Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

Inc fIint river hOWo SnSO08n w.
esee county. past my door. A gsnaS
man living In Flint said TO bs favor
able to my candidacy went out 70
secure the nomination q state sen
ator. A rival candidate was put Tor.
ward In the interest Of Hon William
Alden Smith. and was backed BY that
candidate and his friends. compellinS
me and my friends to make . hard
tight to secure the election q our
candidate. This senator Is today one
OF your nearest political friends. and
do you mean to insinuate that he WAS
bribed?
Fifteen miles north Of me IL Bay
City. There your deputy labor CON-
missioner put In the field the present
state senator ia the interest OF Hon.
William G. Mcmillan. and he won out
against strenuous efforts In behalf Of
a candidate who favored me. The
first named candidate had the support
OF every state employe that you con-
trolled. And I have IL from the lips
Of one Of the leading lawyers In Mich
igan that at Lansing. when the sen.
atorial contest was on, your deputy
labor commissioners offered to deliver
this senator's vote to Arthur Hill as
second choice IL he would see that no
was made good for his expenses In the
election OF the state senator.
You will remember. sir. that this
vote was finally delivered to Hon.
William Alden Smith. along with all
the other votes you could control.
Again In Midland county on tho
west candidate for the lower house
was aided In his campaign by Mr.. Nc.
MILAN. acting to an extent through
your commissioner Of labor. thon and
now.
have lately read in q metropolitan
paper that you called On the president
to urge the appointment Of your CON-
missioner to IN important federal
office.
pass no reflections upon your com.
mission. for hold him In high es-
teem but why had not the right 10
campaign beyond the limits OF my dis
trict?
am told that the deputy commits
sioner Is to be appointed. In case Of Q
change, labor commissioner for the
state These things have simply
read and heard. but this know: That
this deputy labor commissioner Is now
the head and front OF your third-term.
reform campaign In this section Of the
state.
To my mind, the grand Jury did not
fully finish its proper work. because
certain matters we're not placed before
It. II should have been shown that
the governor OF the state, IS vice
president. director and stockholder Of
bank. participated In improper
profits drawn from the use OF money
belonging In the state treasury; that
his bank received $3.50. 900 OF the state
money and gave bond for only $50.
900, making with its capital and sur.
plus OF $4,000 in all $4,000 - ~
curity for S250.o00.
The saving on the cost Of . propcs
bond vas one-half Of one per cent On
the capital. Q considerable item -
bank earnings are quoted.
The plcing OF this large deposit u
with the loaning Of $4,000 to A. G..
Bird. your dairy and food commission.
er. used believe TO complete . build
ing a part OF which hs nov rents to
the state, should have led TO a. In
vestigation al to whether he ID, a. has
been surmised. or 10 not. interested IN
business with you In these connec-
tons. Your loans and his loans Ia
the Glazier bank arc intermingiod and
confused In the public press a. 70
whether they are Joint or several; the
people should know what are your
connections.
The political graft which you prac-
ticed when you persuaded tho Gtata
treasurer to place state money whore
II would do you the most good should
have been exposed and denounced.
This was a rumor. but rested on leo
ters which you at hrst denied.
Three high ofncers Of the state are
censured by the jury because e the
taking OF bonds By the treasurer which
were insufficient. Your bank waA ons
OF the two chief Nolators Of the rsgr
lations. You knew what they were,
for as secretary q state you had
passed on such bonds.
You are sworn to see that the laws
OF the state are executed. and In this
case how could the grand jury have
found that you kept your oathi
I have read your threetimss 70
peated challenge that enter tho Geld
against you for the governorship. ]
consider this challenge az reaching
on the one side to the bounds Of per
sonal impudence. and on the other
side to the utmost bounds OF political
arrogance intrenched In It's citadel
built up equally out q political Oraft
end political Craft.
The Republican party has soms
thing to do besides sitting at the ring
side and watching selfappotnted cham
pions decide By . political mill be-