The Detroit times., 1912-04-24
HAVE I'VE THE EXPLANAT TON FOR
8 OPPOSITION TO CHARTER REVISION

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railway weundd be one 81 those
get then mysterious sources
In however call attention to the actues "
poanchise in this city whose profrancmse
possibly to know when y
have had enough .
The Journal and Free Press nanthe organs the Detroit
rawyhave faithfully observed each months anniversary Oh the
Thompson Hay proposition by
show how much have paid IN car des
they would paid under the franchise submitted
Their interest would to be on the sue Oh the peO anu
public pocketbook but 1T is NOT
Tbe. newspapers have admitted opposing turn
attempt majority of street car patrons to BRING ao0t al
early date charter which would permit the city TO
municipal ownership and operation Of the lines through wnh
they could save this they the D. r. excess OF
what they ought pay a reasonable fare
They are the supporters of aldermen in the
cunei whom the public recognizes D. u aldermen which
cnnec may suggest their task easier than it will be when
n comes to supporting aldermen before their constituents IN
The fall
So much for the newspaper side significance connection
with the story u is about attempt to tell us again what
it is willing give
Now for the mayor
ON Monday the MAYOR came through another the statements
which SO bringing about the defeat his fran
rh and marking political grave-(obseque November)
The either that the has been writing edi
as for the that ne is guilty
of appropriating other writer's thunder
was the old wall describing conditions that exist and comparing
them to possibilities embodied in the PROMISES OF the d. D. recently
branded by the not worth inkers cuss
laugh heartily when the D. u R. the mayor and the H.
pointing the defects present service the
absence and excessive fare for ride in rattle
trap
to laugh heartily because deporabe conditions described
nothing result franchise bonds which the people
have quarter Of century and are still held
And then asks Mayor Thompson with emphasis
promise opposition to the settlement Of Jan g. has bee"
and promptly ATTENDING relief IN lower fares
a'd IN hs degrees reasonably
municipal ownership given in that settlement been
i. IL ss:, % has | s
First we would remind mayor promises made the
promises of majority minority of voters appearing at the booths
to pass Judgment franchise and then would ask the mayor
WHOM DO CONSIDER YOU REPRESENT IN THE OFFICE YOU
Certainly the majority you would T%E not Be holding Sr Anse THIS
MAJORITY THAT FOR WHICH 1T PETTloNED IN The
REFERENDUM v0TEl ,c,
PAL OWNERSHIP CANDIDATE accordance with its
win got on the job and proceeded to draw saary9
Reminded word when told them
as candidate that you ymph with them their own
the street for themselves and o REMINDED minded ro the
THE DIRECTION OF MAKING PUBLIC OWNERSHIP POSSIBLE AT THE
EARLIEST DATE IMMEDIATE REVISION OF THE CHARTER
questions only incidental subject and PROFOUND them
find Mayor Thompson engaged once more IN
and significantly light of the showing the mayor be
s side Of the and continue as the
champion Of this corporate oppe as against MS people
In other words report the Detroit United railway again to
AJAX for supported the fact that and the
mayor the light and still the Detroit United railway
champions moments notice Jump into another fight it, in
deed fight already begun with all of the old hands deck in
= II the franchise crowd up again, let
The workingmen still riding stuffed when they
are not on the DASH United railway and the
more popular now than they were in January
The may continue holding ntoerabe street
heads the workngmen who elected him. but he should
bear that these the conditions he vowed in seeking
WHAT CAMPAIGN PROMISE HAVE YOU FULFILLED MR. MAYOR
They'll ask you the question many you secretly
conferring again