The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-02-14
Will Advise With Members

| mouse OF III any way uirecIiy HdhiPu-
late the making of laws. He will still
be decidedly important influence
when his argument is heard on the
floor, but that will be only because of
the honor he has been chosen to fill.
emolument of $4,000, as compared to
the $500 paid his colleagues. But
both he and they, because of the new
ease and celebrity of procedure, without
difficulty of gaining the recognition of
the chair, will be thus easily subject to
the demands of public opinion, it is de-
clared
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Republi-
can Publicity Association, through its
president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr.,
today gave out the following statement
from its Washington Headquarters.
Protest against the effort Of Henry
Ford to force his way into the United
States Senate in spite of his repudia-
ticn by the people of his state is not
based upon any personal prejudice
against Ford. 1t is purely q question
CT maintenance of the principles and
practices of representative govern
ment
"Mr. Ford does not represent the
governmental ideas Of the people Of
Michigan in any respect. He is free
trader, which a great majority of the
people of Michigan are protectionists.
He is pacifist, while the people OF
State believe in aggressiively assert
ing and defending the rights Ut the ma
ten when infrlngel upon by any other
ration. He takes no interest i'll public
affairs, as evidenced ly his s: ,temenr
that he voted ~ Garfield, although
Garfield was elected President before
Ford was of age. The people Of the
state want man in Washington who
has taken an active interest in public
affairs and who has shown his patriot
ism in a very practical way
"But, more important than all these,
Mr.. Ford believes in selection of Sen
ators by the President He says that
he did not want to be a candidate for
anator but entered the race because the
President wanted him to. He let all
the power of the administration be
placed behind him in the effort to force
his election in spite of the will of the
people. He let the administration ex-
ert an influence that could not have
been enlisted by the expenditure of q
million dollars in his behalf. He is
so far out of sympathy with represen-
tave and truly popular government
that he was willing to let national
executive invade state and try to die
tate to the people whom they should
elect to represent them in the United
States Senate. Such man is out of
harmony with the thought and desire
of the ueople of Michigan and of the
whole United States. He is out of
harmony with them not only in superb
cial matters but upon the very funda-
mentals of government.
Michigan has history of which
she is proud. She has a citizenship
that is independent in thought and
courageous in action. Her people are
accustomed to do their own thinking
and to act upon their own judgment.
They may err, but not more frequently
when they act upon their own judg-
ment than if they accept the dictation
of an autocrat at Washington. If
they err, the responsibility is theirs,
will profit by experience. But
they have not abandoned and will not
abandon their rights and duties one of
which is the selection of senator's who
represent their ideals in government.
Michigan has no personal objection
to Mr.. Ford. On the contrary, the
state is proud Of his achievements as
an automobile manufacturer. But the |
state cannot agree with his economic
theories, his ideas Of nternationalism.
or his acceptation of executive dicta- |
torship. Because Michigan does not
propose to be misrepresented in the
United States Senate her perple are
making their protests heard in opposi-
ton to the effort to place Ford in the
Senate after one Of the opst power
ful political machines in the history of |
he world had failed to force his cleo
,ioh."
Washington, Feb. 12.-(Special cor
'espondence)-The latest bill to be in
reduced providing for extra pay for
ulcers and men of the Army, has been
written by Representative Edward C.
little of Kansas. The bill provides
or $50 month extra pay for every
'fiicer and enlisted man as follows:
those who were under fire would re-
Give twelve months pay; those who
we're overseas, but not under fire but
n combat forces or in units liable to
ervice under fire, pay for six months;