The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-05
stultifying Itself!

The Democratic party is repeated
ly performing the wonderful acrobat
ic feat OF swallowing itself this year
The Democratic candidate wrote All
"open letter" land it was fatal mis-
sive) in which he declared that "if to
be good Democrat was TO indorse
the Mills tariff bill, thel, he was not
a Democrat" Before he was nomi
mated he swallowed the letter himself
and all honest convictions as a
public man. Two years ago the
Democratic platform in this Congress
sional district was mo third term"
1t was talked in the highways and
byways Of the Eighth district by Mr..
Burt and all of 1arsney's supporters.
They told the people there was dan
ger in "third lermism," and warned
the voters never TO support anybody
three times in succession for the
same Office. 1t was also the Demo
cratic Congressional platform in 1884
and the people were repeatedly told
that the Democratic party was I'M
alterably opposed to a third term. To
keepup with the acrobatic performance
witnessed at the State convention,
the Democratic Congressional con
vention held Sept 9th, at ST. Louis,
swallowed its anti third term plat
form and then proceeded, by the aid
of the machine, to nominate an anti
third term candidate for Congress
for third term! 1t cannot be pos.
sible that the intelligent voters Of the
Eighth district will permit them
selves to be trifled with in this shame
full manner. Who nominated Mr..
Tarsney for third term? The worst
element of the Democratic machine,
backed by the Federal Office holders
whom he appointed. Every reput
able Democrat in his own city of
East Saginaw, opposed him from first
to last, and but one newspaper in the
Saginaws gave him any support,
while secretly it was opposed to him.
Why this change of public opinion
at Mr. Tarsney's own home? Why
this Democratic hostility to him?
Simply because the Saginaw people
knew too much of Mr.. Tarsney's
unfortunate habits and of his lament
able failure as Representative in
Congress. The best citizens OF every
party are ashamed of his record in
Washington and vote against him at
the ballot box.
By, what trick of logic can Mr..
Tarsney excuse his vote for the Mills
tariff bill which he has publicly de-
clared WAS the proudest vote of his
life?" kassaults every Michigan inter
est, farming or industrial. 1t gives the
farmer free wool and dear sugar, free
potatoes and farm products generally
and rice protected by a hundred per
cent tariff. Every Southern interest
has been carefully protected while
every Michigan interest has been Of
fered up as a sacrifice to the free
trade policy Of the Democratic party,
which is once more absolutely under
the heal of the South. Where does
the tariff reform" come in? The
"tariff'' is in the South and the reform
gives Michigan free trade. See?
How can the voters of the Eighth
district support man who will thus
strike blow at his own district and
State in order that another section
of the country or a foreign nation
may reap the benefit? Can a man
who would thus, at the first oppor
tunity offered, prove traitor to the
great interests of the people he was
sent to Congress to represent, be
trusted in public lie? Certainly not.
rhe voters of :he Eighth district
have the remedy in their own bands.
Retire Mr.. Tasney to the ranks of
private life and send in his place 10
Congress a man whose standing,
and character and practical good