The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-21
Detroit Press and Legislation.

'All the Detroit p ipers and their Ian.
sing correspondents, seem To be united
Ia an effort TO stir up bad blood between
Gov. PIngree and thelegislature. This IL
quite natural when we remember that
these papers, with perhaps single ex-
ception, are antag onistic TO the republi-
can party and to Gov. Pingree, and are
ony too anxious to See some breach
made in the harmony ana efficiency
cf the party and the administration of
this State. Their attacks upon Lieut.
enant-Gov rnor Dunstan and the senate
are simply characteristic of their DISPOSE
tion and methods. Mr.. Dlnstan was
elected by the people TO perform certain
public duties, aud is responsible TO the
party which ele ted him for their dis
charge, aud not the the News Tribune or
the Free Press, nor even TO the governor.
Az presiding officer OF the senate iu was
his duty TO so form the committees of
that body as to not only expedite bust
Dees, but to protect the public from all
probable danger of erratic, irrational,
careless, impracticable or reckless legisla.
ton. That these were his main pur.
poses lie To be not only inferred. but be-
lieved. lie was no part of his duty To
consult any special interest except The
hest interests of the State If Michigan.
la doing this he has simply discharged
the public trust the people have imposed
"All this newspaper jabbering about
antagonizing or snubbing the governor
or converting the senate into an anti
Pingree machine, is simply so much SEN
sational slObber, unloaded upon The pub
Inc TO attract attention and excite the
minds oil the suspicious and overzea Gus
a RI IA.
are or the house is anti-PiDgree il il sim
ply because tbe people 20 willed il, by ell
&c ing men TO represent them who are
not wOrsbipers of the governor, aud not
because the lieutenant-e overnor or Tia.
speaker has so manipulated them. There
are always differences In opinion, aud no
sane person can expect that the legisls-
tors can all agree with Gov. Pingree ar
among themselves, upon every measure
or interest. Mankind ia now builded
upon more independent style of
thought and action, and with more d.
verse ideas than in the past and with
not n Tit less of stubbornness and self
willed determination. 80 each must ex-
pect his every idea to run the gauntlet of
all hese qualities as they are u.yelnpri
in his associate members. Ii apybody
anticipated that any republican le. isla-
ture could be made the complacent ser
want or tool of Que man, that person has
made big mistake.
If the Detro press exDe, t. to iotimi-
date the legislature or it's officers by
iDyenting or creating fictitious issues, or |
exciting prejudlces and animOsities It |
will only accomplish what has been the |
results Of its past efforts-fool itself. and |
not the people. Experience has long |
since demonstrated that while the daily |
press OF Detroit is Always assnmptiye and |
arrogant, it has no real inf ence upon |
the public sentiment or policy OF Michi- |
gan. So 1t will have no influence in pre-
JUDGING the party or the people against |
the Legislature or it's presiding officers, or |
in making them believe that there liz any |
settled or irreconciliable antagonism be- |
tween the governor and the legislar ure.
Whatever is best for the public in the |
governors recommendations, in the |
OPT lion Of the legislature, will be adopt.
ed; and whatever In not best will be re-
j1cted.
"All the twaddle OF newspapers and cor
respondents, their ridicule OF the one or
the other Of the State officials or depart.
ments, OF governor, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or speaker, OF this or that individual sena-
tor or legislator, is 80 much OF the ''soft
drinks" these newspaper bartenders pour
down the throats Of their thirsty readers.
II anyone can be induced to talk q little
il il gobbled mp, multiplied and exagger-
ated IA evidence OF want of harmony.
The Republican warns the people not TO
place reliance upon these babbhpr or
gans. As legislation ~ prepared and
proceeded with, il can be discussed and |
approved or cond mned npon its meritr.
and not because IL il supposed To- be the
product Of one man or another. in this
particular interest or that one. To the
governor and the members Of his house.
hold, and TO fhe members of both houses
Of the Legislature. the Republican respect
fully suggests that the "cold marble |
heart be given to all Efforts to ere tie |
antagOnisn, and all confidence he with
drawn from newspapers known tn be in
imcal to each and all. There l. mutual |
confidence, and it must he continued; 30 |
there must be mutual forte- rance and |
concessions. The days OF political hull |
doing are past, and the time for the ex-
ecutive and legislative departments to |
become harmonious and fall into line in |
support only Of the public welfare, care !
ful and honest legislation in the interest /
OF the whole people and upon republican |
lines and principles, Ia at hand. That |
the Tribune and Free Press will do |
all IN their power To prevent this, IL well
understood"
The above which appeared in the Daily
State Republican Of Saturday last, a
marked copy OF which was sent to this
Office, Ia probably intended as a
reply to the comments made BY 8the De-
troit papers upon the personnel OF some
OF Observation-Disclosures Dunstan's CON-
mittees and hence In fairness TO that gen.
tleman we republish 1t.
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