The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-03-06
Political Notes ana Opinions.

Honesty is the best policy, is maxim
that the democratic state senate never
learned.
"a government of the people, for the
people and by thepeople, and yet the dem
ecratic legislature refused the patrons as
ISOLATION an expression of opinion OH what
most vitality affects the people.
The excuse set forth for the democratic
appropriation of two seats in the state SEN
ate, that the Republicans should have been
present, is an irrefutable argument for the
continuation of the Republican party to keep
democracy honest.
HENRY M. YoUMANs. congressman elect,
by 76 votes. from this district, was enroute
10 Lansing, Tuesday, to attend the p. of l.
convention. Mr.. YOumans, upon being in
troduced TO TIMES representative, said he
was not in any way particularly indebted to
THE TIMES for his election, all of which
THE TIMES is most happy to concede. Now,
since he was elected, he represented the
whole district and felt an interest in all. In
answer to the question concerning free coin
age of silver, Mr.. YOumans said the next
house would undoubtedly pass such bill
and allow Harrison to take the responsibility
of defeating the will of the people. Cleve-
lands silver letter would annihilate his
(Cleveland's) chance of ever again being
president. At this point Mr.. Youmans un-
kindly insinuated that Cleveland was more
OF republican in his views than demo-
crat any way. The Democratic party had
no use for Wall Street and Cleveland was
their representative. l am not sorry that
there is no national patronage for me to
deal out, it hurts congressman more than
it helps him, said the tall Saginawian. I've
had all of the impOrtuning along that line IN
state matters, for the governor and state
officials have In measure looked to me to
distribute the patronage i'm the Sth congress
sional district, and that was sufficient. The
Offices and patrons movement was what de-
feated Bliss and elected me. In Shepherd,
the postmaster whom Bliss appointed,
worked for me and in Laingsburg kept a
tab on the vote and found that the distribu-
ton Of patronage in that village gave me
seventeen votes. Wherever there had been
a postofiico fight reaped the results. Yes,
the farmers are In bad condition, partlcu-
larly in Montcalm Co., where, IL you sub
tract the farm mortgages from the value of
the farm lands there is only $3.50, 900 left to
represent the real estate owned by the farm
or. They demand free coinage and more
money and they elected me with the expect
alton that 1 would assist them. It's the
government stamp on the metal that makes
money, and that's what we are going to do
with the silver The last legislature was
exceedingly corrupt, the big four sent $780,.
900 to defeat the meat inspection bill, and
the legislators were gotten SO cheaply that it
only cost s25, 900 and the lobbyists pocketed
the difference. Then the state text book
law was defeated by the Harpers, who
wanted to continue the school book monop-
oily It's from these burdens that relief is
looked for from the present Legislature.
Saginaw Co. does not exert preponderat-
ing influence in the Sth distict, the demo-
cratic nomination was offered to any of the
other counties and refused by them. Sew
cral plans of reapportioning the state have
been presented me. The present district
with Montcalm eliminated would be very
agreeable to me. don't like the addition
of Tuscola Co.. and the separation of other
portions of the old districts. MY trip
through the district last fall convinced me
from the first was sure to be elected