The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-21
big DIPPER"
FINALLY BREAKS
INTO POLITICS
Osborn Mixes Astronomy, Tray-
ell Tales and Philosophy In
Talk in Highland Park
NOTHING FLAMBOYANT
IN EX-GOVERNOR'S SPEECH
IF You Want Me. I'm At Your
Service" Is Simple An
nouncement

Big business has been in politics
for long and the biz stick 1ut
who ever heard OF the Bis pipper
getting in. before last Saturda, Night2
Chase 5 OSBORN, the uayeied caudi-
date put IL in az Highland Park lie
was speaking 20 a large ami friendly
crowd at Woodward and Ford with
the starry heavens for canopy he
was touching upon the superiority OF
northern peoples and NORTHERN clEih-
zation over the conditions thar OBTAIN
below the equator when tuy gior, OF
the heavens seemed 70 inspire him
Il see Ursa Major shining over
me, said the eN governor
Every body looked in thc direction
OF the Highland Park band
We all know il as Che Biz bipper'
he went on, and the crOWG got the
right range The wan star ln the
middle OF the handle Is Arco IL was
used by the aucieuts as a TEST OF the
vision II they could make QUO Nrro
with the naked eye they Idn't need
an oCulist There was a. superstition
that inability 70 see Aru0 ya, sisn
of moral defect. too. but iaar was only
a superstition
From the Big pipper th" uroEres-
siye candidate swung 20 ne Southern
Cross There are tWo southern
crosses discernible south ot DIE eqaa-
tor he said a real cross and a
false one"
He let the audience make their
own application OF AN his 20 the pri,
n "a ~ ID ftAr.
nomination He didn't help them
any il was the Oddes, GAMMA en-
speech Highland Park ever heard and
Highland Park knows something about
politics The only reference Mr. Os.
born made 20 his candidact was the
simple statement that he was not
there 70 ask them 10 DO anything for
him but 20 thank them for what they
had done for him
II you want me 10 do anything
more for YOU. | am ali your service
he said Il feel SO grateful tc-f being
spared 20 return TO my state after
two years spent In encircNng the
globe and studying peoples ana insti.
tutions that am determined 10 place
myself and this acquired knowledge
at the disposal OF the commonwealth
that has SO sWnally houored me in
the past II YOU do not want me Tor
your governor again, II viii be glory
enough to do my part as a private
citizen, rank infinitely above the
wearing OF a crown In the oppressed
lands of the old world
No buncomb. no lambastlns OF Tho
opposition about this Mr.. Osborn
cited the genius the German cities
have developed for efficient admins
tration They summon the best man
in the empire TO take charge and he
is called TO aCgeE-cities on the
strength OF his record
This is the ideal toward which We
must press said the speaker hut
In the meantime the best alternative
to the general manager system is the
exercise OF the spirit of vigilance and
pride which Highland Park is mani
Testing in building up a model, pros
porous community. with careful atten-
ton 10 the selection OF public ser.
wants, economy in expenditures, etc.
sought 10 apply these safeguards in
Lansing and want 10 acknowledge
the cooperation / received from able
and patriotic men in giving Michigan
an efficient administration. We
found the state a million dollars in
debt we left il with million and a
half surplus. | read IN The Times
this evening statement made by
one OF my appointes on the prison
board in Jackson that they had chang
ed a yearly deficit OF $4,000 into a
surplus Of $780, and the men in
Ianngff n tho
banks I'm addition 10 this the board
has rescued the institution from scan
dial and given il an enviable standing
al the forefront OF the penal estab-
llstments OF the country. To prepare
the way for this it was necessary TO
clean ont the old control, and | have
no apologies TO make for having done
so"
There was hearty applause at this
point and also when the ex-governor
told OF his visits to every state insti-
tuition being the first executive TO
occupy the governors room at the
asylum for the insane I'm Kalamazoo
upon an Official visit in score OF
years yet there are over 1000 Of
our unfortunate citizens there, enti-
tied 10 the tender concern OF their
governor said the speaker
Thus with astronomy, travel tales,
moral philosophy and citations from
recent state history. the travelled can
didate author huntsman and publi-
cist pulled OF a Saturday night mir.
acle In busy Highland Park by giving
her citizens the privilege OF listening
20 a political address that did not sub
tract from the sum total of human
knowledge.
LIVESTOCK