The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
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Mr. Wright aud the senaror.h,p.

Mr.. Wright, We notice, does not deny
the statement made in the Evening NEWS
IA TO his conversation with Mr.. Robin
son, but the pa per in whose columns was
announced Mr.. Wright's candidacy, in
such iulsome manner, for the position
OF senator, kindly gives the editor oil this
paper sone very friendly ad vice, for which
IL has our thanks, and in return would
advise the editor OF that paper or the
writer OF the article TO look to his die
tionary and ascertain the meaning of the
words "scurrilous attack, =" for il he had
any clear idea OF the meaning OF the
words he certainly would not have used
them in connection with our remarks,
"Wha's the matter with Rob nson?'
which contained no attack, scurrilous or
otherwise, upon Mr.. Wright, and only
stated some OF the reasons why the peo-
pie should, IN our opinion, support
Mr.. Robinson in preference to Mr.
Wright for the position of senator,
and asked why the same tactics should
not be brought 10 bear upon Mr.. Wright
az were used upon Mr. Robinson, when
he, two years ago, aspired to the Office of
senator over the head of Mr.. Sheldon.
But as the same paper now states that
Mr.. William Harry lis willing under Ger
tain conditions TO go back 20 Lansing
"a representative 81 the second district
Tor this county, we think il very proba-
bic that the voters ofthat district know
ing the two men would naturally pref
the one TO the other for the very reason
perhaps that one OF them is by some be- =
lieyed TO be what the paper claims the
other candidate il not. Robinson and
Harry would, the Nsws believes, make a
good team, but before the nomination
day some better men, although perhaps
not likely, than either Of them NAV come
forward.
Ii has been generally known for some
time past that Mr.. Robinson, in order
not to create any feeling in the republi
can ranks, had given up the notion of ap-
pearing az Iloughton county candidate
IN opposition to Mr.. Sheldon, but had
publicly announced himself as a candI- |
date Tor the position Of senator: if Mr.
wright vas not aware Ofthat fact until
HSt week that gentlemen evidently does |
NOT Keep himself so well posted on the |
politics OF this district IA his friends and |
others give him credit for.
Inc question asked IL simply done for |
u purpose, oil course, no one of any sense /
would say that Mr.. Robinson or indeed |
any other man, not even Mr. Wright, has |
n lien on any Office. let alone all /
Offices, on the ticket nor need all other
candidates wait until he, or any other
man, has decided which one he wants
But no doubt the statement made bv the |
paper that Mr.. Wright did not Know
until this week which Office MIR. Robinson
did wan', will be considered by many |
per- ons az rather thin, TO say the least
AS the editor OF the paper has asked n
question and says II would be useless to |
Jog our memory we will now ask him in |
iraternal kindness for our personal in |
formation TO tell us when Mr.. Wright |
was chairman 81 the republican county |
II the editor Of the paper will kindly turn |
10 our article when ne complains Of, he /
will find IL stated that 10 il reported on
the streets" He certainly has no right,
earthly or otherwise, TO suppose that be-
'ore making the statement we had not
first investigated" It's truth. We chose
to refer to the report in the way we did
md offered Mr.. Wright the use Of our
'olumns 20 deny IL. This he certainly
las nor done; II he had we might then
rave thought u necessary to have said
more on the subject, by which he would
rave ascertained whether we had made
he statement recklessIy. But as they
ay silence gives consent, we will take II
In granted that our statement was true.