Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-11-09
of,oiaI Paper cfthe County and Village


The political campaign has ended. The
election is over rs far rs it can be by the
ballot. tie issues which have been before
the people have been decided. As in all
elections there are many who are disap-
pointed in the result, but it remrins for
all to acqu;esce in the result. With our
people in this rem ote portion of the state,
there is another campaign to be fought,
and i'm this CAMPAIGN we trust that there
will be no division. tor in this cam 2aign
the issues are OF loo u nature, for local
improvements and local needs. The is
sues Of this campaign are between our
section of the state and what may be
called The outside worlI. We have the
land. almost wilderness 1t is true. We
want labor and money TO improve II.
Other sections OF the country have sur
plus OF both. One plank in our plat
form is that means shall be devised to
secure a transfer OF tina; labor and capital
to this country. This is the main plank
and upon this we think there will be no
division We want railroad. The gov
eminent has given lands to all its con-
struction. The railroad company has
thousands upon thousands of acres OF
the most valuable lands i'm this county
from which they are realizing yearly
large sums, aud still not rod OF road in
the county. Investigations seems to be
the order of the day among the political
parties. Our platform demands all investi-
CATION into the reason why ''these things
are thus" with the railroad. How did
the railroad company secure lands so
much in the advance of where their
road is constructed? Upon this cannot
our people of all grades of political
opinions unite? Another plank in our
platform is in regard to our harbor i'm
provements. They have been progress
ing slowly but surely for many years,
and IN those years Cheboygan has more
than kept pace with the Improvements
until the needs of the place more than
requires simple completion of the i'm
proyements. The original plan will not
entirely fill the bill. The channel needs
TO be deeper than originally intended:
This will probably be done, but it needs
looking after. Then there are the range
lights. For three years $4,000 have
been set apart for range lights and still
mariners have to come in here by small
ranges kept up by private enterprise.
Then another important plank in our
platform is in regard.to our inland nav
igation improvements. The route to Pc
toskey is i'm condition which warrants
us in predicting an early completion
but there is an immense AM fertile tract
OF country in the Black Lake region
which should be tributary TO this place.
Our platform demands The improvement
of this river.
In short our platform demands the
general advancemel II of the interests of
northern Michigan and upon this plat
form the TRIBUNE proposes to stand and
make determined fight for its princi
pies, proposing not to retreat single
inch until we can say we have won the
battle, Upon this platform we ask ev-
cry Greenbacker, Democrat and Repub-
lican to join us. and wage war TOR our
local advancement with the same earn
estness AMI enthusiasm which has bee II
manifested by them i'm the political cam
paign which has just been settled,