Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-04-11
ALGEas OF MICHIGAN.

Michigan, the APPEAL has NJ
knowledge of the fact up to TIT
present writing.
In the first place a man with t:
spotless record in social life, in OF
fetal life, and in politics, wa
and business, a man against whom
no shaft can be leveled in a polit
ical campaign, who has never beer
engaged in any off-colored work
either in business or politics, is q
very available candidate, as his
campaign will be aggressive, and
his followers will not have their
time taken up explaining and apol-
ogising for this and that raked up
against him.
There has never yet been a man
mentioned in connection with the
Presidential office whose record has
been so singularly free from flaw as
Ayers. The contest would at once
be stripped of an attack on personal
record and the contest fought out
on the broad lines which define the
respective positions of the parties
on the question of Protection and
Free Trade.
His record before the laboring
classes would be another tower OF
strength TO him in the contest.
From poor boy tending cows at
$50 a week he has risen to be
Governor of one OF the largest
States of the Union, and amassed
about seven millions of dollars.
During this wonderful business
career he has employed thousands
Of men and never had a dispute,
misunderstanding or lawsuit with
one of them. No strikes ever oc-
Cured, and his scale of wages has
been the highest always. He treats
his humblest employee as man en-
titled to respect and consideration,
and never forgets the tact that he
was once employed in mental ca
pacities, and earned his bread with !
tine sweat of his brow. When he |
was greeted on his return to De-
troit thousands OF workmen were in
the streets shouting their welcome. /
We're he nominated, the word
would go from the labor unions of |
all over the United States
to other unions, that Aiger was a
man who paid fair days wages
for q fair days work, and little
more.
1t would not be necessary to
place any honied bats on the plat
form for the laboring class were AL
ger nominated. The mans name
would be a sufficient guarantee.
He presents the strange picture OF
seven time millionaire who, in ac-
all these riches, de-
or wronged no one. and
built up every interest about him.
His record as a soldier is that of
4 man who passed through fifty el-
and only left his coun-
rvs service when his wounds dis
lb.ed him from active duty.
His executive ability has been
beyond cavil, and in
he State where he has lived for
ears the people are almost unani-
nous for him Irrespective OF party
ines. The Republican, Democratic
md Independent press rival each
'ther in praising his noble quail
les.
Above all he is a representative
American, and in his speeches and
cts has never truckled to the for
ign vote nor stopped to the petty
ricks of demagosery as the wire
,ullers for the Presidential nomina-
ion have doue SO long. His plat
,rm is to protect the American
lborer against invasion both from
he West aud East. He would
ulkhead the shores of the Atlantic
nd Pacific seaboard against the in
aston of both Europe and Asia.
nd also protect the industries of
,e country in the same manner.
Over a year ago the APPEAL urged
A. D,as.Jaucy ord will