Grand Rapids herald., 1892-09-29
GAVE A GOOD TALK
A. z. Wolcott Addressed a
Large Gathering of
TENTH WARD REPUBLICANS
Last Eight-Hs Discussed the Issues Of
tns Campaign and Riticuicd Demo-
cratic Tznff AIgumsnts.

II any one doubts that the Tenth
Ward Republican club % hustler,
they should have been present IN
Travis' hall, at the corner OF EAst and
sherman streets, last evening. A large
crowd assembled IN ths club rooms,
and after the regular buansss had
been transacted. Alfred Wolcost and
James A. Coys addressed them
The committee appointed one week
ago 10 prepare = constitution and BY
laws EspoEtsd 4 constitution, which
Was adopted without change. ls was
decided 10 have an executive commit
tee Of I'VE members. Tue preadent
and secretary ara 10 Do two members,
and the rest viii be appointed during
the week. The work beng disposed OF
Mr.. W0lcott Was Introduced and said
be eas we'll aware OF the good work
done by the Tenth Ward Republican
club IN past campaigns. and 10 was
not dIflcult 20 sec that II Was
again ready for business and
woold accomplish some excellent work
for the party. lie believed with Napo-
leon that organization and discl pine
would accomplish wonderful results.
lie Was glad 10 see So much interest
taken n the campaign work.
Four years ago the democrats had
iuauguraget what they called the cam
paign OK education. It was = campaign
OF education. as the democrats found
- their sorrOw. Two years they ran
their campaign on Misrepresentation.
Relies on Intelligence.
The republican party relies on the
intelligence of the citizens IN this cam
palgu and q sure TO win. Mr.. Wo'cosi
read extracts from the republican
platform and from the democratic
platform and compared them IN q
manner that called forth plentyof sp.
plause. The democrats had said tina.
the Mckinley bIll would send up the
price OF al commodities. Tlme had
saown tnat the only thing that would
90 up as result of the McKrnky bill
was the democratic party. IL lsnot IN
tOrchhght professions aud spreaGeagle
speecnes that republicans are msio. 10
- at the firesldes of the nation. He
would care 10 have no bettei text
book for young republican
than the history OF the United states.
The history OF the republican
and democratic parties are written
there and the record of the fom was
one 10 be proud of. He said thedemo-
Gratis had been preaching the mverty
OF the country a. bug bear bu that
was before Mr.. Peck made his eport.
rhe cry OF the tariff being unc0s.itu-
tonal was old. IL q high Earitf IS un-
constitutional low tariff IS uronstl-
tutonal, SO the democratic bethren
must DC for free trade pure and ample.
Itseemsd strange to him that to- great
men who formed the c0nsntutln did
not q scover that tariff law VS. un-
constitutional. The second act II the
fret congress which assembled nnder
the constitution was the passage OF a
tariff law and no one qaest ied Its
being a constitutional msasurt He
closed by urging a thorough canrass Of
the ward by the club.
James A. Cozy follord with some
valuable suggestions oi thorough or
ganization aud the kinc Of work that
the members OF clubs hould 90 for
the good of the cause. Next Wednes-
day evening the club WI hold another
rousiug meeting.