael Herman
Ia prominent manufacturer of Detroit.
Mr.. Lucking's boyhood home was In
Ups .lanti, and he received q warm
and enthusiastic greeting from his
cid friends.
Mr.. Herman said he had always
been a Republican but he could not
vote the ticket this year. He an
N uaced his allegiance TO Wilson and
Marshall. Among other things, Mr.
Herman said:
citizens are considering carefully how
they should vote In the coming presi-
Dental elections, and In order 10 vote
intelligently they must consider the
principal issues OF the present cam
paign. which. to my mind. are as FOL
lows:
/. The prompt and effective reduc-
ton OF the high tarin.
2. The breaking up or the partner
ship that exists between the corpor-
ate interests OF the system and the
government. and establishing the re-
lations between the two.
tuition OF the United States should be
amended I'm order to enable our ma
tional government to, deal enectlvely
with our social and Industrial, as well
That the Republican party Is guilty
OF a great many offenses OF commits
sion and omission every student OF
our political history knows.
- INanV nWNU a
they have not carried out the pledges
made in the platform OF 1908.
/ charge the Republican party with
buncoing the American people by fore
ing down our throats the Paine-Al-
drIch bill. which was praised by the
administration as revision down.
ward, while I'm the aggregate the tarin
was raised instead OF lowered, and our
president sitting In his executive chair
very complacently, smiling affably. and
with cloistral aloofness refusing 10
butt In" as he puts IL himself
charge the Republican party with
making an attempt TO read OUT OF lts
party earnest and honest senators and
congressman who dared to oppose ana
criticize the Paine-Aldrich tarin Dill.
To try 10 muzzle men OF that charac-
ter. or any other honest man. Is 10 M
mind one OF the gravest offenses
against the Stars and stripes This
country is dedicated TO free thought
and free and honest expression OF opln-
ion, and any person maklnR Al htteHpt
TO muzzle free speech or stihe honest
differentiation OF viewpoint Is not act
ing with the spirit OF our constitution.
/ charge the Republican adminlstra-
tion with manipulating with southern
delegates in Chicago. for the purpose
OF having Mr.. Taft renominated
I charge the Republican adninistra-
tion with gross neglect in allowing
matters OF state OF such grave moment
TO shift for themselves, and to be
taken care OF and looked after by sub
ordlnates while the president OF the
United States was touring around the
country advancing his own rcnomina-
tion
I charge the Republican party with
working hand In hand with special In
terests and instead OF the government
governing the interests. the system
governed our government. because IL
was In control of the game.
The few good laws which have been
on the federal statute books I'm the last
year or so were there I'm spite OF the
Republican party. and we are. TO my
mind, Indebted largely to the watchful
eyes OF the Democratic leaders, who.
in spite OF the strenuous opposition.
have enacted them into laws