The Detroit times., 1914-07-15
OSBORN CROWDS
BREAK RECORDS
SET BY TEDDY
Former Governor Visits Detroit
After Whirlwind Tour in
Upper Peninsula
HE WOULD BRACE UP
COMPENSATION LAW
Tells Workers He Will Remedy
Weak Points if Elected
Again

Former Gov Chase S Osborn ar
rived in Detroit Tuesday morning,
coming directly from weeks tour
in the upper peninsula 10 spend the
remainder OF this week campaigning
among the factory workers of Detroit.
The first OF his daily talks was to
about 500 worbmen Oh the tlsher
Body Co, Tuesday noon, IN which the
, former governor told his hearers of
what the present workingman com
pensation law is doing for them and
Of improvements which he would call
10 the attention OF the legislature and
work for if he is elected governor
again
Chief among these was a suggestion
10 amend il SO thar the attorney-gen-
eral of the state will be compelled TO
represent the industrial accident
board in those cases I'M which an APP
peal Is made from its decision to the
courts and thus take the burden OF
fighting such an appeal off the shoul-
ders OF the injured workingmen or
their relatives
ub lOl lltl SONtiuOI UldQH 81
speeches and talked 10 not less than
10000 in the upper peninsula last
week. Never in all nay DAYS OF cam
paigning have | seen the people more
enthusiastic" he said They told me
that the crowds we had In such places
as lshpeming and Hancock were larg-
or than Col Roosevelt drew there in
his palmiest days.
The workmen interrupted the
speaker with applause when he told
OF the proposed change In the com
pensation law in their favor when
was your governor, said Mr. Os-
born 81 appointed a commission 10
draft bill for workingman' compen-
sation Then ! called special ses-
sion OF the legislature, which adopted
one of the best laws OF any state in
the country Since THAT time ! have
travelled around the world studying
labor conditions wherever / went
Either on this trip or before, ! have
investigated them in every one Of
the important countries of the globe
From the over.worked miners of
South Africa, where ] talked with one
man who was the sole survivor OF II
six years before, and he still was
alive only because he had got out of
the mines. TO the highly skilled work
men OF Detroit who represent the
highest type in this country, all OF
them have been very interesting to
me because | am a workman myself.
IF you want the knowledge | have
gained thus used for your benefit, it
is at your service You know how
worked in your interests when ! was
governor before ! did what | thought
was best for the workman and the
employer for the rich man and the
poor man, though we have no really
poor men in this country like there
are in many OthCF lands we are all
co-partners in the state | believe
that if you hurt any one body or group
of men you hurt all Therefore have
always tried to give everyone square
deal Morally and economically we
all should be partners
81 do not ask that you vote for me
II YOU want me 10 represent you | am
ready TO do So Whether you cast
your ballot for me or not, am your
friend and fellow citizen. Wha+ do
ask you 10 do is TO consider we'll what
your needs are in governmental way
will further them best
When YOU select your family physi-
clan or a lawyer to look after your
legal affairs, you pick ont man about
whose personal integrity you have no
doubts The same consideration and
care will be necessary in picking out
your official representatives in Detroit,
in Michigan and the United States be-
fore we can have a government that is
truly just and representative.
When I returned 70 this country
short time ago, found that many per
sons had put forward my name for the
without consulting me.
decided then that II there were any
who wanted me 10 represent
them / would do my best TO do so.
am a Republican and always have
been so Sometimes ! have not liked
certain leaders In the party and the
things for which they stood At such
times ! have kicked and kicked hard.
but always openly and above board. II
Is my hope that we can have reunit-
ed Republican party in this state, and
on that hope am willing 10 run for
the governorship"
After his talk TO the men Of the
Fisher Body Co some of the officials
of the company took the former gov
ernor and his party over to the Fisher
Closed Body Co plant where he talked
ogain 20 worSmen there
For the rest of the week. similar
talks will be made 70 the employees OF
ether automobile and manufacturing
concerns. Mr.. Osborn was accompan-
led by Charles Z. Alley. one Of the men
who are representing him in Detroit