The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-10

The farmers will notice that the Re.
publican State platform declares in
favor of restoration Of the tariff of
1867 on wool.
It's noticed as an interesting fact
that two Of the Minnesota Congress.
men who voted with the Democrats
for the Morrison tariff bill have been
defeated for denomination.
Howard City Record: The Reput-
iican State ticket is one to command
admiration from the Republicans
throughout the State, and we expect
to see it elected by large majority.
II is reported that all the odds and
ends in the Portland, Maine, district
will unite to defeat the Republican
candidate. If there is one man that
the opposition would give oil their old
boots to defeat, that man is Tom
Reed. In the House he is constant
thorn in the Democratic flesh. The
election occurs next Monday.
The St. Louis Republican, a seven
column folio, published semi weekly,
by E E. Smith, late OF the Howard
City Record, came to our table last
week. Bro. Smith knows how to
make paper live representative Of
the people among whom he is work.
ing, and we trust will make the Re-
publican a success both politically
and financially.
Clinton Republican: The nomi-
nation of Cyrus G.. Luce inspires
unbounded enthusiasm throughout
Clinton county, and several promi-
nent Demscrats and Greenbackers
have already expressed their intention
OF voting and working for him. We
predict that he will poll zoo more
votes than Gen. Alger did in this
county.
The fusion ticket contains the names
of seven lawyers-Yaple, Curry, Wach-
tel, Farrar, Donnelly, Fuller and
Turner. Beard was carpenter. but
now runs an insurance and abstract
business. Parsons is teacher and
compiler of school books. Not ore
laboring man in all. How the
wage earners feel toward such tick
ct, is just now an Interesting question.
Kalamazoo Gazette: cit is conf
IDENTITY expected that the admirers of
OF Zach Chandler and the personal
friends of George Starr. of Branch
county, will all take off their coats for
the Coldwater banker" Bro. Peck
you can bet your last dollar they will,
though, by the way, it is George Starr
that is the Coldwater banker, while
Mr.. Luce is the Gilead farmer, and
the next Governor of Michigan.
Hastings Journal: "The Democrats
of Michigan have taken the lead of al!
other states in returning to the prin-
ciples Of Jefferson and Jackson on
the great and all important finance
question" Just so, John Jefferson
and Jackson were two Of the most
unAinching advocates of metallic
money this country has ever produced,
ard Cleveland, SO cordially endorsed
by the Democracy Of Michigan(?) is
following hard after them. But it
strikes US, if we remember right,
that in that same journal we found
the following: ''When this govern.
ment outgrows one of the oldest and
most cruel relics Of the dark ages
there will be no metal money. When
there was very little wealth and no
stability of government, money made
of coin was tolerable, now it is only a
hoard Of shylocks and a machine
used to swindle the debtor class.
John, did you ever hear that? Con
sistency is jewel" and if our read
ers are as intelligent as we think. they
are, these two items in the same
editorial column will somewhat de-
tract from their estimate of your SAM.
ty on financial questions.
Mr.. J. ii Tatem says in the Grand
Rapids Democrat, that, "it is a fact
that the Republican party in Michigan