The Detroit times., 1908-01-25
ZACH CHANDLER
CLUB FEAsTS At
INLAY CITY
BUT SIGNAL FIRES BURN MORE
FOR FIRED" THAN FOR ZACH"
"A LITTLE DlscoRp FROM DE.
TROIT.


Chandler club of Lapeer county show
ed how the signal fires are kept burn
ing on the Michigan hills last night.
They did II with a fine banquet In the
municipally-owned opera house here
with music Vocal. instrumental and
oratorIcalN from Detroit mostly.
IL was an administration night
Whether another night--a long, dark
one--is going 10 close down upon the
administration in Lapeer county no
Waterman can tell But ex-Speaker
Commlss loner-G Governor Collector Jonn
r. Rich was on his native heath, en-
route to the taking up of another of
fee at Lansing, and the governor and
the lieutenant governor and the chair
man Of the Michigan railway commits
sion wee here, and il looked strong
for the administration and many o.
the speeches sounded strong for ~
All but state highway commissioner
Earle's lively endorsement of Pull
line" and "Goine"-to be taken at the
same time in equal parts. II was evil
dent in which direction the good roads
doctor is pulling ana who IT is he
would like to see going. But Warner
is I'm no hurry.
President Earl l. ,Heenan got things
under way about s. after the ladies haG
done their part gloriously in appeas
ing z. o. p. hunger always keen H.
this commonwealth Rev. James ~.
Mcdonald, of Highland Park. saw thai
the speakers were suitably brought up
standing and scarifled.
James Schermerhorn. general man
ager OF the Detroit Times, took Father
Kelly's place with the toast. Home
again" Father Kelly was in Chicago
and couldn't come. The substitute
said IT was the administration policy
to keep men in reserve for emergen-
cies, and he was glad to come In the
name of the church, for it was time 10
call the Republican party OF Michigan
TO confession and to prayers. There
was too much of indictment and not
enough of initiative: too much OF res
ignation and not of referendum. He
thought the party ought to trust the
people of Michigan for the people had
been trusting the party uninterrupted
ly these many years, and turn about
was fair play. He felt justified as a
spokesman for the priesthood to urge
"a wiSa-and patriotic--use or long-con-
tfnued power Mr.. Schermerhorn said
If he had appeared as politician
they might think he was there to pose
as a prophet or fore-Warner or TO
sing, "The Bird With the Broken Pin
ion VIII Never Soar Again" RI he
spoke as a newspaper man they would
charge him with the ambition OF be
coming delegate-at-large or a United
States 4439ttt pf,eariffs- ttttttet-
the spell OF the sanctity of the church
IL was fitting that he should remind
the militant Repubi6anism OF their
transgressions and their obligations,
while ii was left to ex-Gov. Rich to
eXclaim upon receipt of his latest APP
pointment by telephone, Home
again."
Commissioner Glasgow's report of
what the Michigan Railroad commits
sion is getting ready to do was tenn
perate and thoughtful. They do not
propose to run amuck. but they are in
tent on giving everyone a square deal.
moving with decent deliberation and
only after complete possession OF the
facts. They could use more power to
advantage If the commonwealth will
kindly confer II.
Commissioner Earle considered his
facial beauties and the glory of rap
Understanding good roads system In
Michigan. economically constructed.
One thing yet the state lacketh, TO wit:
the smashing of trap rock for road
building by convicts. Mr. Earle said
something startling about giving an adj
ministration n spanking when IL needs
it--but was content TO let II go at
threat.
Hon Robert T.. Frazer was for the
administration bluntly and eloquent
ly--all but the family-regulating and
nature-faking phases of Rooseveltism.
The president was n bright star in tho
history of the Republican, administra-
ton and he had perfect right to pick
out a successor inasmuch as every
one else Is doing the same thing. Taft
was good enough for the frank and
unafraid judge and big enough TO
stand upon his own feet The speak
er accused the farmers OF Lapeer Of
being no more honest or guillible than
the rest of creation. and after this
characteristic gbe he made II all right
with his delightful philosophy on Law
ish living, pedro, poker and the mis-
take Of trying 10 educate damn fools.
There were bright talks by the "and
Others and then the Zach Chandler
folks went to another hall to dance.
or mayhap certain big and wise ones
went elsewhere to confer on the bust.
ness of making somebody else dance.
It's a feature. you know. OF these
county Republican club meetings.