The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-31


of the election of the republican can
didate for sheriff. 1t may just as well
be- understood all over the county that
the democrats fully expect by one
cleverly worked plea or another to draw
off enough republican votes from George
w. Haskell to again elect their own
candidate. What they are attempting
to do in the case of representative for
the legislature is mentioned in anoth.
er place. They are devoting con
siderable effort also in some quarters
TO injure the chances of the republican
candidate for treasurer, Albert II.
Northway, but it is apparently only the
two former, the republican candidate
for sheriff and for representative that
they think they have any show of sue.
cess. Now the question is simply are
the republicans going to allow them.
selves to be soft-soaped by the demo
Gratis into playing into their hands in
any such way at the expense of two OF
their own best candidates.
Mention was made last week of the
pleas which are being used by friends OF
democratic candidate for sheriff to
arouse republican sympathy for their
candidate and the same efforts are still
being made. 1t is not strange that
they should continue this however be
cause simple and unimportant as the
reasons given by the democrats for the
asking of republican support for their
candidates are, they are the only ones
which can be given. A poor argument
is better than none seems to be Their
way of reasoning and they keep at the
poor argument
The democratic candidate for sheriff is
just completing his first term. He was
elected only through his having received
a large number of republican votes two
years ago. He went into that campaign
knowing that he could not be elected
unless he did receive large number of
such votes There proved to be enough
dissatisfaction with the republican can
didate, dissatisfaction which was still
further skillfully increased by the demo
Gratis, so that the democratic candidate
was elected. His only hope of reelec-
ton lies in his being able to again draw
from the republican ranks votes enough
to overcome the republican majority in
the ounty. To get these votes his
friends adopt the barefaced plea that he
should be given second term, and why?
Because they say it has been customary
to give the sheriff a second term, al
though he himself did what he could to
get first term at the expense of a
second term for arepublican sheriff four
years ago. But if sympathy is still to
be asked by man who showed no such
sympathy then why is it not true that
from that standpoint the republican
candidate is still more deserving of it
since he has not even had one term to
enjoy?
All such arguments for getting repub-
lican votes for the democratic candidate
sound rather childish and yet they are
being used and it sometimes seems with
considerable effectiveness as we'll
Are republicans going to be hood
winked in this wayg There never was
a better. or more popular candidate
for sheriff ON the republican ticket. He
was the unanimous choice of the con-
vention and for weeks and months be-
fore the convention it was generally I'M
derstood and conceded that he would be
the choice. There was not the slightest
opposition to his nomination either be-
fore or at the convention from any part
of the county. He is we'll known and
well liked throughout the county. He
is a genial, clean, strong, vigorous, and
would make splendid officer Not one
single valid reason can be given for any
republicans crossing his name from the
ticket and voting for his opponent.
But as already said, in spite of all this
Uue ueLuOCTdlS, WIFI IIlOTt VI less COu-
fidence, again expect to elect their own
candidate. Shall the republicans of the
county permit this? 1t will take so
many republican votes to elect demo-
cratic sheriff that the republicans of the
county should hold their heads in shame
if it is done. Then look at the matter
candidly, put the matter in its proper
light before your republican neighbor
and see that every republican vote you
know of is got out to the polls in the
first place and that it is cast straight
for George w. Haskell among the rest
for the entire republican ticket. Don't
let any cleverly worked two-faced series
of sympathy-arousing arguments lead
you to be instrumental in the defeat Of
as good candidate as George w. Has
kell at all events.
Are you glad that the coal strike has
been ended and that the price of coal is
going down instead Of going up to such
a price that hundreds of thousands