The Detroit times., 1916-09-15

night. in tAo addresses arralgnlnS
the administration OF Mayor Marx
for NEGLECT OF public business an
creation Of a police despotism thru
cisrespect FOR publil law
Two audiences one In Aurura
hallCAenest. ana Ferry.aye., AMI
the other in Giiehlas : hall. No. $50
! Gratiot-aye.. gave the Judge an at
teutive hearing ard round applause
a he reached telling points in his
argument. Connolly sentiment Was
everywhere manifest, his arrival be-
INK he signal for a scramble foi
seats hy many wh1 wanted 10 hear
the judge
| Congressman Frank Doremus
participated In the big drive with
Judge Connolly and spoke in both
halls in defense OF the Democratic
I administration,
Declaring that the efficiency Of
municipal government in Detroit has
been steadily decreasing. despite a
steady increase in its cost. Judge
Connolly charged the administration
with a wasteful and INDECENT Public
policy which has resulted in taxpay.
ers getting less than their moneys
worth.
In 1910. Judge Connolly pointed
out. Detroit taxes amounted 10 SIS
500. 900. while in 1915 the total hal
more than doubled, reaching SIS,
600 COO Nothing else Las doubled.
said The candidate. He said q pub.
&c dollar should buy a much as
one IN private business The "Wha;
does il cost and what dc get?"
rule should oe applied to public
business in Detroit. II the people
are 20 get value fer what they pass
through the wicket in the city treas
urers Office. he declared
Four great municipal projects
have been allowed 10 las BY me al
ministration. according 20 Judge
Connolly There Is no sign OF an
art museum. a gaunt steel skeleton
is all that has been accomplished on
the new public library building and
the municipal court building is still
incomplete although II was started
before the Statler hotel and the
Kresge buildings, said the candi-
date.
As for tho Belle Isle bridge pro
ject. | am uncertain which was TIE
greater public loss. the burning OF
the old bridge or the erection OF the
present temporary span said Judge
Connolly amid applause There is
in the administration no executive
apparently with The nerve 10 put
through these great projects"
Detroit is under the thumb OF a
police despousr, not greatly differ
eut from that IN Rus ala, az the re-
suit Of disrespect for Law. Judge
Connolly charged He said the bar
tering o. police power FOR political
advantage has resulted in police
administration b. the whims OF IN.
diyiduals instead OF under the law
Here Is how y works out" said
the candidate "TaXicab drivers or
Monroeave felt friendly 10 me ana
pu' Connolly signs on their cars.
The police department ~ once or
Gered The drivers 20 remove these
-igns Tie question vas not whetA-
or he drivers had leGal right %
display my signs The question wa
does the Marx administration wan
them g displayed? Here's another
instance. A city employs unde- The
civil service asked a .aloonkeeper
70 open after the closing hour an
display Marx card in his place
The salconkeeprr replied he was not
in politics. Wei show you w,
the reply. On the next legal hoI..
dly. he MARI administrator hal
enough policemen 10 surround fsis
aioon, although they have MT
enough nc catch bandits
Judge Connolly said that the pre-
en-. Standardization looks or the py-
7 lice department as a man regards
I his watch fob II Is my police De.
partinent," not the people depart
mcn'
He pointed olt that, under me
/ present policy nothing IS safe In
80 years In Detroit, II policemen
were slain in the discharge OF their
I duty In the last three years, seven
have been killed IN one every forty
sixth month compared with one
every Fix months
Referring 20 the election scandal
in the Twenty-frat ward. Judge Con.
molly called r. the logical fruit Of a
iawless policy
Vlessness HIS invaded 'he
sanctity Of the voting booth and free
men have been dlsfTsnchised. said
he Judge The voter counts for
least II his ballot cannot De
changed. e. IL destroyed Corrup-
tion therefore robs free men of
their citizenship. Nothing IL safe
where Tho majesty ~ tbs law is not
rrs pected %
ANTHONY Entenza. Democratic
candidate for police Justice. accom-
panied Judge Connolly and spoke In
both halls