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Day
2
Month
April
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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Make a special efïort to get all your democratie friends to the polls Monday. Democrats should remember and be on hand at the polling places ïiext Monday. Tl ie Argus will risk its reputation as a i'olitical proputt upon the election of lliscock, Mills and O'Hearn. The republicans of the city are making every effort to get out afullvote. Let the democrats do likewise. The republicans are laughing in their sleeves at how tbey are pulling the wool over the eyes of the gold democrats. Mr. Walter II. Dancer is probably the mostcapable man in the third ward for supervisor and would have weight on the board. Supervisor Millard would sound well and Sid W. Millard is hustler enough to make a popular supervisor. The second would do well to elect him. James Boyle should be returned to the board of supervisors again trom the fifthward. He understands his business, is a capable, clean and upright worker. There is no doubt of Jacob Laubengayers ie-election in the third, if bis friends do not l'orget to vote. He is agood business man and deservedly popular. Read the sketch of Prof. A. D'. DeWitt, and see if he is not the stamp of a man who deserves your vote for couuty school commissioner, no matter what your politics. John Koch deserves re-election in the second ward. He is a kicker against heavy expenditures and has saved the city money. If re-electcd he will save it more. - , ■ The humane society should see to it that their chief offlcer, M. G. Peterson, is elected constable of the flrst ward this year, so that he will possess ampie authority to do their work. George Spathelf should receive a good majority io theFifth ward, which needs someone on tlie council to look after the interests of the north side, which are in danger of being neglected, We need Joe Donnelly with his laugh and his sense of huniorto lighten up our board of supervisors and Mr. Donnelly needs the office. The voters of the fourth ward should think of ihat. John Finoegan, the democratie nominee in the fourth ward fox alderman, would never bo caught voting extravagant appropriations. In these hard times governmental expenses should be cut down. Every independent voter who thiiiks that the best man possible should be selected tor the supreme bench will vote for George L. Yaple, one of the cleanest, brightest and most intellectual man who ever ran for the bench. Eugene Gr. Mann thoroughly understauds city affaiis. He is honest, extremely couscientious and also economical. He knows the people of his ward and they should approve such an excellent nomination at tue polls. The republicans are striving to induce the gold decQOcrats to vote their ticket. At the same time they are passing a higher tariff than the old McKinley law. Every old democrat who believes in rampant protectionism should vote the republican ticket. John L. Duffy ourcandidate for justice is a gradúate of the literary and Jaw departments, a young man, well stocked with common sense, who would make an uncommonly good justice. If fitness and capability play any part in the election Monday, Mr. Duffy will be elected. Fred Harpst made a strong run for alderman in tbe Seventh ward the last time, and should prove a winner this year, when it can be so clearly ahown that his opponent has devoted his energies so largely to his own personal interests in the council, rather than the general welfare of his constituents. In his ten years service on the bench, although many close cases were decided, Judge Long never rendered a dissenting opinión. When such men as Cooley, Campbell, Graves and Christi ïncy were on the bench, they wrote dissenting opinions. In other words they did their own thinking. We want a man on the bench to do his own thinking, not one who is merely willing to go with the majority. If the sixth ward wants to be represenied by a leader on the council it shonld elect Martin ,T. Cavanaugh. He wouldn't put his whole energiesgetting his own property improved and he would be an exceedingly valuable man foy the city. If Mr. Cavanaugh is not elected it will simply be because the republicans are too partisan to vote anything but their own ticket. Mr. Gottlob Luick, the democratie nominee for president of the council, is a man of good character, good standing in the community and in every way worthy of the suffrages of the voters. He is a hard worker and has built upa good rnanufacturing bnsiness by close attention to it. The same close attention would be paid by him to city affairs. His good judg. meDt would make him a valuable man Cor the city. No voter will ever have ?ood' cause to regret yoting for Gottlob Luick. The republican nominees on the ward tickets this year have largely been put up on one issue, i. e.,theclosing of the saloons one hourearlier, and as a natural consequence their candiSates are generally less ütted for the work of the council or the board of supervisors than the democratie candidates. As taxpayers, we wish the era of heavy expenditurestocease, at least till times brighten up. The democrats in the selection of capable and eco nomical men, have had this espeeially in view, and the independent voter, who is a taxpayer, should consider this fact. "The supervisor f rom Manchester, it is understood, has given a hint that if he comes back again this year, Arm Arbor will be 'salted' again.'' - Courier. The Courier has given the best reason in the world why all politics in the first ward should be dropped and John R. Miner re-elected superviser. Mr. Miner is the present chairman of the board and is by all odds the most capable man the city has ever had on the board. He is extremely popular with all the members and has a great deal of weight with them. He is fully capable to meet Supervisor Watkins, or any other man who desires to "salt" the city, which is anothej' way of making the city pay a larger portion of the state and eounty taxes. Every taxpayer who cares to keep his taxes down should vote for Mr. Miner. Frorn the ruany splendid endorsernents of the caudidates on eur state tici-et, we take the liberty to make public the following tribute by Judge Wm, Newton, of Flint, who is so wel] and favorably known throughont the state. His long experience upon the bench, high character as a judge, citizen.aud as one of tbe ablest exponents of the canse of bimetalism, makes his utterances of special interest at this time: Flint, Maren 12, 1897. Hon. Frank L. Dodge: My Dear Sir : - Ynur letter reached me yesterday. I am juist recuperating from a serious illnees of a week ago, and I have to be limited in the amount of work I do. You refer to our candidates for Snprerne Judges and Regents. I know each of the gentlemen oamod, and each is eniitled to the cordial support of every bimetalist in the state, for fhey are gentlemen of integrity and fitness for toe positions to whicb they have been nominated. I have had more intímate acquaintauce with Judge George L. Yaple tban with the others, having known him personaüy as a man, and lawyer, and judge. His natural endowments are of the highest order. He has beeD no sluggard, but one of the most indefatigable workeis. He bas used every honr of his life in the culture of the intellectual and moral gifts so bouritifnlly bestowed npon him by onr Creator. His attainruents are not only brilliant aud solid, but with a high moral sense of right and love uf justice, and posses sing a cool, conservaitve and judicial mind, the people of tbis state will honor themselves by eleoting him to the high office for whicb he has been uominated. His oharaoter and scholarly attainments are of the highest I order. Judge Yaple is in the very prime of life, possessed of a good constitntion ; that his health has never been abused or vitiated by bad babits; that he is a gentleman of great steadfastness of purpose; tbis is well known where he lives: that he cannot be shaken in his honest conviotions by threats, nor tbe blandishments of favor -- firm and steadfast in his conviutions of justice and right, he is a safe man, and the very man who is qualifiod to sit in judgment upon all questions of contention between litigants. At the Couvention I was present; tbe judge was not there seeking the nomination; other candidates of eminent ability were candidates and were present; bnü befoie his name waB presented I said to a friend, quietly, that I believed Yaple will be the coming man. It proved true. His nomination was made before the flrst roll oall of districts was finished. Tbe splendid oharacter witb vJhich he was olothed ; ais transcendent abilities; hia unqnestioned integrity ; nis love of the right 3áá preceded biin, and made him invincible. He had a warm plaoe in the bearts of the people, and nis nomination was a spontaneous, jnst and noble tribute to the rnan from Mendon, whose fame and worth had been heralded from the nnpretending village to every borne in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, and the party tbat nominated him sbould rejoice that they have in bim one of the noblest produotions of the earth - a man.

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Ann Arbor Argus
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