The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-03

10 deplore them or 10 be fearful OF
their consequence believe IN me
eighthour day. and Mere 10 possible
10 regulate competition IN Interstate
commerce / think A. would be adFlE
able 10 adopt IL all over the United
States. believe 10 minimum wage
and IN the pay ment OF the prev aims
wage 10 city employees.
I Frank Hauser. salOOnkeeper at NO
1881 Fort ST. west, is one retail liquor
dealer who secs no menace I'm the uew
charter on the contrary, he believes
that II viii turn the government over
from the politicians 20 me people. Mt
! Hauser says
ITO the Editor
After careful readiug OF the char
ter. ! cannot see any tn.ug I'm 10 hostile
/ 10 The saloon man 10 places he bus
| mess in the hands OF the people, ana
lin a city like Detroit with a pOpula
! ton OF half million. there viii be 40
narrow and pTeWdicia legislation at
I feeling tAe traffic An the saloon men
are not againsf the charter. and ! am
sorry 90 see il put down that way be
cause ! believe the charter is a good.
( clean. up-to-datc scheme for uttr eitA
/ government. and We saloOnkeepers
cannot AFFORD 20 put ourselves IN the
way OF clean ana honest government
for the sake Oh few downtown poll
ticians.
Our business is legal we pay our
license and give bonds for good be
havior (Which other business men do
not dol. and In the main. like other
business men, desire TO see Our bust
ness run on the square We are as
much interested Ia clean government
as any other business men. and know
the value OF a clean. broad and honest
administration OF our city affairs.
we depend On the people for our
trade, and surely we can trust the PEG
Pile 20 treat rs right. After all the
people have the last say. and should
have II. and am for this charter be-
cause 1t gives tie people and all the
people-not "A part OF the people-the
last say on the question OF liquor reg
ulation, except the state law The
charter does not affect the Warner
Cramton law, which governs our bus
mess
NO business car live which IS not
fostered by public sentiment. and we
will continue TO DO business just as
| Il is the duty OF the salo0uKeeper 70
do all In his power to keep in touch
with public sentiment and demon
! strate 10 the public that he Is law
abiding citizen and believes IN clean.
broad and liberal government
THE new charter does not, In the
slightest way, change the law affect
| ine our business. Then why should
We as class. be drawn into the fight
in opposition 10 the charter | hope
few saloonmen. VINO are up to the neck
In party politics. viii not forget that
II is much better for our business TO
get into line for public decency and
pure and liberal government than 10
be made the tail OF some political kite
The public will think more of us. and
we will have greater power in the fu-
ture in defense OF our rights as bust
ness men ~-- ''
1.-The story that i've per cent OF a
precinct can vote precinct dry is ao-
solutely untrue No district can be
made dry except upon vote OF all
the people OF the city OF Detroit OF
course the common council can now
prohibit any more saloons being In any
district than there are now
james Couzens, vice-presldent OF the
Ford Motor Car Co. and one OF the
members of the street railway com
mission, who is now In California, was
asked by Hugh Chalmers, Monday, 70
express his opinion OF the new char
ter Mr.. Couzens replied oy tele-
graph
Proposed new charter great step
In advance and people should unre
servedly adopt II. Ny belief Is all
who oppose 1t have some motive other
than best interests OF the majority, or
are unprogressive Detroit must not
In this epoch-making period appear be-
fore the world as backward or unpro-
gressive."
w r Orr. second vice-president OF
the Board OF Commerce. also tele-
graphed Mr. Conzens. telling him that
the board is taking referendum vote
on the question and asking permission
TO cast his ballot Mr.. Couzens re-
piled:
Most decidedly in favor OF the new
charter Therefore. please register
my vote In favor OF same. Best re-
CARDS TO directors and stan
William c. klenk keeps saloon on
Lafayette blvd, opposite the Free
Press building. in which the citizens !
charter committee has It's headquar /
tiers. Above the Klenk saloon, Walker |
& Co have a signboard. on which were
painted recently the words Vote
yes for the charter. Feb. 10"
Mr. Nenk objected vigorously, after |
the sign had been up day or two He |
wouldn't have such sign. It made |
Il seem that he was In favor OF the
charter. He isn't hadn't he heard |
orders not 10 be- He couldn't have
the sign over his property He told |
Walker q Co. that the word yes
must be painted out. and the word |
mo" painted In lie flashed con-
tract, showing that the sign-painters |
must not have any sign OF which he
did not approve.
The charter coDuittee wouldn't
stand for any such change IN the sign. |
Two painters came. Tuesday morning. !
20 make alterations: and while they
waited. on the roof delegates from
the charter committee went 20 confer
with Mr.. Klenk Mr.. Khenk was OBJ
durate-the sign must be changed
Finally he withdrew from his adyanc-
ed position, and agreed 20 compro-
mise. He agreed that IL would be
hardly fair TO change yes" to no,