The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-08-23
EDITORIAL

the electors of the state of Michigan
will have to perform on Primary day
next Tuesday will be the selection of
q United States Senator to succeed
VIM. Alden Smith. We take it for
granted that the man who secures the
nomination on the republican ticket
next Tuesday will be elected in No
vember, and for that reason, repub-
lican electors should weigh the quest
ion carefully, and vote for the man
who will best represent the great
state of Michigan.
In the opinion of the True Norther-
ner, it would be a shame and dis
grace, and be forever blot on the
fair name of our beloved state to send
the weak kneed pacifist Henry Ford,
to the senate. His utterances and at
;titude on the war situation should be
sufficient to eliminate him from the
consideration of liberty loving, loyal
red blooded, patriotic Americans. The
only possibility of his nomination lies
in the fact that two candidates oppose
him. This fact makes the duty then
of those who will leave Henry Ford
in civil life at the head of his great
industries, all the more apparent. A
concerted effort and united vote for
the strongest man in the race will
overwhelm Mr.. Ford, and The True
Northerner is firmly convinced that
the strongest candidate is Tru-
man H. Newberry. These are siren
uous and critical times. Heavy war
clouds hang along the horizon of the
gigantic struggle in which we have
just entered. If ever we needed a
man with the right stuff in him in
the senate, it is now. 1t is no time
to take a chance, and we must remem-
Der that even after the war closes,
the reconstruction period will be one
of the most momentous periods in
American history. Truman H. New
berry has been tried. His public
record is an open book and without
blot. He is endorsed by Theodore
Roosevelt, and the years spent in Mr..
Roosevelt's cabinet is ample evidence
of his ability and fitness. Again,
through all this campaign, Mr.. New
berry has remained on the job in one
of the most important military posit-
lions in the war department: He
has not entered the state during the
campaign, and apparently has given
very little thought to his own politl--
cal fortunes. 1t should be remember
ed also that his two sons are soldiers
lighting for their country. Mr.. New
berry is a red blooded, loyal American
citizen. He is made of the stuff that
constitutes real fighting patriots, and
is the type of man the state and
nation needs now more than at any
other time in our history.
Make no mistake then in voting
for United States Senator next Tues
day. We certainly don't want Ford.
We are strong in our convictions
that Mr. Newberry is by far the
stronger man of his two opponents,
and if our conclusions are correct,
vote for Mr.. Osborn would be half
vote for Mr.. Ford You will make
no mistake by voting for Mr.. New
berry.
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The evidence is all in. The last
pleas have been made, and the fate
OF the aspirations OF the various
candidates for county office is now in
the hands of the jury. In this case
the electors Of the county constitute
the jury, and the verdict VIII
be rendered next Tuesday. To
carry the figure of speech little
farther:-The duty of the (Jury) in
this case is just as clear and just as
important as is the duty of Jury in
a case in Court. If every elector in
the county goes to the polls and eX-
presses his honest convictions, there
can be no question then as to the
fairness and consistency of the ver-
dict. Justice will be done, and the
people satisfied. AS expressed in
these columns on numerous occasions
The True Northerner believes
a vote in the primary by
every elector should be obligatory
The selection of candidates for office
is of the utmost Importance, and only
when the entire electorate partici-
pates in such selection, will the pri-
mary law express the majority choice
of the people, and only then will the
primary law come some where near
being a success. A big vote should
be polled next Tuesday. Electors
should not go to the polls because of
the friendship for some candidate, but
as a matter of duty. They should
not cast a vote for any candidate be-
cause of personal friendship, but
rather for the candidates who in the
judgment of each individual voter
will best serve the interests of Van
Buren, County, the state and the
nation.
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