Telegram-herald., 1888-10-09
Tne EVENING MeETlNe-
rhs sDsschss Made At H.rSm.a's and
Lucs's Halle.

III Hartman's Hall was packed Ia The
nOfaing. ig vas lammsd IN the evening.
Psnding The arrival Of tho speakers, tae
GLss Clab ssng several songs. and Mrs.
shsdd rendered the Star Span gled
Banner"
Capt. wm. A. Gsvstt presided. and intro
duced Hon. James @. Blaine as the hrst
speaker.
Mr.. Blaine arose amid wild applause.
When the hurrahs nad subsidized he said
that his friend, Capt. Gaystt, hsd said too
much. be was not there 10 make speech,
Bot be congratulated the citizens upon
" hat Do + al seen sInce he entered the State
OF Michigan. He continued. The sum
and substance OF IL Is that, IN my judgment,
Michigan will be- as she ever has been
10 the Republican procession. and
that Harrison and Norton will be
the next President and Nice-President
OF the United States. Applause | be
iieve their election is essential 10 the con
tinued prosperity OF the country. If the
people Of this country believe in the pro-
tscllve system. they must place At the head
Of Tho Government = President who be-
lisves in that system. The nursing child
must be put with friendly mother. Ia
1874 large portion OF the people
OF the United States thought that
the Democratic party could De entrusted
with the saie-keeping of the financial
and protective systsms which have
given this country such un-
exampled prosperity for the last
quarter Of q century. But they were
deceived. thsy were betrayed. and they are
in = tremendous struggle today TO save their
system from the touch of the Democratic
party. The strength is in yosr right arm
10 do a. Do not De dismayed al their boasts,
for Democratic boasts ars not al all alarm
ing. Wny, down in Maine, q month ago.
We had an election and elected our Gov
srnor by IL. 500 majority, and the members
Of Congress by 10. 400. We carried q popular
majority in every county in the State, We
elected every Senator Of the State Leg stature.
We chose aInsty-six county officers out OF
ninety nine that were voted for laughter
and applause and after il was all over and
the returns fully in. the Democratic State
COMMITTEES of Massachusetts, invited their
poor. despised aud defeated candidate for
Governor Of Maine 10 come to Boston, that
they might give him a banquet and be
mizh ht thank God that he had escaped so
well prolonged laughter and applause
That which came 70 pass IN Maine Will
be rsaizsd throughout this country in No.
vember"
Mr. Blaine added that this was not his
first visit 10 Grand Rapids. He had visited
this city TIVE. ye years ago and again four
years ago since his last visit be had been
IN Europe and had seen many intsrestin <
things. but nothing more interesting than
when in Scotland, he slept IN bed room.
all the furniture in which had bean sent
across the ocean from the city of Grand
Rapids Michigan.
he continued. a State which, by its
progress ia manufactures under the Ameri-
can protective system. can achieve such
prosperity "a 10 make the name of one of
IS great cities famous across the ocean.
NAV I am sure, 0s relied upon to give is
electoral vo-e for that grand and great can
ditats. Be n lmin Harrison, tor President
Of the United States" lCheersl.
Hon. NJ. G. Burch then announced Hon.
Charles ]. NOyss. of Boston.
Hon Charles J. NOys.-
Mr.. Moves introduced MS speech With q
pleasing allusiOn 70 tbs speakers of the af-
tsru0on and the distinguished gentlemen
With whom he found him self IN company.
and referred TO the accusations Of Postmaster
t4ensral Dickinson against New EDgland,
where TIE speaker resided. With malice
toward none aad charity for all. ne should
tel the people why 10 bis opinion they
should elect Harrison and Morton. The
Rspubncaus ia the past had slvsvs been
foand in the right snd the Democratic
party "a inVs1ia aols IA tue wrong. History
proved that.
When TIE Democracy retired from the
halls of lsgis st0n 70 ths bsttisdsds Of ths
southern C0nfsdsracy, they let no surpl as
to bother Congress. The navy wss scattered
10 far coantrss. the army had been sta.
toned on the frontiers. and the srsensls
d al been stripped He did not believe rith
the Democrats th AZ ~s should not review the
past Itwss well % remeHn 0er these things.
! The Republican party bad pushed tbe wsi
! - Snccessf1i issua. From the bsginnins
tas Democrats bad opposed every msssur'
# progress. and from the tine when IA,
nation witn a generosity which surprised
ths world admitted the irsoels 70 rsnswsd
ritiEsnship. 80 the present tine the
Democracy has stood across toe path Of
progress The mission OF the Republican
party hss been % ilt men and women az
70 high and nob,sr life
II Grant or Blaine bad been President
there wauld have been no trouble or rsts a
ton With Csnsd . Tae American fss
would have been pr election enough for oui
fishermen
Confirming. NJ Noyss snimsdvsrtsd
nuon Mr. C.svsisnds lsck of respect for sbr
solii~. Who died for The Union, as shows
BY his GONG .-fshiDg on Decoration Day
aad referred IN uu.nsss ursd terms Of con-
3enrnafioa - The scknc-i edged frs1ds a
the osilof borss Of tie South, BY which th'
Democratic party profits
Four years ago to Democrat. made sils
xsti~ns fhaf the Govern nrnt rss honey
CON bed VITA irsnt They hsvs aog given
the books = thcrough overhaul ~ and as
On ised 70 Acknowledges tast - nluch
nanev hs8 osvsr before he@n -, srred
with - ntf.e iess. Their EioEiuz promise,
hsrs nttsriv failed of realization Tbsv
have aot ariginsis6 a g1ks nsasure ol
value srd hsrs st isst stew ptef - cr'ppi'
orr industries through tae Ms oil-
We rorsszns IS per ee1t. Of the products
~ Cur mills ard felis - s1se. Ho~ much
better ID ,uitirste anr ON Market thaa "a
70 IN s.srca 81 tie markets ~ E1r0Ds.
General Efsx
v,n. J. e. F5zsersl8 introd1cs1 8sn
Euz said ae n substance II the Dsrno-
r~ssir r.rtv wins tbs fSil it vi be ~ 30
nusnf-usus vose fhev - ct = Es9snd
rh@v a. r-innf1g ssii sver thers ssF ~srr
rew vs,s.s sre ieft for them e~sr ders. II.
-sse fAis Fsii 81 saw rhzs - wsue no
aicfstfoa frvsn snv sorriga 8ston
Waer ne man 40 r5rkst a tcst snvI
r.,iu1axt. ths c1e s1 ths iesk. a ssw ges~s
80 xs--< - Congress- ~ he III Ae wna
sp~s ~ - ~&z~ss ~ \ 'ehissa and Amw