Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1884-09-04
PoLITICAL ITEMS.


declared yesterday that in his sopinion
Gen. Alger was the man who could roll
up the largest majority in the guber
material race this fall of any Repu-
bican in the state.
|. When the Independents asserted that
the issue of the campaign was morals,
not political, they builded better than
they knew. Tue great moral question
of the hour is What were the rela-
tions between Grover Cleveland and
Maria Halpin. and in what way did he
''act the part of manT-Bay city
Tribune.
The Otsego County mdepeadent
says Representative Palmer of Gray
ling is spoken of as the proper man TO
make senator of the Goth district. Mr..
Palmer was an excellent representative
and we believe with the independent
that the republicans of the district
could not find better man for the
position. Dag CitV Tribune.
Chicago Inter ocean saws: The nom
ination of Gen. Alger as Republican
eon6Gdatr TO- 5eTarefrb6s8 %ii9lhi%''p rs
General is as popular in all the lumber
districts as any man in the state, and
he has nearly as many friends in the
other districts. If good Republican
can call out full Republican vote in
| Michigan, there is no chance for the
fusionists this year.
Ex-Sen. Hamlin. in vigorous
speech at the dedication of new re-
publican wigwam, at Bangor, Me,
said; I'VE ere going 10 elect our can
didate because he is worthy OF it. "
That one fact of Blaines worth was
the reason of his nomination. The
masses Of the people have contided in
him, and demanded it. They have
known him for II quarter Of century,
they believe in him, and they viii,
elect hin. --BIdOts.
The Pontiac Gazette says: The nom
nation of that brave, dashing and sue
cessful cavalry general, Russell A. Al
ge~, OF Detroit, for governor, will be
followed 10y dashing and active cam
paign in Michigan, and brilliant vic
tory in Novenlber zen. Alser is a
splendid organizer, and energetic work
er aud will bring to this political cam
paign all that boldness, push, organic
ing qualities and energy which charac.
terize his management of all bis great
business enterprises.
Flint Journal says Wo opine that
the same element of strength that
pushed Alger to the frent-not money,
not old politicians, but the old sold
= i-"a a-'Sill he found on his back in
= November and place him in the gov
ernor's chair, at least 40, 600 votes tC
= spare. The boys who were on the
skirlnish line twenty-one years ago ar,
= on another line to-day, and will be unit
November. when the line of battle viii
! move ont Of this north woods AS il
did last wednesday--and carry every
thing before it. We will win.
Archibald Buttars is splendiC
sample Of Northern Michigan pluck
enterprise and manhood, and his ca
reer ilustra tes the possibilities tina
lie in the way of an industrious anC
pushing men in the peninsular state
He came 10 Michigan in 1852 and be
gan the combat for standing in tn,
world as "A wood chopper. Thence h,
passed along to contractor, lard look
er merchant and legislator. He ha
been for two terms a state senator, an,
!, will be elected lieutenat-governor thi
fall. He is 36 years old, and resides a
, Petoskey Bay city 7ttb.
Blaine continues TO grow in populs
p favor all over the country. Such ha
i. been the case since his nomination a
Chicago. The opposition to him wha
p little there was, came from his owl
{ party 1t was based upon nothing
tangible. but on the contrary relied up
q on the sentiment that man who ha
= been as prominent i'm politics and leg
islation as had Mr.. Blaine, would no
prove an available candidate. The
wanted another dark horse" so call
e ed, hut the delegation of republicans
! speaking the mind and expressing tn
wish of their constituents, adjudge,
! that the race could he won by the ole
reliable, and thus placed him at th,
n head of the republican ticket. Th'
! democracy of the country, admitted
his eminent ability, purity of charac
; ter and unapproachable statesman
ship He was nominated to be elect
e ed, and he will he, If his nomination
a was fair expression of the preferen
5 ces of the republicans Of the country
The opposers of Mr. Blaine are dis
4 comfited by his manly bearing as wei
e as their utter inability TO stem TN,
tide of public sentiment in his favor -
r Bay CITY Tribune.