The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-31
Chase 8. Osborn has wrought IL the
inaiienable possession Of the. state"

Chase 8. Osborn has wrought IL the
inaiienable possession Of the state"
Reporting "Pattengilrs greatspeech. !"
the Democratic jackson Patriot says:
"He called attention to the fact that
the Royal Ark. the nauseating liquor
organization OF Detroit. had come out
openly for Ferris. and that II he
could have the governorship OF the
state presented to him upon such q
platter he would turn II upside down
too quick. He had no use for the
trafic. for where booze goes IN bust
ness goes out"
Outside OF the Democratic party
whose opposition to Osborn Is legiti
mate enough, the most bitter oppo
sition TO the 500 man comes from
Republican standpatters who since
1910 have not been able to control
their party In this state. Osborn's
victory In that year completed the
breakup OF their influence, although
Il had long been dwindling. While
they are well within their individual
rights In boiling Osborn. public con
domination OF the candidate on the
loose assumption that he Is not Re
publican comes with very III grace
from men who refuse to accept the
primary verdict of plurality oil
Michigan Republicans.--Grand Rapids
PresR
This Is the conclusive way the
Ionia Sentinel nails one: "Mr. Os
born came to Ionia. Saturday morn.
ing. at s o'clock. from Grand Rapids
He left Ionia by automobile for q tour
OF the county at 8 o'clock. and the re
port of the trip will be found In an
other column. He returned to Ionia
In the evening. spoke here and at
tended banquet. At about 10 o'clock
he left In an automobile driven by his
son-in-law for Lansing, which place
he reached shortly after midnight
Early Sunday morning Gen. Fred W.
Green, Of this city. talked with Mr.
Osborn In Lansing by telephone And
yet q Detroit paper has the effrontery
to tell the people that read It that
Osborn visited Detroit saloonkeepers
Saturday evening on political bust.
ness. This incident well illustrates
the means which are being used to
defeat Mr.. Osborn for governor. He
has bitter enemies who win stop at
nothing to injure his chances. and
who win wage . campaign against
him marked by the widest distor-
lions Of truth and manufactured cam
paign roorbacks Of which the Free
Press story Is q fair example With
the thinking people of the state. how
ever. votes will be made for Mr.. Os-
born by these tactics on the part Of
his enemies"
The Detroit Times, In which paper
Osborn Is q heavy stakeholder. ac-
cording to affidavit. Is supporting Os-
and other pro-Ferris newspapers.
Two half-truths are worse than two
whoppers. Mr. Osborn 10 one Of 80
stockholders and holds one-seventieth
of the Detroit Times stock. The
Times has left II to its readers to de-
eide between the two Embossed NOM
inees, Osborn and Pattengill. "A lie."
quoted Elizabeth to her Sunday school
teacher, "is an abomination In the
sight Of the Lord, and an ever-present
help In time Of trouble"
Those who would like to run q gov
ernor In this state are boiling Osborn.
Osborn imperturably proceeds on his
way as II nothing had happened. Men
with memories can testify that Fred
VIZ. 1880 ychx nlrHoast ~ n uavor
had much influence with Osborn when
he was governor once before. 90 that
may possibly explain why some par
ties are so strong for boiling just
now.--Howard City Record.
County Treasurer Edward stein win
be one of the certain winners next
Tuesday, but In deserving q . com
pliment from the voters by way Of q
great big majority. The treasurer
ship has been In capable hands UNI
der Mr.. Stems administration. and
he deserves the "well-done" Of the
voters. In the selection Of his A.
sistants has the treasurer demon
strated his capacity for the once.
Tho members OF his stan are thor
ough, prompt In their attention. and
always obliging. Mr.. Stein has rea-
son to be proud Of his splendid rec
ord.
County Clerk Thomas Farrell viii.
of course, poll one OF the big votes
In the election. He doesn't have to
campaign, and for over o week has
been close to his desk organizing the
work Of receiving the returns 90 that
they can be handled In the usual EN-
nient manner. The slogan Of this Of
flee under Mr.. Farrell, by the way.
has always been efficiency"
Economy in the conduct Of the Of
fee of register Of deeds has been the
commendable aim of Otto Stoll. He
has saved the taxpayers many thou
sands Of dollars by his watchfulness
over their interests. Business meth
DDS have told In this important de-
partment. Mr.. stoll II already TO
elected.
Robert Y. Ogg. Republican candi-
date for state senator. II practically
conceded the victory In the Eight
Tenth, Twelfth and Fourteenth wards,
which comprise his constituency. Ogg
has the advantage OF having served
one term and Of residence Of 35
years In the district In which he now
seeks Office.
Attornev Hal william nouocrafic