River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-10-28

United States the sum of $5,G00,00O
/ year.
At the close of Gen. Grants administra-
they were slowly selling at Al per cent.
/ bonds at par. When / became secretary
OF he treasury, in April, 1877, ] believed
/ thai the credit of the government was so
good that we ought to sell 4 pes cent.
bonds in coin. So withdrew the 81 Pc
| cent. bonds and offered the 1 PEI cent.
| bonds The banks would not take them.
I They said the rate of interest was too low,
and don't blame them at all because it
is natural for a man to get as high rate
of interest rs he can, and he does net care
whether it is right or wrong However, /
insisted upon offering the per cent, bonds
10 the people We did so by what is
called the popular loan. Strange to say,
the people of the United States COX
s75, 1000, 900 of those bonds in sixty days.
Applause.
Now let me try and draw
THE LINE OF DEMARCATIoN
between the great political organizations.
| told you ] would divide the line between
these parties, and Judge them by what
they have done. What has the democrat
&c party done in the last twenty years that
should induce any man TO vote for them;
what measures has it proposed? When
the war broke out the democratic party
the south, which was the head and body
of the dog which went into the rebellion
waged war against the country. What
did the democratic party do during the
war that induces you to attach yourself
to it? Although thousands Of patriotic
democrats entered into the war; fought
nobly and did their duty gallantly, and
God forbid that | should take a laurel
from their brow, vet in 1869 in Ohio they
nominated as candidate for governor
Clement l.. Nallaendigham, It man who en-
deavored to disturb and cause a civil war
in that state. They supported the knights
Of the Golden Circle in In lima, and but
for the gallant heroism Of Coy. Morton
would have created civil war in Indiana.
lApplausel The democratic party met in
1864 in Chicago, your neighboring city,
and demanded peace on any terms, 4 Ces-
sation of hostilitics The very time when
Grant was in the Wilderness. When
Sherman was on his march to the sea,
they raised the white flag of truce in Chi
cago and demanded peace on any terms.
Six months after that the God of victories
crowned us with laurels and our own
country was saved. Applause. This
republican party has built up and nour-
ished spirit of nationality, of love. of
honor, of glory and public credit. We be-
lieved in our nation, the pluck and honor
of our soldiers. The democrats have no
such rights, and the resolutions of '9S;
have no glories from the past. They did
nothing, and in the name of God | appeal
to you what did they do that should in
duce any man in Milwaukee to vote the
democratic ticket. Applause ask
you if you have heard from Ohio and In
diana? [Cries of "hear" and applause
They are two kindred states to Wisconsin;
two states cut out of this great north
western territory. There was the battle
ground where these questions were de
bated. Every man Of eminence on both
sides entered the lists and gave the why
and wherefore The state of Indiana was
claimed to be democratic, and there the
issue was tried. Ohio was a republican
state. What was the result? We carried
that state by twenty thousand majority
and elected fifteen members o. congress as
republicans. Those doings will be memor-
able in political history In Indiana we
elected eight or ten members of congress
and the news by telegraph is
increasing the number every
day. Applause. We have made sure Of
a United States senator in Indiana by hay
ing the Legislature of the state. Applause.
Even in the state of West Virginia, south
of the old line, there we have gained one
HitHloeI oI COhSreSs anu tht oa.tIe soeS
on.
My friends l am not a sectionalist l
belong to
THE NATIONAL PARTY;
don't believe in sections. II ! could tear
up the solid south and divide the solid
north / would be glad 10 do it. But | will
say that | will stand by the republican
banner until every man and woman and
child is secure in every business right CIV
en- by the constitution and the laws. LGreat
applause. | will say no more. / will
stand for the north until the solid south
| lays down its arms in obedience to the
north.
THE great wind storms that prevailed
| throughout the northwest on the 18th
and 18th inst, were particularly dis
astrous on the lakes. The most serious
of all the calamities occasioned by the
storm on the lake is the loss of the
Goodrich steamer Alpena. This steam
er left Grand Haven, Michigan on
Friday night. The full particulars will
never be obtained, as all on board went
to a watery grave. A telegram from
Holland, Mich, says that lot
of camp stools, part of the forward
/
fine granting, and evidently belong
! ing to a passenger steamer, were wash
/ ed ashore about one mile north of that
harbor \ bucket marked Steamer
| Alpena," spiral stairway, and piano
with the cover torn off, were found.
Men are watching the shore for other
portions of the wreck
A dispatch from Ventura, says during
the night, a bucket, two life prescrvers
and cabin door, all marked "Alpena.'
came ashore there.
A Grand Haven special says; a
large quantity of freight from the Al
pena has come ashore six miles south
of here. Hundreds of citizens are now
on the shore, hunting for pieces of the
wreck, or possibly bodies. Several
| chairs known to belong to
the Alpena, have been found north Of
Holland, and it is thought no one sur
! vived the wreck.
Passengers of the Alpena, as far as
can be learned ARE as S)llows: w. 5. Ben
ham, Ed. Herold and wife, NJ. Cross
man, Mrs B. Harriss and Capt. II. v.
Sincere, Of Grand Haven, Mrs Brad
ley and two daughters, of Santa Fe,
| new MEXICO, MIS-. =. u. COlc, OF lll.s
sister of F. II. Holbroak, Muskegan,
gent Of the Goodrich line, H. r.
Locke, agent for Hill Bros, New York,
Rev Farrell Hart and wifi" Of White
Pigeon, Mich, Mr. Rider, agent for
glass works, Syracuse, n. V, Jno j.
Bower ex-steward of the Alpena, Jno
Osborn, wife and 3 children, Chicago
Maggie Mack, ex-stewardess Of the Al
pena n. A. McGilvary, ST. Joseph.
Mich; man with three children,
name unknown, f. G. Kusterer, Fred.
Sporeth, G. Hollinger Of Grand Rapids
]. Landrith, Muskegon. The following
are supposed to have been on the Al
pena l.. d. Priton, n y; Harry j..
Sucker, Chicago; w. c. Pettibonc,
Chicago; jew by the name Of Bob,
Linsky, a scrap iron buyer Of Chicago.
HOLLAND, Mich, Oct. 19.-Persons
who have been to the shore and along
the beach for distance Of five miles,
find large quantities of apples, lnd
other freight also portions Of the up
per deck, staunchirons and rails, gang
J planks, and matches, one door panel
with the name of Steamer Alpena' op
/ it, also two life preservers, an GA, q
! chair, marked with stencil steamer
| Alpena" A piano also came ashore
during the night, which is recognized
by the agent ofthe Goodrich line, from