Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-22
In OPEN BALLOT FoR SENATOR.


pne week from next Wednesday the
fhigan legislature of 1899 will con-
be, and one OF the early acts OF that
ly will be the election OF United
ties Senator TO succeed Senator j. &.
lrrows. The senator is a candidate
b reelection with what appears to be
Ghost certain chances of success He
ocertalnly strong favorite with the
upple Of western and northern Michi-
n, and should popular vote be
Ken TO ascertain the choice of the
pple we have no doubt Mr.. Burrows
Guild receive threefourths of the to-
III vote.
AT caucus is held by the Republican
thmbers to determine their choice for
taken on January II, the BANNER
Especially submits that the ballot in
lie caucus should be an open one, so
n, at it may be known by the people of
t,e state just how each legislator votes
loon the question. This is nothing
ore than justice and honor demand,
view of the methods at present
,,eing employed by the opponents Of
,pe senator, to influence members to
vote against him.
~ Mr.. Burrows is statesman. His 20
dears in public life at Washington have
riiven him an acquaintance with men
md measures and an influence in di-
insecting legislation favorable TO his
tate which are of incalculable benefit
o the people Of Michigan.
(, His principal, if not only opponent,
! at this time is Albert Pack, of Alpena,
thnd Detroit. Mr.. Pack : principal quail
Itetications is that he is rich mana
and upon this his hackers
RELY for success. Mr.. Pack is wealthy
iumberman and street car magnate,
land his contributions TO Gov. Pingree's
4, Campaign fund have given him the
= governors support Notwithstanding
sthis apparent opposition to the rich man
kgand favor of the poor.
RI Senator Burrows is poor man. He
Towns a house and lot in Kalamazoo.
:. which is practically the sum total of
! his fortune. This is an eloquent tribute
!, to his honesty and incorruptibility,
l, after twenty years in congress and the
Is senate, where dishonest men have
Q abandant opportunities to get rich
quickly.
There is no question but that Mr..
, Burrows is the man the people want
, elected and they want TO know that
b their members in the legislature vote
! for him. They want an open ballot.
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"Wm. Alden Smith is liable to be a
senatorial candidate against Pack, Bur-
rows and every body else" says the Eve
ming Press "Mr. Smith has received so
many assurances OF support that he
/ left Washington for Michigan Satur-
day to consult his friends. II they
agree that the rosy promises held out
to him are sincere. Mr.. Smiths castor
will be SHE'D into the ring, and as an
independent candidate he will give
Blodgett- Mckay Burrows and the Pin
gree-Pack combinations race. Mr..
Smiths friends assert that the warm
friendship between him and President
Mckinley makes it certain that the
administration will not be unfriendly
toward his candidacy. Mr.. Smith has
not yet decided whether TO discuss the
matter openly" Mr. Smith ought to
member OF the house of representatives
and for the present at least his SER
vices are not needed in the senate. He
should first serve out an apprenticeship
faithfully and well and of sufficient
length of time to justify advancement.
~.
The treaty of peace has been signed
and the United States is the possessor
of two thousand or more islands of all
sizes, strung on string reaching two
thirds around the earth, from Porto
Rico to the farthest dot in the Sulu
archipelago. But it is just as well not
To forget that the latest acquisition is
not our entire stock OF islands. The
Aleutian and other northwestern
chains came with the Alaskan pur-
chase. These, together with Porto
Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines
and the Sulu group, make the United
States the largest owner Of islands on
earth.
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The fact that the Detroit Tribune
and Detroit News hope tor the defeat
of Senator Burrows is the strongest
kind Of reason why Republicans
should desire, aye insist, upon the re-
election OF Mr.. Burrows. The Repub-
lican party needs no advice from mug
wump, renegade journals which
ardently seek the destruction OF the
party. Republicans have reason to
feel certain that anything for the good
OF the party is not advocated by the
Scripps organs, hence the opposition
of those papers to Senator Burrows