The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-05
A F|NAT APPEAL
TO THE VOTERS
MADE BY REPUBLICAN ORATORS
AT MASS MEETING I'M KER-
REDGE THEATER LAST
EVENING.

rhe doctrines of Republicanism
wore never more ably expounded to
the voters of Hancock than at the
mass meeting held in the Kerredge
tbeater last evening when speakers OF
the ability of Dean Nadel of Olivet
college. william Galbraith OF Calumet
and w. T.. Oates of Laurium made a
final appeal of the campaign just clos
inc To the Republican voters of Han
cock TO stand by the candidates and
principles they had endorsed at the
September primaries.
Judge Olivier presided in the absence
of County Chairman Bentley, who for
the past couple of days has been indis-
posed and could not be present last
ewing. He introduced as the first
sneaker, Mr.. oates, who referred to the
apparent state OF indifference on the
part of the voters of the state. both
above and below the straits. and said
that IL there ever was a time when the
PEOPLE of Upper Michigan should dis
,iav an active interest i'm an election,
il Is now when for the first time in
the history of the state there is an up
per peninsula man nominated for gov
crnor and one other man from this
part of the state, O. Ii. Fuller, for aud
itor general. is on the Republican tick
ct. In his address, Mr. Oates referred
TO the necessity of electing a Repub-
lican majority i'm the legislature I'm or
der to send Mr.. Townsend to the sem
hte and paid a glowing tribute to the
merits and efficiency of w. Frank
James, candidate for the thirty second
district for state senator.
Dean Nadel started his discourse
with consideration OF what consti-
tutes politics, which he stated is a
study of how one man may best get
along with his fellow men, and fill his
allotted place in society. He spoke of
the necessity of parties in maintain
ing a Republican form of government
and he himself said that he had no
use for any candidate whose princi-
pies and efficiency he could not fully
endorse. He contrasted the career and
utterances of Chase S. Osborn with
those of Lawton #. Heman5, and
i'm the speeches of the latter. one of
which vas i'm relation to the excuses
incurred by Mr. Osborn when railroad
commissioner, in comparisonu With his
predecessor and his successor in office.
Mr. Hemans had compared Mr.. Os-
born's record with that of M. Billings,
and not with Mr.. Welsing. his imme-
t.N. no In
Hcmans acted fairly. his argument
would have been pointless and Hat.
one interesting point brough. "u. by
Mr.. Nadel i'm considering Mr.. Hemans'
legislative record was i'm relation to
the vote of the Democratic candidate
on the question of making wife 1eser-
ton a state prison offense, he being
one of but five out OF 172 members 10
vote against it. Mr.. Nadel gave some
figures showing the benefits of the
offices of salt inspector and IF oil in
spector. which Hemans would aboli III,
and showed that the growth of the
state was responsible for the increase
I'm expenditures by necessitating the
erection and maintenance OF new asy-
lums, hospitals, normal schools, ana
prisons. To give an idea of Michi-
gan's extent and size the speaker gave
Il novel illustration by declaring that
IL Michigan were to be swung around
with Detroit as a pivot, the people of
Hancock would he given salt water
bath i'm the Atlantic ocean.
Hon. w. ]. Galbraith gave the last
talk OF the evening and started by
stating that II Mr.. Hemans is elected
reXt Tuesday great many who voted
for Taft will have to change their
votes, and there is no reason why
there should be a single change. Mr..
Galbraith took up some Democratic
arguments blaming the Republican
party for the higher cost of living and
pertinently asked how the success or
the Democrats would change matters
except In such manner as did the cleo
ton of Cleveland in 1892 by reducing
the purchasing power Of the people
through the closing down of factories
and destruction of credit 1T Is better
to give the farmer twenty cents a
pound for bacon" said MIR, Galbraih
and have the price, than to see bacon
In store window marked five cents
and not have the money to buy IL with
The speeches were punctuated with
frequent applause and the general
effect OF the meeting was to incrase
the enthusiasm. During the evening
the quincy band PLAYED at intervals
between the addresses and before the
meeting played a number of selections
in front of the theater and on Quincy
street. 9.
Mr. and Mrs Georue Rennett of Al