The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-06
A Lesson for Study.

he IOllOWlnR from Lne Uranu maven
Herald reflects, as we believe, the senti-
ments of very large majority of the
Republicans of Michigan. We abate
nothing of our admiration for Hazen S.
Pingree when we say that, in our judg-
ment, his candidacy for the gubernato-
rial chair is ill-advised and that his
nomination would be disastrous to the
party. The Herald says:
ITO be intelligent, Michigan Kepubli
canism needs to be docile. 1t has les
son to learn from its recent history, and
a lesson it is which is now persistently
crowding itself upon the party's atten-
ton. The time for great plainness of
speech has come, and it will be found
excusable.
1.-TWO years ago the Herald after his
nomination, advocated the election of
the partys nominee for governor
simply because there was nothing else
to be done.
Before that nomination, in sympa-
thy with the overwhelming majority of
Michigan's Republican yeomanry, we
favored and advocated the nomination
of Farmer Rich, whose eminent qualifi
cations for the gubernatorial chair had
given him prominence. So wide spread
was the conviction that John L. Rich
was the man for governor, that his
nomination was taken for granted and
not pushed by any vigorous and sys-
tematic endeavor.
"While political matters were left to
take their own course, another candi-
date suddenly appeared in the field,
bent on seeing what shrewd tact, ready
means and persistent push could do in
conquering the place for himself.
''He carried the convention, but the
votes of the people refused to carry
him. The Republican record of many
years was broken and Michigan, for the
first time in over thirty years history,
found herself with both Democratic
administration and legislature.
THAT legislature, in the laws enact
ed, in its gerrymander, and in its at
tempt to gag the states voice in the
next presidential election has been
equally damage and disgrace TO the
state and may be to the nation by the
possible fater of Michigans voice in
the next electoral college.
"Once is enough, twould seem. And
yet affairs are so shaping as to make
possible repetition of the disaster of
two years ago. Again, as then, Mr..
Rich is the choice of an overwhelming
majority of the people on the farms and
in the villages Of the state. Shall u
metropolitan push of an unfamiliar and
suddenly presented candidate force up,
campaign?
eve trow not. Even short memories
can reach back two years. The people
are still keenly alive to the disaster and
the humiliation they have since suffer
ed. They care not for its repetition.
Nay, more, they protest against it.
$50 keenly felt is the humiliation and
damage brought upon the state by the
last legislature and the current admin
istration, that Republicans will do well
to shun any approach to the methods
used two years ago in selecting candi-
date for governor. Stolen marches do
not always prove a success.
''If Michigan is to rectify her political
standing in the sight of the nation and
to have her own emphatic and undi-
vided voice in the next electoral col
lege, let her hold herself true to her
own calmly and intelligently formed
choice for governor and refuse the DIAL
lance of any new schemers, especially
in their attempt to repeat the methods
which two years ago proved so disas-
trous"