The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-09
Mayor Pingree Spoke
at Hancock Last
Evening.
Large Audience Was Present
To Listen TO the Famous Mayor Of
the city of the sstraits-sso me OF
His Ideas-Other News.

gree club organization and from Han
cock citizens and escorted on the Mineral
Renge train to Hancock, where carriages
took the distinguished guest and the
committee to the Northwestern Hotel.
Mr.. Pingree had been met at Nestoria by
A. j. Otterson. OF HoughtoD, and I. ID.
Mason, OF Hancock. When the party
alighted at the Houghton depot the
crowd gave three cheers and tiger. and
the mayor OF the "city OF the straits" re-
sponded in few words. He said he had
met with very fattering receptions
throughout the Upper Peninsula, and
that every day the prospect OF the sue
cess of his candidacy grew brighter.
Representative o. W. Robinson was
member OF the reception committee, and
in Mr.. Pingree he found man after his
own heart. The two converted on the
excessive railroad fare charged per mile
on the Upper Peninsula railroads. Com
ing up from Ishpeming the reform mayor
was observed to pay his fare and take
from the conductor receipt, the infer
ence being that be will use the receipt in
his argument for reduction 10y thelegs-
lature oi railroad fare 10 this part OF the
State.
At Hancock, naturally, Mr.. Pingree's
reception was on bigger scale than at
Houghton, for he was to speak there in
the evening. Az the carriages drove up
| from the tram the streets were lined with
people and there was considerable cheer
| ing, to which the visitor responded by
bowing and raising his hat. Flags were
| flying from many of the buildings and
| banner across the street in front OF the
| hotel bore the inscription "Welcome to
Pingree." During the afternoon visit
was paid to the Mining School and a
drive was INDUCED in about the two
towns.
In the evening st. Patrick's Hall was
packed by representative audience oil
business men, miners and laborers IN
| other branches to hear what Mayor Pin
gree had to say. Among thelocal leaders
OF the republican party on the stage were
Hon. T. b. Dunstan, II. NJ. Hoar, 0. W.
Robinson, r. Ii. Shields, G. c. Bentley,
L. II. Richardson, W. f. Miller and c. A.
Wright.
Elk State Treasurer ]. +. Hambitzer in
troduced Mr.. Pngree. In hi remarks be
said that while Mr.. Pingree had been
elected and reelected in the city OF De
troit by handsome majorities, he had in
his present aspirations power in che
party opposed to him that had been able
TO influence leading State papers and
cause them TO create "a sentiment against
him.
ga power which, through certain com
bipations, can control State conventions
and when necessary the legislature OF thu
State.
"a power which con compel State ofiic
ials to do its bidding or meet the late o
its rule or rum policy.
"a power which can cause the Goddess
of Justice herself to shield the perpetra
tors OF election frauds, who happen to b
its henchmen, and hold responsible thre
State officials, unsatisfactory to it, ant
remove them from Office, because the
did not happen to discover the cleve
: work"
MIR. Pingree then commenced, and in
conversational way with nothing OF tn
public speaker air about him, but IN IN
: language of business man, ION the col
,rary. told what his views are concern
ng the duties Of a city and State exec'
tive. His talk, OF course, dealt Target
with what had been accomplished durin
his four administrations in Detroit. i
: said he was not emitted To the cordial r
e ceptions he had met with all over Il
State, and especially in the Upper Penl
suln, for he had but done his duty. Thi
he added. had made him somewhat OF
J. curiosity in several eastern cities.
Re He has been called corporation kille
It he remarked, and he said he was 9
posed TO corporations OF certain KIN
The kidd he had dealt with and M
: . sought to regulate for the peoples ben
az were those kind that had to come
the people first for benefits, for ipstan
street railways for franchises to use c.
tain streets. These, the speaker though
= owed something to the people for G
=, privileges Obtained and this somethil
was what he bad labored to obtain I
the people. In the case of street ra'lwa
IL was n reduction from to . cent far'
Corporations, such as our mining col
i. NAMES. Mr.. Pingree looked at very q
ID iereutly. Such corporations are meet
u sary and the county needs more OF thel
Mfr. Pingree urged that IL was the
10 direct taxes that are burdening the PC
nile to such taxes which II directly levi
the people would fight to rid themsel'
of One cause OF this indirect tax IL I
Y b;yh pricc mt which service from munlc
- nj corporations is obtained AMI WIN
n. the people have In their power
q. lesson ma has been done in Detroit VIII
h. nv reduction OF rates for gas $l,ooo'o
n has been saved to consumers and VIII
'r the companies have made up the loss
no Increased consumption. Another IL
IN exemption Of railroad property from q
y. alton. In Detroit there is $4,000
IL Of property Of the Michigan Central
I'd paying dollar taxes. Another Is
- .il.ond IN vel which