The diamond drill., 1918-06-22
CAMPAIGN OPENS IN EARNEST.

/ candidate 10 succeed william Aiueh
Smith in the United States. mas open
ed in Iron county in real earnest, we
should Judge. from the fact that two
Newberry meetings have already been
scheduled, one having been held In
Crystal Falls on Wednesday. but
when, where, and how many interest
ed in the Newberry compaign attend
ed we have been unable TO ascertain.
We are reliably informed that meet
ing will be held somewhere" In Iron
River this afternoon. The presiding
genuisez behind these meetings, we
are Supt. w. J. Richards
on the east side OF the county, and
Judge Claude c. Rite on the west
side OF the county and number OF
mine superintendents from various
portions OF the county to furnish am
munition. We have been regaled the
past few weeks with great deal OF
hot air about how patriotic Truman
Newberry was, that he was so patriot
ic that W was sitting in an easy chair
: New York and devoting his time TO
work for the government. This may
all be true, but we should judge that
the Newberry forces must be on the
run, for they are the first to get into
the field and begin campaigning in
real earnest and from now on we are
inclined to blieve that 1t Is going to
be another McMillan-Ike Stephenson
campaign.
Now let us see how much patriotism
there Is in this campaign that the
Newberry lieutenants are prating
about: The men who are going about
the state preaching the Newberry pro-
paganda have each one OF them been
drafted from some war activity, such
as the Red Cross, War Preparedness
board, Secretary OF States office and
the State Food Administrator office.
The writer knows these men and
can say truthfully that they are
mighty fine fellows every one OF them
and that they will do everything they
can to make Newberry United States
senator. not because they love him
better than they do any of the other
gentlemen who are candidates, but
because from his easy chair In New
York he is going TO furnish the
goods" to put on a mighty interest
ing campaign.
The Reporter Is for Chase Osborn
first, lastsand all the time, and we
accept the challenge thrown out so
soon by the combine in this county
Some dirty insinuations have already
been made by some OF the men in this
combine and we want to serve notice
that IL they are continued The Report
er may have something to say before
the campaign Is over.
Chase Osborn has not been sitting
In an easy chair in New York, but he
has been doing just as patriotic sery-
ice for his country as has Mr.. New
berry in New York. Mr.. Osborn has
been doing yeoman service in preach
ing patriotism wherever be has gone.
He has not only been called to serv-
ice in his own state but he has been
in many other states stirring the peo-
pie to more patriotic duty wherever
he went. In Chicago recently in one
day he delivered not one speech, but
several. Mr.. Osborn has always given
freely OF his oratorical abilities, and
for that reason his services have been
in demand In many places outside o.
his own state. Mr. Osborn is a think
er and a student OF matters along pol
itical lines, and best Of all he wears
no mans collar.
The Detroit News. in recent edit.
orial said of Theodore Roosevelt and
by the way the Detroit News has new
er been a supporter of Roosevelt, and
yet II pays him this compliment, and
the same compliment can be applied
with equal force to the work being
done by Chase Osborn. Listen to what
the News says:
Although as yet uncalled to
any official duty in this war, he is
easily one OF the commanding fig
ures in our area OF struggle. He
early assumed the thankless task
Of telling the blunt truth to peo-
pie unprepared for It; and he has
not consulted his own interests
in the constant oversight he has
held upon our progress.
"IIe has struck hard and impair
TALLY, he has sought to gain by
arousing to anger what others
sought by mild persuasion. and In