The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-07-29


to by the "interests," one who believes
thattthe people have some rights, even
in these days of commercialism, and
is not.afraid to champion those rights.
To this latter class belong such men as
Hon. Chas. +. Townsend and Hon.
Louis G. Cramton.
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The following paragraph is sent out
by McMOrran's press bureau and is the
size of the arguments advanced for the
return of the present congressman
There is every reason why Mr.. Nc
Moran should be retained in Congress.
The only reason given why he should
not he, is because another man wants
his place. But the voters do not take
kindly to such reasons" and believe
that "a bird in the hand is worth two in
the BUSH" In other words, that tried
and true congressman is much more
valuable to his constituents than an in
experienced one"
Now what do you think of his own
political push calling your Uncle Henry
"a bird" Wouldt that astonish you?
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We have been hOnored this week
with letter from our old friend II. &.
Graham of Peck. Concerning an article
which the Expositor reproduced on June
"a from the Carsonvllle Tribune Mr..
Graham says that we are rejecting on
him as postmaster and trying to make
out that he was still running paper
at Peck. If our readers will turn to
the article in question in the issue of
June "a they will notice a sentence be-
ginning "rhe Peck Times is postmaster
at Peck" Now of course we did not
write that article but acknowledge the
responsibility of it, so we simply say
that this is a mistake as the postmaster
at Peck is Thomas G.. Graham formerly
the editor of the Times and the now
publisher of the Times is Thomas, the
son, as fine young man as trOds this
politically polluted earth. How this
little mistake reflection the elder Graham
as postmaster we can scarcely fathom,
but cheerfully retract the supposition,
supposing it plain to others. Now in re-
gard to his still running a. paper at
Peck it has always been tacitly under
stood by all newspaper men and every
body else who knows the Grahams that
after the father gave over the charge
of the paper to his son, he continued
the writing whenever he saw fit or cir
cumstances or necessity seemed to re
quire. There was nothing wrong
about it and we never knew of his
denying the fathership of any article
until the recent campaign. Now its
nothing to us which of the two con-
ceived the editorials, excepting that we
rather hate to see the younger starting
out in life with such false views; so we
humbly apologize to the elder Mr..
Graham for the mistaken inference
and shall know him hereafter as simply
postmaster and not in the noble ranks
of editors.
Further, friend Graham goes on to
state that the article is written to per-
sonally injure him. We cannot think
that this is the case but if there is any
luminosity existing between Brother
Weber of the Carsonville Tribune and
L. G.. Graham, it does not extend to or
include the Expositor man as we have
nothing but friendly feelings for Uncle
Tom, even if our political ideas do
clash and to "wantonly injure" him was
certainly meyer in our thoughts.
We feel that we have a right to a
difference of opinion, even with the
best of friends and also right to ex-
press that opinion, but never do we in
tend to injure ones personal character
in so doing, and in this instance we
think it far stretch of imagination on
Mr.. Graham's part to believe that We
are assisting in tearing down his private
character and we are truly sorry that
he takes IL so.