The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-16
I Is Michigan's Duty
To Retire Sen. Burrows
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SAGINAW EVENING NEWS.

LANSING, Mich. Aug. 1.-the
political advisers OF Congressman
Townsend, who Is candidate for the
United States senate. are using the
following editorial, printed In the Sag
NAV News, as a forecful argument
against the reelection OF Senator
Burrows. The editorial says In part:
For the, first time In its history
Michigan will, on Sept 6, choose q
United States senator by popular
vote. Because OF the inequality OF
party division It is certain that Re-
publican win be elected. Senator Bur-
rows Is seeking reelection and is op-
posed by Congressman Charles r.
Townsend. Mr.. Burrows is In his
seventy-fourth year. He has repre-
sented Michigan at Washington "a
years--1S years as congressman and
is years In the capacity Of senator
Mr.. Townsend is "a years old. He is
serving his eighth year In the house.
There can be no division oil
opinion as to where Senator Burrows
stands. He belongs to the old order
OF things. He is one OF the decayins
monuments OF the obsolete regime
He stands doggedly. but pathetically
pat. Perhaps IL Is his age and tenn
perament that will not let him move
| forward. but bulge he will not. He
| looks upon the change that Is taking
Mace with disfayor and defiance. He
was opposed TO Roosevelt. He was
4 ont of tune with his administration
from start to finish. The president
and the senator were not personally
| friendly. True, he voted for the
Roosevelt reform measures that were
farced to a vote. but only after ne
had labored vainly with Elkins and
Aldrich to obstruct them and was
forced to leap into the band wagon
for MISREPRESENTATION He opposed
Taft's nomination in the Chicago con
vention. for the simple and consistent
reason that he feared 1t would NEAR
a continuation of the upheaval whicf
was tormenting his peace OF mind.
"IIis votes and speeches on the new
tariff bill showed him aligned witt
the special interests In every In
stance. He has gloried In his service
to Senator Aldrich--the same Aidricr
who with the Guggenheims ano
Ryans, organized rubber trust after
increasing the tariff on rubber manu-
factures-and has publicly declared
him TO be his mentor In legislative ar
fairs. Throughout his whole sena
! torial career 1t has been the same
He has voted with the big interests
worked for them and has been con
trolled by them, every minute OF his
existence at Washington. We do not
saw this relationship has been cor
rupt. On the contrary, we believe
Seuutur- Burrows tried to-lixf
honestly. But he has been the weak
submissive tool of the interests 30
long: he has come to regard the
4 usurpations of powerful corporations
which he has befriended SO much In
the nature OF prerogatives; he mas
grown to view the privileges OF the
wealthy so habitually as their rights
that his perspective will never change
Senator Aldrich is soon to retire
II Is Michigan's duty TO retire Senator
Burrows with him. We have beer
linked through him to the special In
| terest clan too long already. Let VI
stand with the forces Roosevelt nas
banded together and the principles NJ
has proclaimed. Let us send to tn'
senate a man who is OF the moderI
era: a man who will keep up the ngn
! for the square deal and for the SeA
ethical standards--in short, senator
who will represent the people,