The Detroit times., 1912-10-24
Raphael Herman, Prominent De.
troit Manufacturer, is to Sup
port Democratic Ticket
SPEAKS WITH LUCKING
AT YPSILANTI RALLY
Big Crowd Hears Them Deliver
Addresses on Leading Is
sues of the Day
Fron Q SpecioI Correspondent.


YPSILANTI. Mich. Oct. 24.-A
large Democratic rally was held at
Masonic temple, wednesday night,
which. was addressed by Alfred Luck
iEg. Democratic nominee for United
States senator, and Raphael Herman.
a prominent manufacturer of Detroit.
Mr.. Lucking's boyhood home was in
Yps;lanti, and he received q warm
and enthusiastic greeting from his
old friends.
Mr.. Herman said he had always
becn Republican but he could not
vote the ticket this year. He an
niunced his allegiance to Wilson and
Marshall. Among other things. Mr..
Herman said:
Thousands or conscientious American
citizens are considering carefully how
they should vote IN the coming presi-
dentiai elections. and In order 10 vote
principal issues OF the present cam
paign, which. 20 my mind. are az fol-
lows:
J. The prompt and efrective rsduc-
tion OF the high tariff.
ship that exists between the corpor-
ate Interests OF the system and the
government. and establishing the re-
iations between the two.
futon OF the United States should be
tional government to deal effectively
with our social and Industrial. as well
That the Republican party is guilty
Of great many ofenses OF commits.
sion and omission every student OF
our political history knows.
charge the Republican party that
they have not carried out the pledges
made In the platform of 1908,
i charge the Republican party with
buncoing the American people by fore
ing down our throats the Paine-Al-
administration as revision. down.
ward. while I'm the aggregate the tarin
was raised instead OF lowered. and our
president sitting In his executive chair
very complacsntiy. smiling afiably. and md
butt In" as he puts II himself
I charge the Republican party with
making an attempt TO read out OF It's
party earnest and honest senators and
congressman. who dared TO oppose and
critIcize the Paine Aldrtch tarin bill
To try TO muzzfe men or that charac-
ter, or any other honest man, II to my
mind one .of the gravest onenses
against the Stars and stripes. This
country IL dedicated TO free thought
and free and honest expression OF opin-
lon and any person making an attempt
10 muzzle free speech or4stihe honest
differentiation OF viewpoint is not act
ing with the spirit OF our constitution.
/ charge the Republican .administra-
tion with manipulating with southern
delegates in Chicago, for the purpose
OF having Mr.. Taft renominatsd.
charge the Republican admInistra-
tion with gross neglect I'm allowing
matters of state OF such grave moment
TO shift for themselves, and to be
taken care OF and looked after by sub
ordinateA while the president OF the
United States was touring around the
country advancing his own renomina-
ton
: / charge the Republican party with
working hand in hand with special In.
terests and instead OF the government
the interests. the system
governed our government. because II
was In control OF the game.
The few good laws which have been
on the federal statute books II the last
year or so were there IN spike OF the
party. and we are. TO my
mind Indebted largely TO the watchfui
eyes OF the Democratic leaders who.
In spite OF the strenuous opposition
have enacted them into laws.