The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-05-04

We reau1rm our apprOVdl OF Tue COnSbruCtiou
of the Nicaraguan canal, 10 DC owned ana
operated by the United States.
We endorse the stand taken by the president
and congress upon the Porto Rlcan question.
First because IL will compel those VINO can
afford IL, TO contribute their share toward I'M
medi ately alternating the wants OF the sorely
tried, unfortunate, and suffering inhapltants OF
that island. And second, because It VIII for
ever establish the right of the United States TO
regulate the affairs OF it's possessions, when
belong to, but are not part OF the United
States, nor In possession OF all the privieges
thereof, until congress specifically, 80 DEGREES.
We also take this stand In the interest OF the
American laborer, who has struggled for years
TO attain the dignifed position he now holds,
and should be protected against the cheaper
labor of Porto Rico and the Philippines, Tor AT
least a period long enough TO put the LABOR OF
those islands upon an American OASIS
We favor reduction in the rates or letter
postage to one cent per ounce, when IL may be
safely done, without injury to the present EN-
cient service.
We believe in removing at the earliest post
BILE moment the stamp tax made necessary py
the Spanish war.
We advocate the passage OF the Grout oleo-
margarine bill, a similar measure wnicn
proposes to tax limitations OF one OF our princi
pal farm products and also compel IL 10 traVu
under It's own name.
We indorse the rapid and liberal extension OF
free rural mail delivery. believing that the
benefits resulting therefrom will swell the
receipts sufficiently to make this department OF
the post Office sell sustaining Wlthih u reaSon-
able length of time
We felicitate the people of the state Of Michi'
gan upon the fact that the delegation which
stands sponsor for them at the national capitol
is composed of patriotic, straightforward, nom
est hard working and influential men, VINO by
their acts are daily adding TO the states
prestige and glory.
We deem that the best interests Of the state
and nation will be subserved by the return OF
Hon. James Mcmillan to the United states
senate. He has served both his state and his
country with marked ability and becoming
wisdom.
ever strictly business like course OF our con-
gresham, Hon. Joseph w. Fordney. Already
during his brief career in washington. ne mas,
by his constant and tireless efforts in behalf or
his constituents, by the firmness with which he
has ir sisted that In the halls OF congress the
rights of the soldier shall be respected, and by
his far. seeing patriotic concern in all matters or
great national interest, proven the wisdom OF
our selection and furnished forceful reasons for
his continuance in office, verdict In which we
confidently predict the people will join US on
the 9Th of November, next.
After adopting the resolutions, nOmina-
tons for congressman were declared to be
in order, and after momentary pause Mr.
Geo. G. Cook, of Saginaw, sprang to his
feet and In almost the briefest possible way
moved that Honorable Joseph w. Fordney
be made the nominee of the convention by
reclamation.
j. w. Turner, of Owosso, then secured
recognition and seconded the nomination OF
Mr.. FOrdney in one of his Enthusiastically
humorous but forceful speeches. His al
lusions to Representative Talbert with
whom Congressman FOrdney had had such
an exciting tilt, brought down the house
with something of the same thOrOu ghness
with which Mr.. Fordney had previously
brought down the house OF representatives
at Washington at the expense of the same
southern representative. The main theme
OF Mr.. Turner's remarks was, however, that
Congressman Fordney had shown himself a
hard worker, a man equally alive to the
needs and wishes of his district and to the
securing of fair treatment for the old SOL
diers, as we'll as to the constant need for
broad minded and patriotic treatment OF the
great public questions of the most vital iu-
terest to the country at large.
Mr.. w. A. Norton, of st. Johns, then
took hand at the business of seconding
the nomination of Congressman Fordney.
He wittily remarked that this year Clinton
county came into the convention with a
real candidate In the person of a genuine
living, active, and voting congressman IN
the place of the ordinary every day would
be candidate (himself) with whom it had
come two years ago. The county was
there, he said, to express its endorsement,
sympathy, and support of and for the nomi-
nation, to ratify, justify, and jOllify 1t.
Congressman Fordney had acted along the
lines of sense, courage, and business ability,
and 1t was the full duty of every one pres
ent not only to ratify the nomination then
but every hour from that time until the
election was over. In endorsing this nOml'
nation they Cid what was best for every
citizen In the district. Mr.. Norton was
greeted with the heartiest applause on his
conclusion and the convention promptly H.
structed the secretary to cast the entire vote
for Mr.. Fordney.
Mr.. G. r. Smith, of Shiawassee, then
moved that the chair appoint committe
to inform the nominee and bring him befor
the convention. The chair appointed
Messrs. Smith, X. p. WaldrOn, of Clinton,
and G. A. Hoffmeister, of Tuscola, who re-
turned with the congressman few INC.
ments later. Mr.. Fordney was given the
warmest kind of an ovation and then sur.
prised and pleased his hearers with the bes,
speech which they. had ever heard him
give, q speech moreover which showed
conclusively that the congressman from the
eighth has been keeping close track Of
things and has had means of becoming wei
informed along lines of national interest
which he has not neglected and which al
people have not had. After his business
like presentation of The facts i'm the case o.
the Porto Rican tariff measure, more thar
one person who had prided himself ON thu
breadth and correctness OF bis general In
formation was heard to confess that he haC
learned some things from Mr.. Fordney's ad
dress which we're new to him and put thu
tariff matter In even better light than be
fore, tho even before the speech there wei'
none who were not ready to confess tina
the law as passed was q Godsend to Thu
people of Puerto Rico and blow to tn,