The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-04-07
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
OWOSSO. FRIDAY. APRIL Z. 1899.
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR

III tu6rt was at any tluio any uahboi eh"e
the voters were not going to take enough
interest in the spriDg elections this year to
get out to vote the danger was certainly
eliminated Monday when they turned out
in force which proved clearly enough
what kind OF work had been done every
where by party leaders and other loyal
citizens.
The result, too, was what might have
been expected from The growing earnest
ness which became somewhat intense dur
ing the latter part of last week. Both
county committees were active and both
made use of the party papers in this city,
as to the effectiveness and fairness of the
paper sent out by the opposition, The
TIMES expressed its opinion quite freely IN
its special election edition of last Saturday,
and is now happy to see its judgment was
affirmed ON Monday by the voters 1t
therefore has nothing further to say on that
subject unless 1t be to express the wish that
the lesson will be learned and that no at
tempt will again be made to drag a wretch
ed and false class spirit into local politics.
1t certainly received fitting rebuke Mon
day.
AS to the matter of the election of cir.
cult Judge The TIMES still wonders If the
Livingston silver leaders are not little
sorry that they spoke, and wonders If they
recognized their local pride chickens when
they went home to rOost Monday. 1t seems
to The TIMES that it showed rather poor
generalship on the part of those silver lead
ers to attempt to use the local pride argu-
ment to get votes for Mr.. Van Wrinkle quite
so early In the game, but 1t feels duly CRATE
full to them for doing so and thereby giving
Shiawassee republicans and democrats alike
q chance to see how they were being treat
Mr.. Van Wrinkles candidacy again ap-
pears, its owner will instruct his managers
to try some other game. This one was too
transparent to need any labOred explana-
ton, and once seriously considered needed
nothing further to defeat its own purpose.
And THE TIMES wishes to thank the large
number of thinking voters who considered
the meaning Of their party's action In Liv-
ingstOn county and voted In accordance
with their pride In old Shiawassee for her
son whose reelection was so unfairly OPP
posed. The stalwart republicans of Liv-
ingston also receive the thanks of their Shia.
wassee brothers, in which THE TIMES also
Joins, that they by their party loyalty and
friendship for the Judge, kept the majority
of the Livingston democratic candidate
down as low as 1t was. There are some
precincts In our own county which should
have done much better In this matter and
the city of Corunna has added considerable
to the friendly feeling toward her, enter
tanned by republicans all over the county
and In this city, especially, by giving Judge
Smith the extravaganza majority of thirteen,
although they had one hundred three ma.
jority for the republican candidate for
school commissioner, the latter temporarily
making his home in Corunna. Incidentally
OwossO gave the latter majority of
1854, although his opponent had at
tempted to secure Owosso votes by stating
his intention of making his home and head
quarters In Owosso. But then II was not
entirely unexpected. The figures OF last
falls election are still on record. In gen.
eral, however, throughout the county The
TIMES has only praise and cOngratu-
lations for the voters for the way in which
they stood by the Judge. The majority of
seven hundred twenty-eight given him by
this city shows how he Is regarded where
best known, and adds stiIl further weight
TO the approval which THE TIMES extends
to the rest of the county.