The diamond drill., 1894-09-29
OUR STATE TICKET.

sented at Grand Rapids in the largest
convention of delegates that has ever
assembled in the history of their party,
presented for the suftragcs OF the
people u state ticket which Is above
cavil or Legitimate criticism. Itstands
without flaw. Every candidate upon
IL is representative citizen. Each
one has achieved success in his own
line of work Nearly all of them have
been tried in the very Offices 10 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 reelection, Is one that
the people will never forget. II there
Is one quality i'm a man which more
than another commands the respect of
the American people it 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 IL
during Gov. Rich's administration. No
governor whom the Republican party
gave To the state OF MIchigan-Austin
Blair--ever had greater responsibilities
cast 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 ajority
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
ful TO assert the right and Co resist
Democratic usurpation and injustice,
he acquired skill I'm parliamentary
and Legislative tactics which will
make him a magnificent president of
the senate. Such is the Republican
candidate for lieutenant-governo
The three members OF the board OF
state auditors-Ilon. Washington
Gardner, Hon. James M. 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 oflice-are
the Republican candidates for those
offices. They have held these positions
of responsibility but short time, but
sufficiently long To demonstrate their
eminent fitness for the offices which
they ask. Never has the state had a
better board of auditors To protect its
treasury. They are Industrious, CON
scientious and economical, as the re-
cords of their transactions sconclusively
show. Every item OF business receives
their personal attention. Every claim
against the state is keenly scrutinized.
No constructive expense accounts,
either for themselves or for others, are
allowed To pass, and all business is
dispatched with the most methodical
exactness. The same care is exercised
in the management OF their respective
offices as is shown i'm their transactions
as a board Of auditors.
Michigan today has one OF the most
IEgystematic and perfect tax laws IL has
ever had. OF its excellf ncies more is
said In detail in another clumn. While
perfection cannot be claimed for any
human law IL may be ruthfully said
of the tax law of 1893, that IL comes
much nearer To being a model revenue
law than any OF its predecessors. That
law stands as practical dcmonstra-
tion of the remarkable adaptabilty Of
Hon Stanley w. Turner TO the Office
of auditor-general Scarcely had he
taken the Office when he set himself
about perfccting the revenue laws Of
the state. With rare skill, tact, judg-
ment and perseverance he secured the
enactment OF the tax law OF 1893, and
so brought order out Of chaos in his
department. His administration has,
In this one respect, been ofincalculablo
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 in the field can
compare with him, in the qualifications
requisite for that responsible office.
Besides his legal training he has a 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 i'm
portance Of tho oflce If attorney gem
eral and certainly fall 20 compensate
him for tithc Of the seTyices he Is
called upon 90 render, yet the Ropubli-
can candidate stands ready TO do his
duty TO the uttcrmost. His admins
tration OF the Office will never be meas
nred by the salary
- Hon. Henry X. Pattengill, the
ubiiegn candidate for superinten-
dent Of pablIe Instruction, little needs
TO be said by his ABUNDANT fruits the
people know him. SiRce its first in
ception Michigap'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 KeWeepaw Point to
the Monroe marshes he Is known as
'the right man in Tie right place
Hon. Perry II. Powers, who comes
before the people for recollection as
member OF the state board OF educn-
tion, has an honorable record in that
position as his endorsement. lie has
been for years an enthusiastic worker
In the cause Of public education and
The neonIe can nd where find safer