Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-15

buying up votes for his opponent and it IS
said by good authority that large amount
of money was forwarded for that purpose
from the Republican Campaign fund.
With only one exception every candidate
on the Republican ticket, both state and
congressional, shared the same fate. three
being totally defeated. He has never at
tributed the vote of 1874 to any unkindly
feeling towards himself by his friends
bnt to contagious tidal wave that swept
over the entire country with the Bosom OF
reform, carrying with it the Republican
party. 1t can only be accounted for by
the influence of subsidized partisan
press, and many of the instigators of that
party feeling got caught in their own trap.
Senators Chandler, Carpenter of Wiscou-
sin, and Ramsey of Minnesota were among
that number.
Mr.. BegOe voted and used his influence
in favor of the Currency Bill, as it was
called in congress. That bill was passed
by a majority of forty eight in the lower
house of congress, and by "a small major
lty in the senate. President Grant vetoed
that bill after strongly recommending
the same in his message short time
previous.
Every measure recommended and voted
for by Mr.. Begole on the currency ques
ton have passed and become laws, or
have been recommended by the Secretary
of the Treasury, by the very same party
that condemned those measures in 1874
If these measures are right now why not
them Those measures were the rcmon-
citation of the silver dollar, stopping the
further contraction of the greenbacks aud
the recommendation of the Secretary of
the Treasury that they be received for
import duties. lie believes that the
money that was good enough to pay the
soldier, his widow and his fatherless
children with. the father who died upon
the bloody field of battle that his country
might be free. is good enough to pay the
bond holder who bought his bond with
the same money that was received by the
soldier.
Mr. 9egole voted aud worked for the
soldiers bounty equalization bill, an act
doing justice to the soldier who bore the
burden and heat of the day. and who
should share equally with him who came
in ut the eleventh hour. That bill was
defeated in the house on account of the
large appropriation that would be requir-
ed to pay the same.
Mr.. Begole is a firm supporter of the
principles euuuciated in the platform al
opted by the Democratic convention At
Jocksou, and is supported enthusiastica.
" by both parties for the Governorship
This sketch would be imperfect with.
out referring to the action of Mr.. Begole
at the time of the great calamity that in
1881 overlook the people of northern
Michigan, in few hours desoating
whole counties by fire, and destroying the
results AID accumulations of such hard
work as only falls to the lot of pioneers.
While the Port Huron and Detroit
committees were quarreling over the dis
tribution of funds, Mr.. Begole wrote TO
an agent in the burnt district letter
from which we make an extract of but
single sentence: " Until the differences
between the two committees are al justed
and you receive your regular supplies
from them draw on me. Let no one suf-
fer while i have money
Mr.. Begole was elected Governor in
November. 1882, by the Greenback and
Democratic parties. aided by the vote OF
Independent Republicans. All other can
dIdates on the fusion ticket" as il was
called. were defeated. Mr.. Begole thus
represented alone the opposition to the
dominant party-every office at she capt
tai, but the executive, was occupied by
his political opponents, On the first
Wednesday in January, 1883. legisla-
ture assembled large majority of which
In both houses were Republicans
and still smarting under the unexpected
defeat, which had set Mr. Begole in the
executive chair. Without the approval
! of the Republican Senate the new Cover
nor could not make AIN important APP.
polntment to office. The nominee OF
: two political parties, both demanded rec.
ignition for the appointing power
, Probably no Governor ever assumed
the duties of his office under more deli.
cate and embarrassing circumstances, aud
1t is but fair to Mr.. Begole IN judging Of
his administration, To take into considera-
? ton all the facts in the case.
He determined to select the best men
he could find among the many applicants
for the several offices, aud to recognize in
appointments all the elements which had
combined to place him in the executive
chair. His wisdom aud firmness soou
conquered all opposition. IL was recog.
| hot
hacker of the Greenbackers in his official
action and intercourse he was still more
emphatically Governor of the whole state.
Governor Begole has devoted almost