The Republican County Convention

will be held in thts city on Thursday, August 21. It is doubtful whether there is any other city in the land as large as Ann Arbor, which is so poorly supplied with street-signs. Inasmuch as this deficiency might be remedied by the expenditure of very little money there would seem to be no good reason for delay in the matter. The frenzied utteranees of the anarchists are fraught with no greater menace to law and order than are the following words.which recently feil from the lips of a southern alderman : "The white people of the South propose to rule by peaceful methods if possible. If not, then we propose to rule. The unconstitutional forcé bilí will be a dead letter so far as the South is concerned." __________ The passage of the original package bill is just what might have been expected. Whatever constitutional objections have been raised against the measure are easily set aside by the fact that the supreme court has alreadv virtually decided the matter. The only remaining question, therefore, has been as to whether the states should be given permission to deal with the liquor traffic as they thought best, or whether the federal government, by a power ■which it unquestionably possesses, should practically annul all state laws bearing on the subject. The quest;on has been decided adversely to the saloon interests, and every law-abibing citizen must sai' amen. Fkom one of the local papers last week, carne forth a frantic exhortation cMipg upon demócrata, if they loved their country, to organize and wage destructive warfare upon their opponents. We hear and are not frightened. By all means let thera organize. It is ahvays a great pleasure to look upon a happy family no matter who its members may be. Even ililton's Satanic hosts made a pretty picture when they_ ceased their petty pquabbles and loved each other henceforth with an abiding love. Then let our good friends, the third-party prohibitionists, draw near the family circle. Thus may saint and sinner forget their quondam opposition and meet together in one grand effort to down that "iniquitous" republican party, which has committed the unpardonable crime of not always respecting their wishes. With the magie and significant erv, " I'm a Democrat," seconded by the more modest, "Once I was a Republican and a sinner but now, thanks be to myself, I'm a prohibitionist,"the heterogeneous combination wi.l be sure to come within at least a shouting distance of winning the election. By all means, let "our friends tl:e enemy" organize. As true spoitsmen, we prefer a gamey fish. IJuRixG his two term8 in congress Mr. Allen bas made a record of which i o 011e need be ashaiaed. He bas not only taken a prominent partinall discussions on matters of general interest, but bas also been watcbful of tbe special interests of bis constitcients. Despite all this, tbere is still much doubt as to whether it would be expedient to run Mr. Allen for a third term. It is a fact that cannot be disguised that bis treatment of a very considerable element among his republican constituents in Hillsdale, Ahn Arbor and other places in regard to appointments has tirred up io great an opposition as seriously to prejudiee his chances for re-elect:on. We could, if need be, name scores of prominent republicans who will not, under any rircunistances, vote for MrAllen this fall. The defection is so great ihat the republican party cannot well afl'ord to hazard its chances of success witb sucb a candidate. The fact too that the democrats of this district, with Stearns, of Adrián, as their lieutenant, are booming Allen on every possible opportunity should furnisb food for some profound thinking by the republicans. It may be possible, of course, that even in the face of such opposition, which undeniably exists, Mr. Allen could poll a respectable majority, but The Regieter has very serious doubta as to the possibility of such a thing. The Regibtkr will, of course, support the republican nominee, but it feels it to be a duty to the party in this district to wan it of the danger into which we believe there is a pussibility of its running. If Mr. Allen and his friends will take the trouble to thoroughly investígate the matter snd will at the same time consider the best interests of the party in this district, we believe they will not hazard the success of the election this lall as it now seems they are inient ujon doing.