The Detroit times., 1914-11-02
PdIduer of
The Politicians

NeS ~eAAk"AcA s~f focaoSoch ou hio
record In the council. finds himself In
a thrce-cornered battle, such as the
vote-swappers delight to wage.
Schemansky's Republican colleague
from the Fifth. Aid. Nose Wartell, Is
joining forces with Robert w. Lor-
kowski, Democratic saloonkeeper, In
an effort to join Lorkowski's name to-
the list OF those who can be depended
on TO vote on every question as the
saloon gang dictates--in which list
Wartell ranks as an officer.
Lorkowsh Is putting up stiff cam
paign. and with the aid OF Wartell il
making Aid. Schemansky hustle, In a
campaign such as the Fifth ward
hasn't Witnessed before In years.
Schemansky says he is going to
win.
He has had his whole council record
printed In booklet form. and is circu-
lating thousands of the booklets, to
show the voters that his acts perform
ed for them are open to their fullest
inspection.
He led all OF the candidates in 1919,
and Is getting evidence that he
stands good show OF repeating the
performance on Tuesday.
1--WE will win by big margin" said
Mayor Oscar b. Marx Monday morn
Ing" and | shall now help myself to
the first cigar I've had since the cam
paign started" Everybody joined in
the helping.
Il am making no predictions as to
how large my plurality will be-" said
the mayor, "but you can rest assured
il will be q substantial one" Secre-
tary Eddie Fitzgerald. the Marx cam.
paign manager. was equally optimis-
tie.
At special session of the common
council, Monday morning, Emil Kran-
kow, No. 679 McKinstry-ave., and
John Bednarkiewicz, No. 176 Leland.
St, were appointed as registrars at
the polling booths for Tuesdays cleo
tion to AL vacancies.
The council then adjourned until
Wednesday night.
Inspectors Lombard and Fenton
have been ordered by Police Commits
sioner Gillespie to assume control of
the policing of election booths on
Tuesday. Patrolmen stationed at the
voting places will be unable to take
any action when disputes arise over
the enforcement of election laws, until
they receive the approval Of one of
the inspectors. The ofYicers have been
that the chairman of each
booth Is to rule supreme and that they
are to take no action without his sane
tion or the sanction OF the inspectors.
THE paramount issue In the pres
ent campaign is the placing of the In.
OF government, under prop
er safe guards, directly In the hands OF
the people" says Ralph Hall Ferris,
former charter commissioner sum-
ming up the platform on which he
has been campaigning among the vot-
ers of the thirteenth district for cleo
tion to congress.
Either the people can be trusted to
run their own government, or they
cannot. II they cannot, let US strip
away the veil of pretense and frankly
declare that a Republican form OF
government Is o farce and that EN-.
cient government can be secured only
by letting the few obtain control OF II.
But II the people can be trusted, then
give them the short ballot, initiative.
recall, direct nominations
and equal suffrage.
"The progressive program is neith-
er radical nor revolutionary. The pro-
gressiye party will not lead to Social
ism; II Is the antidote Of Socialism,
what will lead to Socialism 70 the
stubborn reactionism Of the Republi-
can party. ],
Under Republican administration
enormous fortunes were made by q
Few by gaining monopoly control un-
by governmental supervi-
sion. Under Democratic administra-
ton the fear OF strong central gov
ernment has produced an attitude Of
hostility to business on the ground OF
lts size alone. The progressive party
Ia not afraid Of bigness, It II unalter-
ably opposed to badness, to the crook.
ed combination between bad business
and vicious politics. The progressive
party therefore would take business
out of politics, tell business what 10
right and what is wrong, and then
mako business obey the law through
An efficient federal trade commission
Of ample powers to enforce Its de-
A noon meeting at the Solvay plant
was addressed by Albert 4.
member OF the school board,
on the "Workmens' Compensation
Law" This meeting was one OF the
best noon meetings at the "Solvay"
since the opening Of the campaign and
the mention Of the name of Gov. Os-
born and OF hrs effective work In the
Initiation Of the "workmen's compen.
sation law" etc.. evoked more ap
plause than had been given at pre-
vious meetings since the former gov
ernor himself spoke there In Septem-
Der.
As part Of big battle to defeat
William J. Macdonald, whose activi-
ties In congress have not pleased the
mining interests In Michigan, the
Newport Mining Co., of Bessemer,
has followed the example set by other
interests of the district, and has is
sued to its employees on the Gogebic
range circular In which II advises
It's employees to vote for the candi-
dates whose names appear on the
list. The list is similar to the saloon
slate" that II being circulated among
the rummies.
The leading candidates on the cor
porations' lisfs are Ferria for gov.