The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1908-10-23
Political Notes.

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sioner shows an increase of savings de-
posits amounting to 81, ,256, 3S9 60 in the
344 state banks and six trust companies
since July 10Th.
1t is evident Congressman Fordney is
not worrying very much over the fact
that he will have an opponent Novem
Der Sd, for he was sound asleep when
burglars ransacked his residence few
nights since.-St. Johns News.
There is no question about the feel
ing for Taft in Michigan" said q. J.
Diekema, chairman of the state central
committee He will have 100, 900 ma
jority or more. Reports from every
! county show this. Governor Warner
will be re elected by handsome major.
ity, though it will be somewhat less
than Mr.. Taft's."
We wish to once more call the atten-
tion of the voters of the city to the fact
that on Friday and Saturday of next
week an entire new registration of the
electors of the city is to be made, the
boards being in session in each ward
from eight a. N. to eight p. m. each dav
for that purpose. All who wish to vote
must see that their names are put on
the list If you fail you will lose your
vote.
Referring to the fact that Barry
county, like Shiawassee, receives more
money from the state in the apportion-
ment of primary school funds than it
pays in state taxes, the Hastings Ban
ner says: Mr.. Hemans may crate till
he is black in the face, but he will
never convince the people of this county
that they are suffering from state ad
ministration that pays them more than
it costs them"
The bill making railroad companies
common carriers of live stock is not the
least of the important laws which were
enacted by the last legislature as the re-
suit in part at least of Gov. Warmers
unyielding fight for laws to which the
people of the state were entitled to as
matter of common justice, but which
had previously been denied them. Pre-
vious efforts to enact law on this par
ticular subject had been defeated by the
railroad companies which sought to
keep shippers of live stock at their
mercy. This new law simply gives
these shippers rights to which they are
clearly entitled but which they had not
before been permitted to possess.
An important reason why the voters
of Michigan should favor Coy. Warner
is the great service he rendered them in
securing the enactment of the two cent
passenger fare law. This law has made
a vast saving to the people of Michigan
in addition to enabling thousands of
people to take trips which previous to
its enactment had been denied them.
The passage of the railroad commission
law was also directly due to the efforts
of Gov. Warner. This law has already
been of great benefit to the people and
it promises to produce still better results
as time goes by. While not as perfect
as could be wished, it is the best posi-
BILE law that could be passed last year in
view of the strenuous fight made against
it,
The farmers of Michigan especially |
owe Gov. Warner a debt of gratitude |
for his persistent advocacy of the bill
providing for the establishment of a
binder twine manufacturing plant in
the state prison at jackson. Not only
those farmers who purchased their
twine of the state this year profited by
the lower price of twine, but all users
of twine in Michigan reaped similar
benefit. The establishment of the
prison plant forced the twine trust to
drop the price of this commodity. Had
it not been for the prison plant the
price of twine would have been increased
instead of lowered this year. Not only
were the farmers of Michigan the gain
ers by the enactment of this law, but all
the people of the state profited thereby
for the reason that the plant gives en-
ployment to large number of convicts
in the manufacture of an article that
does not compete with the product of
free labor in this state-an article, too,
the output and price of which has here
tofore been controlled by trust.