The Detroit times., 1914-01-27
"EXTRAV AGANCE"
VAIL OF CHARTER
FOES GROUNDLESS
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he said The decision has not in the
least removed the necessity for the
adoption OF the charter.
Entirely aside from the municipal
ownership feature, there IS the nom
partisan ballot 10 be considered. Eff
clent city government demands such
a ballot The charter separates the
CITY election from state and national
elections, bringing municipal issues 10
the foTe. II reduces the board OF aid
ermen, which Is now an unwieldy
BODY, and cuts 1t almost in half. IL
aoolishes the Board OF Estimates.
winch should have been done away
Wlth long ago. u gives us the initia-
i've, the referendum and the recall.
giving the people the right OF self.
government II concentrates power
IN the hands Of the mayor, making
MIN the chief responsible official. II
makes a more efficient ARRANGEMENT
or the city's activities by the division
or The field OF action among a number
OF departments.
The city has great opportunity to
step into the front. rank OF well.gov-
erned municipalities, and trust that
the citizens VIII realize that fact when
they go to the polls on Feb TO-"
Ralph Hall Ferris, charter commits
sloner from the Fourth ward. took q
rap at The opponents of The charter
who charge that the members or the
charter commission are looking for
jobs under the new regime
THAI Is good talk to come from the
charters enemies he remarked. See
what the charters opponents have
done William T. Dust was president
Of the commission. and the leader or
the reactlonary members. till he was
rewarded by being given the park com
missi0nership Otto Dandell. one OF
his most faithful followers on the com.
mission was given job in the park
department.
Jacob Gutha.d. another OF the reac.
Nonaries. received the support o! the
city administration when he became a
candidate tor alderman from the Third
ward, and this Import, given in return
for his opposition to the charter. elect.
ed him Commissioner Eikhor. who Il
fierce enemy OF the charter and Is
working hard 10 organize It's oppo
nents. has fed al the public trough for
% years
The charter commissioners who
supported the charter, and who fran
ed it as il stands over reactionary op-
position. aie moi looking for public re.
ward In thc wig 0f city jobs"
Though saloonkeepers say that the
word has gone forth that they are to
Keep "hands Of the charter" q great
deal OF quiet WORK IN opposition to the
charter $ golng OH in the drink places.
one o, the most popular untruths
which the people are being fed is 10
The effect that under the new charter
there cen be precinct local option cleo
tons No sucn power is given in the
shartpr an attempt to put such a
law through the legislature IN its last
ression Was defeated, and without the
sanction OF state law, IL would be im-
possible 90 ppt such q PROVISION into a
CITY charter
BritklayetsN Wrion. No. p. contrib.
uted SO 20 the charter fund. Tuesday
morning. The Di!tklaters. Ike nearly
all the unions are almost unanimous
I'm favor OF tie charter realizing what
its massage means TO al workers.
Justice JcIiiee addressed the en-.
Moves OF the Morgan & Wright plant
TUESDAY noon \ meeting was also
held In the HudsOn Motor C = plant
TUESDAY evening Commissioner Ferris
will address the North Wocdward-aye
Residents association IN the Duane
&c school Tnir'iave. and Glynn-ct,
and Frederick ", ingram Will tain TO
tho Burroughs club IN the Burroughs
Adding Machine co plant
Charter Commissioner Ralph Han
Ferris made a ,igorous attack on May.