The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-21
BETWEEN YOU AND ME-

We American people do some OF
the darndest things that ever We're
thought of. We don't know what
consistency is, at least we don't prac-
tive it. We all know that we are
robbed, exploited and trimmed to the
queens taste by millionaires, and still
them to congress to make our laws
for us. No matter how you figure
it out the millionaires in this coun-
try, with few exceptions, gained their
wealth by unfair methods. Remem-
Der that no claim is made that they
did it by illegal methods. In Ameri-
ca unfair doesn't always mean illegal.
But after they have trimmed US and
have done it for years, it is strange
that we want to go to work and elect
them to one of our houses of congress,
to make our laws which will let them
get still stronger hold on our necks
In daily paper the other day the
writer noted that petitions were being
signed for Henry Ford as candidate
for the Republican nomination for
United States senator from this state.
This is something ridiculous. What
has Henry Ford done for the Repub-
lican party that he should be it's cam
didate for United States senator, aid
if he is nominated and elected what
can we expect from him? Henry Food
is simply one of fortunes favorites. A
few years ago when he was running
around with self-propelled buggy
that he had rugged up, he was rather
a sort of joke. But he had fortu-
nate idea and it made good for him
and he quickly became millionaire,
because of the immense profits that
the business produced.
Now the people of Michigan do not
owe Henry Ford a cent, and the Re-
publican party owes him nothing.
His income exceeds a million dollars
a week and he gets all this from the
profits he makes from the people. 1t
is not the wish of this article to de-
tract anything from the success of
his automobile. 1t is recognized to
be good one but he is paid for all
that he does. The writer does not
look upon him as a philanthropist in
any way or degree. He was just
lucky and he had made an immense
fortune. The man who buys his ma
chine pays him for all it is worth,
and he pays it too. There is no truck |
or dicker about the deal. Ford gets |
the cash and that is all right. But |
because he was lucky in his idea re-
garding his automobile, it is no reas-
on that he is statesman or has the
makings of one in him. Because a |
man has made millions out of the peo-
pie is no reason that he would be
a profitable servant for them to en-
ploy to make their laws.
Now, about Mr.. Ford's record in
a political way. What has he ever
done? Does anyone know of any,
thing that he has done that entities
him to preference at the hands of
the people of Michigan. For long |
time he was one Of the nations most |
extreme pacifists. At one time he
rugged up ship and sent it over to
Europe with a whole lot of other
pacifsts that were going to get the
war stopped Immediately, and have
the "boys out of the trenches before
Christmas" Now, this was nothing
really against him, but it showed that
the man was not practical, that he
was chasing a will-o- the-wisp. The |
writer believes that we might just |
as well go without senator as to
elect Henry Ford. 1t is true that he
has done great deal for the labor
ing man, especially those who labor
for him. But he has been well re-
paid, The man who gets So day
from him is undoubtedly expected to
make in addition to his own wages
about $15 more for Henry. With the
profits he is getting he can afford to
pay big wages.
There is another thing that posi-
bly, some of us have not taken into
consideration. A few months ago his |
son, with lot of sons of other fathers |
in the state, was drafted for service |
in the rangs of the United States |
army. Has anybody ever heard of
that son going? The writer has not.
The examining board said that he had
to go, that they would not release
him, and the matter was carried up
higher, and there has been no news of
his going into service. What more
right has, the son of Henry Ford to
escape service in the ranks of the
United States army, than the son of
the writer of this article, or the son
of the farmer who buys a Ford auto |
mobile? Do you know of any? The
how who poes into the ranks is offer |
ing his life, and that is more than the
millionaire is offering no matter WHIST |
amount he gives. There is nothing