Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-08-31
Log Cabin Dediclt'ol.

Ithaca erected log cabin, for their
headquarters, in honor of BENJAMIN
Harrison in Difference 40 the sim ,ie,
unostentiouS and rustic style of
the Hero of Tippccanoe," and set
Tuesday, the 2Sth as the day of dedi-
c. tion and invited their Republican
friends to join them in an old-faSh-
ioned rally, such as were common
during that cveI-memorablc cam
paign. In response to such invita-
zion a vast multitude of people, inn
bued the same spirit, and filled witt
the same lofty patriotism tAat then
moved the people began pour into
The pleasant village of Ithaca, from
every quarter, until it became mat
ter of wonder where all the people
came from, since the.e had been no
especial train crom :. {inaw."
If the number of people la attend
9nce, and the ea,mestaeSS ana en,hu-
siasm displayed be taken as an midi
cation of their pufpose on election
d.v, it is evident to thc most obtuSe
observer that "Grovcr is Of the rug,
and that after the 4th OF March,
next. he can "go a fishing on othci
than memorial days. The different
estimates fix the crowd i'm attendance
at from 5000 to 10000, and while we
cannot with precision determine up
on the exact numbe., we will say to
our readers. imagine the largest
CROWD of people You ever saw as
semblcd in Gratiot com Y, and il is
freely admitted, that this, surpasses
that.
After much marching and parade,
incident to such occasions the i'm
mense crowd gathered in front Of the
Court house, where the Spcaking was
to take place. ON a platform beau
tifully fcstooncd with the beautiful
emblem, svmbolical of our nation
ality, the >talS and stripes. y hc
right of the speakers stand, upon a
platform erected for them, was a
goodlv number Of old gentlemen who
voted for the elder Harrison in 80.
who seemed TO enter into the spirit
of the occasion with all the cnthu,i-
aSm of youth.
After song by thc Ithaca gleo
club, and music by the Ithaca juve-
nile band, c. w. Ma i'm introduced
Gen. Daboll, of II. Johns, who, in a
very clear and convincing speech,
full of sound arguments, set forth
the position and policy OF the Re.
publican and Democrat pa, ties, much
To the diSparagcmcnt of the batter.
He WAS followed bv COL 4 +. Bis
of Saginaw, vino. while di>cIaimju.
to be an orator l. a gentleman pos.
se>sing Intelligent and practical bust
ness views of public policy and Will
if elected, aS he is likely to ne, prove
himself friend TO the soldier and
a defender and promoter OF the be,i
interest of his constituent, and the
worth representative Of the people
of The S,h congressional district,
a large procession m9rchcd to Inc
T. IL y. depot TO meet Gov. Luce
21d escort him TO ,hc stand where ho
was most enthusiastically ieccivcd
and made n very clear, able and con
vincing speech, convincing The thou>
ards who heard him that ne is the
man they Wat for Governor for an
other term.
A short intc y5l OF est was in
IulooI -, q flor which ....., uncommon f,
were made for the evening meeting
The platfom was gaily decorated
| by parti-coloicd Chinese lanterns.
The various cipJS, seventeen In
uumber. With to,cAc> Jod lantern,
lgJbc 'cd themselves 'o.c,hcr at tho
headqu ter~ of lucIJbaca club whcr,
under tue lc pe >1'o of Captain w
>. Tu ok. OF the Alma clp5. such q
procession Vas formed 2, was ueyel
before seen n Gfatiot county. \
10 ch-lgh, procession with ,hc dif
e cnt bends from Alma. ST. Louis
Ashley and Ithaca, Saudwicbcd al
proper intcrv,lS, formed one OF th,
no imposing pg geant> yet discov
eied i'm "this nec'. OF tle woods.
The were at a very reasonable eSJi
III. ,e, six hmdicd torches in line
proceeding in martial array, they
t,ave,scd the p incipal streets, Vi,
Messing the many tokens of >ympa
thy with the sentiments animatiu,
the crowd, in the illumina,ions anC
decorations of many OF the dwelling,
on the route and having "reduce,
their surplus" enthusiasm ,omewha
they finally reached the speakers
stand, from which Senator Giddiugs
of Cadillac. :. V. Il. Trowbridgc. O
lonia and Col. a. +. Bliss, of Sagi
nav, in very able and cloqucn
speeches set forth the questions al
issue between the two dominant po
litical parties IN such clear and logi
cal manner as to elicit the most en-
thusiastic applause of their immens,
audience.
The large attendance upon thi