An Unfortunate Movement

A (toe-term republican club was formed In Detroi last week by tlie opposrrs OIGOT. KUh. The men present were miostly coniposed of three cla.-ses, first, the Detroit appointees of .Mayor l'ingrec ; 9econd tlie ambitious state ofíi=e-seekers wixo failed to get ain office from the governor, and tliird, tho drifters, ■"'ho think tlie present Coxey WM,ve wlll so carry away tlie people tliat Pingree will be jiut in ns governor Uiroush his hatred of corporations. Thereby they think to beoome tolid wWi what they congiider the heir-appart-nt. It.isein un.ortunate niovement both for tlie mem wbio lend themselves to such politics and for the party by wMch tho most of them have been houored. It lays them open at once to tlie chargf ol mn ■licadfilnes .■, and no une cares to see ihe man who goes aiound exhibltlng an in lamed or an :n lated cranitun. Tliertfore is gieatly i.iainagiis t.lu ir iu.ure usefulness and in lm nee In the party when they show such -tt-eakius-s us to allow themselves to be led au-ay by so üiln au excuse agaiiast Gov. Jlich as i one-term idea. Tlie imijuriiy of the people wlll see th.rott.nii litis gauze and Iausjh at the fellows who rio not. Henee waen tliiy liave butted their heads against the stoaie wall oí the popular approval oí Joiun T. Illeh's couisj as goveror, tliere is daKger of these heads bing even sorer ilian tliey are now. Tli.1 peopie iiilA-liigan have watchi'd wlth iiiU-n-e interest the man'.y juid couraseuos act oí ehief exeoutive íjl rebukmg, turning out and stuowing Up tlK-se oiíiiia.ls ivlm have attempted to betray the sacred ballot and fateily votes. They wlll noi aow go l;aik mi tóm íor do'-ng as he diil, for ií they do say to all hU sucotssois: 'It is better to wiiik at aaid cover up any (rattd, if it be done by ti member oí your own party." Heaven' help tlie moráis oí MicJiigaa, when her people di;courage uprigiime, iearietKuc auu auuuitiWe discharge of duty, to encourage fraud, deceit, ballot crimes and perjury : "Yhy, ckxn.'t 'those members of the One-teiau project tee tliat their action is dangerous to tiie party ? Let ttam oaretully read Friday's Free Presa editorial wbieh In conninenting tm their meeting i-ays : "It -ill make a terrific. figlit agatnst the existlng order of things amd insuT bb antagonlsm that will apert itself at the polls. It is a movciiK in thait i-truugthenstlie hLHde oï diimoeracy, and with loyal, united, ditenn ncd action on lts part, th s Lolt in tlie republitan party will not only dieprive Gov. Kii h of a eecond term, but give the sutcession to a deinoorat." II ttoey g'O on with this it will looi as though that is wha1 thry are try ing to do, but we opine that Coxeyism in Micbigan will mot go this year.