The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-03


he deposited to express his will, is moi
destroyed by the two ballots, cast by the
blear eyed bully who jostes him from the
polls; no intimidation, no ballot box stuff
ing, no bribing, fair ballot and a fail
count, Is the only safe guard for our liber
| ties land ON this, the people will insist and
be heard I'm fact, they have been heard
and I'm many of the states of the union laws
have already been passed, or bills are under
| consideration looking to the purity of the
ballot.
AS the life of an individual is daily
struggle to find and keep the right repudiat-
| ing the alluring and insnuating theories OF
misguided minds, so nation must constant
| ly call for the best service of its wise
and loyal men to direct the affairs of the
state.
The doctrine of States rights that was the
cause of much agitation and contention be-
| fore the adoption of the Constitution, has
been fully relinquished except by individ-
uals.
The legislature of KY. first formulated
the doctrine in 1889, and the legislature of
Va. followed with similar resolutions i'm
1899, and in 1914 and rs the doctrine of
secession was openly advocated but not
until 1860 did the doctrine obtain sufficient
following in any state, to openly defy
federal authority.
When South Carolina issued an ordinance
of secession, and the war of the Rebellion
followed, the result of that great struggle
should have settled the question involved
forever in the minds of every man. But
within decade, there have been those
who have openly declared the same in
famous doctrine, and questioned the nation
atty of the United States. But we do not
believe its advocates are gaining in strength,
even in the south; and the great loyal
people of the North and South, East and
West declare with emphasis that it is q
nation.
Conceived on Plymouth Rock, born amid
the shock of war, and brought through the
agony and perils of birth, by the strong
arm of Washington.
Redeemed by the sacrifice of six hun
dred thousand lives, and baptised i'm the
blood of Abraham Lincoln, il stands today,
after an hundred years of trial, not only
nation in name, but in all the elements of
national greatness, second TO no empire
Kingdom or prlncipality, the first Republic
of the world. And to you young men who
are soon to assume the responsibilities of
the safety and well being of the nation,
learn the institutions of your government, its
resources and demands, make yourselves
familiar with its position and standing now,
and try to comprehend its possibilities for
the future and with well fortified under
standing OF its requirements, assume the
responsibility coming TO you, with hearts
loyal, and true, with no narrow ideals con-
fined within the limits of your state; but
with mind and heart capable of compre-
hending the whole nation, help to cary for
ward towards the fulness of its frui-
ton, the destinies Of great people.
New and improved methods of locOmOtion
since the days of Washngton's Inaugural
ton have revolutionized travel, and made
of man. You no longer toll
for weeks and days, over rough and rugged
ways as in those days, now with lightning
speed, you are whirled i'm the Pullman from
city to city, through forest and glade,
through mountain and valley, past the
open country, past the howell where poverty
dwells, past the cabin of the pioneer, past
the ranch of the cattle king, past the farm
house with its old Oaken bucket, or its mod
ern wind mill, past low lying meadows and
fields of waving grain, past the iron mine
and the coal field, past the furnace and the
forge, until you are lost in admiration and
bewilderment at the vastness of the resour-
ces of wealth passing before you, by the
swiftly moving panorama.
The fruits of the tropics are as common
in the north, as where they grow in the sun
ny south land; the cattle that roam over the
prairies of the west, are sold over the coun-
ters of the New York or Boston dealers, as
fresh and sweet as i'm Chicago. Our varied
of wealth are scattered all over this
ocean bound continent, but where through
all this broad land, do all the conditions
blend so tremendously, to mininter to the
comfort and prosperity of man as in our
own state of Michigan.
AS we are assembled here tonight, under
this. flag with its thirty-eight stars, this flag
that now floats over 65, 600, 900 free men and
American citizens, this flag, respected by all
nations, as the ensign of our liberty, let us
not forget what it cost our fathers to raise
this ensign with the thirteen original stars,
and that the privilege we enjoy tonight, of
under its folds with its thirty-eight
stars, was purchased with six hundred
lives.
With vast area of uncultured territory,
10 make homes for many millions of people,
with educational institutes growing in per-
lection and efficiency, moulding the charac-
ters of the people, and bringing them up to
a knowledge Of the necessities of the gov
with no probable or serious dam
gers of interference or molestati0n fromthe
other nations of the earth.
With all the advantages of the wonderful
and inventions of the past centu-
ry, and our resources as yet only partially
developed, growth, prosperity and national
development, and greatness as in the past,
will mark every decade of our onward and
upward course as nation.