Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-05
Alma Mich, Friday, November 5. 1886.

riety of that sort as competition line
of offering cheap rates and first class
iroad and not allow its over Jealous
care least it should tire its patrons by
It's local adyertisements to unduly inllu-
cncc its better judgement 10y keeping
from the people matters of public inter
est and benefit. It's mission is the
greatest good to the greatest number
and To reach the greatest number is
through the columns of the RECORD, rs
| public servant. The Ann Arbor''
line is sensitive of its obligations to the
lpubic and always ready and cheerful
to fulfill. and wide-aWake to the wants
of its patrons. 1t is part of its duties
to give information of current events
and of such notable events, for instance,
as the opening OF the Ann ArbOr Line
the ncW trunk line of Northern Michi-
gan, whereby the people of Alma aud
vicinity. with the increased advantages
of a through trunk line, with limited
express trains, elegant coaches, and
courteous and obliging attendants and
every particular that is essential to a
lirst-class line. may reach amy point in
the /. ;. easier and quicker than 10y
taking amy other Michigan route.
Yes, the battle is over! The country
is saved once more and the people heaye
a sigh of satisfaction and relief and are
already preparing to turn their atten-
] tion back to affairs that, for some time
] past. have been relegatcd TO the back
e yard. as it were. while the political war
dance progressed on the front lawn.
This. our readers viii understand, is
lIypcrbole which is considered more
fashionable this season, and has been
used almost exclusively 10y some of the
, distinguished as well as eXtinguiShcd
candidates. The candidate who has
had his life from the cradle up 70 date
reviewed. and has learned more about
himself and his family than he ever
dreamed of. even after eating mine,
pie and oysters for a midnight lunch
verify. his sigh sounds like unto a weary
p grom. The man who ran and just gol
F.. there sigls as ne thoUghtiully rubs his
S head II got through this all right. but
= if You ever catch me in such muddl,
C. again" Then there, the candidate
}. Vhoworlcd vigorously what detected
d sigh t signs %, hc thinks of the hare
S. work he has thrown away and of th'
ts those printer, VIII expect pai'
iu., thc same as though he had bccl
,ucc -ful There's the man who ha'
!, been bupa;twed with mud until h'
u really begin, 20 think that he is TN,
. worst villain living. Signs dom answer
for him. lie -Wc3rs and tears his hail
and is ready to shed gore human gore
. if anyone mentions politics to him
Then there's tle man who WaS Jlmos
persuaded % accept the nomination. h'
. smiles and chuckles TO himself to tltini
how nicely he escaped. Again. there
n lAc nam who won by a handsome ma
Pc ior.l, he wears smile 50 child-lik'
a. and bland Chat even his best friend,
is scarcely recognize him. The wiye.
D. WHO shudlcr All tie mention of torch
81 H4M procession. as there DART, SWitL
c through their minds tLe remembrance
IS of bow their liogc lords yaiuly endeay
% orcd Jo unlock thc gate with the doc
u kcy after assisting IN one of these pop
.s ul1r demonstrations. perhaps they an
DID the most deyoutly thankful that it i
81, a.i ended. and ON the other side thei
r. iov is comcr-halmccdb 10y the grief @
o. thr "hum" Who boToWa dollars 40
IL campaign purpose" andnow wildly re
e. grct, THAT Inc can do 50 no more. An,
SD it goes, If our readers expect TO
One moment tlat we are going to tel
'- them why these things he. they are com
ls ing To a poor place to lud out. Ther
y- are certain things that seem To hc ne,
o. ess1ig evils. and THESE few incident
that we have mentioned in connectio
with the Saving of the country.
80 seems To us. must come under tli
ss head. 1t Is more fun now 90 get a re
r- served seat in some nice qaiet place an
,t watch a campaign than it is to visit
circus and mcnagcric hut what, %
what. gentle reader. will the campaig
of the future be? When our head
" have grown >iycrcd and We relate TN
:, wild weird incidents of the campaign
~ of the eighties willour progressive stat
=, have So far progressed that the by-gonc
' will bc las water unto WincY'
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