The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-08
have been more or less of an embar
rassment to my party.
State Above the Party.

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State Above the Party.
j do rot know very much about this
or care about it, because l hold the
state above the party. / would wish
to be blamed personally for any harm
full things / may have done and !
would wish the Republican party To be
given credit for any good things that
] may have accomplished or endeavor-
/ ed To achieve. ! am grateful for the
[ endorsements that | have received but
l do not hold them as being important.
In my opinion the coming state con-
| vention, which l hope will favor Theo-
| dore Roosevelt for the Republican
presidential nomination. will not need
to endorse my administration. /
| would prefer to have it analyze what
have done up to the present time,
and If there is anything to he con-
domnel To speak out boldly and surely
and state the facts.
] still think the Republican party
Is by far the best instrument of gov
eminent in this country. In spite of
the opposition of some Republicans we
are dragging the party back to place
where the people will control il. 1t
was unquestionably drifting away.
Bad men had focked about it and
come into 1t and were using il and
they are still in il and are trying to
use il. 1t is the duty of every honest
Republican TO see that they are not
permitted to do so, think the special
sessions of the legislature this year
have given proof of the superiority of
the Republican party The present
legislature Is in my opinion the best
legislature in capacity and morals in
the history Of Michigan.
scores the Democrats.
Out of the one hundred and thirty
two members more than n hundred be-
Icing to the honor roll as patriotic, hon
est servants and faithful represents
tives of the people. Not all of the thir-
teen senator's who voted against the
presidential primary are bad men. II
think, however. that they are all mis-
guided and some of the measures that
were lost will be enacted as laws with
in n few years. They would have been /
passed at the special sessions If il had |
not been for the actions Of a few rec |
rcant Republicans supported by mis- |
chievous renegade Democrats. MY
contact with the legislature has con-
WINGED me that no matter how bad
some Of the Republicans are. some of |
the Democrats are worse. For good
end efficient government the people
must still look to the Republican par
ty
/ have made the confession to N.Y.
self that If I had not stated would
rot be candidate for a second term
before taking Office. I fear that would
have been dissuaded or deferred from
doing some of the things l have aimed
to do. That is one Of the reasons why
think 1t would not be honest for me
to change my mind at this time.
wish also to confess that some Of the
things that I have endeavored TO do
have been much more popular than I
thought for. really supposed that
by this time would have been blown
entirely out of any consideration Tor
re- election.
l was elected upon an issue Of
Clean Up" To clean up Michigan
does not merely mean TO remove from
office a few unworthy officials 1t
more directly concerns the cure of the
causes that make for bad men and
worse service. The liquor interests
Of the state, and especially the brew
cry interests, had become arrogant and
had sought 10 dominate the state in a
most high hanGed way They have
been taught their place in n measure
md will be given further lessons In
he future.
State Out OF Debt
When j was inaugurated + found
he state nearly n million dollars in
iebt When ! will have concluded nv
erm Of office on December 81 of this
ear the state viii be entirely out of
iebt and there will be a good reserve
n the treasury.
lt is true that in some administra-
I'VE departments there has been an
Increase of expense. This is not more
rue or departments under my direct
than of elective depart-
1onts The fact is that we have been
loing more business. In my own Of
&c the force has been sadly over
'orlSed. much to my distress. The Of
ice has been open from seven thirty
the morning until six az night and
ften until midnight. II there Is any
riticism IL may he honestly charged
hat have overworlscd the executive
iiice force. Personally. 7 have given
very moment Of my time since
ave been elected to the state and
hall continue 10 do so until the ex-
iration Of my term. have not given
minutes attention 10 my personal or S
rivate business affairs. II has been