It Is Now Time To Stop Growling

IT IS NOW THE TIME TO STOP GROWING

   The first, sixth and seventh wards showed little tact-Times.

   This and a long and labored scolding editorial letter with several little scattered flings at the Argus, shows how hard hit was our neighbor, which formerly believed it was guiding public opinions, until it woke up when the Argus extra came out Tuesday evening to find that considerable over sixty per cent of the voters of the city had refused to follow the lead of the boss who would drag educational matters into politics, no the advice of his mouthpiece in the newspaper field, which is now seeking an owner with judgement enough to side in with its constituency.  The reason why the times has always been a money loser, the reason why it has no standing in the community, and why it's circulation is so much smaller than the Argus is because that paper feels that the thing to do is to pitch into the Argus, call such gentlemanly names as "liar," etc. and so get on the wrong side of public opinion.  Public opinion in a community like this is more often right than wrong and the amateurs who are endeavoring to lead the republicans of Washtenaw into Judson pastures should learn to respect public opinion.  They should cease growling, scolding and calling names, wash their little faces, comb their hair and behave like good little boys.  They should cease scolding the majority of their party in these wards because they administered a telling and fitting rebuke to a political boss.  Is it lack of tact to rebuke bossism?  Is it not rather an exhibition of political manhood, one of those acts which tend to make men glad they are American citizens.  And the Times need not erriterate the threats it denied either.