A sentiment prevails among a large propo...

A sentiment prevails among a large proportlon of sensible, level-lieailed and conservative temperance men that "local option" law is the best way In which the liquor question can be solved. The Tital point is not "what Ís deslrable?" but "what is practicable?" ín many towns and counties a íeeling exista amonjf the people strong enough to cnact and to keep enforced a prohibitory law. Here it would be praticable and desirable. But it would be a failure and a mockery in au entire State, because it cannot extend 1U power into all the communitiee within its bordere so as to enforce prohibitory law. So for a stronger reason National prohibition would be a greater farce because of its non-enf orcement. Lawa of a sum ptuary nature, whlch interfere with what many good people consider their inalienable rights, require an OYerwhelming public sentiment in their favor and the closest attention of all the officials charged with the disagreeable detective dutiea. Therefore while progresa may be made by "local option," a prohibitory law for an entire state would be a colossal failure. In conversation with one of Michlgan's prominent democrats a day or two since, be was asked why he did not go on upon the State ticket of his party, for auditor general. His reply was: "Wliat! and run against Col. Janes? Why, if Janes is nomlnated by the republicans, and it looks as if he would be, he will sweep the state by 50,000 majority. The Colonel is one of the best known, most popular, and worthy men In Michigan to-day. I don't want to run against Col. Janes." Olí dear! oh dear! The huiniliation of Detroit at Chicago last week reaches all over the state. The very toc-nails tingle on our toes with deep-rooted chagrín. Oh, Detroits, Detroits I thou art responsible for many empty pocket books in Michigan. We'll never again pin our faith (not our inoney, that's too precious) on you! Go to, we'll none of you! Seek the seething Chicago and learn to play ball bafore you ever venture away from homo again. Base ball never was a fasciuatiug game, anyway. Is there any political principie involved in what a man shall eat or what he shall drink? IIow then can a political party expect to found itself on a platform with the one plank: "Thou shalt not drink anytMug but wliat we will allow you to drink." That u the sole and only plank In the platform of the so-ealled prohibítion platform, and lt is the supremest folly to think of building up a great political party on such a foundation. It is impossible. The Lmm'ok Hepubllcan calis theatten tion of the regenta to a liltle point : " If reports are truc that the board of regenta the state unlversity are going to appolnt another law professor from Detroit to succeed Prof. Kent, resigned, the public may begin to think that the regenta are not well posted in geography. They should remember that Detroit i not the whole state of Michigan. I3y and by somebody may conclude to whisper this interesting information tuto their ears througli afoghorn." Will any one of our greenback friends who turned in and helped elect Mr. Cleveland as President teil ua one single greenback principie tltat has been benefited thereby ? and the greenbackers have not shared to any great extent in the spoils. What liave they gaincd by ilghting with their natural enemics? It can be easily answered : 0. Solon Chase, the Maine Greenbacker, says an exchnnge, comes back into the Republican party. Though men at his age rarcly learn mucti. they do somtimes. It is satisfactory to know tbat lie has got "them steer8" into the road agaiti. The Ypsiliuiti Commercial proposes to liave tliu congres8ional district "blaze" with A. O. Crozier as the prohibltion candidate for congress. Isn't that an unusual way of announcing ttie color of a candidate's head ? As the Coukiek remarked somc time slnce, with such men as Maj. Minor S. Newell for governor, and Col. O. A. Janes for auditor general, the republicans need have no fear of carrying Michigan. The road to success in politics this fall will be in the wiadom of the county conventions in choosing delegates. Let them be men who represent the party, not candidatos. Eugene 11. Cretwy, of Saline, who has been wnrklng on perpetual motlon for somc time, Iiiih ut last iLccompIlHhed it. 11)8 machine been running for tlie past. tlve week, without ellbrtorsteaui power.- Clielsea Echo. Several pcople outsidc ol Saline have perpetual mot ion, but it's between their ]aws. Keokuk Gate City: Mr. Cleveland is gettini; ó0,000 a year of the people's money, but he was not willing that thirty veteran soldiers should have their pittance of pension after congress had glven It to them. 80 he vetoed that inany peu8,011 bilis Thursday.