The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-07-16
GAN HE DENY
Did Mr.. Kelley Make Pledges for eup
portf It's Charged.

portf It's Charged.
sault Ste. Marie. June 23.-An up
Der peninsula man, who Ia actively
interested In Chase Osborn's cam
paign for the governorship, In m In
bomb into the Kelley camp by d.
rectly charging the lieutenant-gover
nor with having made a pledge
months ago. to the mining interests
Of the upper peninsula that he would,
II elected governor, veto the tonnage
tax bill II It passed the legislature. He
said:
my attention has been called to
: an editorial In the Lansing State Re
publican, which has lately become the
Kelley mouthpiece, In which the dec
laration Is made that the guberna
torial contest lies between Osborn
and Kelley. This is followed by the
bald statement that Osborn Is pledged
to the mining interests, while Kelly
10 pledged only to the good OF the
state
up to q few days ago ! was In
clined to agree that the contest lay
between Messrs. Osborn and Kelley
hut since Kelley's Mt. Pleasant
speech, in which he attempts to re
pudiate his intimate association and
connection with the present admins
tration, am beginning to believe
Kelley will be q negligible quantity
In the situation before primary day
People instinctively admire loyalty
even when the object of that senti
ment is not entirely to their Viking
But when, as in the present case. 4
man who is an integral and important
part OF an organization. who has beer
largely responsible for the success al
the polls of that organization, at
tempts to repudiate 1t solely because
he finds public sentiment almost uni
versally unfriendly to that organiza
ton, have too high an opinion o.
public intelligence e. believe he car
get away with IT,
The second declaration IN the Re
publican Is most unfortunate one
70 far rs Kelley Is concerned. since
It permits of . resoinder which VII
puzzle Mr.. Kelley to meet satisfac
toTily.
mr.. Osborn Is pledged to no spe
ciaf interests, either in the upper o.
lower peninsula. He is pledged to Sc,
equal and exact Justice done ali in
terests. His political record and the
character of his declarations upon til,
stump; In fact his entire life and tn,
quality OF his mind give absolute as
surance upon this point. But how
about Mr.. Kelley?
lis s,r, Kelley prepared TO deny
without qualification that in his ef
forts prior to Mr.. Osborn's entrance
into the race, to secure the supper
OF the upper peninsula that he gavt
(. certain Representatives OF the yainin.
interests his personal pledge that h.
would protect the mining companies
against the tonnage tax proposition
should 1t become an issue before IN,
next legislature? Is Mr.. Kelley read,
to deny that he gave these represent
atives the assurance that IL a ton
mage tax bill passed the Legislature
and he were governor, he would XII
II by his veto?
Il don't believe Mr.. Kelley VII
answer these questions. He has hal
one good opportunity 10 do SO. blu
declined The Detroit Free Press
several weeks ago. asked . sirntfa
question. Kelley ignored il then, AM
l presume ne will ignore II now"
While equitable assessment 70
taxation h still a problem as il a.
ways has and will be for years d
come, Il IN no more problem nov
than Il has been during the six year
OF the Warner-Kelley regime
Throughout the six years Of Warne
as governor, and Kelly rs lieutenan
governor, no word on this subjec
escaped either Kelley or his chief
Now that Kelley 10 = candidate an
needs an issue he has become yer.
keen for equitable assessments, par
ticularly IN . section OF the stat
where he does not expect much snu
port.
"The real Issue In Michigan toda,
and the issue in which every citizel
10 interested IN That the money col
lected for state taxes shall be hon
estly, wisely and conservatively q
pended. Since the Kelley Warner rec
ord along this line Is not exact
popular, Kelley 10 making every effor
to distract attention from this phas,
OF the situation"