The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-10-08
The OWOSSO TINES
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Published sverv Friday noon.
OWOSSO, MICH, OCT. 8. 1915.
Beginning Campaign Of 1916.

Grand haplds, Mlcn., Oct. q, 1910
The Republican picnic held here today
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Republican club was an unqualified
success, the attendance including promi-
nent party men from all parts of west
ern Michigan, while the oratory was OF
a high class Among those who took
part on the program were former lieu
tenant governor J. @. Ross. of Muskeg
on, ex-congressman q. J. Diekema, an
avowed candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination, Lieut.. Gov. Dickinson,
Congressman Mapes, Senator w. Alden
Smith The utterances of Diekema and
Smith were listened to with great in
terest and warmly applsuded.
Mr.. Diekema went after the Demo.
cratic administration with both fists
and both feet THE task which the
Republican party has before it," he
said, lis to restore our prestige abroad
and our prosperity at home. Until the
Democrats entered the White house in
March, 1913, this country stood we'll in
the eyes of the world. We were re-
spected and our flag was respected.
Since that time we have lost our pres
tige. By lack of policy or by vascil-
lating policy we have forfeited the re-
spect Of other nations. The Republican
party must set itself at work to win
back respect. When the Democrats en-
tered the White house we had had long
period of unexampled prosperity. Our
mills and factories and, manufacturing
plants were all running to capacity.
Our men were all atiwork and we could
not find men enough to do it ALL Good
wages were paid. Everybody was hap.
py and prosperous. Since the Demo
Gratis have entered the White house our
mills and factories have been forced to
close down or run on part time. our
men have been thrown out of employ.
m mt, their pay has been cut and our
people have not enjoyed prosperity. 1t
is the task of the Republican party to
restore good times, to restore prosperity
and happiness. What better slogan can
we adopt than to restore prestige
abroad and prosperity at home
Senator William Alden Smith made
ringing Republican speech in which he
spared the Democrats not at all. He
told many interesting inside matters
connected with the present administra-
ton and its Mexican and Nicaraguan
policies.
1.-THE president of the United States,
the government Of the United States
has raised up two bandits down in |
Mexico who are not only killing the
Mexican people by thousands, but are
killing and manning American citizens
by hundreds" he said. Those two
bandits have been raised on warm milk |
handed them from the White House of
the United States. We have sent our
guns and bullets and our powder over
to these bandits in order that they may
shoot our citizens and the peaceful citi.
zens Of other nations living in Mexico.
THE Constitutionalist party in Mexi.
co was born within few steps of the
capitol Of this country. Judge Doug
las whom 1 see now is chief advisor to
General Carranza, was close friend of
William Jennings Bryan. Bryans son
studied law with Judge Douglas, and
while Bryan was secretary of state he
announced that all matters pertaining
to Mexico must come to him through
Judge Douglas.
THE United States government has
placed in power in Nicaragua a presi.
dent who was once representative of
a mining corporation. This govern.
ment placed him in the presidency aud
has since that time kept United States
troops in the capital Of the country for
the purpose of keeping him in his Office.
0 IT troops have been forced under
orders from this government to 20 out
and shoot down defenseless Nicara-
guans.
"A lot Of people go around telling
what q great man the president is be-
cause he has kept US out of war. and
mas kept this country neutral. I say to
you. and I say 1t deliberately, he has
brought us into war, and he has not
been neutral in the European struggle
How can you say we are neutral when
We are sending our guns, ammunition
md our money to the one struggle and
not to the other
From the White house we get many