A Winner

The republicana, in cocvention assembied at Grand Rapids yesterday, made no mistake. They were not bulldozed nor bluffed iuto doing anything wrong. But they went forward like honest and fearless citizens, and placed before the people for their suffrages a ticket comprised of clean, pure, upright men, against whom tliere is no taint, and who can stand before the public gaze without a quaver. A better ticket was never placed before the voters of this state, and we have faith to believe that it will be triumphantly elected. The people of Michigan will give their approval of the acts of Mr. Rich as governor, and it will be in no uimiistakable tones. He will have the largest majority any man ever had in Michigan for that office, to prove that when a man stands by the people the people will Ir, him. Cok A. T. Bliss has proved himself a true republican and a true soldier. When the command carne from liis party to remain in the ranks until the next state nominating convention shovild asseml)le, lie gracefully bowed in submissiou and took the orders in the spirit of kindness in which they were given He was not sour, moróse or piqued, bui recognized the fact that the uiajority of his party was greater than any one man or set of men in it, and with a pleasant word and a smile upon his face, accepted the decisión. There is a futurp for a man of that order. But when a person sets himself up to be greater than his party, and tells them that unless they bow to his will he will work destruction in its ranks, he makes a mistake that will be quite aptto destroy himself instead of his party. In sending a hearty greeting to Hawai the republican state convention did a very graceful and thoughtful deed Every loyal gathering of Americana, o whatever political faith, or religious creed, should do likewise. It wouk show to the patriotic people of tha nation what the real sentiment of Americans is, and give to the administration an inkling of the contempt in which its Hawian policy is held. .o. In the conflict which is now on be tween China and Japan the sympathy of the American people will naturally go out to Japan. Tliey are a progressive people, and the Chinese are a stagnant prejudiced, ignorant set of fossils who refuse to move out of the rut in whicl they have traveled for the past thou sands of years. All civilized nation will rejoice if Japan is triumphant, anc be sorrowful if the overwhelruing horde of Chinese overpower her.