The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
TWO THOUSAND AUTO
WORKERS HEAR FERRIS

Congressman Doremus introduced the
candidate for governor. He spoke Of
the tariff fght 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 q 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 I 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 OF all.
"rm glad TO say word In behalf
of Mr.. Doremns and his fellow con-
gressmen who tried TO lower the tar
In. We're having prosperity, that's
true; but 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 q remedy for starva.
tion wages: Let's pass a minimum
wage law / hate minimum wage,
When ! was boy worked with my
father: he counted one, counted
only one-half. yet we did the same
work When I die and go to heaven
-anu I'm one Democrat who's sure
OF where he's going--I'm going to put
or an asbestos suit and 60 down and
find that Baptist deacon who paid me
only half dollar, and ask him what
became OF the other half.
Eight years ago was candi-
date for governor. didn't want to
run, but there was an emergency in
the Democratic party and had to.
I didn't get q chance TO talk to you
then. I m glad to talk to you now.
want to tell you, that this fight can
he reduced TO O single Issue. Shall
the people OF Michigan have anything
Ito say about how they shall be gov
etned? believe In letting every man,
as far as possible, have a share I'm
the government.
business man. started In Big
Rapids with Is men and women. over
a store. Some Of the men were 25,
some 35. They were men who had
had few advantages. I've had women
In my school as old as SO. | want to
say that I care great deal more
about awakening a man to q desire
to get more education than about be-
ing governor Of Michigan. / never
say man hasn't got any brains;
say why doesn't he use those he has
got? My school Is the only one that
nays corporation tax II brings a
quarter Of q million annually into the
city Of Big Rapids. Stop and think
whether or not II needed business
man to build up that school.
They say I'm an idealist. / am.
When was IA. didn't give cuss
for anything. Later woke up. I
wanted to be OF some service In the
world. I've been trying to make my
home better this year than the year
before: my school; my service to my
fellow-men. want to see better
government In Michigan next year
than there il this year.
I'm naturally enthusiastic about
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent. He's splendid historian. No
man can guide nation without being
familiar with the history OF his coun-
try, politically and economically. Look
at his record In New Jersey. We
challenge you to examine what he has
done there. He has cleaned up New
Jersey. He has given II the best gov
eminent. of any state In the union.
We'd like to clean up Michigan as
Woodrow Wilson has New Jersey and
as Bob LaFollette has cleaned up Wis
coDsin.
} Il believe you men love a splendid
American gentleman. woodrow VIII
sen has said no word IN disrespect OF
Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt. He is
clean, honest. square. untrammeled,
uninfiuenced by trusts or politicians
ties, clean gentleman who win be
the next president Of the United
States"
Mr.. Ferris spoke to three audiences
"Wednesday. night, at the close of his
first day Of campaigning In Wayne
county. The audience In Thiel's hall
numbered about 200; In Labadie's hall,
River Rouge, 400, and In the Hotel
Griswold, Prof. Ferris addressed over
300 members Of the Young Mems VIII
son club.
Prof. Ferris pieaded for good leg
islature. He attacked the trusts and
the attitude Of the Progressive party
toward them.
II am with the Democratic party"
he declared. which says. Hit these
trusts on the head and put them out
of business Against legitimate cor
porations | say nothing. We want 10
put the business highwayman in jail
just as We do the road hlghwayman.
There should not be two kinds of
Justice In this country, but one kind.
In which all men are treated alike
"You are being told that good
wages are made possible by a pro-
tective tarif. That n not true. They
are trying to scare you again this
year. as they have always tried at
the eIevcath hour, but the people
will not be fooled this time The
protective tarfff II device OF the
trusts TO take away from the people