The Detroit times., 1912-09-12

John II. o'Keefe, OF Saginaw. who
has formally announced his eandi-
dacy for the Republican nomination
for attorney-general. has served six
years as city attorney of Saginaw and
two years as prosecutor OF Saginaw
county. He has been known Tor
many years as a campaign speaker
and was leading candidate for the
nomination for encouragement two
years ago.
Allegan county's bitter fight over the
Democratic county chairmanship end
ed in success for Thomas Cook. DIR.
c. w. Young was elected county
| chairman at the convention last
spring, but under the new primary
election law the election of county
chairman falls TO the candidates NOM
mated at the primary. Cook had the
advantage when six OF his friends
were nominated as candidates
while only four were Young
supporters. When the time fixed
for a meeting of the candidates
arrived. all the Cook men were
present on the tick of the clock and
! cinched the election of Cook by COM
pleting all the formalities before the
arrival OF the four nominees favoring
Young. who happened to be a few
minutes late.
In these days OF political strife
and animosity II was notable event
when the Jackson county Democratic
convention on Monday adopted reso-
lutions eulogiZing the late Justice
Charles A. Blair, OF the supreme
court, a Republican.
| Reports from Wexford county are
to the effect that the official ballot
will not bear the names OF several
of the Democratic nominees because
| the candidates enrolled as Republi-
cans in order TO assist friends In the
old party. all unmindful OF the law
that prevents a man from being a
candidate in one party when he Is en-
rolled in another.
The Progressives OF Branch county
have elected Frank Treat chairman
and Clare Wise secretary OF the coun-
ty committee.
Governor Wilson, in a public refer.
ence 10 the Bull Moose party, not
only refrained from attacking II but
treated il with genuine appreciation.
as a revolt against the evils OF the
old party rule. In the same speech
Wilson severely exposed the bosses
OF his own party in his own state
the very men on whom he Is sup
posed to rely for his election. Is not
that the keynote OF better day?-St.
Joseph Herald.
II is true that the. silver question
seems settled for the present. But
IL is also true that the money ques-
tion Is never settled Some new
phase OF 1t Is always coming up.
Just now IL is the need Of currency
reform. Our currency Is admittedly
unelastic. An industrial depression
was caused in 1907 principally be-
cause business men locked up curren-
cy as the result OF fear. Some safe
means needs to be provided by which
enough currency can be provided In
times OF stress to supply solvent
bank depositors.
This problem is imminent, and
should be settled within the next
presidential term.-Jackson Citizen
Press.
Amid the conflicting claims Of par
tisan leadesr 1t is hardly possible to
determine, with mathematical GER
tainty, what effect the recent ses-
sion Of congress had upon the bur
dens OF national expenditure and tax
alton. One thing is apparent, the
promise OF greater economy made by
the Democrats remains unkept.
or course. the one conspicuous
item OF increase Is the enlargement
OF pension payments. which Is esti-
mated to add from s25.000,O 900 to $780,
600. 900 to the annual expenditure
But few kick on this, as the money
goes to the old coldiers and is scat
tered over the entire country.
II is next to impossible TO reduce
government expenditures after once
established. no matter how large they
may be. The aggregate OF public ex-
penditures increased rapidly under
the administration of President
Roosevelt He is the type OF man
who would ruin any government, nev-
er counting the cost Of whatever he
wanted to do.
So rapid and reckless was the in
crease during the Roosevelt admin
istrations, that his secretary Of the
treasury. George b. Cortelyou, In his
last annual report, just before the
Inauguration of President Taft, sug-
gested the establishment OF more eff
cient control over appropriations in
congress, by the adoption Of the bud
get system, which prevails in all
other countries except the United
States. instead OF being in the hands
of a great variety of committees.
!. each pulling and hauling to see how
much can be got
Under our system, or want OF sYs-
TEN. there has been a rapid growth of