The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-01
publican Candidate
Is Mayoralty Makes
Statement
MI STAND
ON PRINCIPLE
ciency Impossible
With Bosses In Sad
de. He Says

I6inatlon on the Republican tick
- mayer will be one OF princi-
ma not Of personality. and that
y opposed to the principle OF a
rEleal rboss." DIVE b, Dufield
~ Z statement concerning his
)6acy. Monday afternoon.
uooes az Judge Connolly's re-
II shout q literal attitude con
80 The snugness OF the At OF
|toit's more or less wellknown
I ~. DufIeld states that 1t would
~ distinction without q differ
His statement follows:
nving fIed my petitions. I am
officially q candidate for the
&lnetiqn for mayor on the Repub-
- the campaign viii be one Of
re syo e? na n9' and Fudge Con-
have held political Office.
~ that OK library commissioner.
y 0ust therefore go before the
- - our public record and on
X4toks SpeS'S
5ssus between them. on the
kn0A, and me on the other. -
GwG Both of them are COM
% machine rule, 90 called.
& 6owooed TO the principle OF
~ -boss" whether he be Re
I'll or Democrat In my tudg-
n organisation degsnerates
~ machine the moment IL places
|26o1ffhcni welfare OF It's mern oers
- fhS welfare OF the people.
yea approach . public problem
F&S3tk the question How Is that
n AFFECT me politically. you
10ncy. You cannot serve two
- a the same time.
XGnnber Of his own party open
600o Judge Connolly of an am
1S ltotGta the nominations OF
.waPty. We seldom ind can
6HiSnouncing themselves until
uGn11ttes makes public its de-
G&kor hand. promotion from
All % the county building
80 without consuiting the
a the public, and woe be-
Al - who, In this regard, OPP
10 leader Of the administra-
y Wkoevsr that may be. The pub
- both IN their news articles
|EYS fheir EDITORIAL columnA char
- 1859 two men - past mas
XN machine manipulation. and
1f0 aCcepts the characterize
H nocO1pt0. We all know that
~ would make capable public
viii not seek public Office
~ With the supposedly strong
fooeAed machine
vi iudgment. this II subversive
y very principle OF the primary
- law. Designed for the pur-
~ 1ivtnK the people free
n the sclection of their can
le has been so handled "a 10
&eaces. to few. candidates
Efo16 few selected by n small
~ men. ] believe such n com
nm9ht 10 be changed. be-
III n 4 fair and Just criticism
Nth gentlemen stand for such
. Connolly charges Mayor
sD0en town. And the point Is
oHken. AZ the same time. he
n&out Z liberal attitude and q
i4oalism, but where 10 the
1lDop that this 10 anything more
p 1lotlnction without q differ
1ss isvs must nn be o ,nnr
40 this and 20 nothing else
f<Sab35c offlciai committed BY his
M ofi1coL The humble citizen
<E1vUe o dirt wagon must obey
3 ~ and regulations ] can see
8nGo0 Why others should be
Ssssrsr PLY. 7, 70 ,S depart s5s.f ffsm
$SSlllsting policy which has so
SnSSfone6 the good people of De-
1t lande Inevitably TO an en-
lent Of the laws based on par
AnA this leads ultimately
to corruption. The men In
~ and ale cannot long main
& esur1y, unfiinching ATTITUDES
- them By their superiors The
80 of 4 public service IL lowered
~, @ I the head Of that depart
y srine shout = nom,naily low
n A. , s,se.,Sn ~ so,i;,c ,9
(, IA lu6ict an administration for
@.0o3em6e In the assessed valua-
ou4 stop there IN merely the
1RNe1Al slogan OF an ordinary
I'll eampaigner. eincerity re-
that We 60 deeper than that
sxe u is z fundsmsnt.l yeopOsi.
6ecomes Inefficient and so er-
~. when appointment is made
- merit but for political re-
Civil service ought not 10 be
|1Dongy: that experience has
~ that IL II necessary proves
q eesvectnees OF my proposltion.
65aity 10 the best interests Of the
~. We will continue 20 have ex-
IGxo city administration. We
>D1 have that necessary loyalty
u We recognise and reward faith
, 1ervtce 20 the public. Such SER
W ~ impossible under machine
3Usfic; 20 me u seems 10 have
- practical value. I have seen
PCouce splendid results In library
S{Soii must face some very az
~ pfobIems. n relief from car
keotlon In the downtown section
~ the rush hour Is 90 be found
oVch solution involves the sr-
1&uPe OF money; n we are ever
Got plenty Of pure water. II we
~ Be free from the monthly adj
E<Boil your drinking water" and
~ water Is ever 20 be free from
4oe<s Of chemicals. tpen we must
, proposition involving ex-
y 81 the people who nock 20 the
a. times like the present, N we
a " "a our duty TO our neighbor-
!. cities. We must divert our sew
Nom our river. This again In
~ an outlay. would prefer
I.6dvo these problems 20 an ad-
|fution whose sense OF public
NM rather fdeaiistic than to
~ the other two. composed
koy are OF practical politicians
40 beeu said that the stability
@D1nmuuity rests upon honesty.
|<r1ny and the sense OF public re-
56nlt$ OF its own citizens and
nn1hinR else The principle OF
~ 10 the spirit % devotion 20
- ne active service rye, Of s the
I6l1e and seIf-seeking takes its
~ eospmuu,ty VIII also fail
111o1 obectionskle conditions
a ~ 10ntluue. " will he because
~ have lost their sense Of
oo@6iIlty and ere not ac-
esrvfcs OF their city.
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