The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-04-15

The contest In this circuit on Judge was the
most malignant and bitter that has ever been
witnessed by u.s. No sooner had the nomina-
ton OF the Republican party been made, than
the cry OF unfarness was made by some OF the
defeated candidates and Mr. Mills political
enemies, which was taken up by the democratic
organs and democratic leaders in the circuit,
the other. Mr.. Edwards, when defeated for the
nomination in the Republican party, loaned his
name to the enemies OF Mr.. Mills in all PARTIES
for the purpose of defeating him.
The editor OF the Courier after making
great buster about rings, and q load cry that
I'VE are holier than thou engaged in the
dirtIest kind OF political work, "for which he is
known among men, He did that which we
will wager, no other publisher In this county
would do: Print and circulate bogus tickets
Does not all his former cries for pure politics
and reform fall like "tinkling cymbos and
sounding brass"? He bolted the nomination
Of his own party. He published lying circulars,
and printed bogus tckets-all for what? Sim
ply 10 beat Mr.. Mills. 1t has been the cry in
this county for number of years, "Give us
Van Buren, County man for judgew And no
sooner had it been made possible in the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Mills, than this virtuous, holy
editor Of the Courier seeks by everything that
is mean, low and despicable to thwart the will
of the people. But in despite OF all their trick
cry, the night prevailed. Mr. Mills has been
elected circuit judge for the next six years.
The saccess OF the Republicans shows an
other blunder OF our opponents, the Demo-
Gratis. For had they been united and voted for
their nominee, the result OF six years ago
would have been repeated, and Mr. Mason
elected.
One OF the most deplorable features OF the
late election, was the part that some Of the
young men OF the Republican party took in It,
AS the world goes, men learn soon enough the
tricks OF the willy politician, without being
taught in their first lesson, in politics, that the
only way to beat somebody is by trickery
bogus tickets, slanderous stories about the
nominees, and the use OF money to carry the
election. Young men were found In every
township IN this county on election day, en-
gagged by old political tricksters, peddling bogus
tickets, with which to deceive and defraud
honest men out OF their votes. If the politics
Of this country Is ever purified and made more
honorable; If all that the Republican party has
achieved in the past shall be maintained and
perpetuated, it will have to be done by the
young men OF the party. Let us then, as
young Republicans, stand firmly by the primer
plss Of our party; and in the future, lend no
aid to anything that is unfair, dishonorable or
unjust in politics; and If our political cppo-
nents have any more Of this dirty work Of
circulating bogus tickets and lying circulars, let
them do it themselves, and upon them shall
rest the infamy thereof.
With the result OF the election we are en-
tirely satisfied, and believe that Mr.. Mills
election by small majority is better than a.
though he had been elected by an overwhelm-
ing one, for small majorities put our officers on
their good behavior, and make them more
vgllent in the discharge Of their duties. And
that after the turmoil and smoke OF the battle
have cleared away, the Republican party will
become mere united, than it has in the past,
more cautious and vigilent in guarding the
purity OF the caucuses, conventions and cam
paigns OF the party.