The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-11-11
SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF THE WAR APP
PRECIATED BY AMERICANS
Chas. B. Collingwood and Geo. T. Mason Elected
to State Senate and House.
STATE TICKET WINS BY MAJORITIES OF
OVER 100000
Entire County Ticket Except Clerk and Prosecuting Attor
ney Elected.

There never was any doubt of the fact that
the people supported President Mckinley
in the successful way in whichhe has car;
ried on the war and the equally difficult
peace negotiations. But would they rea.
lie how much his further success would
depend on their actions of November 9Th !?
That was the uncertain part.
Would they forget that a vote for demo
cratic congressman, or for democratic
legislator who would vote for democratic
u. s. Senator was direct vote for disap-
prevail oflthe Presidents cOurseP 1t was
impossible to tell.
Would they realize that not tn have a
republican majority in both houses in
Washington Smeant embarrassment to the
president and the baking of his wise plans
for the :peace and renewed prosperity Of
their country? , Even those who have the
greatest faith:in this the greatest nation on
earth sometimes feared they would not rea-
lie IL.
Would! they remember that the eyes
of the worldiwere on us all this week and
that our arch-eRemy Spain was watching to
see what:the sovereign American voter was
doing Tuesday? Would they realize that a
majority sagainst the administration In eth
or house meant what Spain was longing
for, a chance. to prolopg indefinitely the
questionsg of peace and humiliate by di
plomacy the country which she was
unable stO ipjure on land or sea? 1t
was possible that party sentiment would
blind them from seeing that.
Would they remember the danger that
they warded off two years ago and once
more vote for honest money, for money
which is the equal of the best money on
earthp E We believed they would but who
could tell? 4 But what is the outcome?
In the country at large republican ma
jority was elected to the national house Of
representatives and the election of enough
United States senators was ensured to give
that branch also into the bands of those who
will choose to assist rather than obstruct
measures designed for the welfare of the
country. For the first time President Nc
KinIey will have a republican majority in
both branches and can feel sure that petty
partisanship will not be allowed to endan-
ger the nations welfare. In this good work
OF the various states II Is natural that we in
Michigan and especially we in the eighth
congressional district should look to our
own record and we can do so with glow
of honest pride.
Through the crisis preceding the war and
through the war itself Michigan Is proud to
know that in the senate she had two stal
wart supporters of the nations cause, two
men who Loyalty stood by the nations
leader. BY their votes Tuesday. Michigan
electors have said that the President may
still rely on the same two loyal supporters
from this state, Senator Mcmillan who re-
mains because his term lasts two years
longer. Senator Burrows because the peo-
pie have in no mistakabIe way, said that
they want aim.
In the house at present and during the
last year and half the Michigan delega-
ton has included in its personnel two men
on whom the administration could not rely
even In time Of war and peril. And more
than that we In the eighth district were
forced to see with shame that we were rep.
resented on that Michigan delegation in
congress by one of these two men, a
political trickster who was not content with
using any or all means for getting into Of
fee. but--as proved by his own kilograms,
which even In the heat of the campaign
this fall he did not dare to deny-who even
kept up his practice Of dirty political
methods by basely slandering and vilifyiug
the president In time of great national
peril That such q man would use the
most disreputable political methods when