The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-06-02

budget. w nlle OtnerS arc ohoiticu W
credit, the fact remains that the ex-
PLANTATION of the city finances made by
Mr.. Pierpont brought about the large
saving.
when a president like Theodore
Roosevelt, consistent and orthodox
republican, is welcomed with bursts OF
enthusiasm and admiration in Texas
and in the democratic Iroquois club OF
Chicago we may well liken the present
to the era of political good feeling
which prevailed early in the last Gen.
turg,"- Secretary Taft.
The following extracts from the plat
form adopted by the republicans of
Ohio in their state convention last week
have the right ring: eve affirm un-
equivocally the republican state and
national platform of 1904. We stand
by the principles of protection to Amer
lean labor and American industries.
We believe that congress should so leg
islate that American ships with Amer
lean sailors shall carry American prod
nets over all seas and through the
Panama canal that the United States is
building. President Roosevelt's
comprehensive enforcement of the re-
publican laws against monopolies, COM
bines and trusts in restraint Of trade,
laws whose validity the supreme court
of the United States has sustained, has
opr hearty encouragement and support.
We also indorse every effort for the
active enforcement of existing laws to
stop all unjust determinations and
special favors in the form of railway re-
bates, or by any other device, and we
favor such further legislation on that
subject with adequate penalties as may,
after full investigation seem to the re-
publican congress and administration
wise and conservative, yet adequate to
prevent unfair advantage to any, and
10 promote and insure the rights of all
individuals in this and other localities.
The question as TO the future of the
republican party which is suggested in
a recent Detroit Free Press editorial, is
quite interesting as viewed from the
Free Press standpoint, but the oppor-
tunity which the Detroit paper seems to
discern for diyorcing the somewhat
imaginary different wings of the party is
hardly as imminent as the Free
Press probably wishes it were. 1t may
be true as stated in the editorial that
there are conflicting views within re-
publican ranks touching such questions
ms railroad legislation, ways and means
for upbuilding the American merchant
marine, and definite tariff schedules. 1t |
would indeed be reason for regret if all
practical views on questions of such |
Importance were not held and urged
within the republican party, in order
that whatever line Of procedure is
adopted should have the full situation
alphabetically in mind. There is
room within the republican party for
honest differences of opinion on current
questions, and whatever solution is de-
sided upon will have such varying
views as fully in mind as possible. The
republican party is not hysterical 1t
seeks to be sane and practical in its
policies and declarations. Through 'ex-
perience it has well learned the value Of
united action and organization loyalty.
Disregarding the lessons thus learned
would lead to political chaos and nation
nj decentralization. They will not be
aisregarded. There will be differences
Of opinion within the republican party,
but there will also be sensible accept
ance of the best attainable through
marty action and cordial cooperation in
The movement towards its attainment.
The future of the republican party may
contain difficult problems, but they will
be solved through patience and patriot.
ism and wisdom as the republican |
party's problems of the past have been
solved. Cadillac News and Express.
The bill changing the method of elect
ino trustees of the Union school district !
has been passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor. As the bill |
was given immediate effect the election
will be held this year under the new
plan, the polls being open, from to
o'clock p. m. "a 4N
Owosso High School base ball team
was defeated at Howell Saturday, by a
.cora of to 0.