Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

lut COuttot lOl tlo JuuSOohlp III VILE
judicial circuit is over, but at the time of
writing the final result is not known, the
official count being necessary to decide.
The contest has been peculiar one in
many respects, and much bad blood has
been engendered. EXAMINATIONS and re-
examinations have passed between the
rival candidates and their friends, and
many things have been said and done in
the heat Of the campaign, of which the
authors will be heartily ashamed, when
considered in their cooler moments. The
CharlevOix Sentinel charges that the ap-
pOrtionmentO of the convention was mani
testify in the interest of Judge Ramsdell.
In this however. we disagree with the
Sentinel. That there was an unfair ap.
portionment of the convention there is
no doubt, and that was the beginning
that led to such disastrous results, re-
suits which were disgrace to the Re
publican party. But Judge Ramsdell
was no more responsible than Judge
Hatch. Both knew from the beginning
that the apportionment was grossly I'M
fair to the other counties of the circuits;
but as Grand Traverse county was the
one so largely benefited by such an ap-
portionment, both hoped to gain the adj
vantage both gladly consented to the
wrong, if indeed the friends of both did
not have hand in arranging it. For
either party after the convention to
charge the fault upon the other is gross
hypocricy.
But the candidates for the judgeship
were not the only ones to blame in this
matter. The managers of the Republi-
can party of Traverse county are equally
to blame and must take the responsible
ty. For many years that county was the
most populOus of any of the northern
counties, and as consequence always
had controlling influence in the
political conventions of the party. The
rapid growth of several of the other
counties during the past few years have
had the effect to change the proportion
somewhat, and the change has been
against Traverse county. They felt adj
verse to giving up the control which
they had through numbers, of nearly all
political matters in this section of the
state, and so this new plan of appOrtion-
ment was devised, plan which has
many times been brought forward in the
state conventions of the party and as
often voted down; thus stamping it as
many times with the expressed disap-
prevail of the Republican party of the
state. But Traverse county hoped to
maintain her old time supremacy there
by and adopted it on this occasion. The
result has not been such, as over which
even Grand Traverse county can exult,
and we trust will be warning for them
never to attempt anything of the kind
again. Dishonesty in politics does moi
pay in the long run any more than dis
honesty in business.
We have spoken of this matter plainly
In justice it should have been said before
the convention, and no county which
felt itself agrieved should have gone into
the convention until its rights were re-
spected, but having gone into the con
vention they cOndoned the offense, SC
this paper puppOrted the candidate of the
convention, as it was in duty bound to
do, but now after the contest is over and
feeling that this county has done her
full duty to the party and the regular
nominee it desires to enter its protest
against the principles involved in such
a appOrtionment, and its disapprobation
of the friends of both candidates en-
deavoring to shift the responsibility
upon the other.
THE Signal Service Monthly Review,
just published, has an interesting article
n.