The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-09

tee in name, but in reality. He did not leave
the management of the campaign to his sub
ordinates, but everything, even to the minut-
est details, passed under his personal super
vision and was determined by his Judgment
The result of all this was the triumphant
election of the entire state ticket by plural
ity of more than double that of two years
since, the redemption Of two congressional
districts, and gain of thirty members of
the Legislature. And this result is in great
degree due to the able management of Chair
man MCMILLAN. True he had able assistance
from the rank and file of the party-without
which the most skilful leadership would be
vain-but without leader, political party
can no more fight a successful battle than
can an army in the field.
Recognizing in MIR. MCMILLAN the ele-
ments that go to make up true man, and
in grateful remembrance of what he has
done for the success of the party in this
state, many Michigan republicans would be
well pleased TO see Mr.. MCMILLAN succeed
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state in the United States senate. His can
didacy is daily increasing in strength and it
may yet happen that he shall prove to be the
coming man. Without disparagng in the
least the qualifications of any OF the other
gentlemen who aspire to that honorable
office, it is perfectly safe to say that Mr..
MCMILLAN is the peer of any of them, and
should he be chosen to that position. Michi-
gan would be honorably and ably represented.
The principal objections urged against his
candidacy are that he is resident of the city
of Detroit and that he is millionaire. 1t is
said that Detroit already has one senator and
should not have the other. AS the NORTH
EBNER has before remarked, the question of
locality is trivial one and ought to receive
little or no consideration. If the best man
lives in Detroit, let Detroit have the honor.
When man is chosen senator. he becomes
representative of the great commonwealth
of Michigan and not of any particular city
SO ably represented in the senate of the
United States as when Hon. ZACHARIAH
CHANDLER and Hon. JACOB NJ. Howard, both
of Detroit were her senators.
AS to Mr.. McMLLAN's wealth, it is doubt
less true that he Is a millionaire. but he made
his money in legitimate business and has
used it in building up the prosperity and
business interests of the state of Michigan
He came to Detroit when he was mere lad,
and has accumulated all the wealth he pos
sessed by his ability as business man, and
not from wealthy ancestors, railroad wreck
ing nor stock gambling. He is in the prime
of life, being but forty eight years of age,
and the very fact that in a business career of
but little more than quarter of a century,
he has accumulated so large fortune, is of
itself proof of his eminent ability.
Whatever may be the result of the APP
preaching senatorial contest whoever may
be the successful man, whether it shall be
Col. SroCKBRIDGE, Judge CoNGER, Gen.
CUTCHEoN or any other OF the able men men
toned for the position, Michigan is likely to
be well served; but no one of the eminent
gentlemen mentioned in connection with the
senatorship would serve with greater honor
TO himself. nor with greater credit to the
state, than JAMES MCMILLAN of Detroit.