Becomes Sarcastic

Rep. A. ,T. Sawyer lias sent the fullowing letter to Col. John Atkinson: "Hon. John Atkinson, Detroit. Midi. - My Dear Colonel: I have been informed that you have prepared a bilí providing for some radical changes in the mantier of taxing railroads and other orations, whieh you ntend to have passed at the approachlng special sea"i"!i of the legislature; that you have poblished a suggestion, or requ-jst, that the Republlcan members of the iegislaturë shall settle the question of the passage of your bill, in caucus; that you have prepared and got the fjovornor t" send to the people a large number of petitions to the legislature, ig fui1 the passage of your corporation tax bill; that the governor i i called upon the various prosecuting officers in the state to proeoi ute for crime of accepting bribes all Uic members of the state legislature uil" have received railroad passes, and that the railroad commissioner has sent a reaue'st to the varlous railroads asking for the name l' all persons to whom they have given passes, and th.it :ill of these matters have been published and eirculated extenslvely thiough the press. "I do not learn Ih.-it you have .--ent out to the people, or had published in any of the newspapers a copy of the uil you are asking them to petitlon the legislature t( pass, or that you have furnished the members -f the legialature themselves with a copy of the bill adopted as a párty measure. "Being my?elf anti-railroad and having suits agalpst the Important railroads of the state, it is but natural that i should hesita te tp take part in railroading any measure through the legislature. "The people oitght to be given an opportunfty to kinw what they are asking to have ]:isscó! before they ask its age. The members of the legislature ought to be permitted to exeroise their individual judgsr.eul upon the wisdom and justice of the mejisare without being threatened to }■■■ Sjnt to the state's prison if thèy dare-3 :o vote as their consciences shall díctate. "In view of these consLl ?ratfons, therefore, will you not publish in the leading. daily newspapers of the state a copy of the bill yon want passed and ihereby Inform the people of the state whai t s they are asking for and p.ermit us trembling culprits at least to iead while you are taking our measiii'. for a striped suit.