The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-29
Eys Leniency Shown Vice in
Detroit is Disgrace to Ad-
ministratiOn and Danger
To the City
LAIMS MARX BETRAYED
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
bints Out Attempt TO Thwart
Civil Service and Charges
Waste of Public Funds

own power before the duty OF law
forcement, John McVicar gave out
statement Tuesday morning ex-
aiming why he has entered ne pri
ny to contest WIN Mayor Marx for
Republican nomination for mayor.
My purpose, he declared, IL TO
G earnest thoughtful Republicans
chance to register their protest
ainst a liberalism which means
ylessness and in favor OF an ag-
ssve, honest adminisrrat which
uld hold up the pubic good as the
glc test OF It's policies
Mr.. McVicar termed the present
nlnistration 5 policy on the street
way que. ton Wasteful " not
rise He condemned tie action 81
mayo apointcs in dismIssing
n from their departments as the
rst sort of parttlanship a state
tt prepared for publication By him
the question. Why am candl.
Tor MAYOR" follows
pccause the mayor set aside
nk IT, Cgoul the b. pohCo com
sioncr mat We ever had t.c dis
rous result of which e,ct$ no0y
u.s. TNp lenienty shown towards
G today iu Detroit rs %, Disgrace
tho administration and danger
THE city
Nncanec am tn favor of The elm.
tiou % machine politics from oar
arairs by the separation Of our
niCiral from oar NATIONAL and state
ctlous o.d ty bringing Inc gov
meni IL the city closer % tlc peo-
through the adoption OF a non
iisan preferential ballot.
Because OF The attempt 10 thwari
rorkincs Of ON av'l service law
the EXPENSE of the taxpayers, and
which the administration aas Just
eived a sever rchu'e from the So
me- court ot tho state
Recause of the betrayal Of mum
al ownership for which the poo.
have twice declared by the over.
Ginning Affirmative vote OF SO per
IT,
Pecause Of the waste by the adj
aietra,ion ~ The public funds pro
Cd for preliminary purpose OF mu-
ipal ownership
Because no sensible person would
e corlscl OF his worst enemy,
lccially when that enemy was in.
estcd ln tie other side and yet
I is precisely What the pres ent ad-
1istration Is donr In regard 70 our
Ger railway matters
Because the imitation Of stock and
nd issues for public service utili-
is no more pernicious than the
alton OF physical values which is
IDENTIFY the purpose OF the latest
praisal, under which ii is sought
Tough Prof. Bemis. and In co-opcra-
n with the D. y. r., to get an alb
+dly high valuation on the ID. L. Il.
bperty
Because the inventory now being
bpared through the manipulations
the administration and the d. IT,
and al high cost to the taxpayers,
II probably be twice the actual
ue. and the administration will
bbably then ask the people 10 vote
the question of whether we Will
" more than twice the value of the
Il. r. property; and when the
ll throw up its hands and say the
ople do not want municipal owner
ip, when the vote will mean only
ht they do not want TO be robbed.
Because | believe public official
build administer his office wholly in
public benefit, without fear or
yor, with an eye single to the gen
al good
Because I have been informed that
busands Of Republicans, as well as
her good citizens, are dissatisfied
tn the present administration OF
" affairs
Hence am in the field for the Re
blcan nomination TO the mayoral-
and invite from any and all voters
examination OF my record in the
" Office | ever held. as well as my
cord as a citizen OF Detroit. cover
X about half a century. III they find
bat record good they will also find
lat IL will I'm no way be sullied by
! " act of mine should ! be entrust-
with the mayoralty. My protest
ainst the Marx administration is
us made at this time, and If those
40 feel as | do, get out to the pri-
larry and record their votes as they
lei, | shall be satisfied"
Holm McVicar, who is a candidate
II the Republican nomination for
Ihyor. is not without experience In
bile service. lie served as secre-
Try OF the Detroit board of public
IDrks in, $50 and 1921, and from then
| 1897 as one of the commissioners.
"a was very closely associated with
Uayor Pingree during this period. He
rote the street railway ordinance
omitted 20 the council by Mayor
Ungree in 1898. Even at that time
was a staunch supporter of the
ueory Of municipal ownership. When
Is term as commissioner expired in
~ and II seemed likely that Mayor
Iaybury would not reappoint him
IL following summary OF Mr. McVi.
IRIS services appeared as an edito-
bl I'm the Sunday News.Tribune;
II is hardly 10 be expected that
Mayor Maybury viii reappoint
Holm McNicar commissioner OF
upublic works The character OF
mir. McNicar's opposition 20 The
Prediction OF the mayor did not
tend towards making him persona
Igrata with the administration. and
1.-The ordinary requirements OF pol.-
Eics demand the selection OF
democrat TO succeed the out-go-
Ing commissioner
IL Mayor Maybury has not signi-