Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-04-15
CRAWLING, MICH, 4-12. 's6.

EDITOR AVALANCHE. Dear Str: AS
your paper is the only medium lex
cept q few gossipping individually for
the dissemination of local news, will
you please allow me space in its col
umns to reply to some of its state
ments in regard to our recent cleo
ton, viz: "G:ven away last Monday"
''Sore-heads, Inugwumps, ETC., got
away with the republican ticket" and
that ito secure the election of the
stump candidate for Justice of the
Peace and the defeat of the republican
ticket. (for personal motives) votes
we're traded in every direction. The
prevailing opinion is that the ticket
was given away on the day it was born
The advent of the "mugwump" into
the politics of this county dates TX
several years, when the present editor
of the Avalanche was comparatively
unknown to the people of Crawford
and adjoining counties. And it is a
fact well known to many, that every
elffeti9R sincsea tee 22rGaRlylzqti6na 81 tbs
''mugwump' element has not hesta-
ted TO array itself against its political
convictions, Gf it can be said that q
mugwump has any to defeat some ca!--
didate that was personally objectiona
BILE to it. and not unfrequently was
few pounds of wolverine flesh" and
a profusion of red hair thrown into
the campaign that defeat might be GER
tain.
That element seemed to predominant
at the Republican Caucus and was
for the birth of the first
'mugwump ticket" of Crawling Town
ship. But poor thing" it was of
few hours and full of trouble" and
If the editor OF the Avalanche and
others got caught" in bad company,
there is a valuable lesson to be learned
from the moral of Poor Tray" The
publisher of "a newspaper whose sub
sistence depends upon public patron
age can well afford to be just with
those who may not be entirely in
with his views, but the
statement that ito secure the election
Of the stump candidate for justice of
the peace and the defeat of the Re.
publican ticket (for personal motives)
votes were traded in every direction"
was neither Just nor generous 70 those
who were probably actuated by high
er motives than ascribed to them by
the Acatdnclte, and to whom the sue
,ess and perpetuity of the Republican
party is as Important as to the editor
Aforesaid, who lit is said) has on sever
ii occasions been cheek by jowl" with
hat element of society that has little
regard for Justice and right and
whose personal interests only are con-
suited at local elections.
/ was not candidate for any Office
1t the 40 called republican caucus, and
lad been offered a nomination would
surely have declined it. held small
office here for several years but that
peculiar affection of the "mugwump"
element. and that we'll known char
lcter" who is always ''spoiling for a
row" made me tired. No sir. am not
! candidate for any Office, but while l
snjoy and exercise the privilege of the
ballot. you can rest assured that my
vote will not be cast for any mau
whose political complexion Is AS vary
ng as that of the chameleon.
In conclusion permit me to say that
although / was the stump candidate
or Justice of the Peace, and was de-
eatcd Con account CT misplaced slips)
BY a much smaller majority than any
,f the SO called republican nominees.
here is no skin off my craniura, and /
I'm not smarting from the soreness of
iefeat. Ny Support was not secured
,y trading votes. and doubt If there
8 man in the town will admit your
to be true.
Very Resp, Yours,
w. A. MASTERS.