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Ann Arbor Can Refer With Pride To

Ann Arbor Can Refer With Pride To image
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Day
8
Month
May
Year
1890
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her healtb record. Even in the nnusually unhealthy weather of the past winter to be able to show a rate of only twelve deaths toathousand inhabitants, indicates that this is a remarkably bealthy city. People of other places, witb intelligence, good moráis, and having a little money, are respectfully nvited to make a note of tbis. Mayor's Mani.y starts out well in his important official position as tbe " head man " of tbis busy burg. He believes in a generous management of the city's funds, and evidently believes in sustaining needed public improvements. That bis administration of our public affaire may not only be inarked witb a system of liberality, but of reasonable economy in the use of the city's funds, so that when his term of office bas ended, we may inspeakingof his career be justified in simply transposing the title we have begun this item with to " The Manly Mayor, " is the worst wish Thb Regi8tkr has for our mayor. Somb of our democratie contemporaries are greatly exercised over who is to be nominated for governor by the republicans, and making all sorts of wild conjectures. On the other hand the republicans, having managet! the nomination of governors very successfully for the past thirty years, are contented to let the dem's keep on with their guessing. We can unfold to them this part of the secret plot, which is tbat when the candidate is selected, he will be found to be a man worthy of their votes and the one who will be elected. The death of Senator James B. Beek of Kentiicky, who dropped dead with' paralysis of the heart last Saturday afternoon in the Baltimore and Potomac depot at Washington, removed the last of the "three working members of the forty-third congress"- as they were known- Representatives Kelley and Randall and Senator Beek. Senator Edmonds voired the general feeling of respect that has long been feit for his old political antagonist, in these words: He was a man of absolute purity of character and conduct, upright, intelligent, industrious and honorable. He has been a public servant without spot or blemi8h,and his death is a great loss to his country and to hig friends. The Board of Review of last year, the first to act under the new city charter, was more than successful in the work done. As it was composed of the supervisors from the several wards in the city, each section was represented and few were able to escape their just share of the taxes, as waa too often the resultby the old metbod offorming the board of review. The last board increased the number of those who had escaped paying taxes on personal property a hundred fold, and if the next board follows tbe precedent established, the rich will be obliged to pay upon their money invested in stocks, mortgages and bonds, to the relief of the poor, struggling workingman who pays upon nearly the full value of his 6mall home. _____ Hardly a more wonderful thing has ever happened in this world or could happen than would bethe disarmament of the troops now belonging to tbe governments of Europe. This would indeed be a gloriou8 settlement of the awful problem that has threatened for so long the destinies of those nations and perhaps the world. This question of nationall disarmament will probably be brought before the Germán Reichstag at the coming sessions. This statement, made on the authority of tbe Volksblatt, usually a well-informed journal, is that the ultímate aim of the Kaiser in convening the Labor Conference was general European disarmament. Of course, there are difficulties in the way. Kaiser Wilhelm must set the ezample. But he cannot set the example until he bas pacified and made friendahip with France. How this is to be brought about remains to be seen. It is, bowever, a consummation devoutly to be wiahed ; and the Kaiser, it is to be hoped, will succeed in the experiment. Detroit Tribune : Minister Palmer's witbdrawal from the gubernatorial canvass, becauee of hls family bereavement, haa very naturally caused discussion among the Michigan senators and representatives at Washington as to the effect of such withdrawal and the present outlook of the contest for the republican nomination for governor. The views of both Michigan senators as ezpreseed in our Washington dispatchts this morning will be read with interest and ehould set the key note for the ante-convention canvass. The man whom the convention shall nomínate is the man to command the votes and the work of gooJ republicana. The convention is wiser than any one man. Personal ambition and personal friendship should be nubordinated to the party welfare and success. The party contains many men who can lead it to victory, and the Tribune has full confidence that a harmonious and enthusiastic convention will name as the republican candidato for governor one who will well represent the progressive spirit of Michigan republicanism and honor the party and State as chief ezecutive of the commonwealth. Neither the Michigan senators nor eongressmen nor the federal office-holders will attempt dictation or improper interference. A republican will be the next governor of Michigan. He will be chosen by an unprejudiced convention and prove a worthy successor to the long line of able and patriotic republicans who have filled the gubernatorial chair from Bingham to Luce.

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