The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-30
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The Grand Rapids Press rises to en-
Quire, Whats the matter with Gov
ernor OSBORN" the basis for the in
curry being the governors refusal to
accept social courtesies from members
of the senate. who had by their votes
partially blocked, or at least deferred
the house cleaning which the governor
and the legislature were elected to
achieve.
What's the matter with Governor
Osborn?
only this. lie made throughout the
length and breadth of Michigan certain
promises to the people of the state.
Chief of these was that, if elected, he
would put an end to the peanut poll
tics, the petty trading in public offices.
the neglected duty, the misappropria-
ton of public funds, and the malad-
ministration which prevailed at Lam
sing, and which had come to be a
stencil in the nostrils of the people of
the state. The people took Mr.. Os-
born at his word and commissioned
him to do the work. In all earnest
ness he started on his task and found
himself baked at the outset by a ma
jority of the senate.
Governor Osborn meant every word
he said on the stump. Evidently some
of the senators did not. To a man of
Chase Osborn's straightforwardness
such action on the part of the senate
constitutes a clear betrayal of the
trust imposed in the senate by the peo-
pie. And being not only straightfor-
ward, but fearless i'm utterance, he
called the senate's action by its right
name. We call the attention of The
Press to the fact that the governor
did not decline the invitation to go into
Senator Freeman's and Senator Tay-
lor's districts, but advised those, who
extended the invitations that If he ac-
oepted he would tell the people of Flint
and Kalamazoo respectively just what
he thought of the action of those SEN
ators who had, by their votes, pre-
vented the house cleaning to which
the party now stands pledged There
upon the invitations were hastily
withdrawn. on this count we would
say that, what's the matter with Os-
born. is that he hews beautifully close
to the line and cares not whoop
where the chips may fall
Again. this: When he found he had
been inveigled into a compromising
position by supposed friend. who
wanted him to appear to condone the
jobbery by which all of the governors
house cleaning plans had been set at
naught, by dining with the republican,
democratic combine, which had snap
ped its finger at both the governor and
the state at large, he promptly backed
out, and coupled his declination with
some more plain language, which left
those who had attempted slick Job on
the governor discomhtted. and the
state convulsed.
AS a result of that refusal TO dine
with DR.. Kennedy and his mixed com
pany of republicans and democrats.
the details of the working alliance
which has subsisted in Detroit he
tween republican and democratic poll |
iticians for some time are now COM
ing to light, an enlightenment which
viii make future deals at least more
difficult, If not impossible. which |
would be public service to Detroit of
no mean proportions. And on this
count. we would submit that what's
the matter with Governor Osborn. is
that he is as quick in his footworlS as
he Is in his headwork and that the De-
troit politician who puts one over on
the governor will have to be a real
early riser-Soo News.