The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-04-13
ABSOLUTELY PURE

your kind personal endorsement of the in
Nothing would please me better than to meet
| the newspaper men at their annual gathering
meet the best lighters for the principles of the
Republican party. At the same time, / cannot
fail to appreciate the fact that we have little
skirmish going on down here, so that must not
go far from the line of duty.
Yours very truly,
K. o. DEWEY ESQ, JAMES MCMILLAN.
THE TIMES
OwOSSo.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES u. s.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., APRIL z, 1894.
HON. PERRY F.. POWERS,
PRES. OF REPUBLICAN, N. A. OF MICH,
CADILLAC, MICH.
MY DEAR SIR:-Replying to your letter Of
April 3D. inviting me to be present at the meet
ing OF the Michigan Republican Newspaper
Men TO be held April lith and 18th, 1 regret to
inform you that it will not be possible for me to
leave my place as q member OF the House. At
present the election cases are being reported to
the House by the committee on elections of
which am q member and in which am deeply
Interested. We are at this moment in more
danger of congressional usurpation than of cleo
ton frauds. Joy of Missouri, and Hilborn of
California, have been unseated on grounds so
unreasonable that many Democrats have re
fused to respond to the party lash.
And the matter of pensions requires the most
unceasing attention. The people have no con-
ception OF the latent ill.will at Washington
Is Tas a Ss
beseiging army, and their sharpshooters are
picking of our old comrades one by one.
Since, therefore, theDemocrats have an over
whelm1ng majority in congress, all that remains
to the friends Of free government, is to watch
closely the progress of events make the record
sas clear as possible and upon it appeal to the
best judgment OF an intelligent people.
Let your watchword be protected industries,
sound currency, honest elections and justice to
veterans. To this end let us bend our every ef
fort, adjourn all lesser issues and presenting
solid front to the foe, the standard of Lincoln
and of Grant and of Blaine shall again be hon
ored throughout the republic.
have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant and co-worker,
HBNRY f. THOMAS.
Perry #. Powers, of the Cadillac News
and Express, president of the association
and one of the brightest newspaper men in
Michigan spoke of "The Republican Editor"
He said that If a man came from another
country and he wished to show him the
value of protection he would bring that man
to Owosso where the sche0l house was filed
at the end of the street The democratic
party were constantly in sentiment and
sympathy with the republican party but
went to the polls and voted in directly
opposite manner. He had been looking
over the files of an old republican news
paper. What an inspiration to see at the
head of the column the name of Abraham
Lincoln and under il editorials urging the
voters to stand for Lincoln and for the
mighty principle back of him Could man
not point to it with pride and love. For
love and loyalty to party the editor must
stand in the forefront and can be trusted
most times in regard to city, state and
national politics. Anarchy, the greatest
enemy of the people. must be opposed by
the republican editor. immigration needs
attention. Scarcely has the foreigner ar
rived before ticket is put into his hands
and before he can read or write he votes; is
treated better than our own free born sons.
Like the prodigal son of old many man
surrounded by comforts had gone out under
the banner of Grover Cleveland and the prod
igal was now marching TO Washington but
not with the anthem. When they come
back we may not kill the fatteG calf but we
will shake them by the hands, There were
doubts and fears when the sun went down
on calvary. Fears in the mind OF the great
discoverer of America. Fears lest Gettys-
burg be lost. Yet after the terrible ordeals
the morning dawned brighter than ever. So
with the present. The republican party
must now rescue the country from its terri
BILE doom. 1t is their opportunity and they
accept it. Said one of Clevelands hench-
men .'some light is breaking on the pension
soldier is dying" What
duty is before us What glory for man
that he was with Wellington at Waterloo
with Napoleon at Austerletzl How proud
his children How honored his2memory!
Shall we be less proud If they were at Vicks-
burg with Grant. SO long as the republican
editor has the privilege ofidefying these
unpatriotic and notwithstanding men, so
long will the love of theusoldiers be kept on
fire in the bosoms. In the coming cam
paign we should go forward as fin war with
the anthem, Home Sweet Home," stand
ing by the soldiers not only in1ematerial
interests but for our homes.
The chorus sang "The North uWind"
the different parts both 5high and
low being brought in extremely well.
Gov. John T. Rich, Mr.. dParkills said, had
been to Owosso so much that lit had been
said he registered from Owossos sometimes
by mistake but that Owosso,was proud Of
IL and eyer ready to do him shonor. The