Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-09-02
Letter from the west.
TUscoLA Co., Mich, Aug. IA, lSf

lCSCOLA w., MICH, Aug. IL, 1905.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT, Dear SI:-Think-
ing il might be interesting to some of your
readers to read few lines written in, and
sent from this part of Michigan; | send
you these, hoping they, may meet with their
approval The weather was exceedingly
warm here during the month Of July, and
the first week Of August. The thcmomc-
ter has stood as high as l04 and log degrees,
and has been above 100 degrees several
times 1t has also been very dry here, but
the drouth has not, seemingly, injured any
thing except the potatoes mostly in these
parts ''they are snail potatoes '-otherwise
they are good. Corn looks well, and there
is every prospect Uf good crop if the frost
stays away a little longer. This part of
Michigan seems pretty well adapted to corn
if the frost does not cut it down. There
was light frost on Tuesday night, but it
did not injure anything Wheat crop was
fair. The insect injured it some, but not
so much as to materially effect the yield.
There has been considerable excitement
in this part Of the State concerning the pro.
priety of having two new railroads built,
one from Bay City to Detroit, and the other
from Saginaw to Port Huron. The surveys
for both have been taken, and most of the
money for their construction has been raised
and in time most likely both of them will be
built but it is thought that the one from
Saginaw to Port Huron will be built first,
and that it will be commenced soon. have
understood lately there il one building from
Port Huror to connect with the Detroit and
Mackinaw road at Lapecr, or near there so
you may see the people are all alive to pub.
lie works in this part Of Michigan.
There don't seem to be much said or done
| in these parts about politics. and the pres
ent or coming campaign. The Radicals are
generally hanging down their heads, and if |
mistake not most of them have their tongues
hanging out. ! heard gentleman say that
"he wanted to see the power in the other
party's hands now for while; the Radicals
have been running the thing until they have
nearly run the Government into anarchy
and despotism, and if they are permitted to
hold the reins Of power much longer, there
is where they will land u.s. "Now," says
he, II have always been Republican, and
supported that ticket, but am tired of the
would be TYRANNY Of that party, IF they
only had the power, or if they thought they
could compel the people to submit; and |
am bound to VOTE the whole DEMO.
CRATIC TICKET this FALL" He, like a
great many others, is just getting sensible
Of the corruption Of the Radical party
Strange they could not sec it heretofore.
heard another gentleman say that about
year ago, he went some sixteen miles tu
hear Speaker Colfax, and as all the Radicals
had told him, he supposed was the smartest
man in the United States, says he, great
was my surprise when heard him, because
his speech abounded with nothing but abuse
against the opposite party, and l would no
more vote for such man than a downright
fool, What wit he had all run to abuse.
wonder if they won't send him into Mich.
igan again before the election coVcs off.
A DEMocRAr