The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-13
Republican State Convention.


No heavier responsibility ever rested
upon body of men, SO far as the well
fare of their party has been concerned,
than will rest upon the delegates to the
Republican state convention which
assemblies at Saginaw one week from
to-day The disaster which overlook
the party two years ago was not the
result of the growth of the Democratic
party, nor disaffection in the ranks Of
the Republican party from maladminis-
tration or unfulfilled pledges on the
part of those whom the suffrage of the
party had placed in power two years
before. Governor Luce's administra-
ton had been able and conservative,
and on the morning of Aug. 20, 1890, the
Republican voters of Michigan were in
the pink of condition to meet their
opponents at the ballot box and con-
tinue in power the party which had SO
long and so ably conducted the affairs
of our great commonwealth. But the
sun went down on that fatal day leav-
ing a once strong, compact, almost in
vincible party, torn into shreds by see
ing its fondest hopes crushed, its bright
visions of success dispelled, by having
the man whom the masses had selected
as their leader ruthlessly thrust aside
to give place to candidate whose sole
claim to perferrment was the ready
cash with which his lieutenants had
hypnotized a sufficient number of dele
gates to accomplish what was to doom
the party to sure defeat. THE PEOPLE
demanded the nomination of Hon.
John T. Rich. Political tricksters
thought they could best accomplish
their designs under the leadership of
another. And they got him. And with
him overwhelming defeat. The sturdy
yeomanry of Michigan, from whom Re
publican maiorities emanate, remained
away from the polls and the disaster
which was invited came with all its
blighting, whitening, consequences.
The branches fell with the tree, and
Michigan to-day stands as the gaze and
laughing-stock of the nation for the un-
couth figure it presents in the sister
hood of states by the unwise and un-
unpatriotic laws which disgrace its
statute books.
Let us not repeat the expensive eX-
pertinent of two years ago. Let the
convention which is to name our stand
ard bearers listen to the voice of warn
ing borne to their ears from every
school district in the state outside of
the cities, and place in nomination a
man whose name is the synonym of
success-John T. Rich.
From the Kalamazoo Telegraph of the
9Th inst. we copy the following, and
commend it to the careful consideration
of those who shall represent our county
in the conventions:
Gas the time approaches for the hold
ing of the Republican state convention,
all good Republicans with the good of
the party at heart should seriously con.
slider the important duty that must be
performed on that occasion. The Re-
publican ticket went down two years
ago and the entire state government
was turned over to the Democracy.
The keen disappointment which re-
suited from the failure to nominate John
Il. Rich for governor had a serious and
disastrous effect at the polls in Novem-
Der. But Richs defeat in the conven-
ton was received with much better
grace by him than by his friends The
magnanimity of the defeated candidate
of two years ago gave him additional
strength before the people, and should
his name be set aside again this year
for no good cause, the result might
be-probably would be-disastrous to
the state. Doubtless either MIR. Rich
or Mr.. Pingree will receive the nomina-
ton. As between these two, The Tele-
graph'S choice is most decidedly the
former. No one of Mr.. Rich's friends
has word to say against Mr.. PIngree.
He is gentleman in every sense of the
word, and an honor to his city and his
state. He has perfect right to be a
candidate for governor if he so desires.