Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-08-18

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which a wall could be built and still
allow our people to enjoy practically
all the necessities OF life.
We have all these great interests in
our state, and we want them all 10
prosper, and we wish to deal fairly
and equitably by them all 1t has
been our boast all these years that as
yet we have never permitted any one
particular interest of this state, or any
one section of the state, to dominate
our state government On the con
trary, we have always endeavored to
have every interest and every section
represented in it, in order that every
interest and every section should be
fairly treated. We have always given
the Upper Peninsula her full share in
the state government. The stalwart
Republicanism of that section of the
state has always been exemplfied by
good majorities and it has always re-
ceived most generous treatment in the
distribution of the powers of govern
ment, and the present time is no excep-
ton to the rule. AT this time that
section of the state has a Justice Of
the supreme court they have the audi
tor general, who has in his office one
third of all the patronage of the state
government at his disposal they have
the superintendent of public instruc-
ton, one of the best paid officers of
the state, receiving a salary Of four
thousand dollars a year, and having
general supervision over the schools of
our state; they have a regent of the
! University; member of the state
board of education, and a member Of
the state board of agriculture-siX
elective officers in a single congress
sional district, with population equal
only to one-half that of Wayne
county; and now that section pre-
sents candidate for the governor
ship and i'll addition to a justice of
the supreme court, the auditor gen
eral, the superintendent OF public in
struction, member OF the state board
of education, regent of the Univer-
sity, and member of the state board
or agriculture, they ask the people OF
Michigan to give them the governor
ship also, with all the power and the
prestige OF that great Office over legis-
lation and involving the appointment
of tax commission, with power to
| supervise every assessment in the
state, the appointment OF a railroad
commission, with general supervision
over the transportation business OF
the state, involving as it does the
$2l5,0OO,0OO or railroad property, with
power also to appoint banking com
missioner, with general supervision
over the banks of the state and an
insurance commissioner, with general
supervision over the insurance COM
Ipanies and business OF the state, thus
if carried out, putting into the hands
of single congressional district with
a population equal to only one-half
that of Wayne county and dominated
by single interest, namely, mining
practically all the vital executive
powers of the state government
And all this is at time when it is
sought to find the value of the chief
industry OF that section. | leave it
to you to say whether, either now or
at any time, it would be wise or pru.
dent to concentrate in single section,
dominated by a single industry, all
the powers OF our state government
which touch most ciost. e.; az the
leading enterprises of our state.
What would the people of the
country say if some one suggested
that all the powers of the national
!, gove1nment should concentrated in
the New England states, or in the
Pacific states,
No! We want all sections of our
, country, and all sections OF our state.
evenly and fairly represented IL the
government and then no sect N and
} no interest will be left unguarded.
1t seems to me that this is only
good common sense, and | leave it TO
you to decide for yourselves between
now and September sixth: This i
Offices You can fill them just exactly
as you wish. You will do in your
honest judgment what will be the best
thing, not for any particular section
of the state, but for all the sections of
the state-for tbs Upper Peninsula,
for the farmers. for the factories, for
the business men, for laborers and for
all sections and interests alike and if
you do that no one will have cause
for complaint Your verdict on the
sixth day OF September will have to
stand. No one can set it aside No
one can or will make an appeal from
it. This is the court of last resort
) and what you say will be the. end
, of the case and everyone will have to
be satisfied with that judgment, what
ever it may be-.
, Blaming the Teeth.