Edward Warren Walker

One of the most honorable men in this city is Edward Warren WalkerIt is said of him that he has not an enemy in the city. What better thing can be said of a man? The citizens honor him for his sterling character and his manhood. The laboring man admires him for his kindness and his generosity. Some of the handsomest residences and edifices of brick and stone which grace our streets are living monuments of his genius. When Abraham Lincoln appealed to the sons of the land to prevent a dismemberment of the Union, Edward Warren Walker was among the gallant Ann Arbor boys who donned the coat of blue, who marched to the front, ready to lay down their Uves, if need be, for the preservation of this government. What grander mark of honor and esteem than this can be given any man? The Demócrata generally said Mr. Walker was the strongest man their party could have nominoted. They spoke a truth. Why was he not elected? Because the people desired a change in the government 4of ■ our municipal affairs. The fates were against him. Besides, Mr. Walker had a man as honorable, as noble, as manijas himself to combat. Mr. Walker certainly has just cause to feel proud of the very handsome vote with which his friends, his admirers and fellow-citizens saw fit to honor him. The Ypsilantian's engine broke down last week, under the strain of a twofoot protection editorial, and the Democratie Sentinel's press printed the paper, but shrieked "Ninety per cent!" every time the rollers swiped the torial