The Detroit times., 1912-04-09

MOhid Wish the lepuDlltdn party 100
be given credit for any good things
that ! may have accomplished or en-
deavored TO achieve l am grateful FOR
the endorsements that l have received
but ] do not hold them as being im-
portant4o In my opinion the coming
state convention. which hope VIII Ia
vor Theodore Roosevelt for the Re
publican presidential nomination. Will
not need TO endorse my administration.
would prefer TO have IL analyzc what
have done up To the present time.
and IL there rs anything to be con-
demned 10 speak out boldly and surely
and state The
stIif think the Republican party Is
by far the best instrument OF govern
ment in this country. In spite OF the
opposition or some Republicans, we
are dragging the party back TO a
place whore the people Will control IL.
IL was unquestiona drifting away.
Bad men had focked about IL and come
into IL and We're using IL and they are
still I'm IL and are trying TO use II IL
Is the duty OF every honest Republican
10 see that they are not permitted 10
do so. l think the special sessions or
the legislature this year have given
proof OF the superiority OF the Repub-
lican party The present legislature
Is. In my opinion, the best legislator
In capacity and morals In the history
OF Michigan.
4 Out OF the 1872 members more than
200 belong to the honor roll as patrl-
lotic honest servants and faithful rep
Fresentatives OF the people. Not all or
the 13 senator's who voted against the
presidential primary are bad men.
think. however that they are all mis-
guided and some OF the measures that
were lost will be enacted as laws With
in few years They would nave peen
passed at the special sessions II IL hau
not been for the actions or rev rec
chievous renegrade Democrats MY
contact with the legislature has con,
WINGED me that no matter how pad
some OF the Republicans are, some or
the Democrats are worse. For good
and efficient government the people
must still look TO the republican
party.
/ have made the confession TO myself
that IL | had not stated i would not be
a candidate for "A second term before
taking office. j fear that ! woulu nave
been dissuaded or deferred from DONG
some OF the things have aimed TO do
THAT Is one Of the reasons why ] think
IL would not be honest for me TO
change my mind at this time; wish
also to confess that some OF the things
that have endeavored TO do have been
much more popular than | thought
for. | really supposed that by this
time ! would have been blown entirely
out OF any consideration for re-elec-
ton
l was elected upon an issue OF
"clean up" To clean up Michigan
does not merely mean TO remove from
office a few unworthy officials. IL
moro directly concerns the cure or the
causes that make for bad men and
verse service. The liquor interests or
the state, and especially the brewery
interests, had become arrogant and
had sought 10 dominate the state in a
most high handed way. They have
been taught their place in measure
and will be given further lessons In
the future.
When / was inaugurated I found the
state nearly a million dollars In debt
When / will have concluded my term
of office on Dec. 81 OF this year the
state viii be entirely out OF debt and
there will be good reserve In the
treasury.
Ii Is true that In some administra-
tive departments there has been an In
crease of expense. This is not more
TRUE of eRtspHdef- mS-dffeet
administration than OF elective depart
ments. The fact Is. that we have been
doing more business.-ln my nwn-o Of
tice the force has been sadly over
worked. much to my distress, The Of
fee has been open from 80 In the
morning until at night and often
until midnight. Much of the force
has worked throughout all these hours.
IL there is any criticism IL may be hon
estly charged that l have overworked
the executive office force Personally
l have given every moment of my time
since l have been elected TO the state
and shall continue To do so until the
expiration of my term. have not
given a minutes attention to my per-
sCnal or private business affairs. IL
has been a pleasure to do this. l have
enjoyed the work OF the governorship
so far and expect to continue TO be
happy I'm IL. i have even had real
pleasure In the frictions of the office
There Is great satisfaction In fiRhting
for principles or what one thinks are
principles There is even much TO be
gained from being misunderstood and
criticised. II strengthens ones fibre
and makes him more circumspect.
| havc-fought hard and uncomprom-
isingly, but without anger or malice.
for what my judgment and convictions
tell me is the welfare OF Michigan
Those whom / strove to dislodge--
mercenaries, parasites. vicious citizens.
largely AN outgrowth OF conditions