The Detroit times., 1914-10-21
DETROIT MUST
GUST SALOONS
FROM POLITICS
10 ArvrruGIuI
Progressive Candidate For Gov
ernor Pleads For Abolition Of
Whiskey Power
"WETS" BEHIND FERRIS
EVERYWHERE, HE SAYS
Pictures Of Governor Adorn
Walls Of Grog-Shops in all
Parts Of State" He Says

That the business men Of Detroit
should bend their united Efforts to
overthrow the domination OF the ga
looms in Detroit politics ana elm
mate the self-seeking ward politician,
using the Progressive party az their
instrument. was urged by Henry R
Pattengill, Progressive candidate for
governor. in his speech before the
Board Of Commerce, Tuesday noon.
A large crowd was on hand to hear
him.
THE business man should be az
interested In the efficiency Of the
government OF his city, his state and
his nation, as he 10 In the efficiency
OF his business said Mr.. PatteAgill.
Ills regard for the welfare Of his
children, his friends and fellow-citi-
gems and future generations should
impel him to demand that the affairs
Of his city. be regulated In just.
proper and business-like manner. The
business men Of Detroit should unite
and take steps at once to eliminate
the saloons from the control Of the
city Affairs of Detroit"
Referring to the tariff, Mr.. Patten-
gill advocated the creation Of q, tarin
commission Of representative, nom
partisan business men and experts
who should devise Q tariff that would
successfully protect the industries Of
the country and the workingman and
at the same time not allow few
men to pile up enormous fortunes at
~ - ~ A. IN
also declared himself In favor Of Q
commission to regulate industries In
such q manner as to bring to the
workingman his just compensation,
assure the manufacturer and employ
er his rightful profits and at the same
time see to 1t that the government
was given its proper portion for the
expense of operation.
In his plea for the support Of the
state Progressive ticket In the COM
ing election, Mr.. Pattengill named the
Progressive party as the only un-
hampered force In the political field
today In a position to carry out the
reforms which conditions demand.
He promised, II elected, 70 give the
widest publicity to all Of the affairs
Of the state. He declared himself
against secret committee meetings,
and caucuses behind closed doors.
1.-The Republican and Democratic
parties have outlived their value"
said Mr.. Pattengfll. Just as the
Wing party, great and useful In Its
day, finally deteriorated and actually
became a menace and drove Zach
Chandler and Abraham Lincoln to the
newly organized Republican party. SO
today have the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties become 90 corrupt
that the Progressive party becomes
an absolute necessity to the truly pa
triotic and right-think.lg American"
Mr.. Pattengill warned against the
sQuandering OF our national resources
and said that much OF our past vaunt.
ed prosperity was merely the eating
up OF our national patrimony. He
eulogized Theodore Roosevelt az the
first man who took active steps to
prevent q few very rich men from
taking possession of and forever de-
priving the people Of their great re-
sources of water power, lumber and
minerals.
Before going to the Board Of Com
merce meeting, Mr.. Pattengill, In re-
ferring to the endorsement Of Gov.
Ferris by the Royal Ark, the saloon
mems organization. said that there
was no doubt Of the fact that the
liquor interests were unanimously be-
hind Gov. Ferris. I'm every county
have been In where there are sa-
looms, a picture of Mr.. Ferris adorns
the wall and find the vets are for
him In q body"
Before his address TO the business
men, Mr.. Pattengill spoke at noon
meetings OF the employees of the Bur-
roughs Adding Machine Co., and the
Cadillac Motor Car Co. Later In the
afternoon. he addressed the men Ut
the Ford Motor Co. He will speak
in Dearborn. Inkster and Wayne to-
uf1ht