The Detroit times., 1912-02-26
PRIMARY LAW GREAT
NEED, SAYS OSBORN
,con,,u.ed from Page Oneo

formed. provides for a payment o I.gat,.
10 meet the expenses OF each IT $3.50
from OREGON TO Il national pre.. -
political convention; In lhe haen
20 send TO national presidential con-
Nanttors only delegates VINO tout'
financially AFFORD TO go lllls Nu , -
has initiated against men thtirelS =
wise and WORTHY, nnt Mi' ,,rtrileae OF
md unable TO AFFORD The i,rNleSV
attApdance at such conventions.
Tbis argument might bh fesar"''.
'bowever as such suptertuse
would be resorted 20 by tnose ~, tre
Ire r. use the constitution against w
interest OF tho people. IL - not 49,.
49, ~ b,rrow any device 10 lustlly
uniting presidential primary law
into immediate effect NhaN' - /,
ria,. il constitutional. In the pas'
,bere las been an unfortunate un
dency on the part OF some courts gu
corr ora lion lawyers 10 resort " -, I
stitutional interpretations, sup ~, IL,
,ant or otherwise, that would seVNc III !
- % sslfishness and stand between
the neople and their moral rlghts. ps'
Ter courts and better lawyers NOV a
gard the constitution as being pIoau
90 Ella tic enough to cover and wal
80, ,rbat IL right AMI especially whel
,bere Is no dispute as To the rle !;
hnrabam lincoln said: The lire OF
this nation is greater than any '""
stitution. ~ ,hara e
L a
grpye menace to the peace anu
safety OF Michigan whenever the I'M,
Gated rights OF tho people ar 49,
held The effect OF withholding tneSe
rtvhts now for the first time so pialnlN
nsrked and desired in Michigan. may
mot he Immediately apparent. IN" re
sitting harm is more apt 10 ne Cuh'-
Iatiye and burst forth In passloha'S
reprisals, in reVolutlohS 'ohs $50. no
and in political uphcavals THAT may DC
both unwho!esome and destructlN e
Every social cataclysm has beeh pre-
coded by Years OF cause in WhISn w
strong have oppressed ne Weah az ~
,say ar another Who knows what the
b,ryegt OF destruction may ne from
sncb seed sowing? The minute bac,
,erium tuberculosis. translucent an.
grayish, a nodule the size OF lnllles
seed comparatlvcly easy OF discovery,
,.,,.s,.--of tl,s.--,Sl,,t -PIaRtis-at'.'
grim terror Of civilization. us
nrssence may be everywhere anu un
known. No one would think o. lnslt-
ing Il or aggravatinR u. Nh "s' g,
sarihi unrest, IL may be permitted
tbc sImile9 Ii cannot be seen OF
nea surcd by the most powerful IhIViu
.cope. II IL formless ana colorIess ailu
40 subtle ard insidious as TO De inc
r1,st deadly germ that threatens pop
nIar government Who VIII SOW u
broadcast9 Who knows when ~ Is
beIrg sown? Who planted the neauIy
SIC esis OF the French revolution 's ~
were they distributed and permitted 20
tnaTulate the heart, mind and soul oil
l-rance7 Far easier Is " TO detect tpe
little leaks that jeopardlze the ny Nc
! ~ Holland Surer and palmer wv
TnoIyledre OF the structural weakness
In Tire desth-desling dams built by
faalish men al Iohnstown end Anstln
shall we so fatuouslv and plainly IN
vic popular disappointment ana dls
satisfaction and their dlsturoihS :" y,
hN
which tho people desire ana - theii
wholesome right 10 have?
This Us not the theatrical language
Of one who wishes TO pefpetuate NM
seIf In office. but or one VINO, IKE
vo,,rselyes loves his state and whose
chiafest ambition IL 10 serve " un-
salfshlv. Only last week Mr.. r. ~
Gary. OF New York, head OF the Onlteu
states steel corporation. made state
ments more startling than these when
he proclaimed that the situation lh
Amtrica today IN similar to the condl
tion OF France Just prior to tne heth
~ Terror there. do not thlhk We
az as badly off az that. hat ] do wish
90 venest and 10 emphas size 10 YOU the
fact that the peace and safety ot our
ate lis endangered every time any
plainly known rights OF the people are
~ everv farm and in every work
ahon AMI factory. In mines ana
vberevsr workinRmen congre 9at q
there are multitudes VINO restlessiN atiu
rtebtfu,iy demand fuller opportunity
,n participate In affairs ~ government
without being watched Nv bosses anu
those or uTUSuHr Streurtn ann tu1Iu-
ence about them Th"'r desire 'ot "a
urinary law u deeply
rooted and causes them 90 feel that
wtthout II they not only are often not
represented hut NAV he misrcpre-
seated. This state OF mind can easily
80 tnuaned with tho result that fn-
ain N critical condition Is set up.
Nolbirg has poo~c direct hear'ny
mon the safety oC the state than that
nroner servants shalt he chosen. FROM
rierbest 10 lowest place. and that all
The peOrle shall be given the best
medium ~ Participating IN the choice
and the ffTr~t opportunity OF using