A Mistake

WMle not full.v understanding tinclaims of Mr. Wilkina, republlcaii, .■iiiaiiist Mr. Jordán, democrat, wttio w,is givan ;i certifícate oí electlon, nul lias held a Beat in the state scnatc trom i'iíc l.'th dtetrtct, composed of the countles oí F.atou and Barry, ci so mu ii as we are familiar wlth, lcads as 1 1m"1íivi' tiiat tlie republican tnajority In the seoat hae made a mistake. lí Mr. Jordán had a majoi i tv oí ti villes c-i-ii iuMsuiiit edto i hc eeeA lio held. t d(-,'s not matter by wlmm i lie votes were cast, as loog se tlicy were oasi by legal .lectors, wiii-u lias nol been queetloned. No party gaans iy etiarp practice, ■iiixl baklog advantage of techoicaltics. The last state sciiat,' disgraccd tlic rtate by ils dislnmcstv n ml unfairncss. and tlic preeent body an not aifoid toioiiow its example. The only tliinu' tor partics tO do is tO lic strirtly hoiwirahlc and liono-t. just aa indiviihuils are required fco 1h' by business ralea and mora] lawa. The House at. Lanaing last l'riday, ilid iijt add anytliinii to its jame by uDseatdng Griffin and Ru&cti of Detroit, andpnttfog the repuWkan conteetanta in tiicir places. The peoplo do not like sin h partteaoBhip. Becanae the previons domo rat r Jesislature made itself infainons by stealing seats is no excuse, wliatever, ior tbe present repuWfcfln legislature to act unfair. Tliey abtruid luive proven to the people of tlie state th'ir deslre tor fair llay instead of acting as petty partisans.