Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-13

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 it should be. They are
determined that their state shall be
the best governed in the nation, and
they are equally insistent that the
Republican party shall be the instru-
ment of that accomplishment
G. o. p. Reflects Peoples Character.
ct is profoundly satisfying to see
the internal activity of grand old
party in its successful enort to prune
and purge itself, accomplish a poised
development in harmony with the
times and take a position of new use
fulness to nation, state and all the
people. There can be no organic or
fundamental weakness in the Repub-
lican party that does not exist in or
of the people. because 1t 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 the Democratic
party led only TO a dismal nowhere,
and it waned TO point where ii even
lost the powers of adequate criticism,
all so necessary to a government by
a free people. To compensate for this
loss the Republican party instructive
ly took itself over TO careful intro
spection, asked itself a number Of
most pertinent questions and out of it
all has come a new band Of progress
i've Republicans led by the most fear
less and able public man in the world
today, Theodore Roosevelt.
Thus, out OF the old party chrysalis
will come a 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 & ST Paul railroad COM
panies owned Wisconsin politically;
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, a Pingree in Michigan, a Roose-
welt in New York Similar condi-
lions 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 to
run over LaFollette with the car OF
political iuggernaut. This embittered
the young fighting man and made of
him an extremist. The Michigan Cen
trail machine fought Pingree, but the
people saw in him a sturdy champion
OF their rights and supported him.
Plat and Depew fought Roosevelt to
their discontinue and defeat.
80 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 it cannot be compared with the
power for evil of public injustice. The
future will show the public viewpoint
to be fair.
Roosevelt Marvellous Leader.
az may be pardoned for calling at.
tention to 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 it may be difficult TO see
the commercial viewpoint. They will
undoubtedly appreciate this fact and
seek counsel of honest and patriotic
business men of wide accomplishments
Selfshness may be trusted, usual
ly, 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, l believe that Theodore
Roosevelt Is not only a marvellous
leader, but is unselfish and is not aim
ing at personal political gain that he
is a teacher and preacher whose pow
err for usefulness is greater as q
private citizen than as president.
"Our race will not be one for mar
tial supremacy of the world, but foi
love and mercy and justice. The i'm
pudence and unhappiness of wealth
will disappear before the better at
tribute of heart There will be nc
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 will lily conceal the
barbarian beneath.
so let us work together for oul
mutual refinement and improvement
nor fearing Pope's lines:
Truths would you teach or save {
sinking land?
All fear, none aid you. and few under