Arizona republican., 1918-08-29
The bright eye of vengeance sees and punishes the wicked.
 -Soprocles.
The Michigan Primaries

The Michigan Primaries
 Evidently all the Ford owners of Michigan did not turn out to vote for Henry Ford at the Repub lican primaries on Tuesday. The light vote in the Democratic primary indicates that of the Demo- cratic Ford absented themselves from the polls. It cannot be said of them that they prevented from attendance because of the de- fects of their fvvers been settled beyond all cavl that the Ford is durable and dependable chine for "the little old Ford, it rambles right along other machines refuse We must therefore. trace the repression popular expression in favor of Mir Ford to other causes.
 The prime cause is probably this Though, Mir. Ford is estmable citizen of whom Michigan and the whole nation is proud; though in few short years he has built up industry which has become the marvel of the times; though, he has contributed much to the proper relation between employer and employe, nobody had thought of him United States senator until President Wilson advised the selection of him. It had occurred to citizen of Michigan or any other place that he possessed even rudmentary equipment for that office.
 Against Mr. Ford it recalled that he a-pacifist; that he really obnoxious one, and that when the Anglo French loans being arranged in New York MT. Ford nduged in a threat, similar to which many wealthy German-Ameri- making at the time. that he would with draw his funds from those banks which should par ticpate in loans to those nations which have since become allies There also recalled his rdicu- peace ship and it's amusing cargo.
 Mir. Ford is nominaly Republican lifelong Republican, though two years ago he supported Mr. Wilson against Mr. Hughes because as he and others understood. the president committed continu- ous peace while the elements behind Mir Huehes ner- ceived the inevitabity of war. It was, therefore, natural that Mir. Ford should support Mr. Wilson It equally natural that the president who stead fly confounded subservient loyalty to himself with loyalty to the country should the voters of Mich igsn to send MT Ford to the Senate; that was es- pecially it impossible to elect a Democrat from that state.
 There is a personal liking for MT. Ford in Michi- gan there is everywhere else in the country and doubtless. he would have received a much heavier vote than has been given him. but for Colonel welt who recently attacked his candidacy, bringing out again, lest the people had forgotten them his recent shortcomings loyast. The colonel also reminded the people that MT. Ford had secured the exemption of his from the draft. That was a rather impressive reminder coming from who had given four sons to the war and one to death.
 It was surmised by many that heavy labor vote would be cast for Mr. Ford who stood foremost among employers in the world for his of employees We recalled thing though, that had been generally overlooked. That that years ago when Mir. Ford introduced into his factory those voluntary con- sessions to labor higher wages better conditions division of the profits. There were two classes of critics. One composed of less liberal employers and the other of labor agitators and Socialists The agitators resent the establishment amicable rea tons between employer and employe the Socialists looked with dsfavor any arrangement calculated to perpetuate the empoye at all It only tended to de- lay that happy day when there should be neither en- poyers nor employees. To them the servitude of labor was none the less galling, though MT. Ford sub stituted golden for iron chains
 The result of the primaries is therefore not sur prising. The meager vote in the Democratic primary is also not surprising considering the attempt to ram nominal Republican down the Democratic throat The will of the president had Democrats no choice. They were without hope of electing a mem- Der of their party they replied by absenting themselves from the polls.