Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-01-10
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 1880.
THE NEWSPAPER "BOOMSs' FOR
GOVERNOR.

SATURDAY, JANUARY III, lS8O.
THE NEWSPAPER "BOOMs'' FOR
GOVERNOR.
Many of the newspapers of the state
are actively engaged in manufacturing
Blooms" for the numerous candidates
for the Republican nomination for gov
ernor. While we do not question the
right of any newspaper editor to air his
individual opinion upon this interesting
subject, as he may see fit, we do question
the propriety of an editor becoming SO
absorbed in his particular "boom" as to
quote an article endorsing it and his
candidate, and credit it to a paper in
which it never appeared. The Saginaw
Herald prints the following and credits
it to the NORTHERN TRIBUNE:
The boom for Hon. d. H. Jerome for
Governor still continues to increase, from
present indications he is the leading
man for the place. Under the circum-
stances we think the city Of Detroit
ought not to present candidate. MIR.
Jerome will fill the Office of Governor, if
elected, with universal satisfaction. 1t
Is not an experiment to elect him, for he
has been thoroughly tried. and has hon
ored every position he has occupied. His
location is one that Michigan cannot af-
ford to ignore. The Saginaw Valley has
interests which demand some attention
from the state, and wisdom would seem
to dictate that the choice should be made
from this part Of the state.
The editor must have thought the
opinion Of the TRIBUNE carried some
weight with it, for a week or so follow
ing its first insertion in the Herald, the
same thing again appeared in that paper
as an expression from the TRIBUNE in
favor of the Jerome ''bOOm."
While all the above may be very true,
it never appeared in this paper. The
TRIBUNE has not joined the Jerome
:b0Om." nor the "bOOm" Of any of the
other seventeen candidates for the same
position, almost all of whom would make
excellent governors. In making this
statement we do not wish to be under
stood as desiring to detract from Mr.
Jerome's boom" in the least. He is a
man who has done his state and party
excellent service, and, doubtless, wOnld,
were he elected as governor, fill the pO-
sition with much credit to himself and
satisfaction to his party. We do wish
however, to protest against this manner
of manufacturing a boom" Atpresent
we do not propose to engage in the boom
business, and we trust that no further
efforts will be made by the jealous advO-
Gates of any candidate to place the TRI
BUNE in false position.
The indications are that some of thu
candidates will be doomed" to death
We do not wish to have charge of thai
kind laid at our door. We think this
whole governor business is premature
1t is too early for the people of the stat'
to concentrate upon man whom they
wish to fill that position, and a larg'
share of the newspaper "booms," which
oAC oeeAoCtiuS oOAuC ottCutlOu dt pACoCAe
have more of literary bureau" appear
ance than the reflex Of deep and grow
ing public sentiment in favor of the in
dividual candidate.
We do not deem it the province o
newspaper in matters of this kind t
give publicity to the private opinion o
its editor, as indicative of public senti
ment, and the TRIBUNE will not do SC
Neither do we pretend to say that all tn
blooms" are of this class, but some O
them have that appearance. When tn
people of this section of the state hav
concentrated upon any one candidat,
sufficiently that this paper could Civ,
expression to decided public sentimen
it will probably do so; until it can do SO
any expression it might make would
only be the private opinion of its editor
and would have no weight other than a
that.