Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-19

1T "a rather unfortunate for our es-
teamed fellow Iownsman. William
Aldrien Tatsum, that his Little boom
for the spsaksrsnip has been taken up
by THE HERALD. Mr.. Tateum had as
clear a Eield and as promising pros
psct OF success as any candidate. IN the
beginning; bat if THE HERALD con-
tinues 20 support him ne will surely be
sshoodoosd." L. - TOO bad - have the
budd!ng aspirations OF q promising
young statesman thus nspped by un-
timely blight, and Mr.. fateum should
stop IL AZ once, II he expects 10 De
elected. Last nights Eagle.
The above paragraph IL a cruel and
unprovoked attack upon respectable
republican. While IL IS true that The
Eagle refused TO give the republican
legislative and county tickets a loyal
support, sacrificing everybody else for
it, pet, there Is no just reason why 1t
should permit its enyious jealousy OF
The HEaALD 10 lead Il to perpetrate
the above desplcable act OF t:eachery,
especially at tine when nobody is to
DC injured but Mr. Tatsum and the city
he represents. That he did not seek
the support OF The Eagle is presump-
tive evidence that The Eagle Is not
recognized as a party journal, but
mere partisan organ.
The implication that The HERALD is
q "hoodoo" Is best answered by what
the candidates themselves say. Read:
THE TELEGRAM-H HERALD has done
more for me than all other agencies
combined. captain Belknap IN TELE-
GRAN-HERALD. November ., 1891.
Il sometimes doubted the wisdom of
your bald aud fearless utterances, be-
ing afraid that you could not sustain
them, but you handled the Kruse and
Perry exposures with very great tact;
/ might say splendid generalshlp.
Other things might have contributed to
my election, but | confess that owe
my election to THE HERALD. Mayor
stuart n interview after spring cleo
ton.
ave never could have won but for
your bold exposures OF kruse and
Perry-"-rreasurer Sorrlck after city
election.
"Yes, think you are entitled to the
shank you for your personal notice"
-Dsigat Goss. chairman city commit
tee, IN personal interview after city
election.
al have no fault TO find with the
course of THE HERALD. SO far as
AN concerned aud understand 10 has
aided the cause of republlcsnism."-
Letter OF John I. Rlcb,, November IL,
1892.
"You are doing more for me and the
whole state ticket than any other three
newspapers in the state. want you
10 know that appreciate it."-Gerrit
J. Diekema.
These expressions from successful
candidates do not seem 10 indicate that
The HERALD IS regarded as "hoodoo''
by them. OF course, the successes in
the city election were won while The
Eagle was waiting for somebody to
pay II for its support. In tins respect
tbs HEeALD IS glad thatit "hoodooed'
the miserable old fraud.
Passing over 20 ths defeated candi-
dates At the last election we hear such
talk "a this:
.aIf I am beaten The HERALD has
done it."-Charies +. Belknsp to q re-
porter for THE HERALD Sunday, No.
vembcr 70.
II, was that id HERALD that did
me up."-Johu Mcqueen, Thursday
November 10.
"Ths kindergarten stories cost me
many more votes than | thought posi-
bic. A little humor = bad medicine
in pohtcs."-W. +. Mcknight, Satur.
day, November Il.
Similar expressions could be repro
duced, but It is idle to prove what II
known TO everybody, namely, thai
THE HEsALD is so much superior in
every respect 10 The Eagle that its sin,
ls,er chsrges are looked upon as purely
the product of envy. II TIE HERALr
can continue to "hoodoo' such mer
william J.. Stuart. Marsh Sorrick
william Moredyk, John t. Rich, Ger
III J.. Dickens, Judge Perkins. Isas'
T. Lsmorssux. Alfred wolcott, Johr
+. Gould. William Aldrica Tateum and
Jeremiah II. Anderson in this strong
hold Of democracy il viii be happy Il
be sueersd at by such a sinister orgsr
OF personal spleen as the enviou
EsSie.