The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-08
KENNEDYFOR HARMONY
Wants Pingree to Stay In the Re.
publican Party.
LIKES GOVERNOR AND BURROWS.


Michigan to the Front I'm Furnishing Sup
plies for the Starving Cubans-Wii
Alden Smith Not u Candidate for the
senate--Five Hundred Good Places for
Michigan Men-secretary Alger's Illness
appropriation for the New Warship.
Washington. Feb. S.-Bert Kennedy
assistant doorkeeper of the national
house of representatives. Is an out and
out Pingree man. and he don't care who
knows it. Bert has always been ward
of Senator Burrows. When he was en-
ployed at the capitol at Lansing he was
befriended by Burrows. He has been
| advanced and aided by Burrows until
he holds an excellent position in WASH
ington, and he is a friend of Burrows,
too. There is no doubt of that.
When asked this afternoon If he had
gone back on Burrows, he replied:
| THAT amt fair question There are
| lots of men who like Burrows who also
| like Pingree. Men may have friends in
| Baptist and Methodist churches who
| dislike each other. / like Burrows and
l like Pingree. What l want is har-
1 Il
en- out of the Republican party. 1t
seems TO me that there is a middle
| ground on which good men may stand"
| There you have it. Bert Kennedy is
merely one of many people who are
| talking that way. In the meantime, the
| Democrats of Michigan are not only
logging, but they are Saving wood
and waiting their turn. Lots of people
in the political arena are now tunefully
singing that pretty song: What Shall
the Harvest Be?" And all the time the
correspondent is trying TO be good and
tell the truth, and let the people draw
their own conclusions.
/ Supplies tor Cuba.
The state of Michigan has contributed
more money and more substantial sup
plies to aid the starving Cubans than
any other state in the lake region. This
statement is made without qualification.
because it is officially announced from
the department of state. although the
correspondents of the daily papers have
not taken the trouble heretofore toIook
into the matter. 1t has recently been
ascertained that the Spaniards have
been confiscating large parts of these
charitable contributions and the Mich
L
the matter Unless we get satisfactory
replies from Consul General Lee there
will be resolutions introduced in both
houses Of congress making official in
| curry into the matter.
There is no truth in the story that
William Alden Smith Of Grand Rapids
is an avowed candidate for the senate
TO succeed Senator Burrows. He says
! that he is satisfied with present honors
In conversation with personal friend
he has said: "All politics Is selfish, ano
somewhat evil / believe in the Scrip
ture which declares that sufficient unto
!; | the day is the evil thereof and conse-
, quently am not seeking trouble
Working for an Appropriation.
The presidential postoffices in Michi-
gan are not likely to be affected by the
| proposed reduction In letter-carrlei
service. Both of the Michigan senators
/, and all of the representatives have In
terviewed Postmaster General Gary
, ! and he has assured them that an ap'
propriation Of 100000 for emergencies
will cover the difficulty. The entire con
( rressional delegation is now working
| To secure that appropriation. and they
| will succeed.
President McKinley's determination
to modify the civil service order o.
| President Cleveland will let loose up
wards of ten thousand Of the best OF
; | fees. nearly all of them paying $500
! each and upwards per annum. In TIT
, | postal, customs, and internal revenue
l | bureaus alone Michigan will have
q chance at about five hundred goo'
;. places. This will make some of tn
! | Republican workers happy and 1t VIII
; | make many others as mad as Marcl
hares.
Secretary of War Alger has made
h brave struggle for life and his famil.
:, | attended him from the beginning witt
faithful solicitude. His subordinates II
! the war department have been as faith
: ful Is If they had been long time friends
From the beginning Of his administra
ton he treated every employe, even TN
humblest, with kindness and considera
a ton. His prolonged illness has been
s period of almost continual suffering.
D Favored the Eight Hour Law.
r lanes O'Donnell of the Jackson Cit
y izen did favor the eight-hour law Will
he was in congress Whoever says t
< the contrary temporzes with the truth
s II makes no difference to your CORE
spondent whether O'Donnell Is electe
e governor or not. There Is nothing In
y for me. But. as the correspondent @
u the Detroit Tribune, 1 listened to hi
:. speech, and telegraphed a part of
r that night. Can't politicians understan
r or tell the truth when they get into tn
q heat of conflict for preferment?
Did any one ever suppose that "Uncl
lin Monroe" had anything else than
lead pipe cinch on that Kalamazoo post
mastership? Nobdy well informed eve
: supposed that Uncle Jim" would b
< knocked out. or that he would decline.
r Charles Draper Of the District OF &C
!; lumbia. has held position In the senat
Is for about fifteen years He was ar
i pointed by Senator Ferry and credite
y to Michigan. although he never lived
= Michigan, and never visited the stat
8 But he has devoted himself to Mich
). gan interests, and, by meeting theI
p here. has become acquainted with all {
It the most prominent men of the stat
. and hence he is more valuable ma
= for Michigan interests than any ne