Our Next President

AVe believe the feeling is growing every day that it would not be safe for the republicans to nomínate Mr. Blaine for president, and attempt to again elect him. It seems almost certain that he cculd not carry New York, and without that state he would b8 defeated aa before. AlÜiough he is very popular with his party, as was Henry Clay in his day, the fates seem to be against his ever beicg called to the presidential chair. In view of this condition of things, would it not be better for the party, for the sake of peace, and united effort within its ranks, to look about for gome one else among its great men and statesmen to whom to hand over this important office at the next election? The republicana of Ohio evidently believe in this and by a unanimous vote have presented to the country a man who would command the enthusiastic support of every republioan and many besides. We copy elsewhere the leading editorial of the last issue of the New York Independent, to show how enthu8ia8tically the republicans of New York would support Mr. Sherman if no better man comes before the national convention. Michigan would give him a most hearty support. The words of the Independent are worth consideriDg' __- . The Jackson Citizen, edited by Bon. James O'Donnell, member of congess Irom the third district, has been comparing the finances of the national government under republican and democratie administrations. It says : It has cost more to run every branch of the government under Cleveland's administraron than ever before in a time of peace since this natiou was íounded. There has been no economy, no lessening of expenses or burdens of any kind since the change in 1885. The second fiscal year of this administration Las just closed, and it will be fair to compare it with the second year of the former sdministration when Arthur was president. The civil and miscellaneous expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1883, were $68,678,022; for fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, tney were $ öo.ioö,060, an increase in the days of economy (?) and reform of sixteen millions four hundred and eighty thousand and thirtyeighty dollars. A republican house of rspresentatives made the appropriations for the republican president in 1883, and a democratie house made the appropriations for the democratie president in 1887. This is democratie economy, or pretenae of eoonomy, which, like all the rest of that party's pretenses, has no foundation in truth when carefully examined. If the people judge the president by these fruits they will certainly condenan liim as a receiver of stolen applause from a mumbojumbo partisan prese. Elsewheue it willbe seen that the common council has decided to submit to a vote of the tax payers of this city the question of raising the sum of five thousand dollars to be used in increasing the advantages, wealth and importance ot the city, principally in the way ot manuiacturing enterprise8. We believe the step to be a good one, and if the funds are judiciously expended they will benefit the oity ten-fold. If other cities were not adoptine similar plans there would be some excuse for our citizens refuaing to vote this tax ; but we cannot afford to sit still and allow neighboring places to capture the enterprises tht bring wealth to ihem and do nothing toward receiving our ghare. We admit there is competition in tbis line, and the towns and cities that do not believe this and act accordingly will be leít bebind in the race. We have in mind an eastern city where a email gum was raised to induce a manufacturing corapany employing a limited number of employés to settle in their mid.-t, and now that concern employs a thousand hands and ia a gource of immense profit to the city ; and hundreds of similar cases might be cited if necessary. If it is desirable to greatly increase our numbers and manufacturing industries it can easily be done by a little of tbe right kind of management. Bat it cannot be done without some money; and a little is needed to boom Ann Arbor now - only one dollar f rom the men who pay taxes on one thousand dollars. Would it not be well to risk this 8mall amount that will be a burden to no one and take our chances of becoming une of the most important commercial and mautifacturingcities of the state, such as our natural advantages entitle us to become ? ,___-___