The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-07-25
Stupid or Worse.
From the Saginaw Courier. Herald:

| Stuptu OF vSoTSS.
| From the Saginaw Courier Herald:
The New York Tribune and some
other esteemed republican contempt
raries which have been induced to adj
vocate violation of the pledges enunci-
ated in the republican platform in 1896,
and 1900, relative to denunciation of
the democratic administration for not
keeping faith with American sugar pro-
ducers, and pledging the republican
party to such protection as will enable
the Americans to shortly produce the
entire sugar consumed in this country,
are deriving much consolation over the
fact that in four Michigan districts the
present representatives failed in re-
nomination. The Toledo Blade is
moved to remark:
| The four representatives from Michi-
! gan who were most conspicuous in op-
| position to doing justice to Cuba have
learned that they made a mistake, and
I! were guilty Of political blunder. All
four Of these gentlemen have been re-
pudiated by the republicans of their
districts, and other candidates nominal
| ed to succeed them. These defeated
gentlemen are: Henry c. Smith, Adrian;
Edgar Weeks, Of Mt. Clemens; Carlos
D. Sheldon, of Houghton; and Henry H.
Aplin, of West Bay City.
1t is easy to make false argument to
bolster up bad cause, but the New
York and Toledo contemporaries simply
have made an asinine exhibition of their
dense and stupid ignorance of the sub
| ject, or worse. AS a matter of fact, as
everybody in Michigan knows the posi-
ton the gentlemen assumed on Cuban
reciprocity had no more influence in de-
terlnining the results of the conventions
| than high water in the Saginaw river
l.; has on the tides in the China sea- No
body in Michigan even dreamed of such
possibility, the matter was not even
mentioned in the campaigns nor in the
conventions at which the congressman
were defeated, and the men who were
nominated are pledged to stand by
Michigan industries just as strongly as
| those who failed in the nomination.
Hon. J. w. Fordney, of the eighth
congressional district, the man most
conspicuous in congress for doing justice
| to home interests instead of benefitting
the sugar refining trust, was nominated
by reclamation. and democrats conced-
ed that it is impossible to defeat him.
The sugar trust newspapers that are
issuing this false argument to bolster
up their work can take their choice
they are either densely ignorant of con-
ditions in Michigan or they wilfully
and maliciously misrepresent the facts
Over four million dollars balance in
the state treasury last Friday. Looks
pretty we'll for the administration Of
Gov. Bliss. Up to the present time
there has not been specific charge
made against the governor or the state
administration. The officers have
honestly and faithfully administered
the laws and performed the duties per-
tanning to the various departments. It
is to be expected that the opposition
will try to elect their ticket that they
will criticise matters that in their judg-
ment will help their party, but after all
is said, there is little for legitimate
criticism in the administration of the
state government during the past two
years.-St Johns Republican.
A railroad fight, which interests
Owosso from the fact that the Ann Ar
Dor road recently became part of the
Wabash system, involves more than half
the railway capital of the country. 1t
Is brought about by the Goulds, who
control the Wabash, seeking an eastern
seaboard outlet, thus defying an estab-
lished railroad precedent. The struggle
involves the greatest railroad fnanciers
OF the country, including the Wander
bits, the Goulds, Pierpont Morgan, A.
J. Cassatt and others.
Things appear to be coming the way
of Joseph w. Fordney, congressman
from the eighth congressional district.
He has received denomination for the
Office which he at present holds and is
acquiring wealth in the lumber indus.
try, owning large tracts of timber in
Washington state. Mr.. Fordney will
leave Michigan shortly for the Pacific
coast to look after his business interests
there. Free Press
G. j. Ganssley, of Len non. has Sc |
cured a contract fom the johnson Bros,
of Venice, for the building of a large |
barn. Chris has already built and fin