The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-20
Is JUSTLY ENTITLED
The Upper Peninsula's Claims
On the Governor
ship.
VARIOUS REASONS GIVEN
Which Are Certainly Worthy OF
Due Consideration and
Proper Recognition.

Regarding the unanimous claim
OF the upper peninsula for the office
of governor, the Milwaukee Journal
in it's issue of Wednesday, contained
the following:
"A governor of Michigan has never
been chosen from the upper penin-
sula. In fact, previous to the pres
sent campaign, the upper peninsula
has never had a candidate for gov
ernor. The strangeness of this
political omission is best appreciated
when the fact is considered that the
upper peninsula has always given a
stanch Republican majority. 1t has
never gone Democratic in its his
tory At least once, il not more,
the Republican majority in the up
per peninsula has saved the state to
the party. When Gen. Russell A.
| Alger ran against Josiah W. Begole
in 1884, the Democratic majority up
to the straits was 1858. This was
met by a Republican majority on
the part OF the upper peninsula Of
5000, leaving the majority Of Gen.
Alger for governor 4,l07 In fact
the straits of Mackinac have always
been the Harlem bridge of Michigan.
"The upper peninsula on some oc-
casions has been given subordinate
state Offices, but it has never had a
senator and never governor There
are other besides sheer political
reasons why it would be wise for
Michigan to choose "a governor from
the upper peninsula. The state has
been un4uestionably divided in SEN
timent more than it should be- The
upper peninsula has purchased goods
in Chicago that it could have OBJ
tanned just as well in Detroit, This
is because the Detroit merchants
have not always given proper con
sderation to the upper peninsula
markets, and the rail connections
between the two portions of the
state have not always been what
they should have been. Its dis
tinctive industries have advertised
the greatness of Michigan far and
wide. The state is better known
probably for its great mines than
through any other medium.
For years there seemed to be a
natural drifting apart Of the two
peninsulas. During the last few
years the tendency has been, it is
pleasing to note, in the other direc.
tion. 1t is the combined strength
and glory Of both sections Of the
state that make it one of the stars
of first magnitude in the Union. Ii
is conceded on all sides that nothing
would draw the two sections OF the
state more closely together than the
fair treatment of the northern por'
tion politically. With greater and
more just consideration on the part
of each peninsula for the other will
come that perfect harmony that car
do nothing less than perpetuate fol
all time the luster of Michigan. The
bond between Saginaw tai
whispering pines and Lake Super
ior's farthest mines, which is sucf
an inspiration in Michigan, N.Y.
Michigan, should be made absolutel
. complete. Once it was popular il
, northern Michigan to indulge in th'
: thought OF separate statehood, bu
that idea is now seldom considered
| 1t would be lost sight of entirely j
the upper peninsula were permitted
: to furnish the state its share of tn,
, state officers.
: "The upper peninsula in 1896 CAV,
T Republican majority Of 20. 500. l
: is confidently predicted that If tn,
| Republican party will go to the up
{ per peninsula for its candidate TO
. governor this year, that section o
, the state will send him to the strait
( OF Mackinac with majority o
Z %, 900, which, in the light OF history
e is not unreasonable. There ar
] those who firmly believe that on ac
count OF peculiar existing condition
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