The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-02
CARRIES FIGHT
TO OPPONENTS
Senator Burrows Assumes the
Aggressive In Campaign.
HIS ENEMIES SEEK COVER

Senator Gives Lie to Opposition, But
His Challenge Is Not Accepted
Shows Falseness of the Attacks
Upon Him.
Detroit, Mich.-Senator Burrows has
assumed the aggressive in the sena-
torial fight and Townsend and his
supporters have sought cover.
The senator has given the lie direct
to the opposition and they have made
no defense. This has been a cam
paign of misrepresentation by the
other SIDE" Senator Burrows declared.
1T should be fair field and an hon.
est selection by the people, but my op-
ponent has destroyed all chance of
this by the methods he has adopted to
infame prejudice and overthrow judg.
ment.
Il understand that you were told a
few weeks ago that l had opposed the
direct nomination of United States
senators and that when the house
passed a resolution for the submis-
sion of the constitutional amendment
to the several states that it had been
smothered in the senate in the COM
which l am chairman.
THAT is an untruth and the man
who told you that is unworthy OF
your belief. Such a resolution did
pass the house and go to the senate,
but it was referred to the committee
on the judiciary, of which Il am not
member.
THAT is but one of the things which
the opposition has told which are
false. You have seen it reported in
the Democratic papers which are OPP
posing me that I'm ready for the
grave, that I'm so near dead that
can't move about without crutches.
They don't make it quite as strong as
that, but they do make every effort to
carry the impression that I'm so weak
physically and mentally that am no
longer fit to represent you.
81 want you to look at me. l want
you to compare my condition with
what the opposition is saying about it
and then l want you to remember that
the other stories they are telling have
as little foundation as the one regard
ing my breakdown.
"Why, I've enjoyed this campaign
so much that if they don't watch out
I'll run again six years from now just
to make them angry"
The senator laughed heartily, and
then went on.
A Consistent Republican,.
Remember this-I'm a Republican.
I've always been a Republican and
I'm going to remain one as long as
I live. I'm not one thing in Michi-
gan and another in Washington; I'm
not one thing this morning and an
other tonight; I'm not a dobbler 60
ing forth with timid finger, feeling
gingerly for the public pulse that |
may sense the passing breeze and
trim my sails to follow every within.
I'm what l am and nothing else. l
have tried to represent Michigan hon.
estly and fairly. If / had my public
life to live over again l would not
change single vote.
"Why it is outrageous, the stories
which have been told about the state.
grown man raising some of the issues
which have been raised in this cam
paign?"
81 have been accused of favoring
the interests. Great word that Did
you ever stop to think what it covers?
1 worked for the duty on beet sugar
which has resulted in building up a
great industry in Michigan which has
brought prosperity to thousands of
farmers and people employed in the
factories. have labored for duty
on articles manufactured in Michigan
that our factories might continue to
run and the workingman be able to
sell his labor at a good price.
Those are some of the interests ]
have represented, but you don't hear
the opposition talking about that. /
very much dislike the use of the per-
sonal pronoun, but it seems to be
necessary just now.
Aids Linen Industry.
During the last session I had IL
called to my attention by Michigan
men that il the duty was removed
from linen-making machinery the linen
industry could be established in this
country and the fax fiber which is
now destroyed after the seed is
threshed out could be utilized in max
ing linen cloth. was shown piece
of linen, the fax IN winch had been
taken to Ireland and there worked
into the cloth. took Il before the
finance committee and asked that the
duty on linen-making machinery
removed for a term of years so that
the industry might be established In
this country, and especially here in
Michigan, where capital stood ready
to enter the field.
This was objected to by the chair
man of that committee, Mr.. Aldrich,
who said that there would be tre-
mendous objection from the manufac-
turers of linen thread. insisted on
my point before the committee. Mr..
Aldrich finally yielded and the pro-
vision for the exemption of the duty
on the machinery was placed in the
bill. AS result a factory is to be
established at Bad Axe which will