Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-12
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Farmer j. y. Taylor Has Something
To- Say Regarding the Con Con.

Farmer j. y. Taylor Has Something
To- say Regarding the Con Con.
Editor Banner: In your last issue two
prominent articles challenge the attention
of voters. One is the pedigree of can
didats for state Con Con" honors. the
other proclamation OF another aspirant
for the same honors.
have no wish to discuss the men as
men. know both to be creditable and
honorable citizens. | cannot deny myself
the opportunity to discuss methods as
they apply to issues, in which every COM
mon citizen in the rank of high private,
will consider when he casts his vote for
delegates to the constitutional convention.
believe it must be conceded that the
time is rapidly passing when the rank and
file do not know beforehand what they
want when they espouse the cause Of
candidates. Time may have been when
partisan questions determined the issue,
or when we in our isolation from public
affairs did not know what we wanted,
and therefore presumed that man pos
sessng greater learning would do better
for US. But in the issue now before us
things seem to be different
There were reasons for alling con-
stitutonal convention specific. exact un-
ambiguous and attainaole by definite pro-
cedure, and great percentage of the
voters who will 60 10 the polls in the
coming election are well versed in these
issues and would themselves make in
telgent members of such a deliberatve
body as is contemplated. They know
what they want and that they will re-
ceive it. if at all, through the hands of the
candidates they elect Under these con-
dltions It is net enough that man has a
fine pedigree running far back into Eng
lish nobility and say ring Of putocratic
family connections. These things come
from long reading OF books, but in this
strenuous age Of graft and corporate
abuse of law and business the voter wants
to know what of the candidates expert
ence and personal ability, and more par
ticuarly what is his position in a gen.
eral way upon these important issues,
which we have probably settled for our
selves months ago.
presume there are many. like myself,
who know what they want, but up to
date do not fully know whom they viii
vote for to get it. One thing is certain,
such men will not all fire blank cartridges,
even though they be found in their parti-
san cartridge box
The issues upon which Mr. Spencer de-
ciares himself are no.. one of them, of a
partisan nature, but plain issues of a
fundamental government that every voter
wants or does not want. as the case may
be, and ! can conceive Of no more honor
able course to be taken by candidate
than that taken by Mr.. Spencer.
Up to date DO not know the position
Of all the candidates upon my party ticket
and hence d. nc. know how mar of them
shall vote for. One thing is certain.
shall cast no blanks. even il vote for a
democrat To be sure am getting a
man who will work for the things deem
oontributiye Of good to the greatest num-
Der, and the most likely to curb the pow
ers Of lobbyists and all other usurpers Of
the rights Of the common people. de-
plore an insident that should call forth
such comments as am making. but with
the Schmidts and Wards and the good
fellows who throw bouquets at such S
they ali around US, is It not time notice
was served upon the candidate for public
service, Where are you at?" not "Who
are you?'
j. E. Taylor.