The Detroit times., 1916-08-09
HAMPTON
.ASSAILS
CONNOLLY
CCon,ins.d FROM rag. os.p

'rE nearly AL - tho present admins
irat0n Do WAS one 90 fnr MAYOR
closest tr!"rds and advisers Never
was tire boss heard o. complain &
the "wide-open town urtl Dc recent
IS mad" up his mind 20 run f1r
mayor himself TntN that tlrfe "thc
boss and the mayor were thick n
thieves Bur on July = The boss
announced himself FOR mayor on .re
Democratic ticket and r,w ~ has
turned On mis- arsfWhIl~ friend and e
deno1rcing ne mayor Vhn IL as
own haudiwgrk
IL fn- voters % ue'-lit arc obliged
20 rhouss between Buiy Connolly ari
oscar Marx they VII - between tho
Devil AM 'I~ deep Glue sea should
such m sfor'uU. bsfal us y do not
would - 80 AXE u the sea rather
thar g - the l.vu
Democrats whose political sfflIa-
tious are controlled by ~ rrlgla IN
stead - Gelr demanded an opportuu-
''y - rex s'ar their disgust NJ tie
Connolly landldae- TrsN ins.s tsd -
SRs Tlt iu'r ~ lead the hEht. Aft"r
carefully considering 'he matter Tor
a'."ns and V-ili MAKE the best sau-
p7fgn possible in the three weeks
from nCw 90 the primaries
In the course u a few days 7 shall
ave something to sAy 90 temOCra
tic voters especially Bot IN the
meantime I take This opportunity TO
remind zach and ever aspir1nt Tor
~sdc~ on me Democratic ticket mat
until after Aug -. az least, any rr-
ttvity on their part on behalf ~ tho
boss will IN the language % dipil-
macy. 10 considered ny me and my
friends as An Infrisniiy act And
u may also be well '1r them % re-
m "wber mat even 4 tine boss -
mean that ~ VIII he elected
In the formal announcement ~
hls candidacy IudE~ connolly placed
high taN~H as the paramount 'sSue ~
the campaign. and devoted the most
uf his announcement 'g q n srIsztuu
% the eNtravaEsnre - me Marx ale
nlnlstration The reckless squsnd"--
ing OF the taxpayer money that has
been growing worse for years should
certainly be denounced But after
all. thai - q slight importan. . com
pared Wlit the wave - Ia '~ssnesH
which IA roFrupttnE The morals ~ 0ur
youth, deoaslng our standards ~ CIt-
tZenship Rnd making our streets al
most - psriiru= 80 life and limb as
are the trenches IN tie valley ~ tne
Sornne
The most radical direrenca between
the boss and me- ia that I believe
that ~ peoples hired man ought 20
obey and enforce the laws which the
people have enacted while the boss
thinks that mayor or police com
missioner ought TO uFs his own judg
ment and discretion a. 20 what par
ticular laws should be enforced. and
against what particular persons and
Co what extent ! believe that viola
ton and disregard - law by public
offci als-snf especially ny tudgs--
breeds contempt for all law and soWs
the seeds which yt@ld harvest ~
crime and bl1ofshed There must %
no compromise with crime And in
iqutty ! am .rrevo~a aly opposed 30
what ~ known a. wide open
town demand that all persons.
10 FH..~
or political influence should resp~ct
an one - those whom the boss
calls "f7nstirs' bS~agse they believ"
my appeal o. 'h~ Law abiding. the
honest and decent people Of Detroit
Judge Connolly contempt Tor law
- shown ~ his bragen violation ~
conatitgtiou IN running for mayor
while still sitting a. iudE" dispos-
ing % criminal cases Section OF
article VII Of our constitution pro-
vldes that circuit judges shall be N
eligible for any other inAn judicial
ofHcs during the term FOR which they
were eier' cd and for ono year there
after" This provision vas placed IN
the constitution - 1880 ana me r'a-
sons FOR the inhibition are 80 strong
that IN has been continued IN every
constitution since tina, time. our re-
cprde~s court var not dreamed u IN
1880 but the 1uTlFdlCii"u IN rriuinal
cases occurring within the city mas
been tranAferred from the circuit
court Of Wayne county 20 the record
er's court ~ Detroit. The same rea-
sons which make ~ dangerous and
against public policy for circuit
fudge having power 90 hne. irprison
or release viOlatprE of tho Law amply
therefore 20 Judge Connolly
Tomorrow I shall furnish 20 every
daily Newspaper in Detroit state
ment ~ NJ platform. and what I
shail strive 10 accomplish. 7 have no
no machine. no patron
aEe, no election boards that I can
control But have the almighty
power 81 truth" and thrice armed
IL ne who hath his quarrel Just"
CHARLES :. HAMPTON.