The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-31
largely Responsible
For His Defeat,
Says DetrOiter
herman ATTACK
FIGURED, TOO
insists He Was Accus-
ed Unjustly of Being
Anti-TeutOnic


|nDade the following statement, We
I1nosdsy:
~ congratulate Mr.. Sleeper on hi
animation for governor. shal
- my utmost endeavors 10 assis
e. the election OF The Republican
kominees al the coming election. be
wing as earnestly do that tn,
Dteretts OF ths people OF the STATE
~ country would be even turtle
opardized than they already hav,
: I'm By another Democratic success
~ that the interests OF all the peo
II VIII be best subserved ~ a rous
~ and complete Republican victory
SAu thinking nen know that the
1esent industrial prosperity is ow
- almost entirely 10 matters grow
~ out Of the European war and
= ut at the close o: that war this
Uontry will be compelled 10 flRh'
~ It's commercial supremacy and
yWn its Industrial existence as II
lever has had to before A Demo
|11atic success would mean that for
|1gn made products would food our
Arkets mt a cheaper price than
1ey could tn produced here. AM
~ consequence necessarily must be
- profits for the manufacture and
1Wer wages for the men In the
6ppe ard for labor generally. The
publican doctrine OF protection
~ the American manufacturer AMI
'ogking man alone can prevent this
Dpendlne calamity
IA Regarding tho contest for the
DveTnorship which has lust ended.
can md few regrets. The results
Low conclusiveIy that my cam
~nigr has met with the general ap-
1VvaI Of tie Republican voters Of
~ ytafe. The extreme dry vote dill
1T come 10 me but went rather 90
" Honorable Washington Gardner.
Mo rich deserved every vote he re
lived II Is very evident also that
~ >o-cslled wet vote was concen-
ofed upon the successful candi-
Sto. this, of course. in direct yio-
ot3on Of all statements published
~ sent out by tho brewers and ga
Gonkcepers. They proposed 10 the
oblIc that they would keep their
|oDds on tho guhernstorial fight
"a BY this proposal deceised all the
1ondicaies but one. BY far the
Eoatest part OF the saloon vote and
nouence having been directed to-
ard one candidate in the closing
Yours Of the campaign. and the
otrengih OF this organization headed
~ A. r. Bunting and the Michigan
Beading q Surety Co having been
IArown into the scale against tn
t0misc made by the liquor interest.
~ the public that they would h,ep
Glat Of this fight, IL is matter Of
'nroat establishment that instead oi
1eing defeated for the nomination by
~ very small plurality. Wa moi
|1efeated by great many thousand
Votes.
~Another matter 81 regrey asid,
rom the breaking Of their word by
Ne great body Of the saloonkeeper'
Who had announced 10 the public
HAT thcy- were going 10 keep out q
No governor night and we're coins
~ concentrate their energies to thu
1ofeat OF statewide prohibition II
November, was tho wholly unwar
cnnted and uumcrited action Of Ger
tain state and city German societies
Through the columns OF tho Aben'
Y Rost was attacked by one. D'
B mil Rosinger, one OF tho editors o
!. ne paper, who as ! have been in
( earned. has stated upon many occs
o1ons that | have been connectei
with the manufacture II munition
- war and also that I have bee
Gonnected with certain financial II
ZGlitutions which have given aid an
eomfort 10 the enemies Of Germany
10Th these statements were absC
:1utcly false and have not III
e1lightest doubt in my mind tina
3 yosinrer knew both these STATE
nonts TO be untrue when he cause
their publication.
II do not for one moment believ
4 1Aat any considerable portion OF IN
herman people ~ Michigan woul
lave opposed ne had they know
~ truth. have never owned
cellar Of stock In any corroratio
4 inanufscturing munitions of war. no
have ever owned dollar OF stoc
4 - any financial Institution whit"
Z "a rendered he slightest sssis
!, oncs 10 any of the enemies Of &c
many. Doth those statements wer
1nA6e up CA, Of whole cloth an
I. vuru pueusnei for the Sole purpos
d - iujarlns NV chances for nomini
5>1on and lettering the chances OF al
1(her candidate.
~Ths most serious charge Rosi'
~ seems 10 have made against N
that I stood for an army. navy an
'ns< defense adequate for the pr
Non ~ my native lard ! nevt
~ advocated military or nav;
~ for offensive purposes. but a
~ have been VERY careful whe
NV discussed this matter