The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-15
OSBORN CIvESI
STIRRING TALK
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do not know whether l can express
the pleasure / feel in thus meeting
YOU or not. You probably would un-
derstand my position much better
IL like me. YOU could go TO the lower
part OF the state and after cam
paigning there. as | have done, and
been given the votes of the major
ity of its citizens. come back to the
upper peninsula and be accorded such
a reception as | have received. You
would be greatly touched. And ii has
affected me 10 the bottom of my
heart You would then be justly
proud Of the upper peninsula and of
Houghton county.
"Thls is not the first time l have
been here upon the platform. 1t is
not the first time ! have been on a
platform with your distinguished
chairman. I am very grateful for the
privilege Of meeting you again and l
want you 10 believe me when / say
that in this campaign, / have striven
to be worthy of the friendship of the
upper peninsula. I assure you, my
friends, that although / have at
times been introduced by some who
felt a sense of duty. sometimes kind
" and sometimes with pride. / have
always been introduced as the upper
peninsula candidate. came 10 be
nd
10 be worthy Of the confidence, the
trustfulness and the honor Of you
my friends Of the upper peninsula.
But the vote OF the lower PENN
sula means something else. 1 be-
lieve my friends that it means a new
era Is drawing that will join the up
per peninsula to the lower PENN
sula of Michigan. The people of the
upper peninsula are ready 10 join
hands with the people of the lower
peninsula in an endeavor TO promote
a better government and to overlook
sectional differences. and I believe
that the twenty TO twenty-five thous-
and majority Of votes cast for me in
the whole state proves this spirit of
friendship.
81 am here today with nothing but
kindness in my heart. I feel that
have never felt as ] now do in my
visit 10 the copper country. We of
the 500 and Chippewa county feel that
we are bound together with you of
the copper country as the first pre-
historic copper tools were found at
Sault Ste. Marie and are now pre-
served in Harvard museum; which
seems to connect the two sections and
makes us feel a personal interest in
the copper industry.
MANY times during my campaign
I had TO meet sectional issues and
had to overcome prejudice I'm the
minds of many people because I was
from the upper peninsula. 1t is true
that a great many people believed
that the upper peninsula was one vast
mine all the way from the 500 TO
the borders OF Wisconsin in the west.
I always said to them. I am proud
OF being Of the upper peninsula and II
you are going 10 hold that against
me you will confer an honor upon
me- I would not give anything for
the man who does not love his own
home. / love my county Of Chippe-
wa and I love the upper peninsula
MANY times in my campaign in
the lower peninsula I met with the
tonnage tax question am not in
favor Of mines paying more taxes
than they should pay nor in making
any other interests pay more than
its share Of the taxes. That is not
my sentiment.
Il made more than 500 speeches.
travelled over 5000 miles in auto
mobiles and $4,000 miles altogether in
train and auto, which I consider
rather good record when IL is con-
sidered that Colonel Roosevelt. trav-
eled only $500 miles in his last trip
through the United States In my
talks 20 the farmers Of the lower
peninsula I said. I am in favor OF
your paying every cent you should
pay; 7 am in favor OF the mines OF
the upper peninsula paying every
cent they should pay and not one
cent more; I am in favor Of the au-
tomobile interests Of the lower pen
insula paying every cent they should
pay and not one cent more.
Il sought 20 impress upon the peo-
pie the necessity for a bigger and
greater Michigan sought to carry
the message that the upper penin-
sula is just as much Michigan as the
lower; that by working together we
can create better Michigan, NOR
ally, socially, mechanically. indus
trially in every way both spiritually,