The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-13
DETROIT is
HELDUP
TO SCORN
lCon,Inued from Pnkr Onel

voters conference OF the Detroit
Citizens league. in the Board OF
Commerce dining hall
Machine and gang rule In election
nrecincts liquor interest domination
IN public AFFAIRS and unintclligent
voting were hayed as contributory
evils which nourishcd while men
busted themselves In their greed for
gold.
What is the heritage we are 10
leave our children" asked judy.
Murphy ~ this Is 90 be- city sup
ported and Corrodcd by the dollar
sign and interest onl5 IN material
istic aide OF life while the ethical
side OF our community existence is
forgotten Let us not place all the
blame on our men in public once.
4 community gets just that class
OF service which it's own zeal brings
forth
The average mans mind is not
fixed un the community lie OF De
'roit His main thought is the. &c.
emulation of money. II We cannot
have free md intelligent cxpres-
sion OF public opinion M the polls.
n We cannot enjoy the privilege of
having our ballot counted. ! tell
YOU. gentlemen I would sooner live
under the rule Of a benevolent mon
arch
Judge Murphy criticised the con
diticn which divides voters in NUM-
cipal elections into the opposing
camps uf federal party tines. lie
declared an election on municipal
problems should not be hampered
by political difference thet divide
voters in national elections He re.
ferred without giving names. TO
the regency row in which tho hosts
OF Sheriff Cakman and County Clerk
Farrell sent individual delegations
10 the Republican convention Ia
Grand Rapids. and were denied
seats.
1T il nothing to gloat over" he
said when the delegation OF
city which has one-sixth Of the
population az the state and pays a
corresponding share OF the taxes, H.
prevented by the remainder OF the
state from having voice in con
yeutioa Of such importance
Judge Murphy. who acted as
POSTMASTER. introduced Congress
man Cramton, and he gentleman
from Lapeer Immediately took mp
the references 10 the regency fight.
Tho reason which deprived your
-IalHRatss t.f A--eat AMI voice ~ tiit+4
Grand Rapids convention ~ The
same reason. why no man from De
trOit will ever be governor OF this
state, or speaker Of our state house
OF representatives.. said Cramton.
II tell YOU. gentlemen, that We folk
from up-state-we poor rubes. as
some would say--fear the class of
men who control your government
Wo fear tho hig CITY as tho greatest
menace to tho welfare Of the state.
for IL is In the city that the evils
Of our social system. the cancer
sores OF orr government breed md
grow grant that Detroit Is doing
wondrous things In industrial do
volopment. hut netroit's piliug up
~ money does not moan that IL con
set rp q government OF Is own. sep.
arate from the laws OF the state
You may have a home rule law.
but We folk from upstate will show
YOU that your home rule is not
greater than the law OF the state
We fear the menace OF your cleo
tion manipulstions. because they al
feet the entire state. Only n short
time ago. one of your eminent cti.
zens said a certain state law (the
meant the Warner-Cramton law.
which bears his name) could not
apply TO Detroit
You've got twice as many "a.
looms as you need now Each year
there are couple OF hundred trans.
fers- of licenses sanctioned by -yeHF
aldermen, who ought TO know that
such a transfer is voluntary sur
render. and should figure in the
gradual reduction OF the number OF
saloons Yet, when a body OF right
thinking citizens try TO have the law
in this regard enforced. your prose
cutting attorney cannot And time 10
lend his name TO the petition. Your
politicians see to IL that here is az
much delay as possible before the
mater finally gets to a Judge
You talk aOout vice Your pa
pers print columns and columns
about clean-ups OF the vice district
The chief sufferers are these fallen
women. who are chased from pillar
TO post, and back. again Hut not
one word Is said about the law pass.
ed in the last session OF the legisla
ture which gives city the right 10
proceed against the owner OF prop
erty used for such purposes. The
little towns OF Flint and Durand will
show you the way TO deal with the
vice problem. They know We have
such a law. and they have made
use OF a."
Cramton assailed the voters for
sending the Royal Ark ticket OF leg
islators 10 Lansing
They'll represent the Royal Ark
all right" he said, but they won't
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