The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-06
KERR TALKS TO
CALUMET VOTERS
ENTHu SiAsTlC MEETlNG IN
TOWN HALL LAST EVENING
PEOPLES FIGHT, AS WELL
AS HIS OWN.

Progressiveness was the keynote of
the address of Angus w. Kerr. candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for congressman at n meeting i'm the |
Red Jacket town hall last evening
About 800 voters listened to MIR. Kerr |
PROFOUND the prime pies he advocates
II was representative meeting, and
most enthusiastic. AT it's conclusion,
three cheers were Justify given for
Chase :. Osborn, candidate for gov
ornor, Angus w Kerr and Charles
Smith of Hubbell, candidate TO succeed
himself I'm the state senate.
Frank III. Schumacher. president of
the village of Red Jacket presided,
and introduced the several speakers.
James Il. Fisher was the first speaker
and eulogized I'm no hah-hearted terms
the candidates. of Messrs. Smith and
Kerr.
Charles Smith, of Hubbell, followed
and gave forceful address in which
he outlined his policies and urged up
on the voters to weigh carefully the
questions at issue.
Address by Mr.. Kerr.
The principal address of the evening
was given by Mr.. Kerr, who prefaced
his remarks by saying that 1t did his
heart good to be back i'm Calumet
again, after n strenuous campaign I'm
other parts of the district. He led off
by remarking that the one duty of the
copper country Is to see that the pro-
posed tonnage tax is pushed away as
far as possible by sending a man to
the state senate who has the ability
to work against this issue, and added
that such a man is Charles Smith OF
Iiubbell, candidate to succeed himself
In the state senate. This statement
was greeted with vociferous applause.
Mr.. Kerr referred to the primary
law. Heretofore" he said. less than
a half hundred men got together and
voted as to who should represent them
i'm congress instead of the thousands
OF voters who should have that right
and privilege. Today 1t is different.
Today the voter can go into the booth
and select his own candidate for con-
eress. Until the last session of the leg
islature the people did not have the
power. You can name your own choice
now.
Contest Within Party.
This Is a contest within the ranks
OF the Republican party and | am a
candidate to represent you. In direct
contrast to the state officers are your
lot ,l,a CT 10
officers are told their duties according
to law. but the congressman or legis-
lator goes to Washington or Lansing
without a string on him, provided he
is honest and has the interests of his
constituency at heart. You cast no
more important vote than when you
vote for your congressman or legisla-
tor. These men write your laws, and
that is why you send them there
Mr. Kerr stated that he had always
stood for the interests of the republi-
can party. because the party's princi-
pies when properly administered, had
brought the greatest good to the coun-
try.
Referring to the Progressives or In
growing demand that the United
States talks it's place with other ma
tons along progressive lines and laws
He referred to the personal injury
law, and to President Taft's remark
that he with the longest purse is able
to put up the longest litigation i'm the
courts" and scoring this country's
civil and criminal form of law
Mr. Kerr told of the case OF a woman
who sued a railroad company for s4,-
600 for the loss of her husband, who
was killed bya locomotive. He point
ed out how the woman won her suit,
ten years ago. and that how. up to the
present. time, she had not received "a
penny, because appeal after appeal
had been taken, and the case was still
pending.
lie spoke of the conduct of House af-
fairs under old system, the absolute
power of the committee on rules, dom
ineered by Speaker Cannon and from
which there was no appeal. MT. Kerr,
roundly scored this system, and said
that IL took away the responsibilities
OF the representatives. The speaker
also retired to Senator Aldrich as n
man who seemed to think that any
man who dared TO get up and speak
for the rights of the individual was an