The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-24
Editorial Notes.


wisdom there Is In Vest ed in the rebel sena-
tor from Missouri.
All who favor the honest aud economical ad-
minstrai,on of public affairs, should support
John j. Bagley for Senator.
Gov Foster, on advice from his friends has
withdrawn from the Ohio Senatorial canvass.
This insures the election OF old Resump, be-
yond doubt.
Business men in the Legislature should vote
for John J. Baglsy for Senator, because he is,
and has been for years, thorough and sue
cessful business man.
Suppose Fitz John Porter were Republican
instead Of the Democrat he is, who believes
that the Brigadiers would be so anxious to have
him renstated in the Army.
We predict that the next Senate of the United
States will contain Bagley from Michigan,
Sherman from Ohio and Harrison from In
diana. They will count as three Stalwarts of
the Stalwart.
There is a good deal Of humbug about the
Monroe doctrine in connection with the Panama
Canal scheme. II foreign capitalists choose
to construct canal across the Isthmus, we
are not called on to interfere.
Mississippans are getting sick of the frauds
perpetrated in bsnalf of Fort Pillow Chal-
msrs and talk OF a new election. We think
Congress will Lynch" him when the new
Congress meets and then he will be out of the
way.
Some OF our Greenback exchanges class
Judge Kelley as a Greenbacker. He denies
the soft impeachment and claims to be stall
wart Republican. This is little rough on the
fatists when they have so few members to
spare.
II is pretty late in the day for United
States Senator to heap oburgations on the
head OF old John Brown, as Senator Vest did
few days sncs. The sooner Missouri "pulls
down lis Vest the better the people will be
satisfied.
Aud now comes Butcher Chalmers and nti-
mates that his competitor, Lynch, instigated
the destruction OF Republican ballots in order
to defeat himself. In any event it was only
little jolly time which the boys engaged in, and
he feels rather proud Of it any how.
Congress had better stop wrangling over the
electoral count and seriously consider and
present to the country some available plan. to
remedy the serious defects in our electoral
system. Our crude and cumbersome method of
choosing our chief executive is liable to in
vove the nation, at ZONE time. in serious diff
fculty
The Senatorial question in Tennessee is
badly mixed. The Bourbons have but little
hope OF electing their man. They see their
power in the Senate gradually slipping away,
hence their anxiety to renew the Kellogg con-
test. They cannot unseat Keogg unless sew
eral democratic members go back on the record
they have made.
Who killed John Kelly?
81" said Young Cooper,
a." just did whoop er
Up for John Kelley"
Who'll toll the bell
81 said old Sammy,
Though feeble, why damme
I'll toll the bell"
i New York Nursery Rhymes.
Farmers in the Legislature should vote for |
John j. Bagley for Senator, as all the interests
OF this most important class of Michgan's
citizens have always had his sympathy and sup |
port, as more particularly shown in his persist
ent and untiring efforts TO promote and main
tain the efficiency of the Agricultural College, |
which is par ercelience the farmers educational |
institution.
Young men in the Legislature should be |
consistent and vote for John j. BagIey, for
Senator. he is Young, in the prime OF vigor-
Gus manhood and could serve three full terms
in the senate before reaching the present age OF |
II. p. Baldwin. The late campaign has demon
strased that the young men are the future
hope, and will hereafter be the controlling
power IN the Republican party.
The Senatorial discussion loses none OF its
interest as the time approaches when the ques-
ton is to be settled.
While the Northerner has been and still is
willing to give fair hearing to the friends OF
any OF the eminent gentlemen who aspire to
that high and honorable position its choice has
been from the first, most emphatcally for
Hon. John J. Bagley. And this not only be-
cause we ourself prefer him, for various rea-
sons, to any other candidate, but because we
believe that we but voice the sentiment OF a
grea. majority of the Republicans OF this part |
OF the state, when we advocate the election OF |
Mr.. Bagley. Even the friends Of other can
didates concede that he IS undoubtedly pre- /