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An Outside View

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Parent Issue
Day
27
Month
March
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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The political sensation of the day has been the repudiation of Bill Judson, the repubican boss of Michigan, by his young protege, W. W. Wedemeyer. The brillant young lawyer of the University town has been under the protecting wing of the boss ever since he left the halls of his alma mater. Mr. Judson made Wedemeyer county school commissioner, placed him in the front rank of the republican "push," supported him twice for the congressional nomination, and made him chairman of the late republican convention in Detroit.  All this and much more does the redoubtable statesman who runs the republican party of Michigan claim that he has done for young Mr. Wedemeyer. And after all this Wedemeyer has turned down his benefactor, his creator and champion! Was ever such base ingratitude shown by mortal man, exclaims the deeply grieved Mr. Judson; and hls henchmen all over the state of Michigan are pointing the flnger of vlrtuous indignatlon at young Mr. Wedemeyer and swearing that such treacherous couduct will be the end of him.

But are these indignant followers of the mighty state oil inspector true prophets Can it be that the determination of this rising young attorney to break loose from the domination of a notorious boss means political destruction? Is it possible that a bright young man, who has shown himself to be capable of taking a place among the strongest leaders of his party has been politically ruined because he has finally revolted against the malign influence of bossism and boldly asserted hls manhood? Must a young man who has the courage and self-respect to utter his declaration of independence against political trickery, chicane, and ringism, be punished for his courage by being politically shelved for life? We think not.

Posslbly Mr. Wedemeyer is guilty of ingratitude in not submitting himself body and soul to the service of such a ringster as Bil Judson. But he is to be congratulated, nevertheless, for coming out from an unworthy alliance before he has become hopelessly involved in an association that must have been very distasteful to a young man of high purposes and uplifting ambitions. - Hastings Herald