The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-09-24
DOWAGIAC LOCALS.


From Our Own Correspondent.
1t was too late after Mrs. Hazlett's lecture
Tuesday evening for US to make any mention
Of it last week, and all that we could say in our
best language would not, could not add one jot
or little to her justly deserved popularity as q
logical, witty, sarcastical pointed and eloquent
speaker. On the evening OF her lecture in this
city the hall was filled with Republican men,
women, children, Democrats and Greenback-
greens firing cannon in honor OF the Repubh-
can victory in Maine. They had bought pow
der with their own money and were sounding
their OWN death-knell, shooting their own heads
off, and shouting at their own funeral, while
the speaker was most truthfully portraying
their past lives and pointing them to the way
through which they might yet reach their de-
sired goal-poItical responsibility, Influence
and power
We think the lecture gave general satsfac-
ton; it was logical, pointed, convincing and
eloquent. 1t strengthened the Republicans in
their convictions that they had been right in
the past, we're right now and that so long as
they kept in the right they would prosper. 1t
convinced the Democrats present that they
we're IN the wrong pew, that the speaker knew
more Of their " doctrines and traditions than
they did, or than they cared to have any knowl-
edge OF, and that they were such as ought to
cause any true lover of bis country to be
ashamed OF, to say The least.
The question, do you, Democrats, endorse
the first plank of your platform which endorses
the former doctrines and traditions OF your
party" was trap set with the canning OF
woman and fallen into with the stupidity of
Democrat, and the cries OF Eyes" with which
they sprang 1t upon themselves sealed their
doom for that evening, and most mercilessly
did the captor worry and tesze them; faying
them alive with the VOLTS claws with which
they, led on by their Southern allies, had en-
deavored to tear to pieces the Union. or course
this irrtated them-quite natural it should
and some "bolted' the trap while the gritty
ones stood it out, thinking damn" all the while
but knowing better than to growl back; the
first box on the ear that she gave them taught
them that. The average politician hasn't put
off all chidshness yet for he will run right in
to a licking and then whimper about it and
blame others than himself.
Ska provas all that al mo IorJs 10
creation" can deny her the right to the ballot
we cannot deny her the right to study and di-
gest American politics, and instruct hundreds
who deem women incapable OF graphing with
them, from the Alpha to the Omega of them.
We think she sighted the Greenbackers in not
paying them more compliments. She did give
them credit for swallowing pretty nasty dose,
the Democrats down in Maine; but we see by
papers, however, that the dose has made them
sick and they are spewing them up-sooner
than the whale got rid OF Jonah
Her thrilling and graphic account Of the Bat
tie Of Wilderness must have touched the hearts
OF the few who were present and who answered
a. yes to the question, "Were any Of you boys
there?" We hardly believe her idea of Zach.
Chandler stalking up and down the pearly streets
OF Heaven like Gagged lion in case the South
comes into power popular one.
There was one subject OF vital Importance to
our country upon which she did not touch l. O.,
temperance. have not heard OF any OF the
political speakers touching upon it. Why is
this? II the liquor traffic is right it should be
protected and encouraged, and all hindrances
to its rapid progress removed. II it is wrong
we should be as jealous in its removal as that
of any other element that works injury to the
country.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Smith, Thurs
day morning, the 18th inst, nine pound boy.
The young Professor will have charge Of the
home department of vocal music for the present
To our popular clothier, Mr. Philipson, and
wife, on Saturday, the 18th inst, a boy. He
will not enter the store az clerk this fall.
Archery is booming" Shootists making
good scores and we see no good reason why,
with practice enough, they may not become
Tells, Jocksleys and Huberts.