The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-22
lass LANCh HALL
ORDINANCE OVER
MAYORS VETO


sense OF justice had been suddenly
outraged
That hideous monster vice Is Just
he same as II was two centuries ago
n England when Alexander Pope
wrote:
vice is a monster OF SO frightfui meiI,.
AS 10 be- hated. needs but TO be seen.
Yet. seen too oft, familiar with her
face.
We mrs. endure. then pity, then en-
In conclusion the alderman urged
his colleagues to pass the measure
over the mayors veto for decency's
sake.
/ Aid. Allan and Aid. owen also spoke
in favor OF the ordinance. The former
assured his colleagues that II vote
were taken among the members Of the
! Harmonic society. at least 80 per cent
would favor the measure
Next came the penitents. Several
OF the aldermen who voted against
! the ordinance In the meeting q week
ago. took advantage of the opportunity
! TO make a public confession and pro-
fess a change OF heart.
Aid. O'Brien In characteristic
speech said he was glad Of the oppor.
tunity to rectify the mistake he had
made In the previous meeting. He
said he had been converted after in
terview several prominent citizens.
7 Aid. Barnett proprietor Of the Ores
den cafe and former owner Of dance
hall on Grat!Ot-ave., gracefully threw
lup the sponge, when he said that there
was no chance OF defeating the Ordi-
nance. II was Barnett who led the
fight against the ordinance in com
mittee and on the floor Of the council
IN the meeting a week ago.
IL want to be with the majority
said Eddie" "I'll set aside my per-
sonal views In this matter and vote
with the majority"
Barnett's change Of heart was wei.
coined with an outburst OF applause
Next came Aid. Littlefield, chairman
OF the ordinance committee. He also
climbed into the bandwagon with g
preliminary remark or two.
Aid. Heating asked that the ordi
nance be passed over the mayors veto
with roll call attached but Aid. Yer
to be taken. Aid. DeGalen occasione ed
a ripple OF surprise when he arose
and explained why he would vote
against the adoption OF the ordinance
He said the people In his ward, the
Thirteenth. wanted beer with theil
dances. and that he would obey the!I
wishes.
When the clerk announced the pas
sage OF the ordinance over the mayors
veto, Aid. Vernon jumped to his fee
and gleefully waved his handerker
chief.
Best thing the council has done II
all my experience as an alderman.
he declared.
Not one voice was raised In sup
port OF the mayors veto. Seven al
dermen voted to sustain the veto
but they made no attempt to defend
their action. Aid. Honest Tom
Gilman and Aid. Knapp were the only
absentees.
Aid. Vernon, father of the ordi
nance. was the first to ask the fiooI
after the mayors communication hat
been read.
J up to the present time the mayor
has not had a more earnest supporter
than l." said the alderman. Hi
measures hitherto have been good
But the mayor has gone far out o
his way to insult the members OF thi
body of foreign extraction. and t
insult the foreign element of Thu
txty. I don't know how far prohibl
ton Is away, but this action Of thu
mayor is going to advance 1t rapidly.
The alderman spoke briefly ant
with deep feeling.
Aid. Lodge followed him with ont
of the most impressive and convinc
Ing speeches ever given on the coun
Gil floor. During his speech he wa
frequently interrupted by volleys o
applause from the gallery. When HI
took his seat there was a tense 81
lence for Just the fraction Of secon'
and then Aid. Lodge was accorded
one Of the most enthusiastic and fiat
tering ovations ever given q city ON
cial or the floor of the council. Thu
council president was obliged to cal
for order several times before the tn
multi OF applause subsidized.
IF the mayor IL a mental ant
moral cripple, he Is to be pitied; bu
If he is normal and in his right mind
he cannot be too strongly condemned
said Aid. Lodge.
"A most remarkable document thu
mayor has transmitted. a wordy 'ant
absolutely false argument, and alb
surd conclusion. In one paragraph
he says he knows many young won
en- have fallen because Of just sucl
places as this measure aims to pre-
u vent. and in another he says the or
dinance IL unjust to some good citi
zens who like to sip beer with their
dances.