The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-09-30
AFTER THE sPO|Ls
Democrats Are Not Sincere In Their
Pledges.
BOSS cAMPAu FOR SENATOR
Is Ambition of Party Manageable.
pubIlcans viii Not be Led Into me
Trap.

Hon. Fred VI. Warner, who heads the
Republican state ticket, is selected as
the especial target of the enemies OF
the party in this campaign, and they
are seeking by every means to create
the impression that he is unworthy
of the high trust for which he has
been named. Two years ago Mr.. War
ner was on the ticket as nominee for
secretary of state, and there was per-
haps no other name on that ticket so
generally conceded to be unassailable
in its popularity. 1t was everywhere
said that he was the ideal candidate,
for whom the full party vote should
be polled, and the result proved that
true Now what, we might ask, has
occurred since to justify different
estimate? Mr. Warner was elected by
one of the highest maJorities recorded,
and the record of his administra-
tion for two years is open to any who
would assail it. Has it been assailed?
No. Has any corruption, any derelic-
ton, any incapacity, any fault what
ever been found in his conduct of the
secretary's office? None-none what
ever He has gone about his duties
modestly, faithfully, intelligently, EN-
GENTLY, and has given the state an ad-
ministration or merit never surpassed
in that Office. 1t is not pretended to
convict him of any fault as a servant
of the state, and his detractors cannot
deny that he has given his time and
his talents to the public service, and
has nowhere betrayed the public inter-
est nor in any manner compromised
the good name of the state or of the
party that chose him. But, they say,
he would do so as governor, and they
bring forward the nonsensical and
meaningless allegation that he is a
creature of "the machine" and would
be puppet in the hands of unscrupul-
GUS bosses-just as the very same
papers that are saying this used TO
caricature Mckinley as contemplate
puppet in the hands of horrible ogre
labeled Mark Hanna. They asserted
that Mr. Warner is in some way mort
gagged and will be controlled by some
such evil influences, as they continu-
ally declared that Mckinley was. They
show no evidence. Of course, of any
pledge or obligation from him, and
Mr.. Warner for himself has earnestly
declared his absolute freedom from
any obligation or implication what
ever affecting his official action, other
than those in the platform upon which
he was nominated The voters will
judge whether the man who has a
record so clean and honorable in the
public positions he has filed, is likely
to show himself different kind of a
man when the more serious RESPONSE
bility of the chief executive is laid
upon him.
Republicans in Michigan who, for
whatever reason, are disposed to look
with favor upon the Democratic bland
ishments to vote against Fred NJ. War
ner, or any legislative candidates,
should remember that there is much
more at stake In this campaign than
| the adoption of any particular system
| of nominating candidates for office. In
| this connection the Saginaw Courier.
Herald very wisely says:
| The Democratic managers plan Is
| to induce disaffected Republicans to
vote against the Republican legislative
| candidates as we'll as for the Demo
| cratic candidate for governor. They
| are wise in this, according to their
| plans, because they know that Demo
/ cratic governor would be as helpless
| as a woggle bug If he were elected
| governor with a Republican legisla
! ture. Indeed, such partisan division
| of the legislative and executive de
| partments would defeat the purpose
which they are melting Republicans
| to imagine is the real object of their
| plans. Primary reform, in fact, would
have a better show were Mr.. Warner
| elected in such case, because he has
| declared his purpose of signing any bill
passed by the, legislature, whether fol
local option or for statewide adop
ton.
The independent or any other sor
| of voter will search in vain the Demo
cratic speeches, newspapers, and other
sources Of outgiving, to find any refer
ence to the fact that the next legis
lature will reapportion and redistric,
the state, both as to congressional an(
legislative divisions, and will elect
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Burrows, Republican. And RICH
here is the meat in the cocoanut.
Now 1t is assumed that nearly ever
one of the Republicans disgruntled OF
state issues intends to vote for tn,
Republican candidate for president
The Democrats foster this assumption
In order not to alarm the dissatisfie,
voter and make him suspicious OF tn
J real purpose of the Democratic man
Agers. That purpose is not to secur
primary reform, for which they car
little or nothing, but to secure contro
Of the legislature, redistrict the stat
and elect United States senator.
They can secure this control onl
: by the votes of the Republicans. VIII
are importuned to vote against Ere
M. Warner and for the Democrat
legislative candidates. These Republ
, cans, sound on the national ticket
anxious for the continuance of a RI
publican congress, who could not b
Induced, under any circumstances, t
vote to cripple the national ADMINISTERS
ton, are In reality asked-under tn
guise OF an alleged non-partisan stat
movement-to place the executiv
| office and the legislature In the hand
Of the Democrats so that they ma
have an opportunity to gerrymande
the state against the Republicans, Z
send Democrat from. Michigan t
sit six years in the United State