The Detroit times., 1916-08-31
Largely Responsible
For His Defeat,
Says DetrOiter
GERMAN ATTACK
FIGURED, TOO
Insists He Was Accus-
ed Unjustly of Being
Anti-TeutOnic

fealcd for the Republican nomina
tion for governor by A. T.. Sleeper
made the following statement, Wei
neSdaN.
congratulate Mr.. sleeper on hi,
nomination for governor hal
use my utmost endcsvors 10 assist
In the election OF the Republican
nominees AZ the coming election, be
heving as | earnestly do that the
interests Of the people OF the state
and country would be even further
jeopardifed than they already have
been by another DeToCratic success
and that the interests OF III the pe1
pie viii be best subserved by a rous
Ing and complete Republican victory
All thinking net know that the
present Industrial prosperity is ow
Ing almost entirely 10 matters grow.
Ing out Of the EUROPEAN war and
that AT the ClCsa os that war this
country will be compelled 10 nght
for is commercial supremacy and
even It's Industrial existence as lt
never has had 90 before \ Demo.
cratic success would mean that for.
eign made products would food our
market at cheaper price than
they could no produced here. an
the consequence necessarily must be-
less profits for the manufacture ard
lower wages for the men IN tho
shops ari for labor generally The
Republican doctrine Of protection
for the American manufacturer AMI
working man alone can prevent this
impending calamity
Regarding the contest for the
governorship which has just ended.
can ind few regrets. Tho results
show concluslvcly that my cam.
paige has met with tho general ap-
prevail Of tho Republican voters OF
the state The extreme dry vote dill
no, come To me but went rather 20
the Honorable Washington Gardner.
who rich deserved every vote ne re-
ccived II Is very evident also that
trated upon tho successful candi.
date. this, Of course. In direct VIC
lation OF all statements publ Rcd
and sent out by tho brewers and sa.
lconkeepcrs They propo. ed 10 the
public that they would keep their
hands on the gubernetcrial fight
and by this propo al deCci,ed all IN"
candidates but one BY far tho
greatest part OF the saloon vote aud
influence having been directed to-
ward one candidate in the closing
hours Of tho camraiEn, aud the
strength OF this organization headed
by A. F. Bunting and the Michigan
BONDING & Surety Co having been
thrown into the scale against tn
promise made ny the liquor iuterests
10 the public that they would keep
out OF this fight II H. a matter Of
great establishment that instead of
being defeated for the nomination by
very small plurality. I Wa NOT
defeated BY a great many thousand
votes
Another matter NJ regret asid,
from the breaking OF their word by
the great body of the saioonkeepers
Who had announced 10 the public
that they were going 70 keep ont Of
the governo" night and were goinC
TO concentrate .hetr energies 10 the
defeat OF state vide prohibition in
November, vas The wholly unwar-
ranted and unmcritcd action OF cor.
tain state and city German societies.
Through the columns OF tho Aben !
Post vas attacked nv one. DR.
Emil Rosinger. one OF tn" editors Of
the paper. who as have been in
formed. has stated upon nanny occa.
slons that have been connected
with the manufacture If munitions
OF war and also that have been
connected with certain financial in
stitutions which have given aid and
comfort To the enemies Of Germany
Both these attachments we're abso-
lu,ely false AMI have not the
slightest doubt in my mlnd that
Rosinger knew both these state
ments 10 be untrue when he caused
their publication
"I do not for one moment believe
that any consideral II portion Of the
German people of Michigan would
have opposed mo had they known
the truth. have never owned =
dollar III stock IN any corporation
manufacturing munitions OF var, nor
have ever owned dollar OF stock
In any financial Institution which
ha. rendered no slightest assist
anco 70 any q; the enemies OF Ger
many. Both thcse statements were
innds VI OIL, ~ Whole cloth AMI
were ovblisnei toT the sclc purpose
OF ,njsrIns my chances for nomina'
ton md bettering tho chances OF an
other candidate.
THE most serious charge Rosin-
ger seems 10 have made against me
e. that 7 stood for an army. navy ana
coast defense adequate for the pro
lection OF my native land. neve-
have advocated military or naval
forces for offensive purposes, but al
vays have been very careful when
I have discussed this matter, to