The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-17
SENATOR HELME REVIEWS HIS
ATTACKS ON DuRAND.
Victory for Him, He Says, Would be
Hailed as Triumph Of the Plutoora-
tic Democracy, Backed by The Free


tic Democracy, Backed by The Free
Press.
From the Saginaw Courier Herald.
Editor Courier Herald: If any proof
were needed to convince the voters of
Michigan that Cleveland democracy is
behind the Durand candidacy, in addi-
ton TO the fact that all the Cleveland
ex-office holders We're found at the state
convention and were solid for Durand,
the recent actions of the Free Press will
convince the most skeptical.
A newspaper which supported Nc
Kinley in 1896 and 1900 and today wants
republican legislature elected, so that
a republican United States senator may
be sent to Washington, dictated the
nomination of L. 7. Durand. After
Judge Durand's sickness the Free Press
proceeded to throw it into every can
didate mentioned, and insisted that the
Durand name and halo was the only
logical candidate. Other Detroit papers
hesitated, but the Free Press was just as
positive that L. T. Durand was the
logical anti-ripper candidate, as it was
positive when the ripper bills were being
passed that they were good thing for
Detroit. AS soon as it forced the state
committee to name L. L. Durand, by
intimating it would not support any
other candidate, the Free Press notified
all its state correspondents to interview
leading democrats of the state on Du-
rand's candidacy.
This was simply notification to the
correspondents to go out and find some
sentiment in harmony with the paper,
OF lose their jobs. To be sure, the Free
Press didn't say this, but | can prove it
meant it. Actions speak louder than
words
For % years the Free Press has had
the same correspondent at Adrian
Willard Stearns. Presumably from his
length of service he was good cores
pendent.
In response to the Free Press request
he interviewed some prominent demo
crafts of Adrian and returned the inter
views to the Free Press over week ago.
AS might be expected, in a county
where all papers which supported Bryan
in 1896 and 1900, had bolted Durand,
there was division of sentiment, some
openly opposing Durand. The Free
Press has not yet had time to print these
interviews, but it had time at once to
notify Mr.. Stearns that the Free Press
deemed change of correspondents adj
visable at Adrian" and Mr.. Stearns is
no longer the Free Press correspondent
| Some other person will be found who
can find 10 democrats out off, 900 in this
county who are unanimous for ''our
| candidate.
How do the self-respecting democratic
democrats of Michigan like this BULLDOG
ing effort to suppress true sentiment
and manufacture false sentiment
How much are these Free Press inter-
views worth, in view of this fact? The
fight between the real democrats of the
Tom johnson school and the alleged
democrats of the Hill school is already
upon US.
The Free Press realizes this by al
ready opening its guns upon Johnson
and discharging free silver correspond
ents. Shall we strengthen the Free
Pressb candidate in 1904 by voting for
its candidate in 1902.
A victory for Durand would be hailed
as triumph of the reorganizers. In
1888 Mr.. Durand is reputed to have
stumped the state for Cleveland. How
many speeches did he make for Bryan
in 1896 and 1900? Don't wait until 1904
to fight the plutocratic democracy.
Fight it now.
J. w. HELME.
Adrian, Mich, Oct. 10, 1902.
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