The Republicans at Lansing are the most ...

The Republicans at Lansing are the most partisan set of men ever lected to do the business of the state. There is no talk of nonpartisanship there. Every measure f the last legislature, no matter how meritorious, seems to be doomed. It is sufficient to pass a repealingact to state that the measure sought to be repealed was passed bytheDemocrats. New positions are being created merely to give places to Republicans. Before the Republicans talk any more about non-partisanship, let them look to Lansing. The greatest news item of the week is the revolution in the Hawaiian islands, and the appointment of a commission to visit this country to apply for annexation to the United States. It may be of local interest to state that one of these commissioners. Charles L. Carter, is a brother-in-law of Evart H. Scott of this city. It vvould seem, at this distance, as if the United States would be justified in annexing Hawaii. The principal inhabitants of the islands are Americans, and these Americans own nine-tenths of the property of the islands. The United States is greatly in need of coaling stations in the Pacific, and with the islands as part of the United States would practically be in a position to coinmand the carrying trade of the Pacific ocean. Of course, England is averse to our annexing these islands, but that is no reason why we should not do so. In fact the very reason why Hawaii is of importance to us, constitutes the Uritish objection to our annexingit. In other words, if we do the carrying trade of the Pacific, Great Britian cannot. Jhe time is rapidly approaching when a successor to Judge Kinne must be selected. The Democrats should come together in the convention of this district, which comprises Monroeand Washtenaw counties, with a feeling of good fellowship, good wil], and a united determination to nomínate the next circuit judge, and when the time comes on election daywe urge every Democrat in Washtenaw county to go up manfully to the polls and vote their ticket, and declare their democracy by indorsing the nominee of the convention. It is idle for any rational man to doubt for a moment that if the Republicans held the same majority in this district that the Democrats hold, that a Democrat could stand any reasonable show of election. Republicans would go up to the polls and, to a man, vote for their nominee. We now ask Democrats to do the same. Any other course will tend to créate dissension, discord and in the future invite defeat of the party in this county, and place old Washtenaw in the doubtful column. The Argus deprecates the conduct of a few Democrats who are opining the defeat of any man nominated against Judge Kinne. We have nothing to say against Mr. Kinne, but we do say that there is just as good material in the Democratie party to make a circuit judge of as there is in the Republican party.