Daily Republican., 1883-11-21
Micblgan's Tidal Wave Governor

Out in Michigan the tidal Democratic
Democratic candidate into the Cover
nor's chair. For a quarter of a century
and more Michigan never knew what i
was to have Democratic Governor
and like nation we rea! of in til,
Cool Book, that was not satisfied to LEI
well enough alone but wanted a king
Michigan wanted a Democratic Cover
nOr-one that was of the reform turn OF
mind and that all the people would de
light to honor. The Democrats formed
n union with the Greenbackers and
found a man who was willing to be.
come their candidate, whose name was
Begoic. Queer sounding name, bu,
then man has "a right to his name
whatever it may be and why should
any body object to Begole simply be.
cause of his name. Is he not the head
and front Of the Michigan reform move.
ment? Is that not enough? Down
with the Republicans and up with
Besole One of the principal plank,
in that mongrel platform was declara-
tiop against free railroad passes. Both
Democrats and Greenbackers united in
demanding law making it a criminal
offence for a railroad company to offer
f1ea pass to II State official. Behold,
Begole assented heartily to this and
was as eloquent as a Btgole could be in
showing TO the b"nighted people of
Michigan the terrible evil tendencies Of
free passes, and if he was elected Gov.
ernor of Michigan all the mora and
social influence Of the BegoIe family
would be used against the demuraliz-
ing and pernicious free pas Tie
name of Begole was taken upon he
wings of popular favor and NafCeG TO
the remotest corners of Mrhigau'.
pine forests wherever inhabitants were
found. Michigan, like other l,eulbi
can States, was caught in the tidal
wave OF Democratic success and Begole
was elected Governor, but as ifinis were
not enough for once the people though,
1t would be quite az well to elect u Re.
publican Legislature and not take too
much Of this new tangled reform il,
once.
But Begole is not as popular now a.
he was before and for short time af.
ter his election. Strange that all these
Democratic tidal wave, reforla Cover
nors, should have become so unpopular
so soon after their election. Where are
Patterson, Cleveland, Waller and
CLICK, the latter another queer name
tor a Governor All buried out of
sight under an avalanche of indignant
voters. Begole adds another to the
number. What was the offence of the
latter ? We had Almost FORGOTTEN 10
tell that. Hardly had he taken his
sea-, before he wrote to the heads of
the railroad companies that he was
reform Governor that he was elected
to oppose the corrupt and demoralizing
practice of railroad companies giving
passes to public officials and therefore
he hoped that railroad officials would
thereafter positively decline issuing
passes to members Of the Legislature es-
peclaily, as they beng law making
power Of the State were more apt to be |
influenced and corruptly swayed in |
judgment. So far 50 good. Hurrail for |
HegoIe Had he stepped right there he
mis ht have saved his cl'd,t. But these
reform Governors had TO be doing some |
thing. They were elected to do some. !
thing and why not do it? Thus thought |
Pattison when in the interest Of reform
he appointed squire Billy McMuI.iu's ,
man, Cassidy, Attorney General Of the
wealth, and called an extra |
session Of yhe Penn,y ylvauia lie, ,isoture
that has cost the Stale over half mil |
lion Of dollars.
Thus Thought Cleveland when he un.
dertOok to dictate the State nominations |
Of New York, and 10 teach john Kelly ,
manners and morals. Thus thmght |
Click Of Kansas, When fer want ut
something rse to say or do, hD deubcr. |
ately taIfiti d the temp rance move. !
tnent in The State. Some ut these Gov. |
hOrS knew the things were loaded blS |
they now it no", But BpyoIe went
farther than to use his Influence against |
the granting OF free passes to member. |
of the Legislature and other state Off |
Cials. His reform was h,t completed |
until he exempted himself from the
State officials to whom pa ses should
not be issued. Surely hr could not be
mean. |. not the reform Governor Oft
Michigan abOge law aud platform rtso.
lutiohs, JnJth BagoIn Full Of such
exalted Democratic reform thoughts |
Begole while asking railroad compa-
MES to withhold passes from members
of the Legislature, at the same time.
UPON t D." principle Of killing two bird
with one stone, politely reuu 'sted
Of tie same railroad Companic4, annual
passes Tor hilu,,It. Mrs, Brgoe, aunty
and uncle Beg 'le aud all Lhr little Be
gprS AS a cone eIueure If tins d"-ir,
on the pant If iegn e, til" people op
Michigan do not throw up their bats
and hurrah fJr B goe Us much as they
did, Ia fact they have had 4uir,
enOU4iD u Br4dt and Democratic re-
fra AMI lave already concluded that
the good ol ti'pnDIIran rule though
MOI pGlicCt ia every rhlug is after all
the best in III" iong run. Bego!e il
another tldal wave Democratic re orm
Governor thar did not know the thing 4
was loaded but Of course lo will be per.