The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-02
nj. U. AND CIVIL SERVICE
NM CITY'S LARGEST NEEDS

like to take part In the constructive
work OF writing them into our city
charter
believe In simplicity. especially In
a fundamental charter The more we
try To include 81 document or this
nature. the more hobbies We may bs
putting on ourselves later. believe
I'm charter Of liberties; not I'm a char
ter az handicaps Liberties can he
written broad and deep
To divorce privately-owned public
service corporations from our city's
legislative and executive bodies is the
real need OF the hour The power to
run our own public service will shield
the city from these present abuses
Therefore. municipal ownership IL the
frst liberty that should be given back
To the people IN the new charter.
The second broad liberty that we
should write into our charter is the
merit system for all persons in the
clty's employ. excepting the RESPONSE
bic heads. II is not any longer neces.
sary 10 agitate In behalf of civil ser
VICE. II needs only the election of
men who can be depended upon 70
write real civil service provisions into
the charter instead OF tricky pro-
visions Intended TO defeat the very
purpose avowed
Thanks to the efforts Of the life.
long advocates of the initiative and
referendum, we already have these
privileges In this matter Of amending
our charter. For this reason. any fu.
ture amendments sought BY the PEG
pie can readily be obtained. And for
this reason, also, II In not so neces
sary that we should completely revise
our charter at this sitting.
ITO advocate complete revision OF
our charter commission IL not my pres
ent purpose. but should the charter
commission decide 10 proceed tc
a radical revision after munich
pal ownership and civil service has
been disposed OF. am not without
matured and definite plans.
"A measure Of simplified civic gov
eminent, such as will define the re
sponsibility and reduce the number oil
offlcials and as will make the task OF
the voter easy, will get my support
II may be that the people are not
ready for q very complete change
Such work as is done by the commits
sion should be done with the impor
tant fact in view that its work must
be approved by the people. The com
mission SHOULD not waste the taxpay
ers' money by framing a charter tina,
the people will not accept.
IF elected. | will consider my cleo
ton as a mandate TO work for the IN
corporation into our city charter OF the
principles or home rule. municipal
ownership and the initiative and ref
erendum that I advocated a. a mem
Der OF the constitutional convention
and helped To lay the foundation for
In our state constitution. ! will deeply
appreci~ e being allowed by the peo-
pie 10 complete my work, and, for good
measure, try to get into the charter q
section that will farther eliminate the
power Of the machine and the political
boss to manipulate the primaries
Mr.. Ingram's campaign committee
consists Of the following volunteers: 4.
J. Anketel. Hiram Marks. Francis h.
Warren. John Naylon. Henry Black
we'll, Edward j. Hickey, Richard =.
Weber, WILDER Brotherton, Richard
Awkward. l.. Laurence Smith. John b.
Howarth. Abner f. Larned, Robert
Grindley, J. f. Hartz. Arthur d. Ma
guire. William ID. Mahon. Anthony En-
tenza, D. w. Simons, j NJ. Crombie
and Samuel TObin.