The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-01-31
DUST'S PETTY APPEAL.
TO G.. D. =. TO
DEFEAT CHARTER

10 concentrate power over the budget
In the bands OF The mayor ana com
mon council. who are in toucn with
city affairs the whole year round. and
abolish the est.mators vino only SIT
u days out OF the 365.
Mr. Bolton argued against the recall,
declaring that a recalled officer would
live IN disgrac 8. Mr.. Ingram replied
that the people o. Detroit by rerus-
ing to le-elect Mayors codd, Breitmey-
er and Thompson, virtually recalled
them, and declared that no disgrace
has attached 10 this vote OF the peo-
pie
"All OF them can hold up their
heads and point 10 honorable rec
ords as citizens, he said.
Though the Social st party has de-
clared against the new charter, a
number OF prominent Socialists, il IS
said. will vote Ia favor OF IT, II is
understood tina. The action OF the party
does not bind its voters in this in
stance: and while the leaders think
1t good policy TO oppose the charter,
as party. as indlvi Gals they see so
much good IN IL that they favor its
adoption.
TIE municipal ownership committee.
in a mass meeting. Friday evening, ID
Moose temple, adopted resolutions ac-
cusing Mayor Marx OF turning against
municipal ownership, at the eleventh
hour, by advocating the defeat OF the
charter A statement issued by the
committee follows:
+ To the Voters OF Detroit,
After years OF vexatious legisla-
tion and delay we are now as
/ sured by a decision OF the supreme
court just handed down that the
( city mas a right TO adopt a suit
able ownership plan
Bat in order TO secure imme-
| date municipal ownership II is abb
| solutely necessary 10 adopt the
/ new charter.
Each municipal ownership plan
had to be changed 10 meet the re-
qulremeuts OF each new law and
when the Verdicr bill was passed
there was not sufficient time be
fore the April election 10 make the
necessary changes Thereupon II
1 was agreed that the plan as writ
ten should be submitted TO the
people in order that they might
/ have an opportunity to express
! their opinion on municipal owner
+ ship az principle and that, there
( fore. the plan should be thor
oughly revised through the lew
| charter.
The necessary revision has now
been made Oy the charter COM
mission The details were worked
out By q committee OF six careful
/ and prudent friends of municipal
/ ownership. assisted by the cor
poration counsel and the legal rep
I resen,atives 0f the municipal OVID
\ ership forces. and after carefully
! considering II section by section,
! which required days OF time. they
evolved. and unanimously approx
/ cd OF plan now inserted IN the
new charter.
Your committee is informed
! by the corporation counsel and by
/ their own legal committee that
I under the old charter municipal
ownership is impossible. that UNI
/ der the new charter IL is absolute
ly assured.
Therefore, we ask all friends OF
municipal ownership to work and
vote for the new charter.
To those who are hesitating
about the new charter because
they(are not satisfied with all its
provisions. We say that the great
/ burning necessity OF the times IL
municipal ownership. The new
charter will give t. The old char.
ter will not We do not see any
! serious defects IN the new char
+ ter. but II there are any they can
be easily remedied by the people,
and there will be sinister influences
/ opposing the reform as there have
always been In the struggle for
I municipal ownership ~
We regret TO know that the
politicians who have received so
many favors al the hands OF the