Evening star., 1922-12-11
Couzens Should Make q Good
Senator.

The appointment OF Mayor couz-
ers OF Detroit TO be United States
senator in succession to Senator /. \
Newberry was approved by the news
papers. which believe business men
are to be preferred for membership
In the Senate. The Detroit papers.
however. feel that the mayor made
mistake in retiring before he had
completed his pledges to the citizens
Of that municipality to make the
operatioa of the street railways
success. Other papers echo SIM
liar belief, and there also is genuine
interest voiced concerning the align
ments which the new senator VIII
make when he gets we'll ION the ,oo.
The fact that Mr.. couzens viii bring
different views to the senate man
are entertained by most OF MS parry
leaders moves the Dayton news
SdemoeratiS1 to to ask s,no of %nltsef sis alert
ness. independence and business sa
escity." F. which the Flint lM:ch)
Journal GndeperdenO replies nE re
ca ling that he has grown IN the rev
brief years OF his spectacular career
AZ mayor Of Detroit into an almost
the Syracuse Herald Undependent)
suggests that with Cou1ens and the
GOOD gray schoolmaster. Ferris. IN
rhe Senate, Michigan bids fair 70
come into her own. That corner OF
the Senate. will need neither PROC
Sews-Scimitar holds that he Is not
on1y an Individual upon whom Tor
tune has smiled, but he has been
found capable Of every responsiointy
and has responded to every demand
of good citizenship. He ought to pc
ne,roit Free Press (independenD is
concerned, it insists Mr.. Couzens has
deserted" the city which accepted
his promise" to stay with the mu.
nicipal transportation system until II
was a success. and "in becoming sen
viii not be a supporter Of the Presi-
dent. He will be an opponent OF the
President, and he will be q nuiliner
Of the will Of the voters OF the state.
The Detroit News (independentl. IN
ing minds Of the politicians may
guess as to the political or other
motives Of Gov. Groesbeck In naming
Mayor Cousens, It remains the incon-
trovertibie fact that BY so doing the
Governor Of Michigan has dealt a
heavy blow ,vs,nment to the cause ef q American ]
Cities" although the News highly
praises the capabilities Of the pro-
noted mayor. The Ann Arbor Ttmse-
News independently believes the ap-
pointment was "a popular eno.te .,eore
enough ~ to become an outstanding
figure for good in the Senate" the
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch dndepen-
dent democralic) says. ''his appoint,
ment will be a blessing to him ana
the eountry The n fear sy is 'ras Become me-
absorbed and asslmilated by those
who control the actions Of the
worlds greatest deliberative body.
Nevertheless, Michigan and the
country profit by the substitution Of
Couxens for Newberry." the Clevelano
asserts. III SO active citizen Is
James Couzens ought to have long
career at Washington" Time alone
will tell whether he will prove to
be wise as a statesman" suggests
dependent republican,. although It
holds there is much to indicate that
his service should be useful" while
the Mobile Register (democraticl ar
gues ''he has been always and ef.
fectively on the side Of the people"
Journal (republican) is similar. be-
cause it considers his ideal Of pub
lie service Is to try to promte the
public welfare instead Of obtaining
some special benefit for himself or
his favored friends" While 1t may
be his fate to be "smothered in Sem
ate tradition" the st. Louis Post
Dispatch Independently admits. yet
the candidate for mayor Of Detroit
on 4 .don't-give-a-d damn-for-anybody'
platform. who has administered the
offlce on that policy, at least arouses
expectation that the toga will not
stfangle the dynamo"