The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-17

committee, during which time the repuo
lican party grew from hopeless minor
ity to republican majority, which elect
ed Northey sheriff and every officer on
the county ticket, the writer well remem-
beers that time, as he that year ran Tor
the office OF Judge OF probate and was
one of the innocents in the political
sla lighter; will the Journal jog our men,
ory by stating when Mr.. Wright was
chairman.
MIR. Robinson differs from Mr.. Wright,
the former having done his State some
service in the legislature, for during the
session of 1895 he made one of the lights
of the year by introducing Robinson =
Railroad Bill" and which, il carried,
would have reduced both our passenger
and freight rates and certainly was
meant for the interest OF the people, and
Notwithstanding he had no aid from any
| Upper Peninsula member, two OF the
members, Messrs. Jones and Smith, beng
openly opposed to il. as was then the
Evening News. he got the bill passed by
! a vote of fity-four to eighteen and then
with the open opposition of every Upper
Peninsula senator gotit through the SEN
ate to the order OF the third reading
when il was laid on the table and died
with the adjournment of the legislature.
This proves Mr. Robinson's hustling and
fighting qualities.
Mr.. Robinson also introduced the Min
ing School appropriation billin the house
for s115 900 and which, with the help OF
Mr.. Smith, was passed at 100000; the
senate passed it at 800 900, but 1t was
afterwards cut by the governor TO
$4,000.
liz will be seen from the above that MIR.
Robinson has done more than yeoman
service for the State aud it does seem un-
fair that he should now be cast aside and
for what; for an untried man and partly
perhaps as a punishment for daring TO
vote on the second ballot against man
who wished TO be senator, but whose
maximum vote was 8 out OF 1872, or be-
cause he lately supported Pingree, whom
we believe is the choice of 10 per cent, AT
least, OF the voters OF Houghton county,
why, if we mistake not Mr.. Wright him
self was wicked (?) enough TO vote Tor
Pipgree for governor at the Saginaw
of 1892.
Again comparison may be drawn;
the Journal says that the hardwood mill
with which Mr.. Wright is connected,
promises" to be, etc. The Sturgeon
River mill has done much for Hancock
and when that company could not get
all the room they wanted at Hancock
hey removed their mill TO Chassell,
where they have built up a fine little
own. 1t should he remembered that
Jhassell forms part OF the senatorial
district as well as Hancock.
Two years ago when Mr.. Robinson
lame was brought forward for senator
n opposition to that of Mr.. Sheldon, who
lad served one term as representative,
he cry, in which the Evening News
oined, went up that it would be unfair
o pass Mr.. Robinson over Mr.. Shelden's
ead. That Mr.. Sheldon should be pro-
noted to the senatorshp aud il Mr.. Rob-
nson wished to become "A legislator that
e should serve his apprenticeship first az
representative, persons who believed in
romoting faithful servant saw the
lirness OF this cry and the idea was car
led out. Why should not the same tao
les be followed now? Particularly as
he people, perhaps not some of the
osses, are. we believe, perfectly satisfied
18th Mr.. Robinson's effort in their behalf
nd will, il left to themselves, shout with
il their might and main in answer to
he question which heads this article,
he's all right