The Detroit times., 1913-01-07
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lowed. speaking on What shall we do
10 be saved?"
There's no use In shutting our
eyes TO election returns" he said. We
Democrats are In power because of a
split In the ranks OF our opponents.
The Democratic vote in Michigan has
been steadily decreasing since 1896.
There are 75 per cent OF the voters In
Michigan without party afIlliation. as
the results OF the election plainly
show. We can get these independent
voters II We stand for progression, FOR
radical progression for all the progress
sion OF Theodore Roosevelt and more.
The Independent voters will not be
attracted by n scrap over patronage
or rush to the pie.counter. The
average man does not care anything
about the pie; be is interested in prin-
ciples."
Frensdorf Makes Hi.
Edward Frensdorf, OF hudson. can
didate eAr congressman-at.large I'm the
recent election, struck vein that
found high favor With the audience
when ne delivered some body blows
at ths VoteSwappers league. in
Wayne county.
III thore had been a primary In
Michigan" he said, 1--WE would have
had a solid delegation for Wilson. hut
suppose we should be thankful for
what We got II the opposition had
been able TO unite, We should not have
had a vote for Wilson even on the
forty-sixth ballot. u
Mr.. Frensdorf referred 10 the Grand
Rapids convention, and TO the defeat
OF Scully for the nomination for at
torney-general.
When he asked the man who owns
Wayne county how il happened said
Mr.. Frensdorf, and the audience roar
Connolly, the owner OF Wayne coun-
" said, Jim, you've got to be dis
ciplined!' Andrew Jackson said: The
people will stand by those who stand
by Them and we cannot expect or
hope the people to stand by the Dem
acratic party any longer than that.
They are not pledged TO the party ex-
cept when IL does its duty"
William Alden Smith also came in
for shot from Mr.. Frensdorf.
I'm the face OF this progressive
sentiment all through Michigan, how
does 1t happen that we will send to
the senate q man who is the equal or
Joe Cannon, as a stand-patterr he
asked. at was brought about by the
stand-pattism of the Democrats OF
Wayne county. IL the Democratic
party Is TO continue In power. II must
stand for honesty. integrity and re-
spectability In politics"
In introducing Gov. Ferris. Judge
Murphy drew the striking parallel be-
tween his career and the career or
the president-elect, concluding: Il
have no gift OF prophesy, but I know
that II Is only little farther from
Lansing to Washington than II is from
Trenton, N. j., TO Washington"
Gov. Ferris said, in part:
II have mo quarrel with wealth or
commerce, but the progress Of wealth
and commerce have brought In new
crimes, new varieties OF robbery and
homicide, and for these new crimes
we must find new instruments for pun
ishment. want TO see all the parties
In Michigan stand for progress. and II
We Democrats cannot keep pace with
the rest, lets go out OF business Let
us go after the things that We want
for the people, regardless OF whether
you get even with somebody else or
not. The reforms which We call pro-
gressive, are merely steps to COM
plete selfgovernment. Although |
realize that 1t may be impolitic. am
going to say that | am truly sorry
that woman suffrage lost out In Michi-
gan. There may be acme women who
are out for suffrage who look more
like men than they do women, but
what would happen to us Democrats,
or to Republicans, or to the Bull Moos-
ers, II they We're judges on the same
basis? The only way to get rid OF
these women Is to adopt them. want
to see self-government for women AZ
well as for men, self-government for
our sisters, mothers and wives.
THE keynote OF the Democratic
party as expressed by Woodrow Will
son Is service, and I added mentally
service for service. Service for SER
vice would do away with your four
millions OF paupers, II would do away
with the sweat.shop and disease and
all the things that are bad in our CIV
ilization. There are too many among
US who serve without getting service
In return. II the Democratic party Is
to live, II must reach down TO the
roots, Il must reach down to every
man. woman and child In the country
and bring justice TO every last one"
Congressman-elect s. w Beakes. OF
Ann Arbor. followed with short talk
on the course that the Democrats
should follow In congress. He stated
that the first thing to be done Is a
real downward revision OF the tariff
Malone II Cheered.
The introduction Of Dudley Field
Malone. the chief speaker OF the even
ing, was a signal for burst OF APP
plause, the Democrats remembering
his magnificent oratory during the
campaign. Mr. Malone said:
The revolt Of the masses TO com
pei law. government. and well-worn
conventions 10 accommodate them
selves to the burdensome conditions
or modern times Is worldwide Those
who have read the testimony OF the
money trust investigation. with Its
proof OF a dangerous concentration OF
credit, with its burdensome conse.
duences Is local in America. Yer the
European financial control OF credit
is seen In Turkey. There the peasant
~ of Macedonia have been burdened
fer generations with oppressive taxes.