Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-07


tramped over the battlefield, and but
q few months later still, when the
battlefield was dedicated a national
cemetery, he stood by the speakers
stand while Lincoln delivered his i'm
mortal address.
What Sort Of a Man 10 Musselnan7
Amos s. Musselman Is first and
foremost a business man. He is a
business man Of the highest type
conservative, far-seeing. careful, accu-
rate, sQuare-dealing. honest with all.
But he is unlike many successful bust
ness men, especially those at the head
Of big concerns and with great masses
OF detail to handle. Amos Musselman
has private office, but that private
ONCE Is misnomer no far as privacy
10 concerned. There is about him and
his ONCE none Of the aristocrat. II
you want to see him II is not neces-
sary to send card nor to have your.
self announced No matter how much
he may be rushed with business the
door Is always open, the visitor Is
always welcome The visitor will find
him seated in the far corner Of his
oface with an unlighted cigar--he en-
Joys dry smoke-stuck In the cor.
ner OF his mouth, debating to a steno-
grapher who sits at her desk. II he
is In the act Of debating a letter, he
will invite you to be seated until he
has finished that one letter. You may
hear It all His business, like his
life. IL no secret. There are no dark
spots to cover up. He trusts IN the
honesty OF the caller not to peddle any
business matter ne may hear dictated,
for he believes In the honor Of man.
Kind.
In his private life he is quiet and
home loving He owns a handsome
country residence in East Grand Rap
Ids, a home always open to his EN-.
ployes and to his friends. He loves
his horse and almost daily in the sum-
mer time may be seen enjoying a gal
lop on his handsome black charger ON
which he presents a fine figure of a
horseman.
What Does He Stand For7
1.-The governor shall take care
that the laws be faithfully executed.
2.-The application Of sound bust
ness methods and principles to the
AFFAIRS of the state.
8.-The encouragement Of outside
capital to develop the resources Of
Michigan.
4.-The careful but sane and req
sonable safeguarding OF the rights of
the people in dealing with corpo
lions of all kinds.
State supervision OF private
banking institutions to the end that
the depositors shall have every pro-
lection thrown about their bank ac-
counts.
6-That kind Of prison labor which
shall interfere least with free labor
while at the same time making the
wrongdoer contribute toward his keep
Ing. all working to the end OF uplift-
Ing rather than demoralizing the man
punished for his offense
7.-Whatever revision OF the sys-
tenn OF taxation OF mining and other
corporations as shall cause them to
pay just proportion OF the state
taxes.
s.-The encouragement of the tenn
perance movement.
8.-Encouragement Of the home rule
principle along all lines. and especial
ly In the matter of local option, but
not at the present time statewide pro-
hibition.
1o.-The strict enforcement of the
law in counties which have voted
fsvorabiy upon local option.
11.-Civfl service rules and regula-
tons Cor al employees OF the state.
19.-An absolutely square deal Cor
al Glasses. all interests and all peo-
pie. politics being entirely eliminated
from III consideratioo.