Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-10-12
BURT's SENTIMENTS.

Burt's Gold will weigh with the people
against the sturdy honesty and manly
common sense of Farmer Luce, the
present and next governor of Michigan
No man can buy his way to the chief
executives chair of this state.
Although he is nothing but apolitical
echo of Roger g. Mills, of Texas, on
the tariff, Wellington II. Burt, who is
the Democratic candidate for governor
of Michigan, has most decided opinions
of his own on some subjects, and it is
both proper and just that the electors
of Isabella county should be made con-
versant with his views on matters IN
which they are interested. For this
reason the Tribune presents the follow
ing few quotations from Mr.. Burt's pub
lie utterance:
In speech at Eolah Hall, Saginaw, III
1871, Mr.. Burt gave utterance to the
following:
The only way to control laboring
men when demanding such wages is to
starve them into submission
On Genesee street, East Saginaw, in
1872 Mr.. Burt publicly declared:
IF had the power. no damn foreigner
should have any political right in this
country.
During the strike in the Saginaw
Valley, Mr.. Burt announced:
Il will shoot the first laboring man
not in my employ who dares put his foot
on my premises.
In the East Saginaw Council room, in
1872, Mr.. Burt give the following opinion
of the Caucus system:
''The American system of caucuses
are curse To the nation, because the
laboring man have the franchise and
take part in them"
On Genesee street. in 1873. Mr.. Burt
expressed the following emphatic
opinion of Canadians:
Il look upon the Canadians as the
scum of Gods earth"
In August 1886, Mr. Burt declared in
East Saginaw as follows.
The two Old parties are both corrupt
and it is now time to form new or
third party
After the election in 1856 Mr. Burt
publicly announced as follows:
''The last election voted as | have
always done--the straight Republican
ticket, with the exception of RIG. Horr.
And now, this time Mr.. Burt is posing
before the people as a Democratic
candidate for Governor of the state, and
he asks the Canadians of Isabella county
whom he brands as the scum of Gods
earth. = To vote for him EFF he had the
power, no damn foreigner should have
any political right in this country
And yet he and his henchmen are ask
ing the naturalized foreigners to vote for
this same Burt for the highest Office in
their gift. In the opinion of Mr. Burt
the only way TO control laboring men
who seek an increse of wages is to starye
them into submission, and he thinks
the American caucus system Il . curse
because laboringmen take part in
them F." but this same Lordly Burt is
now asking the laboringmen of Mich
igan to vote for his mighty HighnesS for
Governor.
The prosperity and PROGRESSED Isabella
County is largely due to the enterprise.
the thrift, the frugalty and the spirit of
industry of her naturaliZed citizens
whom Mr.. Burt stigmatizes as the scum
of Gods earth and damn foreigners:
and when this lordly Saginaw upstart
traduced these men. he wantonly and
villainously maligned his superiors in
every attribute that constitutes an
honest mau.and loyal pure hearted son
of America. The Tribune is much
mistaken in the genuine manhood and
sefrespect which permeate the natural
lied foreigners of Isabella county. if
they do not resent the foul aspersions
on their character and standing in the
community made by the millionaire
skipjack and slanderer of the Saginaw
Valley JTiIJlfuo M Dle0S0it