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

opinion Of ths republican party the
sl.ser kiag nas % o ere r.gut - demand
81 tor u cents worn " s.iFer than
keat county farmer has - de-
maua 81 f0r buslei ~ wheat
taat - worth only 70 cents.
Let me cuEgfstal4ts you upon toe
sEas II republican success ia the
e. uing can pt.gn. The light sill be
made Ia tl1e stats ~ Sew YORK aud
ale democratic party i Ia peek Of
Erounlef 10 ln4t state applause.
At the democratic national conyen-
son Ia Chicago IA arden. supporter Of
David Ii. It'll offered g. wager a large
sum that Mr.. Cleveland could not De
elected president this year and | fully
agree With him tapplause.l
Oar Creat frokrss
Let Us see Naat the progress OF the
country has been during the thirty
years IN which the republican party
has Dad control OF the eOuaGry. hhen
President Lincoln Wis inaugurated the
wealth Of the couatry WAS placed
a. SIS. 900 ,0O0, coo aud today t Is
placed At Ca, 00o. 900, 900. Today the
United states mas more miles OF rail
road than al the Test of the world.
It's Commercial interests are OF great
value This condition has been made
possible b. lie progressive spirit OF
me republican party. The party has
zlSays been on the alert 10 DO some
thing Tor the Advancement OF the inter-
ests OF the nAuon What has the dem
Ocratlc party done for the eountrys lie
gave IS the fugitive slave law and the
rebellion, tut the members " that
party avoid referring 70 them. The
republican party IS always prosperous
when times are good.
The Calamity Bowlsr.
ID tbrives aud grows fat on the pros
perlly OF the country, but the demo
cratic party thr.yes best when there Is a
calamity. IL seeks 20 get into power
by theaId Of calamity walters. The dem
OcTatlc party has always taken advan-
tago OF poor crops and stringent times
20 make al Effort to get control OF the
government.
The speaker quoted statistics 10 prove
that the Mckinley law has NOS lncreas-
Ell the price OF manufactured ARTICLES,
but has appreciated some Of the prod
ucts OF the farmer. While It may not
have increased the wages OF labor 20
any great extent, % surely has not de-
preclatcd them. Tue speaker quoted
from Commissioner Pecks report,
shONing that the wages OF the laboring
classes OF New YORK have increased
during the last year $4,000, 600, and
from the hank Commissioner of that
state showing that the savings OF the
wage earners Lad increased SIC. 900 600.
Also from the board OF equalization OF
that state. showing that real estate has
advanced Sl12. 600 600. This condition
ot Things Ia New York - pretty sure
evidence that the state will 20 republl-
can this fall. The year before the Nc
klnley iaw became operative this coun-
try sent away az, 900, 900 for TN plate,
but this amount wlll now be kept here.
TIN Plate Factories
During the last quarter We msnufac-
tured 5000 COO pounds of TIN plate.
Wales already IL becoming scared and
Is taxing measures to reduce the price
81 tin plate SO low that our institutions
will be driven out.
General Cutcheon closed his address
by urging the republican party TO 20
20 work with great interest during the
campaign aud see 10 Il that we have no
more "squAwbuck" legislatures and no
more miner laws" lie said the re-
publicans can, with close attention to
business. return a republican member
70 congress from this district ard il be-
hooves them 10 attend To their duty as
the country IS IN impending danger OF
tine enemy.
The membership of the club was In
creased by forty-ive new names last
night.