Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-04-08

A Republicans Account of Democrat,
Meeting.
To the Editor of the NORTHERN TRIRUNE.

A Republicans Account of Democratic
Meeting.
To the Editor Of the NORTHERN TRIRUNE.
SAULT ST. MARIE, MICH,
March 2Sth, 1876.
For several days past the following in
vitation has been conspicuously posted in
several places through the village:
"We cordially invite Liberals and Con-
seryatives, and all others. without regard
to previous affiliation, who are opposed
to the extravaganza ard Of the
Republican party to unite with US at
Smiths Hall, Monday evening, Marc,,
9th, 1876 ''
In response to the above invitation
some thirty or forty of the terrible un-
washed met at Smiths Hall to listen to
a string Of vituperative Billingsgate from
the Hon. Geo. w. Brown, renegade
Republican, and couple Of others OF
the same stamp. Mr.. Brown. address
ing the meeting, referred to the little
fortune he had spent TO make the Re
publican party great power; but the
little leaven of honesty lie peronally had
been able to to inti Oduce into the party
bad been insufficient to affect the great
bOdy-pOlitic and he had to retire. lie
referred to standing under the cid oak
with his friend Austin Blair at the for
nation Of the Republican party-hc sai,l
40 years agO-(Mr. Brown is 81 years
old) and again i'm 1864, to his course in
stamping the state for the Republican
oy-tx of 1,of h,,t he RI Of M
one of his old party friends, then pres
ehr, who had not seen him for ten or
twelve years, lie did not refer to his own
reported dishonest actions While Super
intendent of the st. Mary's Falls Ship
nostrils OF the Republican party they
had to drop him. Nor did he say any
thing abolt going to Washington to set
tie the private claims OF residents of this
township whereby some of his personal
friends were out OF pocket about three
hundred dollars. for which payment
made to him, they are assured he dld
act attempt in the least to attend to their
business. Let's see: How is it
George, did you get the custom house
appointment at that time? or did you
fail to convince the powers at Washing
ingtOn that you carried the politics OF
Chippewa county in your breeches
pocket ?" He is terribly anxious to root
up the fraud and corruption OF the Re
publican party Of the present time. but
quietly hurries over his own actions
while on the canal, as above. Poor fel-
low ] am sorry TO learn that his salary
while Superintendent of the canal was
not sufficient to support him; and in
| this day of petitions. think that petition
should be forwarded to the canal BOARD
of Control to reimburse him the $o0(
per annum that he-hOw was ii, George
Obi, had,to spend from his private for
tune (situate where's to-live on. Th
Hon. Brown wound up by referring to
letter he had received from Mr.. Swine
ford, declining the nomination to Con
gress kindly offered him by ''On the Bor
der" in his letter published in the Mar
quette Mining Journal, of March 11th-
the declinatiOn was wOrded about th'
same as that published in the same issue
of the paper.
The Hon. Ryan, with his beard bcauti
fully cOmbed for the occasion, following
Mr.. Brown, read an editorial from The
Boston Pilot, well adapted TO q temper
ance meeting, and, after assuring all o.
| his honesty while in Cffice as COmmis
sioner of Highways, l hope to the salts
faction Of everybody concerned, he als'
endorsed Mr.. SwinefOrd Tor some pOliti
Cal position, even if he would not accep
the nomination to Congress; assuring
him that Chippewa county would vote t
man for him for amy position to which
he might aspire. Why not bring hin
before the Democratic National Conven
ton, next June, as candidate for thu
Presidency. He is pure and untainted-
AZ least he says so! oet
MIR. Barker, the famed contractor o
Fox river and Kings Mountain, followet
with very able periphiastical address
the upshot Of which was. that he woult
ackn owledge some dishonesty in tn.
Democratic party; which, for an ole
salt point Democrat, is to say the leas
fair, yet not at all hyperbolical.
| must not forget TO refer to the Hon
Georges carefully complied statics, which
exposed the gigantic frauds in in the re-
demptiOn Of some twenty millions c
greenbaeks in 1872 by the issue OF bonds
which greenbacks, instead of being de
stroyed by Mr.. Richardson, then Secre
tary of the Treasury, were pocketed ant
used by the Republicans during th'
| elections OF That year; and some equal,
absurd statements of frauds in New
Hampshire and Washington, and last, il
the accounts Of the present Saint Mary!
| Falls Ship Canal superintendent
George, your able competition OF figures
and your we'll established character TO-
honesty and integrity, mark you as :
| man well fitted tor some important posi-
ton of trust; and should the next Dem
ocratic President Qf we ever have one
fail to discover your fitness for the por
iOllO of the Secretary OF the Treasury i
will be a matter ever to be regretted by
the party.
must add, in closing, that all the Re
luOlicans OF Chippewa coulty will b,
pleased to learn that Ed. Ashman has a.
last plucked up enough courage to jump
off the fence where he has perched 81
long aud declared himself Democrat.
only hope, for their sake, they bough
him cheap enough. The position o
pOund-naster wonld be u big price fol
Eds political influence. Yours, truly,
| III ~ Glfd ~ Ia LIBERTY.
That Decision.