Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-10-09

campaign wouSd be- clean one, and
declared that ne should consnii Win
the Republican nominee, and 40 nsSt
he coale TO tree tae contest ftom per
sonslities
Mr.. Lawrence closed his remarks by
a few harmless aliusions 70 tie attitude
taken BY Charles K. Sigh ia advocating
al experienced nan for Congress.
Esss4atisHs Adopted
The following resolutions were then
READ by +. r Sweet. The Democrats
OF the Fifth Congressional district OF
tne state ol Michigan assembled IN con-
seni1on Tor the purpose OF nominating
= candidate Tor congress 10 III tne va
cancy caused by the death oi our hon
orrd and lsmeEted friend, Melbourne
III. Ford, who less thaE a year ago Was
elected by an oyerw heimlne majority
feel IL their fret duty 10 en- gees % tie
voters of tins district their lie 4 sence
OF personal bereavement and Their soF-
row for the loss sustained by the Dens-
ocratsc party and the people oil thls
district bv reason of his untimeiy death.
We rrStiirm the cardinal principles OF
pure Democracy ss set forth IN the ns-
tional and STATE platforms adopted IN
1883 and 1890 respectively, and We con-
grstulate the Democrats OF tie county
on the overwhelming victories which
were achieved ia congressional dis
tricts, north, south, eest and west.
through adherence TO those princiDies.
The practical operation of the CO.
called Mckinley tariff bill Justlfies ~
unqualified denunciation by Demo
cracy and the stamp OF disapprovsl
placed upon II by the people ~ the last
congressional election. That measure
creates substantial increase OF taxa
ton for needs OF the general govern
ment at time when no such increase
should be needed. IL is based upon q
principle which is radically wrong and
results in exacting from the farmer
Iaborer and people of moderate means
taxation and places upon these
classes an unjust burden. Its pur
pose and effect as claimed by
Democracy and proved by practice, ars
to favor a small class of wealthy manu-
facturers and few people Of enormou:
means to the injury Of the great mas
of American people. ii raises the tarii
on nearly all commodities OF genera
use. and is thus step IN the wrons
direction. 1t was enacted by the ias,
Republican congress in defiance OF Wei
known wishes of the people and IN
violation of of.pledges made by the Repub.
lican party, and IL should be repealed
at the earliest possible moment.
We denounce the manufacturing OF
furniture by convict labor In this state
as unfair. unjust, and injurious to the
best interest, not only of the employers
and employees IN this, our principal
manufacturing industry, but alec as 8
serious blow 10 he prosperity OF ouI
state and especially 20 tins congress
slonal district. We denounce the h
publican party for the inauguration Il
n policy SO harmful 10 our material Ia
terests, and we commend the last state
legislature for declining to make tie
appropriation asked for In order 10 ex'
tend the furniture plant at the lonls
reformatory, and for thus stamping
with disapproval the Republican policy
of employing convict labor by the state
TO compete with free labor in our chiei
manufacturing pursuit.
Olntr thiEEs nDnnteu.
We dcnouuce as prejudicial 10 public
welfare and 10 harmful! 10 the vast ma.
jority OF the people OF our country
Republican legislation regarding silver
from its stealthIly denomination nearl,
twenty years ago TO Its refusal IN the
face of widest popular demand at the
last SESSION of Congress to pnt one OF
our largest products on full equality
with gold as money metal.
We re-afiirm the nations obligation:
to its soldiers and sailors and favor
liberal pensions to their Survivors and
families.
The rapid growth of the beautiful
metropolis of this district as manufac
turing and goods distributing center
and the great increase IN the import
ance of the industries of the dlstrict.and
including agriculture and horticulture
is accompanied by constantly Increas
ing demand which we endorse, for lib
eral congressional action TO secure ar
adequate waterway between Grand
Rapids and Lake Michigan, and sde-
quate public buildings at lake ports ly
ing within the district and all othel
need sd internal improvements.
The wanton extravaganza of the bil
lion.dollar Congress and extinguish
ment of the large surplus left IN the
hands of the Republicans by an econ
omical Democratic administration vii
necess,tate during the next few year
radical changes in methods of nationa
taxation, and we urge upon Congress
at Its next session to institute carciu
and exhaustive examination of differ
ent methods of taxation which have
been endorsed by conventions repre-
seniing many of the varied Interests oi
the people of this broad country, with
the purpose of adopting such of then
as are 10 be found 10 be sound anC
meet the approval OF the masses Of tbs
people.
We congratulate the people Of tn
state upon the excellent record in tn,
reduction of state expenses made b'
the Democratic legislature at its las
session, and the sound methods o.
economic administration infroduccs
by our farmer governor. Edwin B
| Winans.
SCARED INTO SUICIDE.