The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-06-24

ton will tell to the whole United
States whether Michigan, the staunch
old Republican state, is to remain Re-
publican or is to turn down the prin-
ciples Of the great party organized I'M
der the oaks of Jackson. Upon Michi-
gan the eyes of the world are GEN.
tered. Michigan rejecting the Repub-
Hcan party, will give notice to the
world that the industrial policy which
has made America prosperous, Is to
be cast aside and that the great in
fiuence she exerts on the financial af.
fairs of the world will be for return
of that condition which brought ruin
upon so many industries and caused
so much suffering and hardship in the
dark days of 1898.
Because we have some individual
cases OF autocracy at the national
capital against which the country has
justly cried out in anger, 1t is not
fair that their deeds should be charged
UP against President Taft and the Re-
publican party. The tariff has been
revised-not so much as might be
hoped for in some directions, but at
least the president worked hard to
carry out the promises of the national
party platform. Another attempt may
be more successful and the revision
downward where needed may be more
marked. But at this time Michigan
should not forget that it is to the Re-
publican party that the nation owes
its prosperity and that high prices
with everybody. at work and earning
money are far more to be desired
than low prices and no work, hence
no money to pay for even soup bone.
Under present conditions the higher
prices paid for commodities in the
cities, in general go to the farmer,
who is today prosperous as he never
has been before, and eventually the
money of the farmer returns to the
city for those things which he can
not raise on his property. With the
farmer prosperous, the city must be.
Wheat at $1.25 bushel and all the
factories in the city running and pay
ing out their money to workmen with
which to buy -four is better condi-
ton than wheat at so cents a bushel,
and the factory man walking around
the streets with no money for bread
and the wheat rotting In the bins Of
the farmers.
81 stand for Republicanism in its
purest form. believe Michigan, the
old Republican state, wishes to remain
Republican. | believe the Republican
party should unite upon ma or
governor who can unite all the fac
lions with which it is now torn. A
renovation may be necessary at the
capitol, but that renovation should not
be carried to that degree Of insur.
gency, that the good with the bad
should be thrown upon the junk heap.
Whatever is good should remain and
urged to give it's best energies to the
state. Whatever is bad, and only such,
should go. But in keeping the good
we shall be able to accomplish more
for the state and it's people, and hence
for the Republican party; while in
casting out the bad we shall merely
purify the system of state government
and the Republican party.
at is upon this principle am stand
Ing for the nomination for governor of
Michigan. / am Republican and al
ways have been. II / cannot be nomi-
mated by Republicans as Republican,
I have no wish to serve at all do not
wish to be nominated on a platform
OF retention of all, both good and bad,
neither do wish to be nominated on
q platform of such radical insurgency
ne IN clean out all--both the good and
the bad. Michigan and the Republic
can party jointly must be considered.
1 stand for BOTH
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The above interview appeared SINAI.
taneously on the first pages Of the De-
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