The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-03-21

he Ion and the lamb have lain doun %
se'aes' and what ID the strangest thing of all.
Tue roaring, rampant democratic lion has lain
down inside ithe poor, meager. innoce Mt U,,,o
greenoack lamb. In other words. the great
1iden and reform party OF Michigan. II ,so sra
to Judge by the action OF its convention ,,h,o,,
ooasted during the last campaign that It wa.
the hardest OF the hard mas gone hack on ira
record OF forty years, eaten DIRT. pinn,d hack
It's ears creased itself and quietly slid down
the throat OF the demure green-clad l., tlo r,o
oaDy' Long live humbug long 1--we Mortgage
W. field' the greatest demagogue OF the aye
"no the great mogui and grand manpulator Of
the once proud but now degraded democratic
party. Alas, how are the mighty fallen, The
history OF political parties in this country vb,le
IL shows many !strange phases, and unricbt-
eous alliances, nowhere discloses such bare
raced retraction OF principles. such ipfamors
eating OF dirt, as that which transpired in tne
democratic State convention a. Iansino p,,.
We sre 10th TO believe that the acton Of that
convention expresses the sentiment OF the
rank and hle OF the democratic party of tina
stale or that they will rally to the support o,
the ticket nominated by that unholy coal,tio,
Ihe convention made the barsai, b,, p ,.i,,
''hA'nS LOT them to deliver the goods. We
wen KNOW that there are thousands OF " Uonas,
money Democrats in this State and we do
not believe that they can be humbugeed and ,
cajo!ed into supporting ticket whose cs,,h
u1''S were nominated and stand upon rag C
mono y irredeemable. fat platform. merely for ?
tue sake OF defeating the Republicans, between C
WHOM ana themselves there is no difference so u
far as finances are concerned And tho fnsr
ciai ISSUE squRre and vel! defined i. the oo,,, G.
ISSUE presented to the voters OF Michigan by p
tne platforms OF the two parties We we'll "
Know that honest money Democrats raio;ooa CT
WIN She Republicans last fall at the defoat q,
n"''Sn IN THIS State, recognizing well the fac. Oh
'aa' a Republican victory was a truman ~ ,ho m
principles for which they were contending. and h'
'''A' " victory for themselves they reiocad pa
IA victory for republicanispn. and strroL pr
nana' With us and glorifed with "a over th. he
iefeat OF the common enemy. pu
IL cannot be possible that now thew will a. La
ow that prince of political blatbersljtos g o,,r me
Noses to bind them body and soul and brescn- Nj
Is and deliver them oysr to the pur.aa q, ,ho liv
agoaby, and compel them to vote so- w.. cal
handing on platform exactly the rever,o ., ex'
he ooe they advocated and voted for orIv =. ha'
months ago. We hope and confidently e,noo, col
onest men, who may differ with ps IN o,,ou in
'at'ers but who agree with US on the f3n,nc,,, anc
'sue- to come up to our assistance and ouo ant
nslr votes and lend their aid and ipsuencs j. ele
rushing out this financial heresy which "a -, que
empted to be foisted upon the p.ope bv ~ lart
rnciplsd demagogues and wire -puer. W. see
rmiy believe that the people OF this State w,,
q tue 9Th day OF April next, by their votes
rove that there is such thing as princin,e
"a that they cannot be humbugeed BY apv A
cn political trickery aud chcanery as was ar Won
mpted to be perperated BY Field and bis MA,
adiuiors 40 -.