Telegram-herald., 1888-07-04

70 me Edilor of TIE eTELzskAA-HERALDs
/ ses ~ some Of the daily papers Of the
city thai there vas . tory love feast" held
AZ 81. MARKS chapel last Saturday evening.
the leading spirit Of Ihs oeoasi0n being
travelling Snowman. a6senfursr. costumsd
In Highland kilEs. Mcneil By name. Goa
slderins The ifresponsibillly Of The source l
am not al ali surprised Al the reckless state
meats made by that individual. IA which
snens long list Of iligraesd assertions. he
deaonncss Robert Emmett. Wolf. Tone.
P-rnell. Gladstone and others as traitors
etc. HIS stAtsmsnts ara neither worthy Of
ihoaght nor comment lie may be. 10
nos tor anghi I know. entering into
Summers epgsgemsnt with the Manager OF
Basnan's Circus or . contract Of partner
ship With Buffalo Bllf' as an expert in
exhibiting TIE wonderful feats Of the
Western cowboy. But am surprised that
some Of our churches should be 30
ready 10 throw open their doors
q every passing inPscansons atvsntnrer
Who Day need The he.p OF Tree Goase as
contribution toward feplsnlshing his
L
so many OF our prominent citizens 30 tree
10 lend their names. without thought or
inquiry, as endorseFs OF such twenty-five
cest show. Bat still more surprised, IN
this enlightened age. when the means are
80 great and the facilities 80 numerous for
Informing Cnss self Ol ali that Is going on
In he civilized world from dsv TO day, that
. man OF the apparent inteliiLence Of the
Rev. Dr Campbell Fair Should so express
himself 80 he did en- the Platform OF the
First Baptist Church OF this city last Fn-
day evening, when soliciting for a full
house f)r the sa0wmans oeneiit. TO take
plsce the following evening al -. Marks
chapel. lie expressed hii1se.i IS extremely
glad for the opportunity OF having sub
jsct 'tsuiniu!iy' representa- which bsrst0-
i0re. in this country, bad been So painfully
mlsreprssenrd" as though this was the
only means ofeaining Information on q s4b-
ject ~ prominent ana Important o. Is the
subject OF Irish Home kole at TIE Present
Time II tha, gentleman has been suffrr-
ing pain 40 ksenly as his expression indi-
Gated that sight. am generous enough TO
mere that the shosman's exhibition had
Sufficiently a. nofyne elect on his saferings
that ne may for time .. east sleep soGnder
and brsstAe essier. T0ryi=rl Is n curious
r-~si IL d~srs- the soni aud darksn. the
mind. IL sseuss TO thrive best in foul air
and rank >oi Wherever he atmosphere
Is tainted With political opurssslon ana the
hgr.sn race ground dosn with the yoke or
bondage ,hs.e IL lifts its head erecI and
seems TO take root and flourish. More than
q hundred years ago IN this country. when
the Americaa Colonies were rnensced with
oppressive laws bv Great Britain it shook
itself and smseksd iis lips sike a hungry
dog In anticipation Of a FEAST But the pure
air Of free Democracy Was not congeniai TO
a. md When that dariug manifesto Known
throughout the world as the American
declaration of Independence" was flung
forth it sicksned snd drooped. And
throughout the wide domain OF the United
States u never since has found an inviting
spot In which 10 root itself. sm fearful
that when tie cannon booms a. sunrise 10.
morrow morning to usher ia tue ll2th
anniversary Of the greatest event that ever
bsbpensd in the history of civil liberty. IL
may. dissgreeably. disturb the narcotic
slGmbers OF our tory friends. Bot no mat.
ter: let Ter boom, and / moth withstsnding
tory objections. prophesy We will have the
grzndsss 4gh of July celeorati0n that Grand
Rapids has ever known.
j. NuLHERx, NJ. ID.