The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-07

tribution OF these burdens, the party should
place In nomination for the Office OF state
senator In this district man whose position
Is recognized clearly In such matters as be-
ing that of a man who Is o thorough stu
dent of the questions involved. The can
dIdate should be man who Is not only
honest, but whom everybody knows is
honest, which In political campaign quite
often means as much for the success of the
party as the fact of the honesty itself. 1t
should nominate a man at this time who
has consistently and enthusiastically work
ed In season and out for the accomplishment
of this much to be desired action on the
part of the state legislature, man who has
worked and will work for the same with
energy and enthusiasm, but at the same
time without the rabid unreas0nableness
which would endanger the securing Of any
lasting success. II II can find such man
too, who is at the same time farmer and
has the confidence of that important body
of men, one who stands we'll with the far
! mers' clubs of the state, it lie simply Just
,, so much the moro happy and fortunate In
the choice. Shiawassee county believes that
for these and for other reasons she has the
candidate who should be given the nomina-
ton and she will present the name of Mr..
e. j. Cook for that nomination.
Mr. Cock, who il the ex-president Of the
state association of farmers clubs, and
brother of Prof. A. j. Cook, for many
years at the agricultural college in this
state, Is one of the strongest men who could
be found In the county for the position un-
der consideration. He Is man whom
Shiawassee county would be confident on
| the start that the district would wish to
serve two terms, and 1t would seem, IN
view OF the evident Importance attached to
this feature of the case that this should be
taken into account. Then he is a man
whose position on the question of more
equitable distribution of the burdens of tax
alton have never been In doubt for mo-
ment He is a man of scholarly attain
ments and habits, man absolutely fearless
in standing up for the right as he sees 1t
after careful and convincing study. His
position and ability are known far and wide,
even beyond the bounds of the district
which his friends are asking that he be given
the chance to represent. He is man who
stands as high for his moral and his gentle
manly qualities as any man could possibly
stand, and the republicans of Shiawassee
county feel that In urging his nomination
they are urging course which would great
ly strengthen the republican ticket in this
district So far as the advantages to be
offered to the party by the choice of their
candidate are concerned they believe that
their claims are such as cannot be over.
looked by the convention and by Ingham
county politicians in particular without run
ming the risk OF weakening the ticket by
placing on 1t man who will be less strong
than the strongest who could be found fol-
the position. And they believe also that
when the spirit, and even the letter as well
of the old agreement between the counties
Is taken carefully into account they are also
entitled to the nomination this year from
that agreement alone. Shawassee county
believes that from every point of view she
has In Mr. e. j. Cook the strongest candi
date who can be presented to the voters Of
the district and she will 90 to the convention
with the hope that 1t will agree with bel
and do what is so clearly for the best in
terests of the district and for this party In
the district-unite with her in nominating
Mr.. Cook.