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CLARE, MICH.;FRIDA10CTQBER 31, 1890.
NEW SERIES NO 66„
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Don't listen to wild talk about advances in
price of
SHOES,
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But come to our store, where you can find
the most complete stock in Olare county, at as low prices as they have
for five years past.
The Following is a Partial List we are Selling Below Last Fall Prices
COTTON FLANNEL.
DRESS GINGHAMS.
TABLE LINEN.
LINEN NAPKINS.
LINEN TOWELS,
SILK RIBBONS.
LADIES' WOOL UNDERWEAR.
WOOL SHIRTING.
BLANKETS,
YARNS.
SHIRTINGS.
. HOSIERY.
JAMESTOWN DRESS GOODS.
MEN'S WOOL UNDERWEAR.
AND MANY OTHERS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.
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Save Money by Trading r^tEpUsL,.^ the
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1   "Old Prices/'
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One Door North
of Postoffice.
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EHIIKBRIDEb
Where are you going to buy that suit of
Clothes or Overcoat you have been
et for this winter?
vl A BRIEF REVIEW.
fiueer combination the republi-
we put forward on their county
this full, from sheriff down to eor-
The whole gang, including can-
and ring-leaders, are down in the
over the "gloomy prospects pro-
Chirk Mabie, for sheriff, does
HOt^pve to be the drawing card that
t!W.anticipated. Even in his own town
W will fail to rally the support they bad
hoped, nnd beside there are several within ]ii£ own party who do not forget thc
wnyjfii which his name was sprung upon
thecjonvcntion and the manner in which
thq"4Jate-makers" carried tlieir point*
Bcjgiiotontitled to the ofllce. That
rights conceeded to his democratic opponent, Arthur E. Doty, who will be
eleqtfed. Somo other year Mr. Mabie
nifgiit have succeeded—but not this
yrsiv
For the office of county olerk the republicans have  nominated  William   II.
ristf&rd, of Farwoll, ft  well-to-do  liard-
wiMjJ.'iiid saddlery merchant, who has  a
payipgautl prolitablc business, and could
not s|ell aftord to  neglect this tor  the
comparatively meager sum afforded   by
thfjwlary paid the  clerkship.     In   our
Isst^last week we gave our reason why
hefjould not be elected, which Is as follows:  "W<5 are contideiitially informed
b,i'|jj«uiijiiciit citizen of his own town,
i^iippears to know whereof he speaks,
tliitt-tho gentleman does not care for thc
cte|ion or the office so far as he himself
iscfinoonied, bnt that he lias  a  son   (a
yotiflg m..n of about IS or 20 years of age)
wliKfl he intends to deputize to the posi-
tlundf the sire succeeds In obtaining the
election,   It is not just  nor  proper  to
cast^'our vote for one man for an  office
wjǤi, by so doing, you arc actually electing another  man   to  till   the   position.
'liejpeople of Olare county have already
ftra»d It very unsatisfactory to do  bus'r
ii(«!5<with an official through his deputy."
$fe& pratocRAT-I'itEiNS has nothing to say
;atory to the character of Mr. Safer against his ability to fill the pn<-
but it verily believes that hu
d not give his entire personal   time
»»i'ntteiitio» to the offico if cteeiod. On
eUithfr hand, his democratic opponent,
^ -V^Kielnnojid, desires the   position
aU^iW'*®?-^0 attached J01' ll,w*
^Wwlll gt'vo'tiio offico bis entire
thnc and persona] attention. He is an
honest, upright and hardworking farmer.
He Is well educated and possesses every
necessary qualification for the importantj
position. Consider the two cases, nnd j of Mr< {,Hmul„,g hls opponent, we have
ask yourself which of the two men most! ym. ]iul(, w My< As Ul(J 6nylng „ws
need your vote, j ll(l :.. a n, j„i,ty g00rt fenow; but as a pub-
TIic next position on the county ticket j j^. l)roht.ftttor. he has cut no great ligure.
is an important one—that of register of, •pjs trlu, ti,at ],e j,as filled thc portion in
drctl-. The two candidates who arc' tlK, 1>a..t two years, but in no instance
worUng fc.r the election are William E-' imVe his attainments been anything to
Aldrich, the democratic nominee, ami j yr.l{, l,))(m. ue js working hard for re-
Ora G. Hale, who received the uoinina-1 election, but we bt'lieve that his work
tion in the republican convention. The ]j wjh y, j„ vajn, and that the people will
former gentleman is too well known  to j decide upon hin better qualified oponont,
's, of Course!
right man, and we verily believe that the
people will decide to place him in office.
His political opponent, William A. Goodman, is also a man woll known to the
people of the county. He is working extremely hard for re-election., but in his
travels throughout the county he finds
his political fences in a very delapidated
condition and the people breaking over
thom and rallying to tlie support of that
sturdy young farmer, John Gordon. Had
he given the duties of the office his personal attention and moved to the county
seat, as he promised to do two years ago
in cyent of election, he would now stand
a better chance of retaining the position.
His hardware business in this village has
been and will continue to be . of more
vital importance to his financial gain
than ths salary afforded by tho treasurer-
ship. As previously stated, the people
find it very unsatisfactory to do business
with an official through his proxy. "We
believe that Mr. Goodman will he elected
—not to ofiice. but to turn over the books
and funds to his   democratic  opponent,
Juiiii (iOl'dOII.
The next office of whioh the Dkmu-
('Ka.t-1'iiess desires to spoak of hra few
brief words is that of prosecuting attorney. Everybody knows that the position
is one of great responsibility, the duties
requiring careful consideration and
prompt attention. The two gentlemen
who arc seeking an election at the hands
of the people of (Tare county arc William A Burritt and George .I. Cummins,
thc former thc democratic nominee' and
the latter the republican candidate. In
point of legal ability it is a well known
fact, especially to those who liave (-cca-
sion to visit a session of circuit court,
that Mr. Burritt is far superior to his opponent, lie is second to no attorney in
northern Michigan in this re;poet and j
his eminent success in court proceedings
has made for him a reputation which
has won a very large, practice that is not
confined within liis own county. Enr
two terms, lSS'-l-S, lie served the people
>)f this count} as their public prosecutor.
When he first assumed thc duties of the
ofiice it uiui-t be admitted that the affairs
of the county wore in a terribly bad muddle. We do not care to now rehash the
iniquities with which he had to contend,
but all who know the early history of
the county are well aware that to his
strenuous efforts are we Indebted lor lite
more purified present stale of affairs in
this couuty. He has done much lo forward thc prosperity of this county.
Thore is still much to be done, and no
. j man is better qualified than Mr.  Burritt.
A MAMMOTH MEETING.
People From Miles Around   Gathered at Clare on Monday Evening to  Listen  to  Hon.  T. A..
E. Weadock.
the people of Clare couuty to need an ex-   wjiliain A. Burritt
tended introduction through   those  col- j
umtis at this time.   He is an old soldier, j
kind and courteous to all with whom he j
r
That's right, for we have without question, the largest and most complete stock of
FINE    CLOTHING
In this part of Michigan. We have elegant bargains in Fall and Winter Suits,
Overcoats and Gents' Furnishing Goods.
SUITS FOR BIG MEN.
SUITS FOR SMALL MEN.
SUITS FOR BIG BOYS. '
SUiTS FOR SMALL BOYS.
SUITS AT HIGH PRICES.
SUITS AT LOW   PRICES.
Sixi-tis  £»/t -A-ll Prices.
H.   RAZEK,
"The One Price Clothier."
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK, GLARE MICH,
For surveyor, William W. Harper will
be elected with thc others on the dcino-
,.,... i cratic ticket and  his republican  caudi-
meets, and its safe to say that he nas not j (lute< AVilli.s Green.  will   wish  he  had
a persona enemy in the whole   county. ^ tUe llomlnation.    ..m]-.
He has idled the office very sat.sfaetory. H ^ nM a Un0 M tmQ as am. mnn
fer two years, is well versed in its work- j        hJs flel|] notM w ma(](,  C()U ;rehen.
ings and now asks for re-election at  the t
nandsof his constituents.    Why  refuse,
him and place the duties in inexperienced
hands? As for Mr. Hale, we have but
brief aud only kind words. He is a young
man of perhaps 23 or 2-i years of age, of
fine personal appearance, and is generally known as a "rattling good fellow"
within the limited circle of his acquaintances. He is a clerk in the store of the
Lansing Lumber Company, at Dodge, in
Hamilton township, and commands a fair
salary. Left by his parents while young
upon his own resourses he was able to acquire only a common country school education. His experience in business affaire is limited, and those who know him
best are not backward in saying that be
is unqualified to care for the duties in-
yolved in so important an office. The
republicans of Clare county did him. an
injustice in nominating him for the position against Mr. Aldrich, knowing full
well, as they must, that only defeat could
await him.
No voter is able to giye any valid reason why John Gordon should not be
elected to take up his residence at Harrison and handle the funds of Clare county
for the next two years. They certainly
could not be placed in more honest, more
worthy or more capable bands than his.
There is hardly a voter in the whole
county who is not acquainted with him
and will vouch that he is the man most
eminently fitted to fill the position. His
steady, temperate habits, his long residence in the county and the manner in
which he has discharged every public
duty imposed upon him, secures for him
an enviable reputation, the admiration
and esteem of every yoter and gives assurance that the sacred trust will be
faithfully imposed and discharged. A
vote for John Gordon is a yote for the
siblc.
John II. Canfield, the republican candidate for circuit court commissioner, will
be so deep in tbe political soup bowl
with the others on his party ticket that
even McGinty cannot find him. Sidney
Frary will be the people's choice.
Now our advice is, for one and all, to
vote the domocratic ticket from top to
bottom. By so doing you will elect
Frank McLellan, of Farwell, and Dr.
Joseph II. Carpenter, of Clare, for coroners. If it is necessary to hold a post
mortem on the decomposing remains of
the g. o. p. they haye both the will and
norye to do it.
Yote the democratic ticket, my friend,
It is to your interest.
Let every democrat work from now
until after election for the success of the
wholo. democratic ticket. Our party and
our principles are in the right, our candidates for office are equally good and
efficient, and even better in many instances than their opponents and should
be elected. Success is ours this fall if
wc but put our shoulders to the wheel
and go to work with a determination to
win.   Let thero be no laggards.
"Billy" Harper has made an excellent
county surveyor, and will be re-elected
with the. others on the democratic ticket.
He has done his work well aud is deserving. 	
Weadock advocates thc principles tending to the best interests of thc laboring
men and farmers, and is therefore entitled to and should receive their vote.
We do not see how any honest, conscientious man can vote for Turner for
governor, agaiust that sturdy, practical
old farmer. Edwin B. Winans.
Our next congressman, Hon, T. A. E. •
Weadock, of Buy City, was in Claro Monday night anil spoke to the largest crowd
of people that oyer before assembled ii>
tho comity to hoar a political speech.
An excursion train brought a large
crowd of people from Meredith. liarrison, Hatton and Farwoll. and another
special train brought two coaches filled
with people Irom Dodge. Crowds of
people from Dovoi, Loomis, Calkinsville
and the surrounding country Hooked into
CJare to hoar him. Nearly a thousand
visitors were in Clare ou thc availing
named. The speech was made in Doherty's new opera houso, which was crowded to its fullest capacity—a large number being unable to gain admittance to
the hall. It is c.-timatcd that there WAS
over 1000 people iu the buMiug;. 3ffifcv' -
Harrison and Clare bands furnished mu-
>ic, whioh added to the gaiety of the occasion. A goodly number of ladies were
in attendance, and it is pleasing to sec
that they also take so much interest in
the questions of the day.
Mr. Weadock   spoke  for  nearly  two-
hours, nud during   tho   entire   time   he
hold hi* audience in the closest attontion.
Everybody concedes that by all odds ho
made the best andstrongosi speech of the
campaign.   Mr. Weadock   proved   himself to bo a statesman of more than ordinary ability.    Every   word   ho   uttered
was to the point   and   drow  home  the
tinihs in a manner so forcible   thai   no-
ni.e but a blind and doaf politician   will
dispute but that lie  is   upon   the   right
side of tho political questions   that   control:! iisiniiiij.   Mr. Weadock is intensely in oainosi and tho purity of his character is so nell known that what be says
carries conviction with it and makes bim
admired, loveil and respected by all but
thc followers of monopolists and tariff
lobbers.   lie remind* ns at once of olden
timo honesty, whon  men  would rather
suifcr doath than betray their trust to the
people.   So much superior is ho to Watts-
Humphrey that a comparison accurately,
describing the dill'erence is   impossible..
lie rakeii the AlfKinley bill fore aud aftr
pointing nut the iniquities of  the  tarifi-,.
showing the injustices mid discriminations to thc plain xieoplu compared with,
the wealthy, defined his position on the*
money question, stated thc cause of  thf
deprossed condition of agriculture hi thV
United Statos, tho. remedy and cure for
all our troubles and he lot  the soldier
know just where ho stood upon pensions
and all legislation appertaining to tlieir
welfare.   Weadock has a strong hold upon Iho popular heart.    Tin- pooplo soe
in him a true friend and ono ablo  to  do
his part to relieve thom of their burdens.
He is a grand man in every sense of the
term and if thc people know themselves,
iiod we think they do, 'Weadock will  go-
to Washington.
Doty is sure to get there,
liiohinond iiui.s rapidly, 'rah!
Xoxt Tuesday is election d-ty.
Hurrah for Treasurer Gordor*
May thc best man win, is our hope;
Burritt is our next prosecuting  attorney.
Tomorrow (Saturday) is registration
day.
Our republican friends are looking exceedingly gloomly.
Our next state senator fr.im this district, Hon. F. A. Wilson, of Harrison,
was in Clare Tuesday and Wednesday.
Don't vote for a proxy. Elect men.,
who want a position bad enough to give
thc duties of office tbeir personal atten*
tion. -
We need reform and that badly in our
state affairs. You know Wilson and
Marsh to be honest straightforward men.
Vote for them.
The McKinley bill is something :iiUi'
many a poor farmer and laboring mac
cannot wash down and as a consequence
will vote the democratic ticket next
Tuesday.
W. D. Marsh should be elected   representative in the state  legislature  frotnt^
this district.   Salisbury has proven himself  a nonedity  in   that  positioa ami
should uot be re-elected.
Will you vote next Tuesday for monopoly and the legalized tariff steal, or
will you vote for Weadock and the democratic ticket which favors lower taxa^
tion and equal rights aud justice to all.".
The farmer and laboring man who- has.'
to pay advanced prices earned by the-
McKinley bill on all his necessary commodities, now begins to realize that the-
tariff is a tax and that the consumer is.
the man wbo must pay it.
Arthur E. Doty has proven an honest..
efficient aud painstaking sheriff, whose
careful and economical administration-,
of the duties of that office has saved' the-
couuty many dollars in the past two
years. He is just the man -wo want toll il that position for another two  years-
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