The Detroit times., 1913-11-15
THRONG CHEERS
BEAKES AS HE DE-
CLARES FOR PROGRESS


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In the night for the patronage ana
that he would be In the battle just as
long az there was anything to fight
for His purpose was TO thwart those
who would disregard character and
ability In seeking to secure appoint
ments from Washington for machine
pets as q punishment for those who
had first fought for Wilson's nomina-
ton.
The machine to me Ii like q red
rag to bull" fervently declared the
congressman. Il am not a coward or
a gutter. have endorsed the men
the county committees have recon-
mended because l believe them best
fitted to be recommended. Wood has
not. The charge that the Wilson
Democrats are stepping up TO the pie
counter IL false. There Is none OF
the Wilson Democratic league com
mittee Of so who has received an ap-
pointive office with any salary attach
ed except the private secretary Of the
governor.
When we have a chance to elect
our state committee at the primaries,
let us elect leaders and not bosses"
When Mr.. Beakes first arose to
speak there were deafening cheers.
lam overwhelmed by. this hearty
welcome have receives from so
many of my friends" he said II can
not take this as personal demon
Stratfon, however. l must take II as
q demonstration OF your approval OF
the policies that support, the Wilson
policies.
II have helped to pass the Under
wood tariff bill, which ruiniled our
promise to revise the tariff downward.
/ am supporting the currency bill,
which ought to become a law.
Il am candid to admit that l have
opposed Governor Ferris when |
didn't agree with him. have TO
confess frankly that have been in
the fight for patronage.
In this fight l have had to oppose
certain men whose ideas did not CO
incide with those Of the progressive
spirit OF the Democratic party. How.
ever, I consider Il the utmost folly to
read out OF the party all those who
were not original Wilson men. l feel
that there are some men who are so
reactiouary that they are not real
Democrats"
Beakes denounced Judge Connolly,
Of Detroit, Is the boss OF Wayne
county, and compared him to the
Tammany bosses. The congressman
said. In part:
II feel especially honored by the
nv AAe t. l~~lv~ -
me . welcome home. of the democratic
governor of Michigan. Woodbridge ".
Ferris Ann. ArbOr should and does
him. for Il Mss from mnd ANN Hrsor thai
the petitions were sent out which NOM
mated him Tor governor. and IL was
old Washtenaw which has twice given
too. was elected because he was pro-
I believe. In the depths OF his heart.
Sxsrn pes<re. ss,s :. agd siwaY. Sas os
want you to understand that l would
heartily endorse every single act OF
want to put q stop to the baseless
canard to which some papers have
sought to give currency. that have at
"And right here I may say that do
not think that the democratic party
should allow the appointment OF few
1 1sna We ssi.y sD in s sss Drn
'hs s.sss these ePinsiplss
% snd WY sho 1oT the
Tom gets an office rather than Dick.
or Dick gets one rather than Tom7. !.
the fact that have. by force Of cir
cumstances. been engaged in consider
able of a patronage hight myself. You
good for the soul. II you will pardon
me, wish to correct an impression
that the newspapers may have created
~ao % Meas Wilson's ans those ms OF
have a right to be proud of 1T. I. for
one. am proud of the fact that was
one, and ! think Governor Ferris Is
have proven that we were right. But
there were good, faithful democrats.
true men. and progressive, too. who
were for Wilson after he was nominal
ed. otherwise his nomination would
have been futile. 1t would be the ut
most folly to attempt to read them out
you that 1 have never raised the line.
In oonstdsring. patronage. between or
iginal Wilson" men and men who were
not for him before his nomination. But
what we do want to do is to build up q
KIND sna the on s%of tins.
f.d to .t w FOR Tor cs a. sen
est. real democrats When I find a
real, genuine, steadfast reactionary, /
don't think he belongs In the demo-
and MI his place with a number Of
progressiveS ready to go
where progressiveness IL genuine. At
s Sst 90 10 not S put gvs him IN the he lead; Lead
kind Of rerrufty. hut az To sstring UP
the dogma. "only originals" 1T is folly,
and plead not guilty.
The Patronage Fight.
You may ask why did 1 get into a
patronage fight at all, outside OF my
own district. There are two reasons
There may have been others. but two
as 10 go ON Frs w
tered the fight because / was requested
to do so by members of the admins
tration. and that, to good adminis-
because the so-called state leaders had
shown a disposition to disregard char
acter and qualifications In their desire
nT mh0 h and tSs too
was reason enough: Don't think that
did not realize the task before me.
Don't think that ! did not know that
II meant fight; that 1t meant that
would be mtsrepresented; that cabals
would be started against me; that out
siders would come into my district to
would be held up as a party disturber.
who was trying to disrupt the party.
II meant lots Of hard work, and I had
sole ambition is confined to my own
district. II meant fight, but there was
no one else In official position to take
up the burden, and I am not a coward
OF a gutter. II fighting must come
In the line of duty. then I want to be
In the front rank Then, over all, was
the party machine, and the shadow OF
the Boss, with hands outstretched to
seize the. rewards Of a victory not his.