The Detroit times., 1914-01-28

or the new freedom even IL 1t has hurt
sugar beets and helped political dead
beats more than We wish " had In
Michigan. We are willing TO forget
local disappointments In the contem
piauon Of the larger achievements In
behalf OF the whole country.
We want Michigan TO snare IN the
new freedom u Is not enough 70 See
New jersey ana New York throw on
the yoke we ~ Michigan also. seeh
emancipat on And this is OF some
Importance In the era OF new freedom
at Washington, for the nation cannot
exist part slave "n- part free. There
fore. Ne would have welcomed the 90
operation OF genuinely progressive APP
polnim"uts In Wrestling the state from
influences that have disslpatCd the
strength and impaired the influence OF
Michigan Democracy until X was num-
hi"d by being one % the two states
where Woodrow Wilson ran third We
have prayed FOR such stew ardship in
every federal station as should be n
sign and token that the old domination
had passed forever, and that the Mich
leadership was Ia alignment with the
magnificent ideals and achievements 81
President Wilson. Instead. IL Is dis
tinctly disptriting 20 see the reaction
airy organization acclaimed and rein
forced through the bestowal Of pat
ronage. and the happy day OF Michi.
gans release from bossisru postponed
But not forever The man from home
ably progressive. The passion for po-
litical freedom has torn the l0ug-as.
ccndant party in our state asunder }.
Is an aspiration that cannot be stifed
tn the Democratic party With the re
ssstlessness OF the glaciers that swept
down from the frozen north land Ia
the long ago. the revolt against ma
chine rule has furrowed deep into the
moral consciousness OF the freemen OF
Mich gan
Against the blue Of the luminous sky
a -.
claiming that by that sign he would
conquer Look yet again 10 the out
line OF our heaven favored land and
there against the blue OF the Great
Lakes IS upraised the progressive
hand OF your NATIVITY and mine
We are weary OF time-serving and
job-swapping, OF reactionaries ana
mereenaries; wherefore we read viii
rapture the symbol OF Miehigan'l
heaven pointing hand above the wide.
ness or the inland seas that IL like
the wider ess OF Gods merey-"By this
sign--the sign OF protest and or pro
grsssiyeness--thou shalt conquer!"
Mr.. schermerhorn left the city this
morning tor Raleigh, y. c., where he
chamber OF commerce. After his ad-
dress he Will leave for Atlanta, Ga,
10 fill an engagement 10 speak tomor-
row evening before the Atlanta "A
club
air Schermerhorn Will return to
Washington for a few hours on Satur-
day morning, and In the evening he
and Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary
OF the navy, VIII speak at the banquet
of the Real Estate board In Philadel-
phia After leaving Philadelphia, Mr..
Sohermerhorn VIII 20 to Little Falls.
y. y, and deliver an address on Mon
day evening at meeting or the
Chamber OF Commerce or that city.
Among those present were Senator
Charles F. Townsend, president Con
gresham J. W Fordney. George c.
Ware. Lloyd G. stead, F. A. Seaman.
William II Smith. II. w. White, John
White, Congressman l.. c. Cramton.
Col. j, l.. Sumner, Judge X NJ. Mont
court. Judge Il. ". Perkins, Or. Thos,
". Burke. Charles VI Yates, r. b. Con-
ger. f. w. smith, Donald MCPHERSON.
A r. Garfield, Nate simpson. simon
Mark Foote. Avery Marks, L. r. Grid
ley, Congressman Samuel w. Smith,
Burridge Wilson, Charles +. Meyers.
"a. V. Bisby, w. r. Hebbard Carl Heb
bard, Walter f. Smith, Il. 5. Harvey.
Col. r. +. hin, r. II. Brockway, Con-
gresham J. NJ c. Smith, Charles r
Consaul, T.. G. Runyan e. IL. Chap
pell. 8. u. Grove. J. @. McGrath, X. :
:. w Beakes John II. Wolcott Alex.
scott r. B Crosthwaite. w A. Will
cox, l.. ~. Wilcox ~. b. Barlan, r. W
Chapel. Henry NJ. Rose, secretary or
grove, Joseph A. Fenton, J. p. Gibbs,
.. O. Markham, Charles NJ Ayers. X
d. Lily, Fred O. Goldren. Col. a. r
Dinsmore. W. r. OBrien, James Schsr-
merhorn, Judge Byron s. Waite. Hon
orable Milo u Campbell, Congressman
Patrick II. Kelley, Edwin O. Wood,
Congressman Frank T. Doremus. Rob-
ert a. Clancy zeblna Moses b +
Bingham. W. W. kinsley, Capt. Henry
Sherwood. Col. William y. Thompson,
Alexander Grant.
Gov. Ferris. who was expected 10
ADDRESS the members OF the associs-
tlon. found it impossible TO leave the
state, and wrote letter OF regret tn
senator Townsend. Other prominent
Michigan men who wrote regrets al
not being able 10 attend were James
Angeu Representative Patrick III
Kelly former Representatives George
A. Loud and Washington Gardner, and
John O. Ross, Fred NJ. Warner and
John G. Rich.
Senator Townsend stated briefly his
reasons for opposing federal investi-
cation or the copper strike situation,
followinE the address or Milo D. Camp
bell on this subject Hon. Byron ).
Waite spoke on Michigan In New
fork" and impromptu addresses were
made BY Rcpres ntatives Beakes. Dor
cmus. Cranton and j. NJ G.. Smith.
Zebina Moses. Twice president Of the
Michigan association and the father ~
the organization. was presented with
a decanter set. following a speech BY
Henry NJ Rose. assistant secretary Of
the I. 5 senate.