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

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down, next Tuesday.
Do you admire President Roosevelt
for the courageous way i'll which he has
ended the coal striker Then get every
vote you can for Joseph w. Fordney
who will see that he has the support
which he deserves from the next con.
gress so far as one man is able to give
it. Don't vote for man who would in.
terfere with and block if he could the
plans of such a president.
Do You think that. when prosecuting
attorney has done his duty conscien.
tiously, earnestly, with his entire ener.
gies, giving his whole time to the duties
of the Office be should be defeated for
reelection attacked and abused because
he is not robust in appearanceY Per-
haps you can remember of hearing 81 a
certain puny little giant in the United
States senate years ago who was so weak
physically that he had to be wheeled
into the aisles of the senate as any other
invalid would have been wheeled in,
but you remember how his associates
feared and respected him. Do you
think Austin e. Richards should be de-
feated for reelection because he does
not come up to the physical standard of
any man and one outside of the republi-
can party at that? Do you think that
he has been treated exactly fairly any
way? Then remember it when you
step into the booth next Tuesday.
Neil R. Walsh, the Owosso candidate
for circuit court commissioner, has al
ready proved not only good vote getter
but arpopular official. Last spring he
was given the republican nomination for
justice of the peace in this city after an
exciting but entirely friendly contest in
which he was an easy winner over two
attorneys who had been here longer than
he. The moment the convention was
over he began spirited contest for the
election and was elected by handsome
majority over the best opponent the
democrats could put in the field He is
a good lawyer, careful adviser, and
business-like to the last degree. He has
been making friends in professional
and business way ever since coming to
Owosso and there is no question of the
ability which he would bring to the
office of circuit court commissioner if he
is elected to it as he is sure to be next
Tuesday A better nomination could
not have been made.
1t is to be hoped that the republicans
of the county will do all in their power
to>see that Mr.. Austin E. Richards re-
ceives complimentary majority for re-
election as prosecuting. attorney. 1t is
doubtful if the county ever had an Off
cial in any of its different departments
who tried harder or worked more CON
scientiously to perform the duties of his
Office well than has Austin e. Richards
in the prosecuting attorneys Office.
Among his friends and those who are in
a position to judge best of his work his
reward is certain because they realize
not only what some of the difficulties
which prosecutor has to overcome are
but they can appreciate the saving
which Mr.. Richards has been able to
make for the county in numerous ways.
Mr.. Richards may not be as strong and
robust in appearance as many but no
one can deny that he has given his best
energies and his full time to the work of
the office or that he has been successful
in that work The affairs of the office
are in good hands while he is prosecutor
for the county 1t is certainly to be
hoped that no one will make the mis-
take of failing to do whatever can be
done to help make his majority as large
as it deserves to be. If there is any
force in the argument that faithful
official deserves to be rewarded the
applies with additional en-
phasis at the present time and in the
present case.
Chas. E. Ward candidate for State
may be believer in
solid, old line life insurance and may
carry some of that Sort Most men do
believe in certain amount of it and like
to feel that they are protected by it.
and he is probably not different from
other good business men in that respect.
THE TIMES does not know about that