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If the foreign producer pays the ,tax what point is there in the charge of the Washtenaw Republicans that "University professors favor free trade because they wish to get books free of duty?" Congressman O'Donnell can make no votes by his long discussion and object lessons on wild cat currency. No party would go back to the wild cat currency system, and consequently voters cannot be scared with that bugaboo. Mr. Suekey, the democratie nominee for county treasurer, is doing valiant services for the democracy in Wisconsin, under the auspices of the national committee. While Mr. Suekey is making democratie votes in Wisconsin, all good democrats will see to it that his personal canvas in this county does not suffer. In the Republican county convention on Tuesday the Hon. A. J. Sawyer vouched for the Republicanism of Judge Cooley and pledged his vote for Harrison. Who is the sponsor courageous enough to vouch for Mr. Sawyer and guarantee that he will not vote for Cleveland, Morse, and most of the Democratie county ticket? The majority of the English vote in this city is republican. It will vote the republican ticket. If it did not O'Donnell must be snowed under in this district worse than he will be, and that will be bad enough. And yet last evening O'Donnell used these words, "The French people are happy and progressive. The English people are not very happy, and not very progressive." After slapping the English voters in the face, he relies upon getting their votes. It may be well for the public to understand, now that the Republican papers have commenced taking extracts 'f rom the Ann Arbor Democrat, that the real owner of that paper, B. Frank Bower, is a staunch Republican. With this understanding it will be seen that extracts from it can afford no comfort to the Republicans. The St. Louis GlobeDemocrat is a staunch Republican paper, and the name Democrat adopted by the Ann Arbor paper to get Democratie readers does not necessarily mean that the paper is Democratie. During the past week Judge Gresham, who showed formidable strength in the Republican national convention of 1888, and who is widely known and respected, and Wayne MacVeigh, Garfield's attorney general, have both come out for Cleveland. These are two very noticeable accessions from the Republican ranks. Judge Gresham especially has a very strong following who will hardly stand with equanimity the abuse some Republicans are attempting to . heap upon 1 Gresham's head. Cleveland is gaining the votes of the best element 1 of the Republican party. Very rarely indeed have the Republicans of Washtenaw county held a more enthusiastic and harmonious convention than that in this city, Tuesday, and it is a not less truthful statement that the ticket which it made there for the suffrages of the electors of Washtenaw county, has never been excelled by any party in the history of the county. - Ann Arbor Register. The Register evidently wishes to say something good about the Republican county ticket, buthas some compunctions of conscience while, doing so. It tclls how enthusiastic the convention was, and as everyone knows this is sarcasm, the Register goes on to say, " it is a not less truthful statement," etc. We think they are equally truthful. The convention was a comedy. And while we shall not indulge in personalities concerning the ticket, candid republicans admit that it is not a strong one. We desire to impress upon our readers thegreatimportance of ing a Democratie legislature this year. The United States Senate is very close. The Democrats will gain one or two senators in other states. If they gain one in Michigan, they wil! control the United States Senate. It is extremely important that the Democrats have the Senate as well as the President and the House. Henee no effort should be spared to carry the Michigan legislature. The Michigan legislature will be very close. From a careful review of the legislative districts, we are inclined to the opinión that chances are about even as to which party carries it, and that the majority is not apt to exceed five either way. Every Democrat, when he comes to vote his legislative ticket, should remember that he is voting in a United States Senator and the control of the United Senate, and that the contest will be very close. The Jackson Patriot has the following pertinent observations on the political situation in this congressional and senatorial district: The second district Democratie congressional convention at Monroe, in nominating Hon. James S. Gorman, of Wasntenaw, selected a man eminently qualified to makeanenergetic canvas of the district and force Hon. James O'Donnell to abandon his jokes and discuss live issues. The two candidates met in joint debate at the Adrián fair, Friday, and the Republican candidate now heartily wishes he had been unable tobe present. The people are beginning to realize that the rate of tax imposed by the McKinley bill is too high a price to pay for jokes and Mr. Gorman's presentation of facts produced an excellent impression on the citizens of Lenawee county. As wèll as being a strong debater and a man of sound judgment, Mr. Gorman has the proud record of having never been beaten in a political race, although he twice ran for offices where the district was overwhelmingly Republican and no one else had the courage to make the run in the face of such conditions. At the senatorial convention at Manchester, Friday, the Washtenaw delegates conceded the nomination to Jackson county and M. W. Clark, chairman of the Democratie county committee, was chosen, although Rudolph Worch made a very creditable run. In the selection of Mr. Clark the southwestern portion of the county is given a representative on the ticket and the nomination is equivalent to election. While Mr. Clark will have a walkaway, his nomination will add strength to the entire ticket, which is probably the strongest selected by any party in Jackson county, the tenth senatorial and second congressiönal districts, the state of Michigan or the United States for many years.