The diamond drill., 1910-10-15

Republican Candidate For Governor.
In Speech Before State Convention,
Says PIngree Was One Of First Pro-
gresslve Leaders-PeopIe Are Now
In Power. He Says.
Chase s. Osborn, In his speech be-
fore the Republican state convention.
said, in part:
Michigan Republicans are con-
cerned first for the state and secondly
for the party, but always for both.
which Is as IL should be. They are
determined that their state shall be
the best governed In the nation, and
they are equally insisteat tA=s the
Republican party shall bc the ipstru-
ment OF that accomplishment
q. o. p. Reflects Peoples Character.
"It is profoundly satisfying to ses
the internal activity of the grand old
party In It's successful effort TO prune
and purge itself, accomplish q poised
development in harmony with the
times and take . position of nsw use
fulness TO nation, state and Ill the
people There can be no organAo or
fundamental weakness In the Rapub-
ncan party that does not saist In or
OF the people. because u has been for
ages the party OF majority and must
have taken on the character OF the
majority OF the people. The Demo
cratic party has lost its best men to
the Republican party because they
could find within the Republican party
opportunity to serve their state. They
found that In failure tho Denccratic
party led only TO dismal nowhere.
and It waned TO q point whnrs II even
lost the powers OF adequate cgif5c1sm.
all 30 necessary TO n gsvornmeak by
a free people. To oompenneAs for this
loss the Republican party instructive
ly took itself over to careful intro
spection. asked itself n number OF
most pertinent questions and out OF II
all has come a new band OF progress.
i've Republicans led by tho most fear
less and able public man In the world
today. Theodore Roosevelt.
Thus, out OF the old party chrysalis
will come q newer and better Republi-
can party, more alert than ever to
guard the interests OF all the people
and guide the nation TO the highest
achievement OF human destiny.
M. c. Dominated State Politics.
Under the old regime the Chicago
Northwestern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee a. st. Paul railroad COM
Maniac 0unad yUtaconstr ,,oIi+to.lI.,.
the Michigan Central dominated Mich.
gan politics: the New York Central.
United States Express company and
allied interests ruled In New York.
There came a LaFollette In Wiscon-
sin, Pingree In Michigan, a Roose.
welt In New York. Similar condi-
tions existed in almost all the states,
and nearly all have developed pro-
gressive leaders TO wrest them from
the powers OF privilege. Philetus
Sawyer and John G. Spooner tried 10
run over LaFollette with the car OF
political juggernaut This embittered
the young fighting man and made OF
him an extremist The Michigan Cen
trail machine fought Pingree, but tho
people saw In him a sturdy champion
OF their rights and supported him.
Platt and Depew fought Roosevelt to
their discontinue and defeat.
$50 the people find themselves in
power But in power they must be
right and just. Individual injustice
is bad enough. but In its destructive
ness II cannot be compared with the
power for evil OF public injustice. The
future will show the public viewpoint
TO be fair
Roosevelt Marvellous Leader.
T may be pardoned for calling at
tention 20 the rather unusual fact that
all, or nearly all, OF the progressive
leaders are great political lawyers who
have never had business experience
and for whom II may be difficult TO see
tho commercial viewpoint. They will
undoubtedly appreciate this fact and
seek counsel OF honest and patriotic
business mon OF wide accomplishments.
Selfshness may be trusted, usual
iy, TO care for the commercial side OF
the nations interest, leaving another
and, in the past, rarer instinct TO de-
velop and guard the ethical interest.
Personally. believe that Theodore
Roosevelt is not only n marvellous
leader, but is unselfish and 10 not aim.
ing at personal political gain: that he
is a teacher and preacher whose pow
er for usefulness is greater as a
private citizen than as president.
"Our race Will not be one for mar
tial supremacy OF tho world, but for
love and mercy and justice. The In
pudence and unhappiness OF wealth
will disappear before tho better at
tribute OF heart. There will bs no
servant and no master, but a friend.
ship and brotherhood where the
strong will help the weak. Until these
things come TO pass the thin veneer
OF civilization viii lily conceal the
barbarian beneath
$50 let us work together for orr
mutual refinement and improvement.