Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-08-29
TRUTH CRUSHED 10 EARTH WILL RISE Again
Isabella County Enterprise Makes Statements That Facts Fur
nhed by Editor Bates and Hammer of Traverse City, and
Willard Stearns of Charlevoix Prove to be False.

hope to win the favor of the people. The
people of Charlevoix county, who know
the facts, should resent this kind of polit
ical tactics"
Not satisfied with the above, Mr.. Cou-
tant thought to answer question number
four by saying:
"Answer to No. is that the site and
appropriation Of $4,000 for the Traverse
City post Office were secured by Congress
man Mesick, and Darragh has no credit
for this. The federal building had been
recommended by the post Office depart
ment and hence needed no effort.
In order that the truth may be known,
we reproduce the following from The
Evening Record, published i'll Traverse
City by Thomas 7. Bates and J. w. Han
men. The Record in its issue of March 5,
1908, under the head Traverse City
Should be Gratifed," said:
"The Fifty. seventh congress closed yes
terday, and its closing brings to Traverse
City what has been desired and sought
for years-an appropriation for federal
building. -Four years ago Congressman
Mesick introduced a bill providing for an
appropriation OF 100000 for public
building for this city. The fate of that
measure, like most of its kind when intro.
duced, was what almost all of us feared
it was shelved indefinitely, and Congress
man Mesick was NEVER ABLE TO REsUR-
RECT IT.
When Congressman Darragh was
elected he introduced a similar measure,
accompanied by a table of statistics show
ing why Traverse City was entitled to a
federal building. During his first term Mr.
Darragh worked energetically for the
bill, and finally succeeded in securing an
appropriation, at the first session of the
Fifty-seventh congress, of IS, 600 for site
The site purchased is that located on the
southwest corner of Cass and State streets,
and admirably adapted for the purpose
When congress reconvened in December
last, Congressman Darragh pushed the
bill for an appropriation for building,
and finally, only few weeks ago, he sue
Ceeded in getting the house to include an
appropriation of S4o,o for this city.
When the measure went to the senate
Senators Burrows and Alger took hold of
it with vigor, and the senate committee
raised the amount to $4,000. When the
senate bill went TO the house the amount
was set back to $40, 900. The two Mich.
gan senators and Congressman Darragh
inaugarated another campaign with the
result that the ten thousand dollars added
by the senate was restored, and the APP
preparation for Traverse City was $50, 600.
The public buildings appropriation bill,
including this amount, passed yesterday,
and will become law when signed by
by the president, which is assured.
The work of Congressman Darragh has
beer most gratifying and Traverse City
owes HIM debt of gratitude for the man.
ner in which he has looked after the in.
terests OF this city"
The arguments advanced against the
candidacy of the Hon. Archibald b. Oar.
ragh to succeed himself as representative
of the Eleventh Congressional District
are, when sifted to the bottom, as false as
the clippings quoted above from the Mt
Pleasant sheet and so completely contra,
dicted by Messrs Bates and Harmon oil
the Traverse City Record and Willard
Stearns Of the Charlevoix Sentinel