Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-16
LANSING LETTER
Primary Election Law Will BE
Enacted.
other Interesting News From the
state Capitol
Lansing, March 10, 1905,

Lansing, AldICu loi iput1'
Governor Warner, who arrived at
the state capital from his Washing
ton trip last Wednesday, was one Of
the speakers at the Ingham County
Chandler Club banquet and spoke
most Interestingly of visit which
he made while at the national capt
tai to Mss Emilr v Mason, a sister
of Stevens Il. Mason, the first COVER
nor OF the state of Michigan, The
governor received the sisters consent
70 the removal of the remains Of
Governor Mason from their present
resting place in New York, and their
burial with appropriate honofs in
Michigan soil; and the legislature
Will be asked 10 provide for such
suitable recognition of the claim that
Michigan's first governor estati ehsd
upon the state whose maiden cruise
he pilo,ed. one of the first official
acts Of the governor upon his return
was the approval of the dairy tilL
which had passed the senate by
unanimous vote precisely as it same
from the house,
Notwithstanding suggestions and
reports o the contrary, the people
of Michigan need lave no fear that
the present legislature will adjourn
without having put upon the statute
books OF our state a practical pri-
mary election lava law that Will
fulfill the provisions made by the Re-
publican platform and that viii as
nearly meet the various requirements
suggested in the demand fer such a
law as the necessary notifications
and compromises of legislation viii
permit Governor Warner is thor
oughly in earnest in his desire 10
make good the promises nc personal
ly made, aud when his plaus have
been carried out Michigan Will have
workable, practical primary cleo
tion law such as Mr.. Warner prom
ised he would assist in securing and
one that will redeem the pledges of
his paFuy-s -stsftc p1dtrarin.
OF questionable vision, il not of
doubtful legality, is bill passed by
the senate Withholding primary
school money from any district that
neglects to display the national flag
upon its school Eouse II was intro
duced by Senator Linsicy, Of Three
Rivers, and passed by a large ua ior-
ity. Any reasonable inGucoment or
encouragement that can be offered
for compliance with the hag law
would be well for the legislature TO
PROVIDE but the imposing OF such
penalty as dcpriying a district of the
moneys provided b. the far sighted
wisdom of the state for the education
Of the children seems like gong IN
the wrong direction. Itis not less
educa ion that such a district needs
TO bring it TO its senses, but more
Lansing has been disturbed the
past week by the prospect Of losing
her mos; popular preacher. Rev. J
Is Stlcox, who came TO the pastorale
OF Plymouth Congregational chu Ia
from Winnipeg less than year ago
has call from a large church inI
Toronto, which is very attractive to
him because that was his former
home and is the present home of II 5
children, and that was his native
province ard the field OF his fathers
minister al lduJrs. In the ten
months of his services mere hc ha-
made profound impression upon the
community, outside as wei. as inside
of his own church, and his departure
would be widely lamented. lie 5 an
old-fashioned preacher with an old
fashioned go-pel. He believes Tie
B bic j. be word OF Gol, ami chat
Moses made no mistakes Iu lis rec
ord. Ne In nks that Christians are
bound to seek lrst not all these
things hut TO permit then t7 tc
added. He teaches that the iIuA an
all inclusive command the olmca
is. 10 preach the gospel in "alithr
world, 3" and that the CHURCHES which
obey that commanl are the churches
that will prosper IN their hJme inter
ests, and he feels that church In
deb. is a church in di.grace. These
notions are quite ANTICIPATED aud out
OF date, and hes de all thai he is
more than sixty years old; but in
sti of these dra b tcks he has quad
rupled the popular collections, aud so
increased the congregations that es-
peciaIly Sunday evenings, they ill
the large house from the front row TO
the upper tier. HORTON.