The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-09-20
AMERICANISM WILL
Be SUPREME ISSUE
IN STATE ELECTION
PAcIFIsM DOES NOT APPEAL TO
ELECTORS OF A STATE TEEN
ING WITH PATRIOTISM.
REPUBLICANS OF STATE LOYAL
Michigan Leaders Have Brought
State In First Ranks In Every
thing to Win-the-War.

Different in most of It's aspects from
the ordinary political campaign. in
that the single issue of pure, uncom-
promising, one hundred per cent Am
ericanism overshadows everything
else in world at war, Michigan Re-
publicans are facing toward the NO
vember election of 1913 with solid
front and supreme confidence.
Their confidence is based on the
real accomplishments of the past year
and half-accomplishme that
have placed Michigan in an enyiable
position of leadership among thu
states at a time when the whole ma
ton is striving to do its utmost in
every win-the-war effort. Michigans
proud rank has been won by its ener-
getic Republican state officials and
the Republicans of the state are
standing back of them now in militant
loyalty.
Pacifsm has been crushed in the
primary campaign and no effort to
dodge 1t as an issue can succeed in
an electorate that has spoken with
such vigorous determination as has
that Of Michigan Republicanism. The
election vote that will put pacifism 10
rest for the period of the war.
1t was a Michigan Republican legis.
lature that electrified the whole Un.-
ted States at the very outset OF the
war by voting an appropriation of five
million dollars with which to pre-
pare Michigan soldiers and Michigan
war aid without delay. 1t was Re
publican governor, assisted ably by
other Republican state officials, who
promptly got under way the work or
war preparedness board, organized
farm drive for more crops, and back
ed up effectively Red Cross and other
war aid enterprises. The wide scope
of their work and its instant effective
ness, brought official recognition and
glowing praise from the national ad-
ministration at Washington to Michi-
gan. The work here was held up II
other states as an example OF what
they might accomplish.
I lines ON which all states might work.
Michigan became a leader also in
liberty loan drives and patriotic sub
scriptions, the spirit Of its state
leaders and the patriotic temper Of its
people blending perfectly to accomp-
I;,h II. hat
achieved. Now Michigan's satisfaction
with its able and patriotic leaders
will have it's chance of expression at
the polls in November. That it will
be expressed forcibly and completely,
there Is no doubt.
Albert e. Sleeper, war governor OF
Michigan, has been given a unaIim-
Gus denomination by the Republicans
of the state. He Is the first executive
since the primary law was establish
ed to have such an honor. Lieut..
Gov. Luren D. Dickinson also has
been endorsed with an unopposed re-
nomination and the Republican ticket
at the November election will form
list Of tried and true public SER
wants.
The primary campaign has furnish
ed the Republican party with can
didate for United States senator
whose nomination has been acclaimed
throughout the entire land Other
states have keen interest in the
men who sit in the national senate,
who make the nations laws and who
above all will have the deciding voice
In the making Of a treaty Of peace.
The nation already knows Command
er Truman H. Newberry and has full
confidence In him. His sweeping no
mination by the Republicans of his
home state has been greeted nation
ally as victory for Americanism and
Michigan Republicans are being con-
graduated everywhere on their choice.
Commander Newberry has been
national figure ever since the Spanish.
American war, when the naval re-
serves which he had helped to organ
ize a few years previously did such
splendid work. His own service on
the Yosemite won him fame and his
call later to be assistant secretary of
the navy met national approval. That
his work in the navy department
caused him to be elevated to a post
| ton in the Roosevelt cabinet was
proof plentiful to the country of it's
effectiveness. His present service as
commander in the. third naval district,
together with the service Of his twin
sons in the army and navy, has only
emphasized to the country at large
that he is the real American manner
of man whom all wish to see partici-
pate in the country's most important
councils at this critical period of the
nations career.
With such ticket as the Republi
can party has this year, and with
such national attention and approva.
as never was known at any time In
the past, II is but natural sequel
that the party Is facing the Novem-
Der election with such confidence.
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