Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-10-28
Mr.. Brown Crates, But Does Not Elk.

NIr. Brown Crates, hut Does Not Elk.
plain.
Mr.. James j. Brown made speech In
favor of Democracy and "reform," at the
school house in Duncan, last week, Fri
day evening. 1t was made up of the
same class of arguments. of which all his
speeches abound, for he has no other
stock in trade, misrepresentation regard
ing the Republican party, corruption
and the cry of hard times, which he still
claims is caused by the Republican party.
He stated that the mechanics and labor
ing classes of this country are suffering
and STARRING and that they were leaving
this country and going to the old cour-
tries by ship loads, and as proof of this
general statement, he cited as fact, that
three hundred had left New York on ac-
count of starvation. All this would be
changed, the speaker said, if the Demo-
Gratis come into power. Good times
would be the result, and plenty of mon
ey and work. He also referred to tie
frauds of the whisky ring. Such wild,
reckless statements might do. if the adj
dress was being made to a lot of men who
never read, but there were quite num-
Der of intelligent men present, who knew
that the speech was made up of mass
of Misrepresentation. After listening to
these statements for some time, a gentle
man arose and asked the speaker the fol-
lowing questions:
LIST. How is the Democratic party 60
ing to bring about the good times spoken
OF, and how they were going to effect the
markets of the world {?
I'd. Have you not forgotten TO tell the
meeting under what circumstances the
stone masons left New York?
Sd. Was there any Democrats connect
ed with the whiskey ring?
To the first question, Mr.. Brown re-
piled by asking, If you had servant
who was always running you in debt and
stealing from you, would you not dis
charge him, and by so doing effect large
saving?" Hence the good times by the
saving). The gentleman replied by ask
ing, if granting the truth of the PROPOSE
ton, what effect this saving, divided |
among the people, would have in making
better times. To this, Mr.. Brown did |
not reply, nor did he to the other ques-
lions asked. 1t would seem by this that
Mr.. Brown was not::such an extra good
hand to answer questions after all. MIR.
Brown evidently intended by his simlc
of the bad servant to convey the idea
that the Republican administration was
rum ng the country into debt. This is
false and he knows it, however much he
may try to make people believe to the
contrary.
These ''ship loads" of people going back
to the old country on account of starva-
ton has been one Of the main arguments
in Mr. Browns speeches thus far upon
political matters. Mr.. j. B. Macarthur
for it was he who asked Mr.. Brown the
above questions-has knocked the I'M
out of that by explaining to
the meeting the facts in the case, and
now Mr.. Brown will have to hatch up
some new story to tell.
The facts regarding these three hun
dred men going back to the old country
TO work, and which Mr.. Brown has ELL
larged to "ship loads,'' are these: The
best mechanics of Europe have come to
this country because they could secure bet
ter wages. Some Scottish contractors
wanted some first-class workmen and so
they came to this country and gathered
up the number they wanted by offering
them large wages, 81 60 per day of eight
hours, in gold, and their passage paid to
Scotland, with contract for two years
work. They did not go because they
were starving here, but because they had
extra inducements offered them. Many
Of them accepted it as an opportunity to
20 back for visit to their old homes and
friends. and will, no doubt, return to this
again. when their contract eX-
Dires. This is the sum and substance OF
;he very affecting story told by Mr.. Brown
Of the starving mechanics"
All the .'hard times" stories of Mr.
Brown would fall completely to the
ground i'm the same manner, if there
we're only those present who knew the
acts, as did Mr. Macarthur in this case.
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