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seating ths to kspablles seals 10 the
senate Was asked yesterday Of sena-
TO- Marcus Ml.cox, the Democratic T.
Of J., sno sss - numerically saubced
os the Democrats on the day the feat
vas Accomplished.
senator Wilcox MAS evidently lar
enough aSay from as Democratic sag
roundin.gs al Lansing 10 speAA MS miad
freely, and, after scarcely moment vi
hes. tatioh, be proceeded 10 90 60.
II think the action moSt despleable.
contemplate. aud. furthermore, fool
Ell, Mas nis emphatic reply III sul
lose more Votes Tor the Democratic
party than ean ever D. regained, 40
matter how we'll they may conduct
business ia Tue future, and i Will even
be felt "a the spnng elections. IL IS
condemned by al honorable men, n
respective OF party OF sentiment No
man, whether Republican or Democrat,
VINO has any principle or conscience,
would uphold such uch--weil, eau l
nnd a III EXPIRE sslOn for my feelings.
III regard to myself. don't under
stand Il. | was nominated a Democrat,
but pat III 10y the combined vote OF the
Democrats aud P's oI |. | entered the
held under protest, my health would
not permit any active campaigning /
even resigned after my nomination.
But the cry was: Take the place, Il you
10 not do anything but go 10 Lansing
10 hold the seat from the Republicans.
as We want an administration OF re-
tTenchment and reform, and must have
IT. Now, look how much retrtnch-
ment and reform We bad. In the nrst
place, there are more useless employees
and clerks about the Capitol than ever
before, drawing salaries ranging from
s. per day 10 81 300 II year-and still
they call II reform administration.
Then comes the mileage steal and
pass system. The first was unlocked
Tor by the people. who thought that
the Democrats would somewhat change
the established precedent OF former
legislatures, and not be constantly Dip
p!ng into the treasury and placing the
money into their individual pockets.
But, instead of this, they chung TO the
old way. Who were the loudest advo-
Gates of tho steal? Why, the Demo-
Gratis, of course. Then came the ac-
ceptance OF passes.
The farmers and Democrats had long
talked against 1t and waited for chance
to abolish the custom of accepting free
transportation upon railroads. Most of
them agreed not TO accept any free
passes. | was among the number, and
returned my passes as soon as received.
Now find that nearly all OF the men,
bers, principally Democrats, have a
pocket full Of passes. Why, tell you,
the people of Michigan will not stand
so much shenanigan. The Democrats
claim that II was the custom of former
Legislatures TO do this, and why not SO
now? II the people did not want some
thing different they would have left
the Republicans in power, as in the last
quarter of acentury. But they wanted
a change, supposed for the better.
"Now, IN regard to the Senate's ac-
tons toward me while they were steal
ing the seats of the two Republican
Senator's" went on Mr.. Wilcox. al
was member of the Horton Commit
tee. and a few days before the report
was made ! asked Senator Park when
1t was To be submitted. He answered
that all the evidence was not in and he
could not tell. The day the report was
made, when the recess was taken to pre-
pare it, had no idea what it was taken
Tor and went over to the house and
looked about a little. When thought
it time to call to order again, l went
back and had jus. got into my seat
when my name was called to vote upon
something's did not know what.
asked the president what the question
before the Senate was, but he
enterely ignored me. Just then
the Senator on my right said,
Vote no. did so. Then he told me
what the question was. Well. l was
dumfounded. Why the Democrats
should ignore me, could not under
stand. | had voted with them all
along, and attended all their caucuses.
yet when it came to this vote they
would not recognize me, and contin-
| ually snubbed and ignored me that day
and the next. Well, any man of COM
mon sense could not help resenting such
action as that.
'Still, think it was . good lesson. /
think it Will open the peoples eyes and
IN power. 1t will make many Re-
publicans. know one person
who (meaning HIMSELF, If strong
| enough during the next campaign,
will take the platform decidedly against
the Democrats. for We have had enough
false representation so far to show US
what would be the acton of the Michi-
gan Leg stature should the Democrats
have full SWING. The people want
something different, they demand .
change, aud will not stop until they
have . change, and that for the better
and not for the worse, as it was at the
last election. tell you the mist has
begun to clear away from the eyes Of
the people of Michigan, and they won't