The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-03


fall election is but month away but it
is true. Four weeks from next Tues
day the ballots will be cast which will
determine much that is of interest to
Shiawassee people and the people of the
entire state There is not much time
left for arousing the enthusiasm of the
voters but there is no particular need
of any great amount of enthusiasm.
All that is needed is proper feeling of
responsibility for the success of the best
ticket ever presented to Shiawassee
county republicans for their endorse
ment and the election will take care of
itself.
The congressional ticket has been
getting better and better during the
last four years. Two years ago the
party had far better candidate for con-
gress than it had four years ago and this
year its candidate for this district is
better by far than the candidate of two
years ago and the best one the, district
ever had Space will not permit any
lengthy summary this week of the rea-
sons why this is true but such sum-
mary is scarcely needed anyway. Every
farmer in this county who enjoys free
rural delivery if he has taken any note
at all of the energy required in getting
the service established in so many parts
of the county in so short time, knows
that there had been good congressman
from this district at Washington. Every
citizen of Owosso, and there are more
of.them interested in the Federal Build
ing than Wednesdays election returns
seemed to indicate, knows that there
has been hustling representative from
this district in Washington for the last
four years. Every farmer, and every
holder of stock in beet sugar factory,
and every citizen who hopes to see a
beet sugar factory located in Owosso,
knows that there was a wide-awake ad-
vocate of the beet sugar industry in
Washington year ago. In fact there
are few people about the county who do
not know that this district was repre-
sented by man who was not afraid of
the prince of darkness himself or the
speaker of the house of representatives
when it came to a matter of conviction
and matter involving the interests of
the farmers and other voters and tax
payers of his district Congressman
Joseph w. Fordney has been becoming
better and more influential congress-
man ever since he went to Washington
to begin his first term. That is why the
district has better candidate for con-
gress this fall than it had two years ago,
or four years ago, or than it ever had
before. Congressman Fordney is the
best representative the district has ever
had in Washington and he will be
still better one during the next two
years
That the state ticket is good one is
finding more and more acknowledge
ment every day. Every day the i'm
preston grows slowly but steadily that
the administration of Governor Bliss
has been what he promised that it should
be, business-like administration. The
comparison of the expense account with
former years shows surprising condi-
ton of affairs. The rate of taxation
has decreased in spite of the growth of
the state. The governor has made his
home in Lansing to be near the capitol
at all times when needed. In every
way the administration has been care
full safe, conservative, economical, but
up with the times.
The state senatorial ticket could not
have been improved if the entire repub-
lican party of this county and Ingham
had met in one mass convention instead
of the convention which met yesterday
in this city. The whole united party of
the counties could not have picked a
better man or better candidate than
A. B. Cook, Bert" Cook.
The candidate for representative from
this county is another young man but
as energetic, wide-awake, and to-be-de-
young business man as
there is to be found in the county.
With the legal training of the Michigan
University and the business training
which the conduct of the State Bank of
Bancroft has given him he is well
equipped for the Office of representative
His training is almost ideal for law
maker.
The election of both of these young
men moreover means two votes for the
election of General Russell A. Alger to
he senate of the United States, place
20 which he has already been appointed
BY Governor Bliss for the time interven-
ng between now and the time when
he legislature meets. A vote for their
will be in reality vote
against the General whom the county |
nas pledged itself to support
The county ticket proper has never
been excelled. The candidate for sheriff !
& inst tbe Kind of q mon 20 ba ~ +ba |