The Detroit times., 1912-08-19
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N Of the reform, in municipal government be attained by
any other a honest ballot
Attained once by ballot could endure should fraud IN
the election booth be countenanced for a moment
Charges precincts the central wards have been COLO
a m made Will. vet aldermen had the city confidence are
awaiting their trials in of bribery and while the air
fun of of more arrests
Two moves by the city proposed meet council cOn
tons that are and smell to heaven
The revelations cry loudly the adoption by Detroit the
earliest possible municipal ownership OF the punh ue
and the commission form of government
Progress as would be represented adoption of these reforms can
come awakening the decent citizenship rs 70 over
come the cke a of the enemies OF decent government
part which the illegal enrolment Of Oves OF fictitious voters
These reforms secured citizenship then back to
its sumbers.
Our elections be purified
they purified honest and nonpolta move
men wherein pot charging the kettle is black BuI
wherein the unquesned undoubtd will be to CLEAN W
Not for selfish political amOiOn not IN any
desperate seeking of campaign issue and not IN he sa'con u any
sdge against any newspaper BUT WITH THE SOLE MOTIVE
OF BETTER local conducted in the IN
of the people Of Detroit oNLi
Prosecuting Attorney Shepherd colonization in hand
They given attention as the facts warrant
He will evidence is secured tha
will Justify and insure conviction
The prosecutor has successfully job he has tackled since
he Office.
shoud his investigations stripped of partisan bias prejudice
establish an intent debuch coming primary will have further
commended best citizenship of Detroit by search
ing out the guilty placing behind the steel bars that were made
for kind.
The people this action
And in their demand they only that which is their due
Just they cOndOne political crOOkednes
they have after OCCASION agnneu
purpose to get rid of the crooks
That colonization repeating and thuggery the day al
ways precincts first of the First ward fact well known
to every Of The Times.
No election passed the history of this newspaper
having been called the irregular and crooked
employed in this district.
Mayor Thompson needed no apprase him of any
with the Fist of the Fois Billy Bousha" saloon
boss down would put out
The myor could have told the people years things that
would have very that which he telling them
but things years agoTHE MAYOR HAD NO oPPo
PRIMARIES AND he had issue for after nomination
to draw and quarter the Detroit United railway al ha'
time municipal ownership from first to last
He isn't talking the D. u R. this
He isn't fol municipal ownership this either
But take it from DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY is IN THIS
CAMPAIGN, SOMEWHERE.
No one knows Tammany things are
done William Thompson the candidate of
this local organization for the nomination for
political cleaning this district such good
bad has be surrounded by circumstances that suggest
refOm that political spot
rather than wounded pride that the defeat of l2year
franchise att han a stricken political
bad that good like this must lose its force instantly
plain suggestion that aimed the chief opponents of the
mayors franchise last January and too bad that the
newspaper organs supporting candidacy should quickly
opponent without offering him the opportunity defense
or waiting for the facts to be established
1t job operations
limited investigation DEMOCRATS enrolled
could be found.
The upon Prosecuting
Attorney Shepherd
for people who has kept his pledges to the people
pledges. too that afterhoughs
withhold that due Mayor
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