Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-08
Republican Rally.

hall was about three-quarters full, and
the Judge was listened to very atten-
lively. There was not much enthusi-
asm exhibited, although several Of his
points were applauded, one Of which
was remark made some years ago
by Andrew Jackson, a Democratic
President.
Albert Pack as chairman of the
Republican county committee presid-
ed over the meeting.
A very pleasant part of the affair
was the singing by the "Glee club"
composed Of Messrs. II. S. Seage. Chas.
Warren, Frank L. Wean, j. G. Com
fort, Alex, McCauley, G. A. Howard,
G. w. Jones, j. Paterson and j. w.
Small.
The first part of the Judges speech
was tiresomc and stale, having been
worn threadbare by the Republican
party during the last twenty years.
The speaker said he wanted to see if
he could support the Democratic par
ty, and in order to decide inte3ligently
he brought up his own chosen wit
nesses; forced them to give partisan
statement to suit his notions; then
constituted himself both Judge and
Jury and finally decided that he could
not support Cleveland and Hendricks.
The evidence he brought forward con-
sisted Of a remark made some twenty
ago by the Detroit Free Press Cat
which time it was under different
management than it is now, a quota
ton from the New York Herald and
a Bangor (Maine) paper, of the same
Anticipated date, and remark said to
have been made by Horatio Seymour.
On this evidence the Democratic par
ty was declared unworthy.
This part of the Judges discourse
proved so dry and stale, that many Of
the persons present began to leave the
hall, and the Judge changed his tao
tics and took up the tariff question.
He favored a protective tariff tax,
and tried to prove that the prosperity
and growth Of the country was due
mainly to the protective tax. He
said goods were made cheaper in this
country than in England, and then
stated how cheap goods were, but for
got to state that the people had but
very little money to buy them.
Among other illustrations he said a
person could take small quantity of
skim milk and buy pound of nails,
but if the farmers think they can
trade their skinned milk for hardware,
just let them try at the hardware
stores, and we are inclined TO the be-
lief that the skim milk currency will
not be accepted. The speaker said
he did not expect to convert any
Democrats who were present. Very
little was said regarding the Mulligan
letters, as the subject did not appear
agreeable to the speaker, and was one
of those things he would like, no
doubt, to bury out of sight. He con-
demned Cleveland because he had re-
fused to violate contracts and spend
money for sectarian purposes.
Another wonderful declaration of
the Judge was his statement that there
were no monopolies in this country,
except the man of genious who in
vents something and gets a patent on
it. On that subject the people will
differ with the orator, because they
know the country is full of monopolies
fostered by the Republican party and
their protective tariff.
The speakers main argument con-
sisted of the idea that the prosperity
Of the country was owing to the pro-
tective tariff, though why he should
want a protective tariff when this
country, as he stated, could manufac-
ture goods cheaper than England, is
an argument that is hard to under
stand, and does not seem very consis-
tent; neither do we agree with him
that protective tariff has made this
country prosperous.
In this city, which is especially for
tunate, as compared with other Sec
tons Of the country, and where the
lumbermen, as a class, are not, we be-
lieve, excelled for using their help in
worthy manner, for paying as big
wages as they can afford, for enterprise,
generosity, public spirit and fair deal
ing, there are hundreds of men out of
employment. Not long ago Fletcher,
Pack & Co. started their bay shore
mill at night, and when the time came
to make the first start, there were
men enough to run two mills. One
gang, of course, could not be provid-
ed for, and we are inclined to the be-
lief that the unsuccessful ones will
hardly agree with Judge Brown that
the country was prosperous.
If the reports that come from other
places are correct Alpena is especially
fortunate, and we submit the follow