The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-09
ONLY IN MEMORY +!
Will the Silver Agitation of
1895 Long Exist.
SH|AWASSEE COUNTY MORE FIRMLY ESTAH-
lISAED ON THE SIDE OF HONOR!
Michigan Rolls up Republican Majority
of 10000 on Democratic Day.
LOCAL QUARRELS AND PER
SONAL UNPOPULARITY
Make Counties and Cities
Badly Split

The result of Mondays election is highly
gratifying TO THE TINES and to the republ-
can party in general. The magnificent en-
dOrsement of that brave soldier, honorable
and honest gentleman and peerless Judge,
Charles ID. Long, against the opposition of
the governor of the state, who is supposed
to be member of the same party, is cause
for rejoicing loud and continued. The TAX
ing of personal dissatisfaction at unani-
nous decision of the supreme court into an
election and making an attempt to defeat a
good official because of it, has received
stinging rebuke. The election of the re-
gents was, of course, conceded The re-
publican candidates were abe and efficient
men, true to their principles and not mere
Office sc eekers.
The election of o. l.. Bristol is the Opin-
ion of the people on the school commission
ership Office and is warning TO any who
would in any measure cripple or break
down our most complete and moderately ex-
pensive school system. Ii is clear express
sion that a man must show his loyalty to
party 10y voting and working with it for
some time before seeking or accepting a
nomination.
The election of Maybury as mayor Of De-
troit is pleasing to us from the fact that it
Furnishes, in feelings at least, the Detroit
ring and is fair sample of the result of
ring rule.
The defeat of Otto l.. Sprague is the re-
suit OF the nomination of K. p. Byerly for
justice. for while personally Mr. Byerly is
popular and honorable gentleman and
good justice, the republicans felt that the
place should have been given to Mr.. Ash,
lifelong republican and good worker, and,
beconing disgusted with his having been
forced upon the ticket and uDjustly blaming
Mr.. Sprague for it, he suffered the loss of
many times the number OF votes to have
elected him. While we believe Mr. Byerly
intends to work with and for the republican
party the idea prevailed that he should have
served an apprenticeship with the party be-
fore being put VI, and slaughtered as he was,
His nomination came not so much at his
own seeking as nj the urging of few
of his friends. Tie has been most excel
lent justice and the peculiar turn in politi-
cal affairs has resulted In the loss of two
good officials to the city.
The republicans secured practically every
thing else, the election of G. A. Baldwin, G.
j. Shaw and S. Z.Watson being the result of
personal popularity and in Mr.. Baldwin's
case the result of raise in assessments
that his predecessor thought would be gen.
eral over the city.
The election in the county is an indica-
ton of the tide that will flow to the republi-
can party in the next few years. The ma
jority is more than double that of last fall.
The election of our candidates in Venice for
the first time 10 81 years is a good indica-
ton of the feeling. Even New Haven
which had been counted, without an excep
ton, as a silver township gives republican
majority, and Burns-"the birthplace of
free silver" as it is fondly called-gives less
than score for silver and elects two staunch
and most constant republican workers to
township Offices.
The result in detail is as follows: