The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-09-05
Cloyerland. Where is Glover land
It is the Upper Peninsula Of Michigan
CALL A SPADE A SPADE

CALL a 6fALB a Of ALE
Under the caption 'Discharging a
Debt the Marquette Chronicle tells OF
how the republicans Of the copper
country are going 60 vote for Ferris for
governor and infers between the lines
that all the other republicans OF the
district should do the same because
Governor Ferris did his plain duty and
sent the troops 90 the copper country
during the strike We have no desire
20 detract one iota from the credit due
Governor Ferris for his prompt and
determined stand in the strike case.
10 was the act of a man unswayed by
political exigencies he did his duty
and he did it well
But, is Governor Ferris the first
man filling the chair Of chief executive
of this state that has acted promptly
and determinedly in such a crisis. Has
the Chronicle forgotten that under
republican administrations we have
had Just as determined stands taken
10y Governor Rich, Governor Warner
and others? Does the Chronicle believe
that if Alex Groesbeck had been chosen
at the recent primary as the republican
nominee and IL, at the coming election
he should be successful and that after
taking Office similar emergency
should arise that Mr.. Groesbeck
would not act as promptly and deter
mindly rs did Governor FerrisI And,
by-the-way, had Mr.. Groesbeck been
chosen, we wonder if the Chronicle
would press the gratitude pedal so
strongly.
Is there no republican with the
stamina Of Ferris2 Individually the
copper country has a right, it its citi-
zens feel grateful, and they ought to
feel so, TO support Governor Ferris in
his effort for reelection We wouldn't
think much Of them it they didn't feel
so AT the same time we firmly believe
that Osborn, Musselman, Martindale
or Groesbeck would each and everyone
OF them have done just what Governor
Ferris did just as their predecessors
who were chosen by republican votes,
acted In the emergencies that confront
cd them
AMI, while We are on this subject
what about the republican candidates
for Office in the copper country
Ought the electors NJ there and in
other counties vote for the democrat
nominees because Governor Ferris sent
the troops 10 the copper conutry1 IL
looks different in that light, don ity
At the same time that the republicans
of tine copper country were applauding
a democratic governor for sending
troops they were deriding democratic
Judge for lenioncy tn the strikers.
Party don { make the man any more
than a suit OF clothes does. If Cover
nor Ferris is the superior of the re
publican nominee it is the duty of
every man irrespective of party to vote
for him Is hey Leave 10 20 an un-
prejudiced judge leave it TO Mr. Fer
ris himself and he Will tell You that
Michigan has two men, yes three
men for Mr.. Pattingl is an admir-
able character, also between which,
so rar as manly, upright qualities and
executive ability is concerned, there is
little choice
A lot of republicans mp IN this
section are going to vote for Governor
Ferris but il ism because he sent the
troops TO the copper country or Lecause
they consider him the superior mentally,
morally or executively OF tie repubi-
can nominee. but the bold, blank fact
that they don't like Chase S Osborn
personally and they don't like him
because they cant handle him. This
gratitude staff is all bosh Let's Get
down to facts and call spade a spade