The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-17
Paw PAW, MIcHIeAS, DEC. 18th, 1880.
EDITOR TRUE NoRIHERSER :

EDITOR TRUE NoRIHERSER:
Justice" in last weeks Issue OF the NORTH
ERNEE. in comparing the respective merits o.
ex-Goys. Bagley and Baldwin IN connection
with their candidacy for the Office OF United
States Senator from this State, admits tina
much can be said IN favor Of the former, bu
claims the same and much more can be credit
ed TO the latter. He also1says suppose tina
large majority OF the people OF this Count!
favor the ,lection OF Mr.. Bagey," but i. he i
mot mistaken the leading Republicans OF thu
County would be as well satisfied to see tn,
honor conferred upon some other OF the can
dldates named particularly the present in
cumhent Hon. H. ?. BALDWIN" In the frs
part Of the suppostion he is correct, and If hi
would say that he knew ii to be a fact no ont
would dispute him. Had he also stated that {
few would be political leaders wanted theil
opinions aud preferences substituted for the
known wishes OF a great majority OF the Re-
publican party of this County, he would have
hit The nail squarely on the head, and beer
entitled to great credit for AM honest expires
sion OF his political knowledge.
He SAYS further, that Mr.. Baldwin's man
agement Of the late campaign, demonstrates
his eminent fitness for any political position
I take the liberty OF saying, that for eminent
first-class bosh, that claim is entitled to the
frs, prize. II is sheer nonsense to claim that
Mr. Baldwin did more to ensure the success
we obtained last fall than any other man OF
Ordinary ability IN the same position could
have DONE The campaign ran itself, and il
would more been simply impossible to reduce
the Republican majority to any great extent,
except in the County Of Wayne. and there Mr.
Baldwin Informed the County Committee, that
be could do nothing to assist in securing a
Republican victory or in electlug the members
Of the party. But the ticket was elected and a
Congressman sent by the action OF the bus
ness men OF Detroit without any thanks to the
eminent fitness OF the Chairman OF the State
Central Committee.
II conducting successful political campaign
entities any man to Senatorial honors, Mr.. Bag
ley's claims cannot be overlooked. More than
once, when energy and ability were really need
ed, John J. Bagley managed successful politi-
cal campaigns, not from the headquarters OF
the State Central Committee, by the aid OF paid
clerks, bat by experimenting in person, and in
the field, tho organization OF the rank and file
OF the party, at the same time giving freely
both time AMI money for the success OF the
pasty.
Justice also says 4" Gov. Baldwin seems TO
be the natural successor OF Mr. Chandler"
This IS putting it rather strong. l acknowledge
that Senator Chandler, when alive, was tho
autocra Ioi s,alwsrt Iepubfcanism; but he died
without political heirs. and if had left any, as
Justice iutimates, the divine right OF sue
cess.on is not recognized in this country, and
great ajority OF the Republican party in OPP
position 20 HIM. Justice further intimates
that il was rank sudacity for Gov Bagley to
enter the lists as a candidate for Senator IN
opposition 20 Mr. Chandler at the last Senator
ial election, and calls It antagonizing that
great Senator" but this is free country, and
any man can be candidate for office even
when he knows, az did Mr.. Bagley, that his OPP
ponent was positively certain to be elected, and
that such election would give almost universal
satisfaction to the party, But Justice"
knows, If he knows anything Of the party pref
erence at that time, that II Mr. Chambers sue
cessor had been chosen by that same legisla-
ture, Mr.. Bagley would new be Senator, an
tagonlz.ng" to,the contrary notwithstanding.
The next Senator from Michigan should be
representative OF the present generation. Mr.
Baldwin is an old man nearly seventy years of
age, whose health is far from being good and
he should be allowed to retire from public life.
On the contrary, Mr. Bagley is in the prime OF
life only forty-eight years old, and if success
is the test OF merit his past record shows what
may be expected OF him in the future. With
ability, integrity and party loyalty unquestion
ed, his election to the position would give IN
bounded satisfaction to four-ffths OF the Re-
publican party. SrALwARr.