The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-11-17


jamin Harrison.
Platform wagon drawn by four mules,
Containing the great come-all-ye orator
and gymnast Of this or any other age
Hon. Tim. Nester. This orator delivered
his little say in fine style. ceiling the peo-
pie as he went along about how =. NJ.
Stephenson was paralyzed in Chippewa
county. He also had considerable to say
about his Canadian PINE. This wagon
was decorated with pine trees.
Printing Office. The song, "Good Bye,
Old Grover, Good Bye" was printed and
thrown out as the procession moved
along.
Private carriages.
Then followed an army Of uniformed
torch bearers.
Among the horsemen were noticed ID.
c. Lockwood, John s. Mclean, Ed. Scott
and AL. Austrian.
The great procession nearly half
mile In length, took up a line Of march
from the Lockwood house east on
Superior avenue, north ON first street,
east on Crystal avenue, south on Rail-
road street, west on Superior avenue,
south on Third street, west on Marquette
avenue south on Fourth street, west on
Michigan avenue, north ON Fifth street
and east ON Superior avenue to the place
Of beginning. The National candidates
were frequently cheered and every now
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the matter with Harrison ?" TO be follow
ed up and down the line by: "He's all
right" The procession broke ranks and
listened to afine selectionfrom the band,
after which ID. G. Lockwood mounted
table and delivered himself Of theappend-
ed patriotic and fitting address:
FELLOW CITIZENS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
We have assembled this evening 10 commemo-
rate the grandest political victory OF the age,
namely the assendancy OF the Republican party
aud the principles Of protection as advocated
by them, over the democratic party and the
free trade doctrine as advocated by the leaders
OF that party from time immemoriai. We ave
here. ladies and gentlemen. 10 rejoice over the
fact that our homes and iresides are safe for at
least anothergeneration that that hydra headed
monster thing free trade, has been soehectuaiiy
buried IN the rubbish and debris Of fallen De.
mocracy that IL will be AZ least another genera.
4 ton before IL viii again dare ne H. ugly head
and use its vile and venemous tongues IA mad
endeavors 10 pull down the most sacred Of al
our free American institutions the homes 81 our
working men and women. erected hy them during
four decades. or two generations of prosperity
under the protective policy Of the Republican
party But what aroused 20 such an extent the
latent force ~ the Republican party Let me
/ tell you that few weeks ago. when the party Of
protection In battle array. ite lines extending
from the Pacific 70 the Atlantic and from the
British possessions on the north 20 the gulf of
Mexico on the south. stood facing that conglom.
grafton called the democratic party. consisting
OF free traders ex-eouiedcrate brieadiers and
Office holders, there came ringing down our lines
in clarion tones the voices Of ten millions Of
American women. giving us the battle cry OF
American frcemen. protect your homes aud
loved ones" Note the result Like fash OF
electricity II spread over the northern states.
permeating every nerve and fiber Of the Repub
llcan party Like a erand. majestic wnve Il
went rolling on and on from county 20 county
and from state 20 state until " eliminated ON
the sixth 81 November. by every Republican IN
NiilN DEoftH it& bfhfAhH ftlblh VA ilN irAN HNlt
the torch OF liberty and IN his right Republican
ticket. marching boldly 20 the ballot box and
deposItinc therein a ballot for his God his
country. his home and loved ones Poor.
rlckety old democracy could not withstand this
gallant onslaught oi American freemen aud went
tumbline down with n crash. the echos Of which
are stan resoundnR through every civilized ma.
ton Of the world. We have not only elected orr
president and vice president, but we have added
six Republican senators 20 an already Republi.
can senate, and last but not least. we have once
more "A Republican house OF representatives
Poor. shivering Dakota viii not be lett ont IN
the cold any longer, but viii be admitted into
this sisterhood Of commonwealth as two Re
publican states; Washington and Montana
territories Will also be admitted This. along
With our control Of the eensus I'm 1890 and tho
redistrictng OF congressional districts all over
the United states, will enable the Republican
party 20 snap It's fingers az the "solid south"
and the imperial state OF New York There ia
probably not a person within the sound Of my
voice who viii live 90 see the Empire state OF
New York again dictate 20 the nation It's presi.
dontiaf candidates. but the great and growing
Northwest win not only dictate the presidential
candidates but the policy OF the Republican
party TO my Republican friends who have
helped win this grand victory and those noble
and devoted Republican women who have made
I the victory possible, let me say that Just and
and allwse God win surely bless you.
The ladies had prepared free oyster
supper, which was then announced. It
I is estimated that supper was served TO
fully one thousand people. Tables were
spread in the office and sample room,