Democracy's Centennial

This is the democratie centennial year. One hnndred years ago Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the demooratio party was its first oandidate for President. What an excellent year for a revival of the spirit of Jeflrsouian democraoy, whioh did so maoh for the liberty loving people of America. Never was there greater need of such a revival. Billion dollar congresses and an extravagant state administration have been rolling np the burdens npon the people. Corporate greed and private schemes have never been more rampant. Vast numbers of men have been led aside in pursuit of a will-o' -the■wisp. Let us get back to the old üeffergonian simplicity, the old Jeffersonian ecouomy, the old Jefiersonian liberty, in fact the old Jeffersonian democracy. Let ns out down the expenditures of government, cease paternalistic legislation, knook out the political machines, legislóte solely for the people and in the interest only of the people, not airaying class against class. In fact in this centennial year of democracy, let us see that au able, honest, upright democrat of the good old Jeffersonian school is triumphanty elected president. Our county criminal officials seem nnable to stop cock flghting. A number of mains have been held. No arrests have been made and no fights broken up. Why is this thns? The oity council acted hastily in rejecting the nomination of Eugane Oesterlin f or member of the board of public works. No more honest or oonscientions man could have been presanted for the place, and he is a man of excellent judgment. The city owes him a debt of gratitude for his work on the board of supervisors last year, which is ill repaid by such treatment at the hands of the council. With Mr. Oester lin on the board the tax payers would have known that he would have f avored no extravagant expenditures of money and that he would do all in his power to see that the money spent was nsed to advantage. The republican party seems fond o: bosses. It is Boss Manley in Maide Bosa Platt in New York, Boss Qnay in Pennsylvania and in the light of Mon day's convention, it is evidently Bos Jndson in Washtenaw. There was no place intheJudson slate for Beal, Dean Soottj Sawyer, Stevns. Kernpf or th other Ann Arbor wheel horses. They liad not yet bowed their knees to the raandates of the boss and so they and their forcea were routed.horse, foot and dragoons. All hail to the boss, who in so short a time, has worked such a levolution in onr city republican politics. And inay he meet his Waterloo in November. The demócrata of Waahtenaw are getting together. The convention of Wednesday indicated it. There is a growing disposition to let bygones be bygones and avoid the rocks which split the democracy of Wayne, and which tends to créate democratie apathy in Washtenaw. Ünr republioan brethren have gone farther in encouragïng such differences in their party than the demoorats went in the past, and the democrats th?s year show no disposition to follow their example. Let this good spirit continue and let every denaoorat make np his mind to do his part in this fall's campaign. Shoulder to shonldsr, the democrats of Washtenaw may march on to triumphant victory. Was Sylvan township represented in the repnblican county convention as the repviblioans of Sylvan desired. What is known as the Grlazier delegation was elected at a canons of about 175, regularly called, the ofBcers of which were not however sworn. The Kempf delegation was named behind looked doors and without a public cali. Which best represented the wishes of the republicans of Sylvan? The mere statement of the proposition suffices to carry conviction. Why then should the republican convention unseat one-half of a delegation elected by a caucus of 175, to seat half óf a secret seleotion made by less than ten men? Where is the jnstness or fairness in the proposition and how are such things conducive to harmony in the ranks of our friends, the enemy? The long-headed or long legged editor of the Grass Lake News, we are not .snre wbich, shies his castor in the ring as a candidate for president of the United States, and announces his platform, which will make hiin the second oboice of all Pingreeites, as follows : "We had intended all along to not be a candidate for the presidenoy, but the abominable attitude of the administration towards the Cuban patriots places responsibility npon tis that cannot e evaded. We therefore say, that if the jeople see ñt to make us the chief excutive of the nation, -we will, 30 days f ter our inauguration, throw 500,000 roops into Cuba, expel the Spanish rmy andannex the islaud. If Spain, meantime, sneaks one or more of her war ships into New York harbor and Datters down that town or any other as or that matter, we will demand an indemnity suffloient to pay all damages and also to liquídate the national debt. 'h; t's what ails us, and now the quesion is, will the America people have sense enough to plaoe us at the head of this republio?"