Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-05

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presented for the suffrages of the
people state ticket which is above
cavil or legitimate criticism. ltstands
without "A flaw. Every candidate upon
il is u representative citizen. Each
one has achieved success in his own
! line of work. Nearly all of them have
been tried in the very Offices to which
they ask election. and not one has been
found wanting. The election Of this
ticket cannot fail to give the people
what they demand-a vigorous, honest
and economical state administration.
The administration of Gov. Rich,
who asks for a reelection. is one that
the people will never fol get. If there
is one quality in n man which more
than another commands the respect of
the American people il is manly cour-
age-not mere animal courage-but
moral courage. The fearless discharge
Of duty, regardless Of personal feel
ings, is sublime, and the people have
had some remarkable exhibitions of it
during Gov. Rich's ADMINISTRATION No
governor, unless it was that noble war
governor whom the Republican party
gave TO the state of Mlchigan-Austin
Blair-ever had greater responsibilities
east upon him than Gov. Rich has had.
And he was never known to finch. A
sturdy discharge of duty has character
lied his entire official course.
During the stormy session of 1891,
when the Republican minority in the
senate had to fight for the merest
recognition by the Democratic ma ority
of the rights which the slightest sense
of honor and decency would have ac-
corded them, Hon. Alfred Mines was
the Republican leader. Ever watch
full TO assert the right and to resist
Democratic usurpatioh and injustice.
he acquired a skill in parliamentary
and legislative tactics which will
make him a magnificent president Of
the senate. Such is the Republican
candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The three members of the board of
state auditors-lIon. Washington
Gardner, Hon. James NJ. Wilkinson
and Hon. William A. French--the pres
ent incumbents of the offices of secre
tary of state, state treasurer and com
missioner of the state land otlice-are
the Republican candidates for those
Offices. They have held these positions
Of e>ponsibility but short time. but
| sufficiently long to demonstrate their
! eminent fitness for the offices which
they ask Never has the state had
better board of auditors to protect its
treasury They are Industrious. CON
scientiOus and economical, as the re-
cords of their transactions conclusively
show. Every item of business receives
their personal attention. Every claim
against the state is lleenly SCI utinized.
No constructive expense accounts,
either for themselves or for others. are
allowed to pass. and all bu - - is
dispatched with the most m 0 zeal
exactness. The same care i, c-,arcised
in the management of their respective
Offices as is shown in their transactions
as board of auditors
Michigan today has one of the most
systematic and perfect tax laws it has
ever had OF its excellencies more is
said in detail in another column. While
perfection cannot be claimed for any
human law, it may be truthfully said
of the tax law of 1893. that it comes
much nearer TO being IA model revenue
law than any of its predecessors. That
| law stands as Il practical dcmonstra-
tion Of the remarkable adapta bility of
Hon. Stanley w. Turner to the Office
of auditor-gencral. Scarcely had he
taken the office when he set himself
about perfecting the revenue laws of
the state. With rare skill, tact, judg-
ment and perseverance he secured the
enactment of the tax law of 1898. and
SO brought order out Of chaos in his
department His administration has,
in this one respect, been of incalculable
benefit to the people of the state.
Hon. Fred A. Maynard is one of the
foremost lawyers of the second city of
the state. No nominee for attorney
general on any ticket i'm the field can
compare with him, in the qualifications
requisite for that responsible office.
Besides his legal training he has wide
acquaintance with those public ques-
tions and problems of state policy
which so largely characterize the legal
duties of the states attorney. While
the people scarcely appreciate the inn
portance of the Office OF attorney gen
eral and certainly fail TO compensate
him for a 1.-THE OF the services he is
called upon TO render. yet the Republi-
can candidate stands ready TO do his
| duty to the uttermost. His admins
/ tration OF the Office will never be meas
/ ured by the salary.
OF Hon. Henry X. Pattengill, the
/ Republican candidate for supcrinten-
/ dent of public instruction. little needs
to be said. BY his abundant fruits the
people know him. Since its first in
ception Michigan's educational system
| has not had more "hustling' expo
nent than he has been. His industry
and activity are infectious and he has
awakened an enthusiasm in the whole
army of teachers never before known.
| There can be no dry-rot in Michigan
educational system while Pat is in
the saddle. From Kcweenaw Point to
the Monroe marshes he is known as
1.-The right man in the right place
Hon. Perry +. Powers, who comes
/ before the people for reelection as
member of the state board of cduca-
, ton. has an honora BILE record in that
position as his endorsement He has
been fC years an enthusiastic worker
/ in the cause of public education and
! the people can no where find a safer
and better person TO whom to entrust
the interests of its magnificent normal
/ school. He has earned his reelection.
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