The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-18


Tuesdays Republican victory in
Michigan does far more than make
Chase 8. Osborn governor of Michigan.
With score Of formerly rock-ribbed
Republican states gone Democratic,
with a political landslide in action in
New York. Ohio, Connecticut. New
Jersey, Illinois and Indiana. Michigan
under Osborn's splendidly brilliant
leadership stood steadfast in the faith
Chase Osborn with the dawn of today
stands forth as figure of national
magnitude. upon whom the attention
of the country is focused. In the fierce
glare Of this nationwide spotlight he
reveals himself man worthy of the
marvellous victory he has won. capable
and efficient for the leadership in his
party which shall devolye upon him,
stron- gsinewed and fearless for the
battles for the common veal which lie
before him.
This morning we pledge our fealty
and offer our congratulations to Chase
s Osborn, not of Sault Ste Marie, not
of Michigan, but of the United States
of America.
Chase s. Osborn has achieved the
governorship of his state, place of
care. honor and high distinction. But
he has as well achieved something Of
far greater value in his eyes than any
governorship, he has redeemed his
party from petty politics, his state from
mal-administration, he has aroused, as
it never has been aroused before, the
public conscience, he has awakened
Michigan's dormant political and civic
ideals, he has elevated the standard of
public service and raised aloft the ban
ner of good citizenship. No achieve
ment of his certainly splendid and be-
Inefficient administration of Michigan
affairs will surpass this wonderful
achievement accomplished before he
has taken the oath Of Office. To Chase
Osborn personally nothing that office
can give him will approach in satisfying
contemplation this which he deliber-
ately set out to do regardless of wheth-
or he was successful as q candidate or
not.
This achieved, an0 Mr. Osborn rec
ognized his success in this direction
long before the ballots were counted,
he would have been content and happy
to have withdrawn from the field of
action and let some other enjoy the
plaudits of the multitude and endure
the worries, embarrassments and the
responsibilities which go with public
office.
Happy Michigan, to have found in
this year of political turmoil and stress,
of universal unrest and disturbance, a
leader who stood head and shoulders
above the throng, with clear eyes fixed
upon the realities of citizenship, with
steady hand upon the tiller, guiding
the ship into safe haven.
Fortunate Republican party in Mich.
igan, to have given it, when sorely
needed, a man among the million to
bring forth order and direction, with
confusion and disorder reigning uni
versally without the borders of the
peninsular state.
We look forward with deep joy to the
fruits of this wonderful victory, con-
tent and happy in the knowledge that
it will make for higher ideals, for bet
ter citizenship, for all those things
which conspire for human happiness
and which come to us among the bless.
ings of a Christian civilization, a civil.
cation which makes possible the devel.
opment of men like Chase 8. Osburn.-
w. F. Knox in Ssult Ste. Marie News