The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-04-03
Why Note

The True Northerner last week asked
a pertinent question of the overwhelm-
ing majority of voters in Van Buren,
county who are proud to identify them
selves with the republican party, "Why
not elect a republican board of super
visors?" AS yet, we have seen or heard
no good reason advanced why this should
not be done, for the good of the county
and for the good of the party organi-
zation.
Now we want to ask an equally peril
nent question of the voters of Paw Paw
township, "Why not elect a republican
supervisor in Paw Paw" We have a
good majority in the township, and we
know of no good reason why republi-
cans should vote for the democratic
candidate.
We have no words of abuse for the
present democratic supervisor, but Mr..
Wildey has held this position for several
years by virtue of republican support,
and whatever reason may have existed
for his retention in the office year ago
because of his being the chairman of the
building committee, is now thing of
the past.
We believe the republicans should win
in this township this spring, not because
of the shortcomings, weakness or unfit
ness of our opponents, but because OF
the strength, character and fitness of the
republican nominee
Wesley j. Thomas is man who is
known to every voter in the township,
and Paw Paw contains no more compe-
tent and straightforward business man.
He is familiar with public affairs, and is
ideally equipped for the duties of super
visor. He is clean and honest, enter
prising and intelligent. While yet a
young man, he has made a success of his
own business affairs, and has done as
much in the last few years for the up
building and improvement of the town
as any citizen of it, Everything he does
is we'll done. His village properties are
substantial and we'll cared for. His
farms are spoken of as models for fruit
growers to admire. Withal, he is a re-
publican, but never resorting to unfair
or disreputable methods in his work for
the party, and he has the respect and
confidence of democrats and republicans
alike.
Mr.. Thomas did not seek this nomin-
alton. 1t is clear case of the nomna-
ton seeking the man, and he was NOM
mated because his party believed him
the best possible candidate that could
be nominated.
While Mr.. Thomas is sure to secure
some democratic votes because of his
character and fitness for the office and
the friendliness of voters of that party
for him, it is to the republicans that we
wish to address ourselves chiefly. 1t Is
not fair to a good, clean candidate, after
he has been regularly nominated in a
republican caucus, for members of his
own party to go to the polls and vote
against him, defeating him in republican
town. Such a result is always disas-
trous to the party organization, and such
action is doubly iuexcusable when our
own candidate is the full equal in fitness
of any man in the township.
Republicans, get together, vote your
tickets straight, and there is no reason
why we cannot clean up the opposition
in this township this spring, from the
top of the ticket to the bottom, and it is
practically certain that the supervisor
we elect next Monday will sit in repub-
lican board.
Why not?