Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-18

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admired n shis city more than any
ma taat nas been known for
twenty years as . public orhesai."
IL Vas not Intended to say that
Mr.. Pingrss sas Ike Lincoln and other
ilinssrious men, although MS saeeess
IN business stamps him the peer Of the
ablest IN point of ability. bat like them
be has risen rapidly into prominence
and popularity. The Rich organs,
ghoaI-like, take up this par agrspn and
by wilfalIy dlstortlng It's plain lnteot
and meaning malieiously and wickedly
asperse the ability aud reputation OF .
loyal republican IN manner more as
gusangiy vlruienI than the copperhead
organs of secession ylliified the immor-
tai Lincoln. THE HERALD has no words
AZ its command TO express the insxpres-
sioie contempt all falr-minded repubii-
cans must nave for such vile and low
down exhibitions OF factional bitter
mesa. Tbs Kalamazoo Telegraph and
Grand Rapids Eagle are the only CESS
pools OF polished and putrid meanness
80 FAR appearing that would receive for
publication personal yilIficat.on of this
character to injure fellow republican
before the people.
NEwsPAPEss that are opposed to Mr..
Rich are dong nothing to imperii the
success OF the party, but they are try
ing To prevent the nomination Of q man
that will stand as the weakest candi-
date ever placed in nomination for gov
ernor by the republicans Of Michigan.
This is called .'impolitic." suicidal"
''detestable," democratic and every
thing else that 10 mean and unworthy,
by the Rich organs, but If Mr.. Rich
shall be nominated and defeated. both
OF which calaInities now seem TO be
very probable. the loyalty and wisdom
of opposing his nomination will return
IKE "Dread thrown upon the waters"
IN the fever of enthusiasm demo-
cratic politicians at the Chicago con-
vention promised to carry Michigan,
Massachusetts, and Minnesota for
Cleveland. They also claimed Illinois,
Iowa and Indiana as certain Cleveland
states. Colorado. California and Con-
necticut were pledged to Cleveland.
| The democrats are lusty claimants,
but in all human probability they will
be unable to carry q solitary one of
the above alliteratlve collection of
states.
BoRRowE, who covered himself with
self-glory in his unfought duel with
| Fox, sends word home from Paris that
he must surrender his unhurt body to
| the Belgian authorities to suffer i'm
prisonment in jail beca use his second,
who was fined $500 for participating in
the bloodless ARRAY, is too sick to 20 to
jail, and neither has the money to pay
the fine. Ii is too bad that he cannot
Borrows the $500 to keep himself out
of Belgian prison.
GLADSTONE, upon his return to power,
will take up the cause OF home rule
/ and force it through to success ahead
| OF ali other measures. He will leave
the management of lesser questions in
the hands of able lieutenants while he
| spends his remaining energy and years
in the furtherance of the great meas
| ure which he has 50 ably Championed.
If John T. Rich IS nominated Thurs
day he will confront q more for
midaole opposition than his enthusiastic
supporters believe to be possible. He
will have not only the natural enemies
of his party, the democrats, to fight,
but also the vigorous opposition of the
two leading German republican news
papers Of the state.
AMONG other interesting things mar.
rated by an African explorer is the fact
that members of certain African tribes
always pull their fingers when they
wish to show their appreciation of q
friend. There is something like that in
this country only the saluter tries TO
pull his friends leg.
HUGH ODoSSELL, leader OF the
locked out men at Homestead, 10 en-
route for the east on . secret MISSION,
which 10 believed to be settlement OF
existing difficulties, but where and
with whom nobody seems 70 know but
Mr.. O'Donnall. May his mission prove
to be successful.
II SIR. Rich is 30 strong with the peo'
pie, why has it been found necessary 70
throttle the respectable minorities in
county conventions, by gag rule pro-
ceedings, and why are the vet
Grams, the workipgmen, the bust.
ness men and the young men opposed
10 him7
WHEN the plans for rapid transit
we're promulgated IN Grand Rapid.
hacks and ice wagons doing busIne Fl
on Monroe street were not necessarily
included in the scheme, but you
can't convince the drivers OF these
vehicles of that fact.
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