The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-06-06

ihiethai packing OF the caucus, Sc
cured entirely by Misrepresentation,
the history of which Iwgave in my
open letter to Mr.. Loring. There
was not, however, any of this opposi-
ton directed against me, for my
name was not in the caucus nor was
| I in the city. The fact is the pack
ing was done against the men who
desired a soldier for postmaster at
Owosso, just that and nothing else.
And the use of my name was an after.
thought on the part of Loring and
his clique as an excuse for their con-
temptible action. And to make the
excuse at all plausible they had to
trump up the lie that was working
against Mr.. Horr, which Loring knew
was not the fact.
But | think the people of Shiawas-
see county know Loring and his
clique pretty we'll, and will not be
misled by them. That Loring is
despised by the people of Owosso,
his vote when last candidate for
Clerk, running against mere boy,
fully attest. In fact almost all the
votes he had weres lips on Democrat.
ic tickets, and of these there was not
enough to keep him from being bur-
led out of sight in a political grave
from which there will come no resur-
rection. 1t is, probably true that for
most of this political trickery Loring
is not responsible, he being used as
the paws of the monkey with which
to pull the chestnuts out OF the fire,
by designing men who stand behind
him, and hide themselves from pub
lie gaze, yet while he consents to play
the part of the monkey he must take
the chances of getting burned, and if
burned must not complain. More
than this, the Loring clique are not
reliable Republicans. They cannot
be depended upon in any emergency
to be faithful to the party or Its can
didates.-This is we'll known fact.
Known to every body. But some of
them can be depended on to ink
store fronts and the like when the
action of their fellows does not meet
their approval Shall such men be
allowed to direct the policy of the
Republican party? If so the results
of the election of 1882 are sure to be
duplicated in the future. If the de-
feat of Mr.. Horr is sought by any
class of men, their work is being
more surely done by Loring's clique
than it would be by anything they
could do as honest and honorable
men. And this fact Mr.. Horr and
his true friends ought to understand.
Just how the delegates to the county
conventions are to be classed with
the Loring clique because they. did
not elect me to the conventions, !
do not see for l told every man who
spoke to me about it, and large
number did, that did not wish to
be a delegate to either of the conven-
tons, and that was the fact. Yet, be-
cause the delegates elected did not
all attend the convention at Grand
Rapids, l was specially invited to
act as a delegate, that Shiawassee
county could cast full vote for Mr..
Horr as delegate at large to Chi
cage, and consented to serve. =
Another thing that's little singu-
lar is that, in all this discussion not
one wor dhas been said for Loring.
The fair inference from which,
must be conceded to be that
what was said of him was true. Now so
far as this matter is concerned it does
notmatter what is said of me, the ques-
ton is, did I state the truth as to
Loring's conduct, and SO far no man
has been found to attempt to deny o
single allegation. His past history.
The story of his caucus-box stufing
his bolting--his conniving with
the opposition for the defeat of the
properly chosen candidates Of the
Republican party, are such well known
facts that any man would be laughed
to scorn that should claim for, him
one single iota of manly party, fealty.
Of this class of men the Republicans
have too many. From the result of