The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-10-28

worth OF property, now exempt, on the
tax rolls. The state constitution how
ever needs to be changed or else this
will not tighten taxes in general be-
cause under the present constitution
any tax on railroads would have to be
paid into the primary school fund.
When he spoke of the war, the hero
ism display ed by the boys, or the great
questions now on our hands, Mr.. O'Don-
nell became eloquent and at times held
his audience almost spell bound. The
good business administration OF. Presi-
dent Mckinley and the enormous work
done under Sec'y Ayers supervision
both received his earnest commenda-
ton. There always has been and al
ways will he suffering in war, but if
Gen. Alger had his way about it there
would be more red cross and less red
tape.
Turning to the state ticket Mr.. O'Don-
nell took up the congressional situa-
ton. 1t is urged that Mr.. Fordney is
not an orator. That is one reason why
you want him. Why the house is a
regular cave of the winds A man with
a good business training is the one who
will accomplish most while the man
who talks most accomplishes the least
as usual thing. 1t is due to President
Mckinley and to the republican party
that Mr.. Joseph w. Fordney be elect
ed.
Again, there is another duty to the
president and the republican admins
tration. A United States Senator is to
be elected and while / don't know
whom your nominees for state senator
and representative favor, they will vote
for republican who will thus be in
sympathy with the national administra-
ton and you should elect your republi-
can nominees.
Mr.. Chas. B. Collingwood was called
upon to speak for few moments and
did so drawing upon his own experience
of this year and of two years ago to il
lustrate the difference in the situation.
Two years ago when he went out about
his district, though the school houses
were packed, there were places where
there was not even republican left to
preside at the meeting. They scarcely
seemed to regard him as fellow citi-
zen. But during these two years a
great change has come over these peo-
pie. A wave of patriotism has swept
over them. Now all stand as citizens
of one country and now they greet him
in friendly way and they believe he
is sincere. Many say they are glad the
election came out as it did and every
where the prevailing sentiment is Amer
lean, and he believes with the rest, that
the people are going to show this by
sending representatives to Congress
who will uphold Mckinley. The re-
publicans are the ones who can and will
do this.
In taking up the state issues Mr.. Col
lingwood announced his. intention of
standing pat on the state platform and
being ready to work for equal taxation
by taxing railroads, telephone and tele-
graph and express companies, etc. He
hadn't had the experience of the gen.
tleman against whom he was running,
who voted on both sides of the measure,
but he expected to do his full duty. He
desired to be elected and then two years
later to come before the people and ask
them if he had not honestly tried to do
his duty. The impression he made was
a good one as it always is and Shiawas-
see county is not through with him yet
but expects to have him in Lansing to
her in the upper house. And
he will be there.