The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-09-09

Chief Justice Morse, democrat candidate
for governor of Michigan, has an honorable
war record. He served his country gal
lantly on the field of battle, and bears on
his person evidence of his fidelity and his
bravery. But admitting all this, as we
most cheerfully do, does it afford adequate
reason for the support OF Justice Morse's
candidacy by old soldiers? We think not.
Justice Morse is ademocrat. That is fatal
disqualification. He belongs to the party
which in 1864 adopted platform declar-
ing the war failure and demanding that it
be discontinued. He belongs to the party
that i'm the last Congress showed unmistaka-
BILE hostility to the pension system, and
which is now grumbling because IL was
compelled to vote increased appropriations
to provide for the pensions granted by the
last republican Congress. This same
party has nominated for the presidency
Grover Cleveland, who vetoed the so called
dependent pension bill, and who made war
upon the practice of passing private pension
bills, by which alone can fragrant injustices
be corrected and the deserving be given
their due.
Moreover, Justice Morse belongs To the
party which has so grossly maladmlnis-
tered state affairs for the past two years:
1t was the party to which Justice Morse
owes allegiance which passed the Odlous
and unjust Mineraw, which gerrymandered
the congressional and legislative districts,
and which, in order to do these things, DELHI
erately stole through fraud, forgery and per-
Jury, two seats in the state Sena.e. 1t Is
this same party, which, though making loud
pretence of an economical administration OF
state affairs, has increased expenditures in
every department of the state government,
and has utterly failed to reduce taxation, al
though the state treasury was presented with
a gratuity ofS420, 900 through the generosity
of republican Congress. 1t was this same
party. which. through the veto Of Governor
Winans and the cowardly inactiCn Of the
legislature, refused an appropriation for the
entertainment of veterans of the war at the
national encampment OF the Grand Army
held at Detroit. 1t is this same party which
has given daily evidence of incapacity AMI
dishonesty IN the conduct of state affairs and
has irrefutably demonstrated its incompe-
tence to govern. Justice Morse is men,
Der of this party. His election means the in
dorsement of its acts during the past two
years, and continuance of mlsrule for an
other two years.
These are matters which should cause old
soldiers torefect before giving Justice Morse
a NOlC VII tDO ooIO SiOuiu ohoo iO 10 " NOhi-
rade with an empty sleeve. Truest patriot
ism is manifested nowadays in the mainte-
nance of honest and incompatible govern
ment, and the recognition of bravery in battle
should not take precedence of con alterations
of public welfare. These last demand that
the democrat party shall be kept out of pow
er in national affairs, and be put out in state
affairs. In the principles and practice of
the republican party alone can be fOuni the
guarantee of safe and competent conduct of
state and national government. Letevery old
soldier ask himself to which of the parties his
interests as veteran AID as acitizen can be
entrusted. Let him compare the records Of
the parties; let him compare their platforms
and their professions, and then let him cast a
conscientious vote for the candidate of his
choice. We have the fullest confidence that
he will invariably vote for John L. Rich and
the principles of the republican party.-De-
troit Tribune.