The Detroit times., 1912-10-25
Holds One of the Biggest Out
door Meetings of Campaign
at Packard Plant
TELLS MEN HE'S FOR
JUSTICE, NOT CHARITY
Therefore, He Says, He Favors
Democratic Plan of Curb
ing Trusts


has turned out for any candidate. esti-
mated at between 1900 and 1000.
heard Woodbridge n. Ferris. Demo
cratic candidate for governor, at the
plant OF the Packard Motor Car Co..
Thursday noon.
Whatever enthusiasm there was did
not manifest itself in cheers. but at
the conclusion OF hls talk, Prof. Fer
ris descended from the automobile In
which he had been standing. and was
immediately surrounded by men eager
to grasp his hand.
I'm for Teddy, but I'm for you,
too" cried one worker who wore q
Bull Moose badge.
Another man, pledging his support
to Prof. Ferris, referred TO some
other candidate as a 'piDbead."
Don't say that" Mr.. Ferris said,
reprovingly, Il don't like to hear any
body called names"
While he was speaking, an automo-
bile drove up containing workers for
the Progressives, with campaign lit
skirts of the Ferris crowd went over
to the other auto, loaded up with lit
erature, and then came back to hear
the Democrat. Having unloaded its.
copy, the Progressive machine de-
parted and there was no further In
terruption.
James B. Balch, Democratic candi-
date for secretary OF state, accom-
panied Mr.. Ferris, but did not speak.
Congressman Doremus introduced the
candidate for governor. He spoke OF
the tariff fight and OF the campaign
made by the Republicans, characteriz-
ing 1t as an appeal TO prejudice.
Mr.. Ferris said:
I'VE are not pleading for charity
for the people, but for justice. BY
justice | don't mean human kindness;
| don't mean the act by which man
tries to chloroform his conscience
by giving away a dollar. You don't
want that; that's charity. You want
justice. That's why believe In the
Democratic method OF curbing the
trusts. The prosperity of the country
depends on the prosperity OF all its
workers-not on that Of any one
class, but on that or all.
I'm glad to say word In behalf
of Mr.. Doremus and his fellow con-
gressmen who tried to lower the tar
ill., We're having prosperity, that's
true; but l want to point out that In
the most prosperous Industries, like
the steel industry, wages are the low
est possible; profits are the highest
Some say as a remedy for starva,
ton wages: Let's pass minimum
wage law l hate a minimum wage.
When was a boy l worked with my
father; he counted one, / counted
only one-half. yet we did the same
work. When | die and go to heavep
--anu I'm one Democrat who's sure
OF where he's going-Tm going to put
or an asbestos suit and go down and
find that Baptist deacon who paid me
Only half dollar. and ask him what
became of the other half.
Eight years ago l was a candi.
date for governor. ] didn't want to
rIE, but there was an emergency in
the Democratic party and I had to.
I didn't get a chance to talk to you
thcn. I IN glad to talk to you now.
want to tell you that this fight can
b., reduced to a single issue. Shall
the people OF Michigan have anything
to say about how they shall be gov
eined? l believe in letting every man.
as far as possible, have share In
the government.
"Mr. Musselman says I'm not q
business man. started In Big
Rapids with 15 men and women. over
a store. Some Of the men we're 25,
some 30. They were men who had
bad few advantages. I've had women
In my school as old as 60. | want to
say that l care great deal more
about awakening a man TO a desire
to set more education than about be-
Ing governor OF Michigan. ] never
say a man hasn't got any brains;
say why doesn't he use those he has
got? My school Is the only one that
rays corporation tax II brings
quarter OF a million annually into the
city of Big Rapids. Stop and think
or not II needed a business
man 10 build up that school.
They say I'm an idealist. am
When was IA. didn't give cuss
for anything. Later | woke up.
wanted to be OF some service in the
world. I've been trying to make ny
home better this year than the year
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