The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27
LOCAL POINTS.
Skirmish Shots for County Of
flee Seekers.
Timely Topics Well Worthy OF the
Consideration of Iron County
Voters and Tax-Payers.

The pet method OF the Democratic Of
fice-secking forces and their detestable
allies 10 break into the strength OF Mr..
John Fisher the next treasurer OF Iron
county, is 10 descant upon his inability
TO perform the duties OF his Office II elect
ed This il not only insolent but 1t II
absurd. The idea OF man who has |
carried ON a mercantile business during |
tho best years of his life, versed in every |
form Of bookkeeping and business meth I
ods, and who has, with credit to himself
and satisfaction TO the people, occupied
numerous Offices OF trust and RESPONSE
bility being unqualified for the Office oil
county treasurer is almost too reiicu-
Ious TO merit consideration even in the
slightest degree. Yet, many well-meAning
people, with the best interests oi the
county at heart, might he led into the
enemys camp and deem IL wise 60 vote
Tor the man who is qualified" II such
rumors as this were allowed To go un-
contradicted The DIAMOND DRILL can
assure the people of Iron county that
they need entertain no fear OF Mr.. Fish
er's qualifications for the Office otcounty
treasurer. Were he unable to fill it pro-
pcrly he would not bc n candidate Tor
the honor. His honesty would forbid
such action. John Fisher is not the
! sort OF man whose business 1T is To hood
wink the people for pecuniar-y gain. The
Germans, the Scandinavians, the Eu-
, gish, the Firms and the Italians will
vote for Honest John Fisher because he
is their friend and because b IL the pro
per man for the Office OF county treasur-
er.
The detestible Populst Tuse adopted
by certain Democratic candidates for
county Offices has wrought precisely the
, same effects as The DIAMoS'D DRILL pre-
: dicted would cnsue. Not only have the
, few Peoples party men OF the county re-
= buked IN unmeasured terms the attempt.
d. ed deception. but some Of the more con.
r scicncions Democrats have announced
' their decision to Scratch" the names o
|. those Democratic candidates who as
4 could mention the name OF one oi tho
most prominent Democrats In Crysta
4 Falls who has asserted that "if the Dem
II ocrat party is not good enough for these
l. fellows, they are too good for me" Th'
= boomerang has returned and has cosi
4 the Democratic ofIice-seekers severa
3 much-needed votes.
h Hon. Sam Stephenson viii be in Crys
o1 tai Falls on Monday evening next. Mr.
/ Stephenson has not resigned a iedtra
4 position because he is better than thu
d administration with which he is IN iul
= accord, but he has ATTEMPTED to thwar
- the administration that has WORKED
= havoc 60 Americas industries and iixet
"A the wages OF work ingmen ut the miser
II able standard they now occupy. Mr.
I. Stephenson assisted in bringing abou
j. the prosperity OF 1s 00.02 and will assis
- IN restoring il when he has been returned
n to congress He vii be accompanied oI
4 his visit TO Crystal Falls by Judge j. !.
- McPeex, OF Charlotte, one OF Michigan
. best orators aud wi II be pleased to mee
II every constituent il the county.
O.
4 The Iron County Reporter has discoy
!. cred that all the no minees OF the Demo
q, cratic county ticket are good, straight
4. forward business men and, notwitf
q standing that this is II poor year 10
= Democrats, will kce p the Republican car
i. ddates hustling fro m new until electio
time, for they nre n ot only good bus
ness men but ara pretty we'll like
wherever they are nown and most {
I" them arc fairly we'll known throughou
" :, the county No ONE can very well IA
:, anything against TN ticket, except tina
~ il Is Democratic" II Is well that Nj
nS O'Brien has made. these discoveries, eli
:" they might never have been brought [
~ the light Of day. What sort oi searcl
lipht was used? Echo answers ----
~ The hope ,nucb cherished by Demo
or Gratis of dissa tisiaction with the Republ
IN cnn county tickct in the west side OF u
'r- county has been blasted. Complete ha
nj mony prev ails and every west-side X
's- publican has his shoulder 10 the whe
TO for the election OF the Republican cand
nr' dates "fhe Democrats must not forr'
IT. that tho Republicans OF tho west side
as Iron county are ns loyal as those OF Il
ng east side. They want no mou Demo
nd racy in the court house or the sta
OK capitol.
mn o.
lie r ne spectacle oi an idle or hali-pa
an wo rkincman voting against, bis own inte
es' -. his own pocket and his own flrcsid
n .errly to support Democratic otic
ss- , ecker ON the score ~ good-icllowship
IAN incident for Fate a. record on u
tablet ol future consequences. A vo