The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-11
OSBORN GIVES
STIRRING TALK
Candidate tor Governor Scores
State Administration at
Flint Banquet.
WARNER GOOD CHEESE JUDGE
neelares That the Governor is Better
Judge Of Cheese Than OF Men
Creates observation-disclosures
Party Loyalty.

Flint, Mich. Feb. 11.-Regent Chase
c osborn. Senator ]. c. Burrows
coreressman Sam W. Smith, Chief
1,sdce Montgomery and Lieutenant
Governor Kelley were the speakers at
,bo hip banquet of the Taft Republican
clnb here wednesday. More than 500
cat at the tables i'm the Dryden hall,
and many visitors wore unable to find
seats.
Mr. Osborn made one of his cy-
comic audience stirring and charac-
teristically frank speeches. He fired
volev after volley and each was fol-
lowed by ripping applause and echoes
that shook the building. The banquet
ers seemed to like his sharpshooting
immensely, and when he closed a
great roar went up that was not stilled
until Mr. Osborn mad arisen twice and
bowed his acknowledgements.
Defects Of Administration.
Some of the things Mr.. Osborn said
we're the following:
Every corporation is no better than
the men who manage 1t. Every state
administration is no better than the
men who compose Ii. When | think
Of the barnacles on the present state
administration. although l believe him
to be personally honest and of good
intentions. / am forced to the belief
that Governor Warner is a better judge
of cheese than of men.
what glorious opportunity the
has had to give the state valuable
service! Alas, they will never have
such golden chance again.
81 am going up and down the state
in this campaign telling the people
what in my opinion are the faults in
the present conduct of state affairs
to point out the things I believe tho
state needs. II you think I am wrong
you can get mo at the primaries. But
am going TO point out the faults Of
the republican party just the same.
II the party can't stand It, then 1t is a
pretty weak and wobbly party. II Z.
or somebody else doesn't do IL, the
democrats will do it and with great
glee
Democracy Broken Down Auto.
"But you don't want the democrat
ic party to straighten out things. We
turned them out in 1856, and now
from that time to this we have never
had en- empty treasury and the state
always paid it's bills, dollar for dollar.
when due.
"The democratic party Of the state
Is like a worn out. broken down. dis
carGed automobile. nothing left but n
gasoline tank and an unpleasant odor'
The state republican party may be
likened to an automobile that has had
hard usage In the hands of reckless
drivers. Put on some new tires
straighten up the steering ~oars, put
new chauffeur at the WI and VI
will go along on high speed lie same
as ever.
Pledges His Party Loyalty.
II am telling the republican party
where its weak spots are to save the
democrats from doing IL next fall. !
want to beat them to II.
Ten years ago I wanted you to
make me governor. Now I say If you
want me to he governor I offer myself
If you don't want mo I will so back "a
the 500 and the old upper peninsula
viii send down its $4,000 CT 10000 re-
publican majority for the man you Sc
lect just the same. There is no Ma
son and Dixons line at the Straits
when 1t comes to republican majori-
ties"
Mr.. Osborn, taking the big auto In
dustries of Flint as illustration point
ed out the beneficence OF good cor
porations and insisted that the state
treat them as well and on the same
equality as the individual.