The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-17

On Monday evening last the democrats of
this vicinity held ratification meeting at
the Court House. Every effort had been
made to get out crowd, the services of the
Paw Paw band were secured, anvils were
fired, the court yard was profusely decorated
with colored lanterns, dry goods boxes and
tar barrels were piled in the street for bon
fire, fireworks were provided, glee club was
organized, and y. w. Powers of Kalamazoo,
and Prosecuting Attorney Turner of Grand
Rapids imported to address the faithful.
AS matter of course all these prepara-
tions attracted good many people, and the
result was a fair sized audience. The meet
ing was opened by few remarks from Mr.
Il. A. Blackman, the chairman who alluded
most feelingly to the great crime of '76. He
forgot, however, to mention that the electo
raj commission, which perpetrated what
democrats are pleased to denominate a crime
and fraud, was democratic measure, orig
mated by democrats, in democratic House,
and passed by democratic votes.
He was followed by Mr.. Powers who il
quite pleasant speaker, but not an orator
by any means He did not discuss the is
sues that are before the people, but spent
most of his tine in describing the beauties
of the "great Chicago convention" defend
ing the past record of Mr.. Cleveland, urging
fusion between the democrats and green
hackers of this state-he didn't even allude
to the manner in which the idea of Butler
and fusion was ignored at Chicago-and in
urging the claims of Mr.. Yaple, the free
trader, as fusion candidate for congress in
this district.
The next speaker was G. L. Fitch Esq, of
this village, who really waxed eloquent, made
some happy hits, told some good stories, and
received good deal more applause, than did
Mr.. Powers; in fact, he made much the bet
ter speech of the two.
Harry Longwell and Il. X. Annable were
next called for but they failed to materialize.
Mr.. j. E. Jordan then came forward and
delivered an address, very good one, con
sidering the cause he was trying to uphold,
but it certainly did not possess "the soul of
wit, brevity. He, also, was the recipient of
considerable applause. and said some things
very pleasing to the old hard-heads.
good many retired at the close of his
address, the chairman trying to hold the
crowd by stating that the next speech
would be the best of ala statement, by the
way, which proved to be wide of the truth.
The glee club consisting of Messrs. q. w.
Koons and G. II. Mosier, Miss Eta Hopping,
organist, sang "The Flag that Waved a Hun
dred Years that was not the democratic
flag that flag waved four years, over the
Southern confederacy-afterw which Attorney
Turner of Grand Rapids, was introduced,
and proceeded to deliver long harangue
which was by far the thinnest, dryest. and
most uninterestinG address of the evening,
and consisted almost wholly of pronouncing
the shibboleth of the party, Grover Cleve-
land, Grover Cleveland, dd ndUsedHl in laud-
/ r,,e, fla 4
urging the claims of Mr.. "Yapple," as he was
pleased to call him.
large proportion of the audience consist
ed of Republicans who were attracted to the
meeting by curiosity to hear what might be
| said. Most of them thought "home talent"
far exceeded imported eloqneuce," and all
will be ready TO attend the next ratification,
glorification, jubilee, pow-wow, or whatever
else it may be called.