Telegram-herald., 1891-10-21

in looking back al the history OF the
country, We cannot very well forget
that war, the republican party carried
ts through IL tFlaLopaaHtly; il fur
Hlshed money TO pay the bail, it
paid every dollar ol that debt as lG
became aae, aud l have q great
deal oi sympathy for our democratic
friellats just 8os Ia this regard. We
had a large amount OF bonds coming
due, and iDe4-eye it would nave been
tis democrats OF 1ne country II Ssere-
tary Foster had not been able TO
take care OF those bonds. They said
he could not do st; they said it would
tse ialure, and that the Treasury
was bankrupt. But Secretary Foster
says 10 these genfletael: III you
want the money. come and get IL.
Ii you prefer , per cent. bond for
your 4 i-r per cent. bond. come and
get that" And two-thards OF the hold
ers OF those bonds, having the utmost
confidence in the stability OF this great
OF ours, came up and said
We would rather have the bonds than
che gold" and they took the 2 per
cent. bonds uaughter.) Secretary
Foster had the money TO pay, and
paid them. And honestly believe it
would have pleased great many OF
the democrats IN this country II he
lad failed TO do it, no matter how
much disaster il might have brought
ou the country. He not only had
the money TO pay those bonds, but
under the operation VI our tariff and
revenue laws, he had money enough
on the Treasury to pay every demand
aud retire large amounts OF bonds
Now. my friends, the difference be-
tween the Democratic party and the
party is as wide as the
South is from the North, and trust
that you viii appreciate the import
ance OF coming up at this next elec-
ton and voting as republicans. You
cannot AL he expected TO be precisely
suited, perhaps, with what has been
done: there may be man here and
there who thinks 1T great. mistake
to nominate Mr Belknap, hut we
cannot all be suited. MIR. Belkndp
was nominated as your representative
for Congress IN convention regular
lr called and IN a perfectly lair man.
ner: l have not heard whisper TO
the contrary, and ii there should be
some men who would prefer to have
Do otherwise. that Is no reason. to my
mind, why ne should fail to support
the nominee Of the republican party.
1ty hv,1 - Ak~
democratic candidate and the caucus
rule of the solid south. They would
not elect him TO the next Congress.
They have got plenty of them. and the
Lord knows what they will do. Zap
plause
"My prophecy is that the next House
OF Representatives will do for the party
in the country just exactly what our
squawbuck legislature did for the party
in this State. (Applause.)
Now, 1t is very unfortunate for our
democratic friends that kind PrOvi-
dence has smiled upon us this year.
and that the country is teeming with
wealth. They have tried very hard to
make our Michigan farmers believe
that they were set of beggars. mort
gagged and ground down INTO the very
earth. Well, now, with their 30,000,-
900 of bushels OF wheat, at 81 q bushei
{ $50, 600. .000), l do not think they can
make them believe 1t. All this talk
about legislation IN favor of monopolies
and capitalists against the farmer is the
hosh in the world. and don't
believe there is . man here who takes
any stock in it. hope there isn't.
There is not anybody working In
Grand Rapids who does not know he is
getting good wages, and there is not
man IN Grand RAJ oids who docs not
K now that all the stuff that was talked
about the high prices which were to
follow the passage of the Mckinley bill
MAS pack of -lies-deliberate lies.
Applause. 1t CONNIE need in both
houses OF congress, and scattered broad
csst in speeches of members of con-
yress throughout the country, and fol-
lowed up by the democratic press and
stump speakers. They in-
sisted that everything was gong to be
higher aud the poor man was going To
De ruined. You ali know tnat That, at
e.ast, was . false prophecy; that 1t is
not true.
The Senator here commended MIR.
TO the voters OF this district.
| know this; Mr.. Belknap, being y SOL
der. was very properly put on CON-
mittee of pensions, and happen 10
know that there WAS no man on that
who did more honest, bard
ana persistent work than hs did. Gap.
plause.1 | know that there was no
member of Congress that did more
faithful work for the soldier than Mr..
Belknsp did. / have been told up at
the Pension Department. that they
Rated To see HIM come In, for they
couid not get away from him. i know
that he was always IN his seat, and
always voted right on every measure
winch came up n Congress.
/ nave very high regard for the
candidate as . gentleman.
know hlm VEL. But if he had the
same ability. and the same desire to
accomplish results Ne our friend Bel
KNAPP mas. he could not do half as much.
| tell you that one old member 10 worth
two new ones. It takes about TWO
years to gel hold of the wires and to
learn how 10 do things. He took hold
Df business and pushed IL along. Row,
Il you drop Besknsp who has had ex-
persrnce aud a new man, why. at tae
End of his first term. If he 10 . persist
eat worker, 4 nave no doubt he would
know then . great many things Mr..
knows nov.
SPEECH or Mr.. BuRROWS.