Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-28


poze ~ & scus. tAess questions a.
!eaxEs. Tor - nave a man WHO a4s
e0Ms a thousand miies ~ address you
apon th4t saelset. and / 40 B0t slsn
% trsspass materially upon AIS Umei
bat / sll tax - you for teW mo-
nlents upon tns promises OF the demo-
crzts. winch thsy made tao years ago,
prom sec AID predictions.
You remember tb4t they came
around here aud sald % yOa thai Inis
wicked Mckinley Oil vii destroy
trade, 4 vii deprive people Of labor. Il
wIli increase the price " everything
that y0u nave 10 buy ana 70 give some
character To those sfAEemsuEs men were
peddhng tn ~ tao Frlcss Ana charging
II 20 the Mckinley Dlli aud merchants,
WHEN you ~snted - buy pat a Little
extra price, Ia many instances, on the
goods, and sad Il was the Mckinley
bill. and others not quite wiling 10 do
that sad, Won had better buy now, be-
cause these goods most 20 up on az
C unt OF the Mckinley bin.' Well,
notwithstanding the tact that the peO-
PIE had been deceived before by tbs
democratic talk. they were taken IN,
and they elected the house OF repre-
sentatiyes by l40 majority, What was
the result They sad they would re-
peal the Mckinley bill; but did they
DO ~ Not Al all.
The democrats made other promises
They said two years ago that we have
not seen the books OF TINS state Tor
tnlrty-fye years these republicans have
been IA power, and We think II We can
LOOK ths books over Ne can show you
that they are very extravagant. They
have held sessions OF the legislature.
lasting TAR into the summer; We want
To remedy that; they have been lntiu-
enced by corporations IL YOU Will
pat Us in power no corporation will
have any unjust influence with Us. We
Will revise that system OF taxation and
try 10 relieve the poor aud lay the bur
dens upon the rich You took them
a. their word again. You gave them a
majority OF twO-thirds IL the lower
house " the legislature, and by the
most unwaTrantable means and by IN
exampled audaelty and fraud, 30 TO
speak. they unseated two senators that
had been elected as far as any sena-
tors there. and obtained control of both
branches OK the legislature. Well, they
held a session longer than any previous
session II the legislature. Owing To
the fraudulent work which they had
done, Al extra session was made nee
essary AZ an expense of sixteen thon-
sand dollars . taxpayers OF this state
OF Michigan 80 much tor their rec
ord OF snort sessions.
Passed the Miner Bill
when they found by accident they
were 10 possession of both branches Of
the leg stature they got the idea of Oh
tainlng possession OF the electoral vote
OF M.cbigal. Had they considered
they we're permanently IN possession
OF Michigan, there would not have
been tue slgntest danger of passing
the Miner bill, because they would very
much prefer the whole OF the electoral
vote OF Michigan To- part of u. But It
had become the custom, and IN the
opinion of some of the best legal talent
OF this country 10 had become the 40
sOlute law of the land that the presi-
dental electors should al Do elected
upon Que ticket.
la the case OF Michigan with her
fourteen electoral votes. she would
have one-si xteenth of the power TO de-
eide who should be president OF the
United States. She had fourteen votes
ia the national convention and stood
prominent as one of the slsterhood OF
states BY gerrymsnderinx this state
into districts and providing for the
election of these by districts. they
hoped % obtain portion. three or four
or fve OF these electoral votes. and
thus belittle the state of Mlcnl-
gan, thus, so to speak. ~
disgrace her. Instead of being a state
entitled 10 her fourteen electoral votes.
she has no Importance IN the national
convention or administration.
Further than that. It became the duty
OF that legislature 20 apportiOn the rep
resentatiys and senatorial districts
anew. Without quoting literally the
constitutional PROVISION for that, II be-
comes their duty 10 appOrtIon as nearly
as may be, the state into 100 electoral
district. and thirty-two senatorial dis
tricts "a nearly even IN population a.
NAV be. They also promised greEter
economy IN state expenditures. Well,
the republican party IN its thirty tive
years OK power has levied but q com
paratiyely little tax on the people o!
the state Of Michigan: bat IN with that
tax what have they done for your II
has built you up your University until
IL stands the peer OF any ~ the Union
your Normal school, your Agricultural
the unfortunate insane reformed school
for boys and for girls. care of the deaf
dumb and blind, the institution Al
C0ldwater for the care OF dependent
children OF tbs poor houses, the
soldiers home here az Grand Rapids
and various other matters which
they have 20 show for the money
which 70 has taxed you for
Turned Down wtnsns.
After thirty five years Of republican
control. the present governor OF TINS
state was the first one 90 redeem the
state o. the democratic party. Ia
solemn convention assembled they de
clsred shat he bad gwen them An
economical administration and they
commepde+ hIm IN every way. BY AL
party nsaEos be- Wa entitled n re-
nomination., hut they dit not give hiu
any they have turned him down
They have turard down. "A sad, the
Whole ticket. Their claims for econ
ofsv cannot To- susta ned. Then whsi
have tnsv asked you. my fellow citi
Eens. to 60 tetorn the people Of the
stat 90 Nich gan sri ask FOR further
continuance p power. lucindentally IN
this wsv { desire g. csH attention e
the history briefly of the two parties
in the past Was the republican party
riuht ! $50 when e declared against
the further extension Of slavery into
tha territories. Was it rightin $50 when
~ z srlsred that tne Union must and
shs - preserveds Was Il right IN
1854 when it declared FOR the vigoro1,
prosecution of tbe war. and the Chi
easo convention bad declared the var
a "a fnrnf Waz if rirht in rzxuir J