The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-08-28

ination. This advertisement and
the publication of it by the local
Democratic paper must give Saginaw
county Republicans an insight into
| the methods Mr.. Fitzgerald has and
| is employing throughout the district.
| He has sought the publication of at
| tacks upon Congressman Fordney in
| Democratic and so-called indepen-
dent papers either by purchasing the
space or other means, rumored to be
| appointments. At any rate, it has
been the Fitzgerald method to at
tempt to make his candidacy VIM
ner by untruthful attack upon his OPP
ponent, method which it is the duty
of Republicans to repudiate.
The News was undoubtedly paid
good price for Mr.. Fitzgerald's an
nouncement. 1t should have been as
few papers would accept such an I'M
just attack upon a fellow townsman,
regardless of his political affliation,
when perusal of the announcement
would instantly prove its falsity.
Other papers throughout the dis
trict, mostly Democratic and social
ed Independent, as has been above
pointed out, have printed the same
Observation-Disclosures that bar
rel has been tapped-but the Fitz-
gerald managers have not up to this
time dared to carry their campaign
of unfair attack and fales statement
into the home of Mr.. Fordney. Plain
ly it is the duty of Saginaw county
Republicans to interest themselves in
the enrolment Saturday and the pri-
mary election next Tuesday and re-
Duke a candidacy whose only argu-
ment in its behalf is an attempt to
injure an opponent by unfair and un-
truthful methods. Republicans do
not eountenance such an exhibition |
of politics and should do all in their |
power to wipe out such a system at |
the coming primary election.
The editorial reproduced in the adj
vertisement was printed more than
a month ago and has never been since
supported in any utterance by the
paper printing 1t. 1t attempts to
make case against Mr.. Fordney and |
as has been necessary in every such
instance has resorted to mis-state-
ment and false inference.
First it infers that Mr. Fordney !
does not represent the district. |
What better answer to this can be
made than the statement Mr.. Fitz-
gerald himself made at the organiza- |
tion of Taft cub in Owosso last |
February when he said that Mr.. |
Fordney was the best representative
this district has ever had?
Again, can any one or has any
one pointed out a single act which |
Mr.. Fordney has done that was detri- |
mental to his district? Was his fight |
for the beet sugar Industry one in |
which his constituents were not di- |
rectly interested and has his success
in congress resulting in his appoint
ment as a member of the all-import-
ant ways and means committee been |
something which this district does |
not feel to it's best interests?
Has not Mr.. Fordney stood firmly |
and fatty for the interests of the dis
trict at every time, shoulder to |
shoulder with the policy of the late
President Mckinley, strong in his be-
lief that the American workingmen
should be protected against cheap
foreign labor, THAT the American mill
is entitled to protection against un-
derpaid foreign competition, that the
farmer is entitled to the home mar
ket as against outsiders?
We are informed Mr.. Fordney was