The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-27
They Want POSITIONS
Michigan Youth Secured Appoint
ments in Army and Navy.
CONGRESSMAN HAMILTON PRAISED

a Campaign Document-Detroit q. A..
X. Post win Care for Families. of Men
mt the Front-C of Govern
| ment Land Offices Personal Mention
+, Other News from the Capital City.
Washington, May 24.-Where all Of
the grabbers are grabbing, and where
the demand for honors and emoluments
F, is unprecedented, there seems to be no
reason why the Michigan grabbers
4; should not grab as greedily as the most
J greedy grabbers from other parts Of
| the country. James G.. Blaine Of
Maine is in his grave but his son, James
G.. Blaine, has been appointed captain
In the volunteer army, That being the
case there appeared to be no reason
why Russell Harrison. son of BENJAMIN
Harrison, who is living in Indiana.
should not be appointed major in the
volunteer army. The sons of these dis
tinguished men being thus provided for
there was no reason why the son of
Russell A. Alger of Michigan should
not be appointed captain in the vol
unteer army, particularly when his ia
Their Is secretary of war and has infiu-
IL.
Consequently young Frederick Alger
will wear shoulder straps and be a
commissary during this war,
By the same token Senator Mcmillan
has nephew in the naval reserves.
Faul Bagley, son OF the ex-governor,
has also received commission. and
Truman Newberry, son of ex-Congress-
man Newberry, also has been honored
with commission. Thus the Million
aires are mixed with the common peo-
pie; all of them it is hoped having real
patriotic purposes in going to war.
Found Congenial Positions.
Moreover, in the naval reserve the
sons of the most distinguished and in
fiuential men of Michigan have found
congenial positions, and the war has
assumed a heightened and aristocratic
development. Tremendous pressure has
been brought to bear upon the senators
ard representatives of Michigan to in
duce them to secure commissions for
favorite sons, and our Wolverine states
men have been doing fairly well in this
matter.
This war began and will be conducted
on high military plane. The civil
war in this country was carried on pri-
of that conflict was that 1000, 600 human
beings were made free. 1t is now in
tended that 100000 of oppressed peo-
pie in Cuba shall be made free as the
result of this warfare. OF all the old
songs, so often sung in camp and in
the field, there is one which was pop
ular a generation ago and which is ap-
plicable at present. 1t is called 1.-THE
Battle Hymn of the Republic" and the
most popular verse is the following:
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across. the sea,
With glory in His bosom which trans
figures you and me-
Since He died to make men holy, let US
die to make men free,
AS we go marching on
Hamilton Complimented.
Representative Hamilton Of Niles,
who is serving his first term in con-
gress, has received many compliments
on speech delivered by lin in RIarch
on the Teller resolution The effort : :
tracted considerable abortion OF tie
time and was brought to the notice of
the Republican congressional campaign ,
as stating the Republican
doctrine on finance in particularly
effective and popular manner. 1t VS.
decided by Representative McCleary of
Mini esota, who is the head of the lit
erature committee, to distribute the
81 eech widely as a campaign document.
Over 10000 copies have recently been
sent to Oregon, where there will be an
election for two representatives to con-
gress within few weeks.
Roy Chaplin Of Lansing was the lucky
man out Of a dozen candidates for the
position in the weather bureau at Lam
sing, which pays $45 per month All of
the candidates were good men and the
chief finally Sc ected Mr. Chaplin.
senator burrows secretary.
Henry Nj. Rose, private secretary to |
Senator Burrows, arrived here on Sat
lrday, the 14th instant, and remained
IN Washington during the past week.
He came here primarily to consult with
Senator Burrows concerning the sena-
.orial campaign. Mr.. Rose is not only
he private secretary but the confiden-
Lial friend of the junior senator from
Michigan, and one of the best strokes
n the entire political career of Senator
Burrows was the selection of this able
shrewd young man and
'aithful friend for the position which he
and fills so creditably
The wife of Senator Burrows was Wis
ting in New York during the past two
weeks and is expected home in Wash
ngton within few days. Her health
s very greatly improved and 1t is prob
lble that she will participate in many
social functions before the final ad-
ournment of congress-
THE members of the Detroit post G.. |
A. r., did the handsome thing when
hey resolved to take care of the fam
lies of men who have gone to the
ront," said Mr. William r. Stone of
Michigan at the National THE old
of the civil war did this in a
eries of gracefully worded resolutions,
which wound up with promise of once
more donning their uniforms IL they
ire at any time needed in our present |
truggle. There is no doubt of the sin
erity of the pledges given by these
srand Army men, and ii was a good
hing to do, for when a man knows,
m leaving wife and children behind,
hat true hearts will look after them
lie can do his duty with lighter
pirit'
A Raise of Salary.
The salary of the assistant United
states attorney for western Michigan