The Detroit times., 1912-11-04
Clergyman Urges Votes for Man
Who Will Continue CrouPs
Administration
REV. w. A. ATKINSON
ATTACKS THOMPSON
Declares Mayor Is Dodging Only
Real Issue of Campaign, Mu-
nicipal Ownership

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Detroit churches. Sunday, by pastors
who urged their congregations to rise
above partisanship and vote accord
ing to the dictates OF their conscience.
One OF the most remarkable services
was that In the Woodward-ave. Bap-
tist church, when 1000 people,
aroused by the militant "call to ar1s''
OF the Rev. Maurice Penfield Fixes ap-
plauded his remarks vociferously, q
very unusual thing for church SER
vice. Pastor Fixes struck the respon-
sive chord when he praised the work
OF Police Commission Croul and ad-
vised his audience to mark their bal
lots so that the efficiency Of the po-
lice department would be maintained
as under Commissioner Croul.
Mr.. Fixes did not say TO his audi
ence how the candidates stand on this
proposition. When asked by The
Times II he will reappoint Mr.. Croul,
IL elected, Mayor Thompson, said this
was an unfair question. Oscar b.
Marx said that II he told In advance
whom he would appoint, II elected, he
would lose the support OF friends or
disappointed candidates for the ofice.
Neither would reappoint Croul II elect
ed. The only candidate who stands
for the continuation OF Croul In office
Is Horatio s. Earle. the Progressive
nominee.
II want to urge the people to so
mark their ballots that 1t will be i'm
possible for any religious sect or other
special interest TO control either the
city, state or national government,
said Mr.. Fixes.
| II want to urge them to mark their
ballots so that we shall have another
administration OF the police depart
ment as IL has been under Frank II.
Croul. We have the finest and most
| capably administered police depart
ment in the United States. II has not
always been so. II you want to see
what q police department can sink
to, go to New York"
The speaker recommended voting
for the woman suffrage amendment,
as did many OF the pastors In their
churches, Sunday.
The Rev. w. A. Atkinson. pastor OF
! st. Matthias Episcopal church, In his
sermon, Sunday morning, declared
that William d. Thompson, az candi-
date for reelection, is lodging the
only issue before the people, the eco
nomic question OF municipal owner
ship. He said that no matter who is
elected mayor, Eddie" Barnett and
20 other similar saloonkeepers will
continue to maintain their cafes ana
! that reform" Is not the issue. al
I though the incident OF Marx shaking
hands with Barnett has been distorted
to distract the minds OF the people
from the real Question-municipa
ownership" Referring to Probation
Officer Venn. he said:
ASK yourself this question: Whom
does Mr.. Venn work for mostly? Mr..
Venn Is the man who made the at
tack on the Dresden cafe as the Black
hole The answer Is he works for a
close political ally of the mayor. Some
say that this ally has more influence
over Mayor Thompson than has any
one else. He would naturally do what
he could TO help his friend TO re-elec-
ton. think. 1t sufficiently obvious
that Mr.. Venn was inspired to make
this attack for purely political, mud
singing purposes. II do not think
that Mr.. Venn did this purposely.
Doubtless he was entirely innocent in
the matter. He was induced to lena
his Christian name and upright char
acter and enviable reputation to an
unprincipled scheme"
"The duties OF a good citizen" was
the topic of the Rev. Joseph A..
Vances sermon In the First Presby-
terian church, Sunday morning. He
fayed the "silk-stocking" class that
finds fault with the way In which
the government is administered, at
ter election, but considers participa-
ton in political Affairs beneath 1t. He
put them on par with those, who
plot to debauch the government enc
mics all OF uprighteousness.
| 81 believe the Almighty cares little
for the prayers of the man who turns
the land over to the grafters on cleo
ton day." he said.
The Rev. w. T. Jaquess, speaking
In the Trumbull-ave. Presbyterian
church, declared that special inter.
ests have too long dominated the Uni
ted States, and that the people have
Il in their power TO put an end to
their domination. He did not advocate
any candidates election, but his ret
erences indicated that President Taft
had aided the special interests, in his
opinion.
IL would rather a man would vote
for a thing that l think Ia wrong, but
he thinks Is right, than that he would
vote for a thing that think Is right
! but he thinks Is wrong. declared DR..
]. Percival Huget in the course OF a
forceful prediction sermon in the
First Congregational church, Sunday
evening.
DR.. Huget's text was Thou hast
exalted the nation, o Lord; Thou hast
exalted the nation" He said that he
was not in favor OF a union OF church
and state, but that he was in favor
OF a union OF religion and politics. He
/ would not say that there were no
patriots who were not religious. but
he did contend that ordinarily you do
mot find the highest patriotism unless
you find q real religious life
The speaker pleaded for conscience
first, but also pleaded for conscience
plus intelligence as the right com
blnation for good and effective citizen
ship. With great emphasis he pro
: claimed that that man In public ONCE
who sells right for filthy dollars Is
no better than the traitor In time OF
war who fires upon his country's fiag.
4 m uuUof did not advocate men or