The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-23

1t is instructive to observe that the
ex.copfederates in the Senate of the
United States, after their two days
eulogy of Jefferson Davis, could only
muster ten votes against MIR. Haw-
ley's resolution. The world does
move.
THE TINES hopes that Senator
Edmunds' proposition to authorize
the President to appoint one General
on the retired list may become law.
1t is evidently designed to afford an
opportunity to provide for Genl
Grant in manner which would
pretty certainly be acceptable to the
old commander, and would be free
from any constitutional objection.
The Hastings Journal appears in
quarto form-eight pages, six columns
to the page. We don't take any
stock in its political or financial
theories, but we do find the Journal a
coed place TO look for Hastings items.
John, here is success to the Journal
local and financial, but death to its
politics.
On Tuesday of last week the Leg
islature Of Nevada, elected Hon.
John P. Jones United States Senator
for the ensuing six years. He is an
able Senator, and his re election is a
victory for progress in the young
western State.
THE TIMES notes that the State
press is making great fuss over the
Sunday issues of The Detroit Post.
Just why we cannot see-Everyone
knows that The Post has stepped to
the front as Michigan journal, and
there is no doubt that it will keep
there and grow better each succeed
ing issue-Progress, is its motto.
The Chesaning Argus says: "The
Legislature and Salvation Army are
in session at Lansing working in har-
mony." Will the editor ofthe Argus
tell us just where the harmony comes
in?
The Mug-wump organs all seem to
agree that the Independents are not
anxious to be taken back into the
Republican party. And as all the
Republican organizations, so far as
they have been heard from, are prac-
tically unanimous in the opinion that
it is not best to invite the Independ-
ents to come back and be forgiven.
Why not drop the discussion. T'werc
better thus, in our opinion. To well
come to our ranks all men who en-
dorse our principles is good policy,
but to solicit men to act with us who
believe in free trade, as most indie.
pendents do, it seems to us would be
exceedingly bad policy.
On the 9Th day of January 1855,
one Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi,
wrote to a Confederate reunion at
Shreveport, Louisiana, that Gin heart
and in mind l will be with those who
bravely struggled to maintain the
right, and still honor the truth, de
spite its overthrow, and hopefully
look forward to the resurrection,
which truths eternity insures." Yet
this same Jefferson Davis is one of
the men who shout long aud loud
over the election of Cleveland to the
presidency, and Democratic Senators
in Washington become very mad and
abusive when loyal men speak of the
man who holds such sentiments as
the above and publishes them over
his own signature as traitor.
The report that any of the business
firms in Owosso are in a shaky con-
dition, is pronounced, by those who
ought to know, to he absolutely un-
true.
The Postmaster General has issued
circular fixing uniform charge for
international money orders, as fol-
lows; "For sums not exceeding $40,
IS cts; over SIC and not exceeding
$40, 80 cts; over S2o and not ex-
ceeding $50, IS cts; over $50 and