The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-01-04

We notice that tine press of the State are
naming the man OF their choice for the can
didatc of the Republicans for Justice of the
Supreme Court, ut the approaching election,
and among other names we note that of
Hon. Frank A. Hooker. Judge of the Cal
houn, Eaton and Barry Circuit. Personal
ly we have known Judge Hooker for many
years, and we regard him as one of the
ablest Jurists in the State, rs he is one of
our purest and truest men, In our acquain-
lance, and it is not limited among able and
efficient Jurist of the State we do not know
If one who could fill with more credit to him
self, and more honor to the State the inn
portant and dignlfied position OF Justice Of
the Supreme Court, and we hope to see him
nominated.
The message OF Gov. Luce, delivered be-
fore the Joint convention of the two houses
of the legislature, and hundred of the in
tclligent ladies and gentlemen assembled in
the magnificent hall of the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes, on Thursday AFTERNOON, was a
document of rare merit--distincty deliver
ed--which justly commanded the closest at
tention of his vast audience for one hour
and half 1t has been our good fortune to
listen to the inaugural and ex-augural mes
sages of every governor of the state since
1855, and lucid and able as some of those
papers have been, we doubt whether any
one of them presented the demands of the
hour. at the hands of the legislature more
consicely and in language that ought TO
command more generally the thoughtful
consideration of all classes of our citizens.
Our space will not permit of any review tC
day, but we hope all ourreaders will readily
and carefully study this decidedly able and
instructive message.
Gov. Cyrus c. Luce has decided to APP
point Theodore &. Sherwood, of Plymouth,
as State Bank Commissioner, a position
made by the constitutional amendment
adopted at the last election. The position is
worth $4,000 per year.
Without venturing to decide which plan is
the more desirable, we think there is no
longer any doubt in any impartial mind as
10 proposed separation. There can be no
improvement in our municipal government,
no relief from eXtravagant and oftentimes
corrupt expenditures which make life i'm our
cities so enormously expensive, until we
bring the mass of the voters to the cOmpre-
hension of two points: first, that it is play
ing into the hands of the men who make
their living out of politics To allow National
and State political considerations to enter
into the choice of municipal officers; second
~, that the burden of taxation is not borne
by the rich alone, but largely by the poor.
The voters must think when they are decid
ing how they will vote, not as to what the
effect of their ballot will be on candidate
TOR governor or President, but upon munich
pal taxation, schools, police, paving, light
ing, STRENGTHENING, sewerage, Docks
Topics Of the Time, Century for January.
Detroit News: "a veteran writes a postal
card from Owosso to inquire why a long
string of pensions is not granted every day
now the same as before election. This is
hard one TO answer. 1t may be because it's
after election, or because the pension-allow-
ing-machinery is tired and wants rest, or
because pensions don't get ripe very fast in
cold weather, or because the holidays are so
close at hand, or because the administration
is going to quit pretty soon, any way, and
dosent care hooter. Take your choice"
According to the New York Herald SUI
perstitiOus people look forward with some
dread ON the coming year. 1t happens that
1889 begins with a total eclipse, which as
Economical event has not occurred before on
January for over two hundred years, and |
will not again occur oh this date for another |
three hundred years. To add to- the gravity |
III the situation from all astrological point |
of view, there are to be two solar eclipses |
in 1889. This, while not unprecedented, is
still so unusual that, astrologically speaking |
there is no telling what may and what may |
not happen before the fatal year is past.
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Benedict, Howard Seeley, and other pop |
ular writer's are among the contributors TO |
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also useful and valuable household infor-
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