The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-10
Republican Newspaper Men Meet.

Republican Newspaper Men Meet.
The Michigan association of Repu blicar
| Newspaper men held its annual session In
| Lansing OIL Wednesday and Thursday OF
| last week, with sixty editors present The
| meeting Wednesday evening was informal,
| the question of circulation being considered.
Pertinent remarks were made by X. Il.
| Gelatt. of the Detroit Tribune, f. N. Ding
ley, of the Kalamazoo Telegraph, l.. M.
Sellers, of the Cedar Springs Clipper. Perry
+. Powers, of the Cadillac News and Express,
j. K. Beal, of the Ann Arbor Courier and
others.
President Powers appointed the follow
ing committees ResOlutions-George G:
Smythe, Ypsilanti, II. w. Crissey, Midland
and L. A. Sherman, Port Huron. Legisa-
tiOn-Junius K. Beal, Ann Arbor, L.. M.
Sellers, Cedar Springs and w. M. Clark,
Lansing. OrganizatiOn-E. N. Dingley
Kalamazoo j. z. .O'Malley, Manistee, F..
T.Ward, Allegan. A committee to consist'of
the president, secretary and chairman of the
executive committee will confer with the
democrat editors of the state as to matters of
mutual interest.
At the session Wednesday morning state
affairs of general interest were discussed at
length. j. K. Beal, of the Ann ArbOr
Courier read an interesting paper on 'Prac-
tical political organization" The subject
was treated under two heads, namely, "Po-
ltical clubs-hOw they can be made vau
able" and County COmmittees-how they
can be induced to do continuous work and
not end their labOrs with the counting of
votes"
Said he: 1--WE seek for practical politi-
cal organization for the encouragement, sup
port and propagation of republican doctrines
There already exists too many organiza-
tons. Yet serious condition confrOnts
republicans, because we are not getting our
share of the great flood of immigration
which annually pOurs over America. This
i'm all probability will not be stopped, even
though the best thought of the land believes
it menace to our institutions, for the DOM
inant party will not periodically deprive
itself of so valuable feeder.
The great middle class is the backbone of
the country. This has been, and still is the
hope of the republican party. l believe it
can best be reached by humanitarian plans.
The wealthy have their clubs for amuse-
ment; what have we for the poor or those of
moderate means? We spend from $500 to
81, 900 in a town two weeks before election
in bands, torches, etc. 1t may do good and
it may not. The point we arrive at is, for
a club with convenient rooms, nominal fees,
entertainments, lectures, debates, etc. These
would be popular schools for repubncanism.
With the right man at the head of any such
club, would guarantee to turn over any
democratic town i'm Michigan.
These things appertain to town and city
life. Then turn to the country, where dis
lance and our wretched roads separate men
from each other and from this social means |
fh.a. ctAa la ri.
aticn of right literature has even a higher |
Value"
Tie committee on legislation submitted |
report which was accepted and adopt |
ID. In substance it was as follows: That |
he election law should be amended to pro-
tide for minority representation on election
md registration boards and boards of cleo
ion commissioners: that The arrangement of
he official ballot Should be the same in oil
PARTS Of the state; that the salary of state
officials be raised; that the unjust mortgage
ak law be repealed, and tie Saginaw plat
Orin endorsed.
The report of the committee on resolutions
vas complete and exhaustive.
The resolutions as adopted recite the inn
'Ortant part the republican papers of Michi-
IAN played in the recent campaign. Their
circulation had been increased and their
haracter and size improved. AS result,
While the party at large i'm the country suf-
cred an overwhelming defeat, complete
riumph was won in Michigan. But while
he press takes the large credit to itself for
his it is not a time to sit down and wait for
mother opportunity. The efforts which
entral committees and other party workers
United with those of the editors to extend
he circulation of the papers and the efforts
which the editors put forth to deserve that
" increasing the value of the papers as
,arty papers must both be continued with
nut intermissiOn. Protection and every re-
publican doctrine should be taught now,
nd all winter, and all next summer.
nd the winter after. These arguments
will have more weight than those simply
made during campaign. BY giving
bought and resource and effort to this now.
II the time and everywhere, more than by
ii other means ard agencies together, shall
he party assume its continued ascendency
n the state. There Is but one necessary
ondition to this and that Is that the
'arty i'm its conduct of the affairs of the
tate shall deserve prefernent-that the
'ledges of its platform and the just expecta
ions of its people shall be met, that the leg
stature shall discharge its duties with
.reater wisdom and diligence and fidelity
nd economy than did the late democratic
legislature and the executive administration
how greater efficiency and faithfulness
han did its predecessor. Ii our legislature
hall not trifle away time as the democrats
i'd, shall not subordinate the public inter-
st to personal or partisan advantage, enact
10 reapportnment that is not recommended
yer the present gerrymander by something
more than transfer of its benefits from
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Kings for which we have denounced them,
hen the widened field that should open to
IS as republican journalists and the in
reased activity that we should manifest In
hat field shall certainly win for our party
ontinued and permanent triumph. We are
lad of the opportunity here afforded to ex-
ress our appreciation and approval of the
God work Of the present Legislature in re-
ealing the Miner law.