A Jumper

The Aun Arbor Register lias a peculiar histor.v that republicana of 'this c o uut y would do well to reinember. Some years uro, when the prohibición element split off the ra.iiks4.oi both oíd parties, but mostly ïroni the republican, and attejiipteil to form a party by itself. Wheai it was a liand to hand fight to pi-eserve the life of the republican party, the Register, believing that it foresight was sufïieient to land it on the popular eide, favored the pi'ohibitionista. Alter a. lütlc, howcviT, wlien it iound that the republican party 'was ounded upon a rock and could not Te killed off by famitk-i.-mi and crank-" ism, the Register turned around and jumped back. Tt was not content for any greati lejigth of time, howcver, for its restl'8snc.s was eto bring it into trouble again. So when Henry George',s star ascended the political horizon with hie theories, some vague, Some erratie, but all quite ncw and Haggling, tlie Register was gure the popular tide would be with him, and g&Y citsi iraders Henry Georgeism, ., and all that sart of stuff. But again history repeated itself uoid it juinpctl back. Just at presont it has joincil hands rt'ith Bro. Beakee in attempting to make polltical capital for Mr. Gorman, the democratie congressman from tlii.s district. If the futuro can be diagnosed by the past, these two democrats are weieome to tlwir new assistant, and the [epublicans are to be congratulated.