The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-27


tho present campaign In Detroit the
paramount issue De- man and not
ihgory or principle. Judge Con
molly seeks 90 dethrune Mayor Marx
and iD making war upon the present
holder OF me fortress his chief shot
I'm the locker is Frank n Croul, a
/ Republican. The Democratic candi-
/ date FOR mayor asks the people 90
| vote for him upon his promise that,
/ II elected, De- will name a man for
/ police commissioner who does not
belong 90 his own party Mr. Croul
/ has said he would accept the trust
/ n " were reposed m HIM
Thar IL the unique position Mr..
/ Croul IS placed I'm To reporter
\ FOR The Times. Mr. Croul explained
ihc condition by saying that he was
. not stlcklcr for party politics when
f came 20 municipal affairs lndi
vidual merit counted more than the
+ urctical politics I'm the construction
0f % sewer, removing dust and
debris from a street or in any OF the
other duties that devOlve upon city
Official HiEh brow theories about
rhe situation iu Mexico or what the
American attitude should be TO-
wards he heather Of the Fiji isl
1uds will not help man 20 dix a
pIcr hole I'm the ground FOR "a
igh'inr pole or nov park lawn
any better.
Mr. Croul SAYS his politics IN city
.'fa.rs Ia universal Twice he has
hold public positions, once during
20 Democratic administration and
naco during "a Republican regime
.Ir was appointed 90 the water com
u'~sion by Mayor Nayoury and nam
,d police commissioner by Mayor
nr,itmeyer Now he II threatened
iIh n third call 20 the public ser
}.ce. This time again by a Democrat
Mr. Croul." said a reporter for
The TimCF. "siDcc YOU have beccm"
'ae human issue in the present cam
lEr, would Won outline your actiyi-
t.as In driving crime from Detroit
U Ih. event of your becoming police
commissioned
so. oh mo- ho replied hastily,
chat would Dee poor taste and on The
other hand ! really don't know yet
Modesty Icons LARGE
VT Croul is a big man physically
hu' larger s'ill IN his modesty That
IS wha' lmpressce one first of all
about the man who won fame as
.rhe best police commissioner he.
'r0't eyer had
Mr. Croul doesn't care much about
th1 description because, ne says
and hero his modesty looms large
again that " was the good people
Of N'rH'r ard fhc press that gained
for him that title. That they were so
worry Kind and helpful and that he
could not have made success OF
Dis administration without that 60.
operation
The business men ~ the city.
upon WHOM we must rely largely
fnr rho success ~ tho city. are
shrEiUs their civic duty, said Mr.
Croul
They should devote more time to
public affairs knock off business an
hour or Two week. and in every
way Try 70 hold up the hands OF the
public official who is irving 70 i'm.
prove conditions Ny business suf-
forCd much when ! was police com
missioner because I lcft many ~
tho details to others while ! was at.
tending 20 M Affairs OF the city.
one should take public office with
10 rendering a luhllc ser
vice and nos for personal profit
prestige or ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Mr. Croul. who Is president OF the
Detroit Oak Betting company. other
manufacturing concerns and an ON.
Ger I'm "a bank. has made his success
because he studied the business he
engaged IN and mastered II 10 such
an extent that 4 suffered when he
did not give n his personal atten-
ton
No Time for Boosting
Despite his modesty, one does not
talk with Mr. Croul long until he
discovers that he is talking with a
biz and a masterful man Like many
other men who do big things. he
hasn't time 70 boast about them. and
A. becomes so much matter Of .ou-
t'uo meeting difficulties and over
coming them that he takes II as
matter Of fact and lets 4 go NJ that
As Mr. Croul sits IN his Office. one
Of the prettlest IN Detroit. with
view 81 tho Detroit river rs far as
the eye can reach. he swings gently
in his revolving Office chair and his
.va rpvus nm and Apufv "a.