The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-02-28

the big parties north Of the straits.
The same opinion of the state by those
who have been closely following the
trend of affairs In northern Michigan
There can be no doubt In the minds
of the people of this part OF ths
state that Governor Ferris, through
Immediately sending the state troops
TO the copper regions at the opening
of the strike, prevented wholesale
destruction Of property and probably
loss OF life. For this they are deeply
thankful that providence gave them
leader who could prove himself
man and do his whole duty in the
dark hours. despite any bearing IL
might have on his political future OF
the future of his party. He entirely
forgot self in the best interests OF his
state, for which he has been covered
with slime and mnd in direction and
personal attacks by paid agitators and
money grabbing leaders of the Socialist
party and its factions and the Western
Federation Of Miners.
That wholesale destruction of pro-
perry and probable bloodshed was
prevented by the prompt action OF
Governor Ferris was conclusively
shown in the repeated attempts at
high crime on the parts of imported
trouble hunters of the federation who
poured volleys Of rife bullets into
residences of non-union men. burned
stores and residences and attempted
dynamitings. stoned trains. fired on
trains and did many other acts which
would not be stood for minute in any
other community. For a time immed-
lately after the calling of the strike a
mob Of angry strikers ran the streets Of
Calumet, marching in parade with
clubs and bolts and billets of wood In
their pockets, and assaulted any aud
all whom they deemed not favorable
10 their cause.-the strike Men were
30 badly been with rocks and iron |
bolts that they died or were injured
for lite. The hospitals we're filled,
and not retaliatoIy blow was struck. |
The people awaited the coming of
the soldiers. The soldiers came and |
peace was restored.
Then the governor refused to be
dictated to by anyone, mine owners or
labor leaders. and refused to besmirsh
his Office or the dignity of the state
at the request of Meyer, Mahoney and
their kinds He listened to the lies of
the Dunnigans and others at Lansing
and investigated before he decided
whether or not to act on their de-
mands
He conducted thorough investiga
ton OF the srtike and was absolutely
fair TO 10th sides but the federation
cause was weak and their arguments
were weak The testim my OF many of
their witnesses would not hold water
testimony which is being repeated
before the congressional committee
Yet the governor remained firm, moth
ing could shake him This is why the
people OF the copper and the iron dis
tricts want him to be their governor
again. He is a man and the people of
Michigan have confidence in him.
They are forgetting party lines in
this part of the state. They are not
Republicans and Democrats and Pro.
gressives They are Ferris men.
One of the best known leaders of the
Republican party in northern Michi-
gan, man who has attended many
state conventions and other important
part meetings 10 discussing the pro.
position to reasonable last springs Re-
publican convention for the purpose of
discussing the welfare OF the party,
said TO the Gazette: Yes, sir. |
think II would be- good thing to get /
the old party leaders. the prominent
Republicans OF the state. together once
more 70 discuss the future OF the party
The future of the Republican party
in Michigan is bright-but we have
a governor now, a governor who is n
man - Houghton Mining Gazette