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

free minis and free silver with free mills
and free wheat.
Mr. w. A. Norton, of st. Johns, was the
last speaker of the afternoon and the audi
| ence did not need much time to discover
that there was still treat In store. They
told us how nice 1t would be IL we would
let them make wool free. We let them and
they did make 1t free-wIthin eight cents
of 1t. They wanted to make the laborer's
hours shorter and they did grow shorter
first to eight, then six, then four and at
last to nothing. We voted for a change.
then didn't have any change for four years.
1t was a change that made us rest until we
were tired of resting. And then in '96 DIR.
Bryan came along and said 1t was not the
robber tariff after all that allied us. but the
crime of '73 and he made millions believe
1t, but thank heaven not enough to bring
1t upon us.
The election this fall is as important as
the one two years ago. You have not only
congressman to send to Washington, but
the men you send to the legislature will
send man to the u. s. senate and we
haven't majority In the senate now. But
to vote against sending republican repre-
sentative to Congress is to disapprove of
President McKinley's policy. In the time
of intense strife and terrible suspense and
strain, how proud we are to know that In
the cabinet our General Alger was uphold
ing the presidents hands; and in the midst
of all the maddening public clamor what
satisfaction 1t Is to know that Senators Nc
MILAN and Burrows also aided that great
man in his high purposes, but where was
our representative? Where was Ferdinand
Brucker? will let him answer for him
self. We might have been excused for get
ting excited but for congressman, who
was where he could get the news at first
hand, to fly off the track so completely as
did Ferdinand Brucker, shows either that
he has no appreciation whatever of questions
of great moment and should be sent to the
political kindergarten for the next few years
or else he sat down and deliberately tried to
poison the minds of his constituents for
few votes. Mr.. Norton during the discus.
sion read two kilograms sent 'colect" to the
Saginaw Globe during the most critical
time Just preceding the declaration of war,
when we had but 800, 900 worth of powder
in the country although it took four millions
worth to Gil the magazines but once. The
petty, contemplate character of the man was
shown to all present who judged him from
the words of his own pen. 1t was one more
time when Mr.. Brucker's plans failed for
when men now see to what he resorted to
gain few votes, the votes he might have
gained all 60 as If by magic against him.
When the public was all impatient a few
might be caught by such slanderous vilify. |
ing Of the president, but now that the peo-
pie realize the wisdom of McKinley's course |
and see that Brucker, from bis position,
must have or should have realized it all of |
the time they see more clearly than ever the |
small caibre, OF the man.
A feature of the evenings meeting was
the work Of the freesilver- harmony (discord)
band, grOtesque set of hOrribles with |
blackened faces and much noise. All filed |
on the stage at one time during the meeting !
and sang comic song, considerably keep
ing their drums and horns silent for a mo-
ment. The mixed quartet consisting of DIR.
l.. M. Cudw0:th, T. E. Heddle, Mrs DR..
Halstead and Miss Boardman also furnished
their share of the evenings enjoyment with
some original songs, one being called "The |
New PhrenOlogy, or lack Chandler Read.
ing Bumps" 1t is needless to say lack
read his own defeat in Bumps'good qualities.
In the evening the first speaker was Chas
B. COllingwood, who after dwelling a few
on national issues and paying a
compliment to. Capt. Sigsbee, of
the Maine, then referring to the election of a
United States senator by the legislature. took
up the state issues, which, as he said, come
much nearer our pocket books. Nearly one.
third of the property In this state, according
to the governor. is not even entered on the
tax rolls. Personal property is always
hard to find any way while buildings and
land cannot be hid and can only be scaled
down in their valuation, This however
does not help much because all get scaled
down much alike and so none escape. But
under the present system railway, express,
telephone and telegraph companies are not
;axed on property but on earnings, which
ire quite as hard to ascertain correctly as
personal property is hard to find. The
republican party stands squarely on the
platform to compel corporations to pay their
ust share Of the taxes and stand squarely
" that platform. Corporations must pay
heir just share of the taxes. That's what
qual taxation means with me. 70 with
promises to no one but shall try to represent
very citizen fairly. In closing. Mr.. Coll.
ngwood gave the audience the gratifying
that Ingham county was clearly
DING republican this year by a good big
majority.
Space will not permit even synopsis of
be brilliant speech of Perry r. Powers, OF