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Day
23
Month
October
Year
1874
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Public Domain
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- The soientists say that cutting down the foresta of the country is changing the climate and tho seasous, and that our long and serious droughts are directly ohargeable to thig vandalism. And yet Republioan politicians strike hands with lumbor cutters, shingle weavers, and pine land speculators, oppose reoiprocity treaties and put a large tariff on lumber and timber. Better pay a premium on import of lumber, wood, and timber, than offer this reward for denuding our forests. What say the farmers who want cheap lumber and more rain ? - The Saginaw Bcpvhlüan says : - " Michigan lumbermen and salt manufacturers have no sympathy with free trade, and yet are asked to support Henry Chamberlain." Well, the lumbermen and salt-boilers are a small fraction of the voters of Michigan, and the masses are not interested in contiuuing legislation to increase arbitrarily the profits of the few. Can't the Republican make another " pint?" - The new Indiana Legislature is now reportod as standing on joint ballot:- Democrats, 75 ; Republicana, 61 ; Independents, 13; with ono vacancy (caused by a tie) to be filled at a speoial election. Il' the Domocrats carry this special election thoy will have two majority ; if tho Eepublicans win, a tie is the result, with the Independents holding the balance of power. - The Toledo Blade had political or caucus influence sufficient to lay out the present member of Congress, Gen. Sherwood, in convention ; but not to put its man Pratt safely through. In fact, Pratt, beaten by 1790, ran 1355 behind Wikoff, Republican candidate for Secretary of State. A dangerous Blade. - Dr. J. C. Ayer is the Republican candidate for Congress in the Seventh District of Massachusetts. It will take more than Ayer's pills and syrups to purge and purify the House : that is if the usual nuniber of Republican members are returned. - The Toledo Commercial (Rep.), sourod by the result of the recent Ohio electioa, saya that both Ayer and Butler, two Massachusett's Eepublican candidates for Congress, " deserve large majorities - against thbm." - The Wayne County Demoerats having nominated a colored man for Coroner the Republicana have followed suit by nominating a candidate of the colored persuasión for Eepresentative in the State Legislatura. - Judge Stone of the Twentieth Circuit (Allegan and Ottawa countiea) has resigned. Cause : insufficient salary. He goeB to Grand Eapids and into partnership with Messrs. Xorris & Blair. - The Democratie outrages perpetrated in Ohio and Indiana on the 13th inst., were so enormous that but little has since been heard of the outrages of the KuKlux or White Leaguers. - The "Washington Chronicle, Admiuistration organ, demands that Gen. Sherman re-establish his headquarters at Washington, or resign. Perhaps Gen. Sherman will obey. - Jndge Pierrepont has written a letter in which he assures his correspondent that " Gen. Grant is not plotting for a third term." But Grant aays nothing as yet. - Lieut. Fred. Grant was married at Chicago, on the 2Oth inst., to Ida Marie Honore, daughter of H. H. Honore. The wedding was a brilliant affair. - One of the latest candidates for President is ex-Mayor Joseph Medill, of Chicago. The Cincinnati Qazelte, Rep., gives him a good puff. - The stock of the Bay City Tribune (Republican daily) has changed hands, and the paper is to be issued as a Democratie evening daily. - Vice-President Wilson says that " the third term movement is all nonsense." Which is more than President Grant is willing to admit. - The Detroit Tribune figures four Republican majority in the Forty-fourth Congress (House). A close shave. - The woman-suffrage women, and their male allies, are just now doing their level best all through this State. - The Democrats seoured all three of the West Virginia mem bers of Congress ; and gained one in Iowa. If the Detroit and Chicago dailies, and the State journals, will severely prune or exclude entirely the sensational artioles of their University correspoudents, exaggerating the doings and magnifying the importance of their fellow students, the great public (ignorant and gullible) wiil be lesa disturbed by theee tea-pot like tempesta semi-occasionally breaking out on the campus and in its vicinity. And then, if the average student can Bomehow be taught that being a student in no way exempts him trom the duty of being an orderly citizen or even a gentleman, that he is amenable to the same laws as ordinary mortals, and has no more right to break the peace or make himself a nuisance in twilight houra or midnight darkness than the non-matriculated boy, he will be likely to be on better terms with faculty, oitizens, and pólice ; will stand a chance to improve his scholarship; and his parents, guardián, or himself will be sure to get a better return f'or the time and money expended in going through his college course. An Ann Arbor correspondent of the Detroit Post has made the astounding discovery that the Germans are threatening to slaughter the Democratie tioket in this county, because two Irishmen or rather Irish-Amerieans were placed theroon. We cannot believe that the Germán Democrat8 will adopt such a suicidal course. No Irish Democrat was nominated over a Germán Democratie candidate, and if anybody has a right to complain it is the defeated native American candidates. And not a word of complaint has come froin them. This Republican game will hardly work. TnE Democrats of the Third Representative District have nomiaated Albert K. Clark, of Saline. Mr. Clark is an old resident of the district, au intelligent and staunch Democrat, thoroughly idontified with the farming interests as well as well posted in general business, and will raake a safe legislator. Nothing can be s&id against him and he is entitled to an election by a large majority. Mr. Clarke's opponent is Peter Cook, elected two years ago, and a popular man. It will be an honor for MrClakk to beat the York war-horse.

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