The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-03-30
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
Snap Shots of the Men for Whom II
will be to the Interests of Every
Tax Payer to Vote Monday.

will be to the Interests of Every
Tax Payer to Vote Monday.
Owosso taxpayers have for once at least
In their history chance to elect man for
mayor who can and will give all the time to
the duties of that thankless Office which the
most exacting tax payer could require. 1t
| is not discredit to the opposing candidate,
himself an ex-mayor, to say that the tax
payers, large and small, cannot afford to do
otherwise than to elect Morris Osburn for
mayor, for even II one were to grant that
he had equal ability and had the city's
best interests equally at heart, 1t still re-
mains true that his time and best energy Is
paid for by the corporation by which he Is
| employed and 1t Is physical impOssibility
for him to give 0ne-quarter the time and
attention to the conduct of the city's varied
needs which Mr.. Osburn will give and will
take pleasure In the giving, with an expert
! ence rich in all that goes to make a man
valuable in such position. Mr.. Osburn is
practically unhampered by business affairs
and the city's interests will be his own In
way that could scarcely be true of any other
man even tho salary of hundred dollars a
month should he paid for such services. 1t
Is not often that man of Mr.. Osburn's
ability and one so fortunately placed In
respect to the opportunities he has for serv-
ing the people, is public spirited enough to
offer himself as the servant of the taxpayers
and assume the thankless tasks of Mayor,
but now that they have the opportunity to
secure such man they should not fail to
take the gift of his services, save themselves
many dollars in taxes and elect man who
will himself be mayor and that in the
interests of the whole city, by a majority
which will be large enough to be the COM
p!iment which Mr.. Osburn deserves.
The republican candidate for city clerk is
no novice In the srt Of caring for the books
of this city, having already given good salts
faction during the terms when he had them
In charge. The task of the city clerk, who
Is also clerk of the board of public works, is
no small one and can best be performed by
one who has practical knowledge of the
methods which have been in vogue in form
or years. In addition to the fact that he
has had the practical experience of keeping
the city records, the republicans have in
Fred Edwards one of those young men who
make friends on every hand and one WHO
has always been elected by splendid ma
jOrity every time he has run for this Office
He entered the race for the city clerkship
with the present popular aud efficient clerk
| and the friends of both, and then conducted
| a most effective campaign for the nomina-
ton which his friends saw fit to give him by
| ton. The straightforward course which
| Mr.. Edwards pursued i'm the contest for the
nomination, and the hustlHg abilities for
which he is always noted will have just as
conclusive and satisfactory an effect on next
Monday as will be evident enough when the
votes are counted. There is no reason why
Mr.. Edwards should not receive the largest
! majority he has ever received In this city
Owosso has had some exceptionally
| good men in the city treasurer's Office in
| the past but she never had more pains
| taking careful or Obliging treasurer than
| Thomas M. Wiley has shown himself to be
during the year that has just passed-the
first year in which he has served OwOsso
in that capacity. On the other hand the
statement of the county treasurer as to the
condition his accounts have been iD, the
| neatness Of his returns, ETC., show that In
every detail of the work City Treasurer
Wiley has been as successful as he
has pleasant and ObigiDg. Mr.. Wley's
popularity and reputation for pains
taking work, however, is not of recent
origin. For many years he was one of the
very most faithful and best liked en-
pOyees of the Woodland Furniture Works,
where for the last years OF its existence he
occupied position of no small responsible
ity. He Is one of the many products of
genuine manhood graduated from our
factores--and they have developed many
man into specimens OF manhood, which will
compare well with the graduates of the
schools and colleges of the land. Thomas
M. Wiley is just one more proof that
man is man and can develop a manly
character worthy of admiration and respect
no matter where his work places him. One
of the veterans of the sixties, he has the es-
TEEN of every comrade as well as the trust
and confidence of every voter In the CITY.
He will be elected by bigger majority
than ever.
Fred II. Gould, who has been one of the
most thorough and conscientious alderman
OwOsso has ever had, has been placed on
the republican ticket In the first ward as
candidate for supervisor, w. M. Fitzpatrick
having declined to allow his name to be
presented to the voters for that Office. With
Mr.. Gould on the board of supervisors, as
he sure is to be, the first ward of the city of
OwOssO will have no reason to feel ashamed
Of her representative or Of the part she has
taken IN filling the county legislature with
good men. The fact that Mr.. Gould Is
always alive to the interest Of the taxpayer,