Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-10-15
Republicanism.

Capt. j. III. Palmer gave the citizens OF
this city specimen of Republicanism at
the Opera House last Friday night, and the
principal effect of his partisan bigotry has
been to make Democrats and Greenbackers
in this city more determined to help to
drive the Republicans out of power.
The speaker commenced his Grafton by
telling how he had tramped over Michigan
the last three weeks and had found victory.
A few minutes after he corrected his state
ment by remarking that either Cleveland
or Blaine would be the next President. A
few moments were then devoted to the
Greenback party and the speaker declared
they chad not received the fruits of their
victory" two years ago. The Greenbackers
who were present, remembering that men,
Der of their party had been elected COVER
nor of Michigan, and another to the Su-
preme Court, must have differed from the
speaker, and concluded that they received
the fruits of their victory. After disposing
of the Greenbackcrs, he turned his atten-
ton to the Democrats and remarked that
in overhauling their record he would be
easy with them as he did mot wish to make
them angry with him." He then assailed
the Democrats as bitter and in as vulgar a
manner as he knew. They were rebels,
y,
whose only object was to get Office. Cleve-
land was declared to be keeper of skunks,
and monster whose only aim was to de-
stroy the workingmen and cast dishonor on
the country. Hendricks was a sort Of fiend.
At the last presidential election the number
of Democrats who voted amounted to four
million, four hundred and forty-two thou
sand and thirty-five. In that vast army
i, Of h,, haa
who we're immoral and given to drinking
and debauchery, and il is thus easy to see
what kind Of Democrats Capt. Palmer had
associated with.
Having said all the mean things he could
think of about the Democratic party, he
commenced painting the Republican Peg
trait. His party, according to him, pos
sessed all the virtues, all the intelligence,
all the patriotism, and in fact were a sort
of angelic host without wings. They even
appropriated heaven, rs the speaker intimat-
ed that there was no prospect Of the Demo-
Gratis getting there. The biggest angel In
his party, Judging from his praises, was
Blaine whom he pictured out as one of
great purity, craftsmanship one free from
blemishes and corruption, and an A, No.
Xxx patriot.
When relating what great things his par
ty had done, he declared how they protect
cd citizens abroad and were so honorcd and
respected, that an American citizen could
go to Europe and sit on the threshold Of a
king, and the king dare not tell him to get
off, At this part of the speech a person
present asked the speaker question as to
why certain American citizens we're con-
fined in British prisons. The speaker pre-
tended not to hear the question for he said ::
II did not hear what the gentleman said.
Probably something funny" The question
caused the speaker to change the subject of
protection TO American citizens, and his
next point was his remark that this country
during the last "a years had been one Of
prosperity" The laboring men present
could probably tell the speaker how pros
porous il was, and we are inclined to the
belief that their statement would differ con-
siderably from the orators.
Some Republicans, said the speaker, had
helped TO elect Begole. but he begged them
not TO do so again. He then commenced
lying about the Democrats, and asserted
that every investigation that had been made
only showed sinking Democrat fastened
TO IL, and Tanner was not circumstance