Editorial Notes

Mr. Cleveland Is nfraid ofshccp '. Mr. Stearn's jaws are wtjrklDjf, aiul we repeat !t, sir, let tliem work. "I believo in f ree trade as I believe Ín the Protestant religión."- Grover Viereliind. Let's see, apeaking about " trusts," didn't Grover Cleveland go so far even as to declare "a public office is a public trust ? "' "No man's wages should be so low tliat he caunot make provisión in liisdays of vigor for the incapacity of oíd age." - Benjamin Harrison. Warner Miller, the next Governor of New York, and "Joe" Fifer, the next Governor of Illinois, both served in thc Union Army as privates. There are 300 members of a Polish HarrUon and Morton club in Detroit, wliere there has never been anything but a democratie vote heretofore. Ex Congressman C. C. Comstock, of Grand Rapids, has put on a Harrison & Morton badge, and declares his Intention to vote for the republlcan nominetf . Geo. W. Cook, deputy register of deed?, of Grand Rapids, and one of thc original greenbackers, has come out square toed for Harrison and Morton, g'ving good reasons therefor. Willard Stearns in bis Adrián Prat re fors to Regent Whitman of thls city 11 tliid way: "C. R. Whitman, the eloquent yming speaker froin Ann Arbor." Mr. Wbltman isno sophomore, Mr. Stearns. Alexandcr Delano, one of the enterprlttng stoel manufacturera of Detroit, alwaysa democrat lieretofore, has come out strong for the republican ticket, and liis influence vvill have much to do with the 2,000 or more men In liis employ. Tliere are 450 men employed in the Urge dry goods house of H. B. Claflin & Co., of New York, and of these 420 have enrolled themsclves as tnember3 or the Wholesale Dry Goods Harrison and Morton club. Of those 57 voted for Cleveland in 1884. The lirni name is ¦dded to the list. Wm. L. Scott, the "coal baron," haviug given $250,000 to the democratie camp;iii 11 tumi, has advanced the price of coal 50 cents per ton, in order to be able to pay it. That is, every poor man who buys a ton of ooal now, must pay 50 eents tux on It for the benefit of the democratie campaign fund. The democrats cry "free whisky," and tli 11 adopt the Mills bilí wlilch has this provisión in Sec. 40: Thai all clauses of ectlon 3214 of the RevUed Statutes, and alt laws amendalory thoreof, and all other laws whlcti lmpose any fcieflu! tazes upon manufacturera of stitls. retail dealern In llquors and retall dealers In malt liquurs are hertby repealed. The republicans will dowell to rememb(;r that their committees are without funds to work with and th:it the democrats besides having plenty of money, (and free trade documents gratis) they have an army of office holders who are doing thorough and persistent work for their party. It is well not to forget this, republicana. Capt. Allen has made an excellent represeutative, taking a good stand iu the house as a speaker and debater. In the second term he will be far more valuable to the district than a new man ould possibly be. It is not for the interest of tlii district to make a cliangre even had tliey a desire to do so, which they do not .ip pear to have. " It is a falsehood, The democratie party is not in favor of free trade. I am not in favor of free trade,'' said Mr. Stearns last night. And yet JUr. Stearns confessed to be in favor of the Mills bill that puts etery prominent artirte on the free Hst in which Michigan emilal and Michigan labor it engaged in the manufacture or prmluction of. The lOth of July, 1S.SO, (ka Loa Ion Times said: "It is to the New World that the Cobden Club is Chlefly looking as the most likely sphere for lts vigorous forelgn policy. It has done what it can in Europe, and it is now turning its eyes westward andbraclng itself {orlhe ttruggle which is to come. It can not leetwhile the United States are unsubducd.1' The Third Animal Meeting of the Artillery Association of Miohlgan will be held in the Senate Chamber of the Capítol, at Lansing, Oet. llth, 18S8. All artillerymen, whether memben of Michigan batteries or not, are eügible to lucmbersbip, aud are cordially invited and expected to be present. Reduced fare on all railroads cm be secured by comrades by sending tbeir names to the secretar)-. "To all charges, frora murder, bnrglary, arson. etc, down to tbe smallest offense on the calendar, we pleaü gullty In advance."- Wil iard Stearns, In hls Adrián Press, Aag. 31. If you are an innocent, upright, pure HUI In all the walks of life, Mr. Stearns, why do you "picad guilty In advance ?" Indeed, why need you expect to be charged with anythlnsr? Such an admission has a very suspicious aspect to say the least, for we do not believe any innocent man living will plead gullty to charges before they have been made, or after thcy have been made, either. The Ypsilanti Commercial has these good words for our excellent member of congress: "Congressman E. P. Allen was ununimoufly renominated as repnblican candidate for Congress in this district, by the Conyention whlch convened at Adrián last Tuesday. This is exactly what cvery one expect?, and is as it should be. Mr. Allen bas made a reputation ns Congressman of which hig constituents have no reason to be ashamed. He has manfnlly and zealously maintained the principies of his party, and is entitled to tlie hearty support of every republican in the district. Williard Stearns stood up before an audience of Ann Arbor people lust night and atternptcd to ridicule and biini into disrepute the editor of the COüriek, and accused him of uttering falsehoods. In regard to Mr. Stearns not bein{ on time at his meeting at Britton, it is true by his own admission. He says he " was late, very late." But he claims the railroad company and not he was to blame. Perhaps so. But how easy, when the train only ran from Adrián to have an understanding with the conductor, eh ? Furtliermore, there are Iwo reputable gentlemen in tbis city who wil! make afHdavit, f need be, that they were told, on Monday, by as prominent and able a ileinocrat as there s in Ann Arbor, practical ly these wordt: " You neet] not expect Mr. Allen to-niglit; Mr. Stearns wlll take good care that he won't meet hls appointment here." And we wish to state, rifflit here, that the editor of the Coukiek is not afraiil to oompare personal records, any day, witli Mr. Stearns, either for hintealy, nliabüUy or morcdity. Who ever heard of Ed. Allen using abuse or blackguardism in discusslnn; a question either on the stump or in private? We have yet to hear of sucli an instancc. ilo is an earnest, honest, sincere man, who has a lnuul.-liake and a pleaiant word for everyone he meets, without exception. There is no blue blood aristocrat about him, with tafl'y in his mooth when he runs for offlee bnt ridicule irony, sarcasm and vituperation, when there are no favors to ask. He is the fame every day, and the lowliest man in the district feels that In him he has friend. He has grown from boyliood to manhood in Ucis county; in fact he was boni in Sharon, and the people know all about him, and have yet to learn of a (lisciedltuble act in his life. He is the kind of a man the people like. Wliile tirni in his convietions, he is not In any sense a fanatic, but donors every mun in his opinión. He is broad, liberal and generous to a fault, never setting hlmsell away up above hls neighbor?, but always travelinjf along with them, and lendlnar a helping hand when help is needed. And the people of this county and district are going to stand by Ed AlleD, too.