The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-01

Inc following, from Inc halAmaz0O lele-
graph, briefly and clearly sets forth the senti-
ment Of the republican party in that county,
and so plainly announces the situation on the
judicial question in this circuit that no repub-
lican in this county need err IN casting his vote
on Monday next:
The Telegraph has before alluded to evil
dences that . cunning hand has been at play to
reproduce the situation OF Blk years ago IN the
election for the ninth judicial district. The
democratic party has no expectations in either
Kalamazoo or Van buren, counties, much less
in both combined, when 1t comes to . square
contest Of party strength. The difficulty OF
the last judicial election opened a way for them
between two republican factions. The result
we do not need to detail; it Is one that the
district would not care to repeat.
But the fact cannot be denied that democrat
ic agencies heve been at work, to reproduce the
same situation and that they are counting on a
similar result. They have been at work from
the first to create trouble and skilfully worked
every avenue which led in this direction. They
are no friends OF Mr.. Edwards, and had it not
been for their underhanded participation IN
the preliminary steps that gentleman would
have been in fair way to command the repub-
lican nomination. Since the republican con-
vention they have been at work to get another
man In the field and have contributed enough
to the movement to give it the necessary en-
couragement. Having secured the immediate
object OF that sly game IT will be found as a
rule, whatever their professions or promises,
that they will vote almost to man, election
day, for their own candidate. Every republi-
can vote diverted from the republican nominee
is one suffrage in the democratic favor. 1t Is
only question between the republican candi-
date and the democrat tic candidate. Every re-
publican vote not cast for Judge Mills 10 vote
to help elect Mr.. Mason.
The Telegraph reiterstes what it has before
said OF Mr.. Mils, He is young and growing
man IN his profession, who has given the high
est satisfaction in dischsrging the duties Of the
probate Office and whose personal character
attainments, habits and abilities are not called
IN question even by his political opponents. He
is in every way worthy the suffrages Of this
district. The issue 10 narrowed down to the
election Of the republican candidate or Of the
straight-out democratic partisan nominee. The
democrats OF the district will support the lat.
ter, with scarcely enough exceptions to take in.
TO account, and for republicans to vote for any
candidate for Judge aside from their own nom
nee would be to make the democratic game oil
1876 again successful
The democratic partisan game in the ques
ton OF the judgeship has displayed itself, Of
rather sought TO conceal itself, at all points
It is very despcsple game, too, and has in
Guided an utterly baseless attack on the char
acter Of Judge Mills, in tho form Of a stor,
which not even an enemy would use where b,
is we'll known. We trust that no republican
vote or influence will he counted in with
campaign Of such agencies. Judge Geo. W
Lawton was in town Monday. He participated
actively in the Lswton convention of Thurs