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Lome caught on so quickly. The whetstone entered quite largely into the preparations made for the Postofflce club banquet. By paying particular attentiou te Gov. Pingree Senator Burrows may save himself much vexation and disappointment. It was manifest that each candidate for the postofflce was determined that last night's festivities should not be a wake over his blasted hopes. The Hon. Pumpkin Campbell, of Pittsfield, protests that the Hon. Potato Pingree is altogether too Democratie a vegetable to suit his pumpkinosity. To have been an entirely "safe" investment Gen. Spalding's concession to Pingree should have been made before the Wedemeyer boom was launched. The attention of those Republicana who anticípate fusión with Pingree next f all is respectfully ealled to the anti-fusion law passed by a Republican legislature. _ As a matter of entertainment it is to be regretted that Editor O'Donnell did not send the vitriolic Col. Víctor DeLand as a substitute to the Postoffice club banquet. The Milan Leader has been a credible exponent of the interests of that village for seventeen years. It is a clean and newsy sheet and deserves the patronage it receives. Since Senator Hanna has established himself in the spare bedroom of the White House all Communications to the Deity should be addressed accordingly u insure prompt delivery. John Chalmers, who avers that he too ie a Lincoln Republican of the rockbottom species, is unkind enough to allude to the "friend of the people" as a free silver ranter and a free trade fooi. John Atkinson alleges that "Sky" Olds, the Lansing lobbyist, was all right when he was a boy, but people who are given to reflection will reflect that it has been a long time since "Sky" was a boy. It would be unwise for those who have the task of explaining President McKinley's views on finalice to refer to the wide difference of opinión between Mr. Gage and Mr. Wolcott concerning the same. Coupled with the knowledge that he is the duly accredited representative in the United States senate of the western railroads, Senator Thurston's amaJysis of the political situation is not especially dangerous. It is unnecessary to state that John T. Rich does not agree with those Republican patriota who entertain the opinión that one who has sucked at the public teat since the early '70's is oíd enouffh to wean. Since McMillan did not dare to carry out his promise and make salacious Bill Thompson collector of the port of Detroit, he might apply this troublesome quantity as a counter irritant to the other end of the Pingree boom. Democrats should not overlook the importance of the spring elections. While partisan politics cut little figure in the duties of township ani village officers, party organization is promoted by meeting the enemy at every turn with a full complement of candidates, and party organization is necessary to impresa political principies upon legislation. 'ihe man from Kalamazoo will do well to place his political ambitions in cold storage. The coming summer will be exceedingly warm and tiresome for politicians whose aspirations do not bear the indorsement of "H. P." Senator Burrows might make things more interesting if he would open a department of piiblicity. If he does not care to take the public into his confidence concerning his owti affairs, he might open up on the shortcomings of the other fellows. As it becomes apparent that the co herence of the Bryan forces is not to be broken, the dear oíd Free Press be wails the fact that McKinley has no held out stronger inducements to the political "segment" which it repre sen3. The unanlmity with which Genera Spalding's second district postmasters are supporting Pingree mises a question as to the color of the general's Kepublicanisra, but ihe number and character of the other candidates for his job renders it necessary to make his position extremely "safe." The "friend of the people" will not be deceived by the amount of smootl guying which was unloaded on him ■last night. by men whose heartiest wish is that they may live long enough to dance on the grave of his politlcal ex.pectations. To the enterprise of President Lmck and Captain Charles H. Manly, Ttnn Arbor owes the honor of entertaining the next session of the Grand Lodge of the A. O. U. W. This event wil bring 200 delegates to our city for a week next February. The only thing that marred the pJeas ure of the Republican Club banquet last night was the knowledge that every other man had a knife up his sleeve for his neighbor, and the honeyed phrases with which the hall resounded were only a sugar coating for the most arrant hypocrisy. In case of urgent demand for a high order of diplomacy in the adjustment of Cuban affairs, the attention of Mr. McKinley is called to numerjus statesmen in this vicinity in whom the necessity of supporting Pingree and preaching Republicanism at One and the sane time have developed rare skill in this ari. Said a prominent RepuMican this veek: "What did you Democrats do when you had a man bigger than your party?" "Pulled the party out from in under him and left him in 'innocuous desuetHde.' " But the friend of the people would turn iiis exile into a potato patch and keep right on raising h - 1 just the same. After laboriously wading through the report of Mrs. Alice Turner Merry's smelling committee, publisïied in The Times last Friday, the average reader will arrive at the conclusión that Mrs. Merry must attune her delicate nostrils to a more perfect harmony with the odors of common, everyday existence before her self-imposed labore will be of much service to the public. It is not many months since the small fry Republican papers were pounding Cleveland over the back for his attitude upon the Cuban question. These same editors now speak of McKinley's Cuban policy as "wlse and patriotic," yet there is not a hair's difference in their respective policies. It is needless to add that the American people do not approve of the course of either Cleveland or McKinley. John Stuart Mili said: "What any one makes by issuing money, some one else must lose." Secretary Gage directed this argument against the greenbacks in 1878. But he will not Use it in his plea for a bank currency in 1898. The people save the interest on 346 millions through the greenbacks. The banks would make the interest on 346 millions should the greenbacks be replaced by bank notes. The action of the United States government in compelling Spain to disavow the sentiments expressed in the now famous letter of the Spanish minister cannot be criticised. It was an insult, not to McKinley, but to the high office which he holds, by the grace of God and Mailt Hanna, which could not be treated lightly. But after all De Lome carne dangerously near the truth when he characterized the present administration as that of a weak politician, seeking to curry favor witri all ;lasses and committed to no settled policy upon any subject. Jingo with the jingoes, conservative with the conservatives, and at all times under the thumb of his masters, the finaiicial magnates of Wall street. The Republican party ought not to. wait Uil Governor Pingree reads himself out of the party but should fue him bodily. If there be any courage eft in the party it should stand by its principies, which Pingree is defying at every opportunity, and send hi-m to the Populists where he belongs. Let them choose him as their candidate for governor, as they are yearning to do, and ao end his public career. - Jackson Star.