Telegram-herald., 1888-09-09

He CANE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
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WAsn Hoa. II. H. ford arrived homs
tssssrday ca ~ a. D. a. train. he ~ss
usl a. ths aspol - ssssral ssscrsd psepis
an1 64nA 30 ssrs dsllsAtsa . see aian-
ae sas slacsd "a kzek slth A. T.
MeRsFao.ds ana 4. q. kafasrlcF1 aod takse
- s~ssl Hols. ioll0ssi Dytisl ns1n eers
~ scsaas coang 0i Ehs West sl1s A.d kilLn
Wsr1 ClsFs. zD4 t441s.
Al las depot Ia rssConss - Gals. Mr..
Ford ss.a I1As ae so tired ana tEaDksa
ths guklic Tor ths krsstias All sad tnaL bs
So q a. - ssS o4ck ~ Gf4nd Rapids.
ca arriving a. ossets ID. Ford sas
q - euI "a tns "a coDF, sasrs be
thaaked he audi sace ana said tk4t ns sx-
Dsslsi ~ see tBsm al a. hArtnaaas Hall IA
lhs evening shsre as would sgsAE - tnsm
mors fully.
IN tBs sseaing HaFtmsns Hall vas
6lsd WITH . larxe croEd she mst 10 vel
come Ar t0Es. Ihs sutisacs cassrst
and Marz0ars a brezson osnd struck up
a lively air al ths close u which the cro~c
ala ihsiF Ia 81 shouting
The Cleveland and kaurmaa Club OF the
West side. sh0 escorted Nr. Ford % Ths
hal, .oo9 ssaLs on the stage salOng seventy
Or eighty other cluzsss.
Col AT AcRsynolds arose and said
sab.L2nLisily. Il need hardly state the
o5lsct Of Ials meeting. rhis = . man Soo
has done - much FOR our city ~ making Il
a port Of entry aud gong 70 the front
rank Of n Congress Of 325 men. many os
shom are old enough 70 be bis grand
father"
lie then praised the sork Of Mr.. Ford on
the Immigration Investlsztin COMMITTEES.
and ended oy calling General Rutherford
60 iae chair. The OsneEAl stated that be
fsit sOms smbarrassmsnt AZ being called 10
prsslds over saeh great sody Of people.
lie sad that two years ago tae people " this
city and Of the titth Congresslonal District
anew AelbsuTns IL. Ford, now the world
| Knows Mr. Ford. General Rutherford then
called on Alderman ShznGhan, who gave
the sslcoming address. Mr.. Shsnahan
ssid that no man nsd acquired such honors
| Ia Congress in 50 short = time. II Is sald
that some men are bora grssL, some men
Acqlirs greatness, and some men have
greatness thrust upon. them. l believe that
/ Nr. Ford enjOys al these ways OF being
great" Applause Mr.. Shanahan eulo-
g.zed M. Ford and his work IN Congress,
and then introduced the Congressman.
Mr. Ford WAS received with cheers and
harrahs, which lAsted several minutes. Mr..
Ford tnsn said. When ! sat there and
heard all those lsuditory words | dldn'
Know bat 1 began to tEirk that | Wa q
bigger man than | am. When LETT here
| Tor Washington | had pretty good opin-
/ ion Of myself aid not think that | could
turn things up side down in Washington
/ did not think that | would ee the fy-
wheel Of Congress and / found that | was
| OF no more importance than the fly on the
wheel. | could vote nay or yea and further
taAn that amounted 10 nothing. Zap
/ plzuss.l
he then related q story Of some OF the
mistakes ne made In his first efforts in Con
| zrsss. de said he Was somewhat afraid u
talk politics in the mesting as ne suppose d
| that IL was non-partisan affair, bu.
| ne had few facts which ne wlshad 10
mention. Some one suggestsd that he give
them 10 the 1ELEGRAH- HERALD. Mr.. Ford
said that ne hsd Dot seen a Grand Rapids
paper for seven moRths until he arrived in
the city lsst Hig ht, and when he saw the
IxLEGRAN-HERALph be learned that he had
tssgr.Dned ID this city for pointers" Aad
be wished 10 say tor the edihcation
OF tai, paper that he had gotten
them. Mr. Ford evidently forgot his
tsmerity IN regard To speaking On the po-
litical issues. and brsnched out into . red
hot free trade speech which was frequently
interrupted by applause. de said that he
had voted for the Mills bill, which Was all
right except that IL did not 20 far enough
lie ended by saying that he was grstifsd
more than he could express in words at
coming home and finding such . welco ns
awaiting him.
Ruth erford was then called for and re-
sponded. Three-fourths of the audience
turned their bscks upon the General and
hs bad 10 cut his address.