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

4ad seekiy visits u a good republican aess-
paper tbc ieaz1e hAs AIMED nFst q al % la-
OF our state. It iolaed bsads slta me Re
tNyllean Press ASSOCIATION ana Is uldef great
pe.l.aEions q It's abe 0ficeFs. tDr the success
" t4sis A0srm al. the credit Of which bci0n -
larze.g 20 them. As the result II cur - a
endeasor se are sDte t. report. tnAt ITO
circu att0n Strepebicsa newspapers ia our
state ass been large tneFeassI, aad 10 IS e.
timated thAt there are now ever @b.0vo 70 pub
lieao newspapers zoius weekly Into the han1s
OF voters Who would not have seen them bat
for thls S9ra
ExIerieaee shows that political documents
Calculated durtag tAe heat OF campaign are
| largely ~asted. Nen look upon them with
suspicion and they are dumped iDto commit
| tee rooms. Or handed oat al pubic nestings
20 those who are already converted. fney DO
/ not rsacn she doubtful voters Al the lOgsin :
camp ar the uii ne man Viii real neesD tper
10 bis comrades whea not at wark aud IL must
produce Results. IL mis- lea sue had the nOaey
/ 70 10 the worA which IS 50 necessary. and
/ which 70 Is anxious 10 DO before the cam
| paisns are on Is could be made q much more
| valaabie auxiliary 70 tue party GU VIII Dc
xlsi 10 kaow that At the national eousention
| OF republican clubs al Buffalo on September
/ Is. " the committed on league work. OF which
/ had the honor 10 be = member. adopted our
/ Ideas OF league work. tho value OF the repu5li-
| can newspaper MAS fully discussed ia It's re-
| port aud the Michigan Plan Was made the
basis I "a the future work OF the league oy IN
Anlmoas vote Of tho convent on.
4 When tue proseat officers took the affairs OF
/ the league. We found a debt of s3oo due the ma
| tiOual league which We have paid. We have
paid our Way and DO rot now owe d liar OF
| debt. aud drs re 10 make public arknOwlcdg-
| menG and express our thanks 10 the good
/ friends In the party VINO have stood By Us An d
| Appreciated our wOrs. vita adequate funds
| Infinitely more could b. accomplished and the
| REGULAR party committees will. | am sure.
come TO value the league more and more. ana
| help 10 make 1t even more useful In the
/ future.
/ My sraiefui thanks are due the other officers
Of the league and the members of the advisory
| council Tor unremltting and faithful service.
| In stating my desire Is not 20 Do candidate
| for reelection 10 the presidency OF the league.
do not lose any OF my interest In the or
ganiZation.
| constitution be changed and that the proper
notice be given by the secretary before the
| NEXT convention Tho basis of representation
| seems too small. and would recommend that
! each club have Ave delegates with the pTesl-
dent and secretary. delegates Ell ofhcio. each
club being still entitled 10 one vote. IL Is I'M
| portant TO have a larger attendance at the an
1 nuai convention. sni change seems deslr-
| ab . in this direction.
Our cubs should be strengthened In every
| locality, aud the young men espec ally should
| be welcomed and md a con genial home there.
| The party was founded by young men. they
| fought the early battles OF freedom on the
bio sty plains OF Kansas. they marched In the
| go uuns OF the wideaw axes Of 90 and In the
/ yiet) ious armies of the Union The boy in
I b 80 nave since marched in every campaign.
| Inc republican party Is the natural and at
/ tractive home for the progressive young men
! OF the country. IL cannot succeed without
/ them. and certainly no young man who viii
| dive 81 himself OF prediudtce. who will form
| his own opinions and read the history of his
| country during tho heroic age OF America.
and consider the present tendencies and
creeds OF parties In the light OF events can be
anything else but a republican
| The democratic record Is ono of obstruction
and unpatriotic opposition 10 AL the benefc.
| prs sperity and preserved and guarded the
| nation. While that party has been cropping in
| the ruins OF the past. shrteking uneonstitu-
| tional' and predicting untold evils rs the
| price ofrepublican success. our party has been
1 making the glorious history OF the republic.
| and furnished the lofty names which are APP
/ plaudsd IN our public meetings and which the
children of the Bourbon have learned TO re-
cite with reverence In our public schools.
| In one of his admirable short speeches our
| great president said that the word moss
back" was never preiicated OF the republican
\ party. Ii goes forward and deals with today
/ and tomorrow and settles living questions.
| The eel sion of the American people by the
| elect ION OF lsss that the tariff should be re-
\ vised. but along the lines OF protection was az
| once crystalized into the Mckinley law. whose
| he pful influences are felt everywhere In our
| prosperity In the shed ing of old Industries
! and tho establishment OF new ones The dem
| ocratlc taunt. the unpatriOtic sheer. that the
1 inventive genius Of this great people cannot do
what other nations have done and are doing.
becomes tue characteristic prediction of the
! past. when the smoke ascends a. IL does now
from the factories OF twenty six American
! makers OF tin plate all started In single year.
| Great Britain has been making this article l12
| years. or since l7n. and IL has only ninety
| seven makers OF tin plate. The prophecies OF
| democracy have been found To be like those
| OF the man who wrote "A letter 10 show how I'm
| possible II was for a steamship ever 10 cross
the Atlantic and the letter was brought over
| Ia the irst vessel which sailed across tbs
ocean.
| Does the country Insist that legislative
| bodies shall do business and the minority
| shan not rule? Parliamentary reform Is only
| obtained BY the strong common sense and
indomitable will OF a republican. Thomas b.
| Reed.
| DO the farmers and manufacturers ask for
! wider markets! continental emp re. wealth
undreamed OF before. and the markets OF the
! world are opened TIN oush the genius of Il "a ne
! aud sci procity. Do they ask for free raw ma
| ferlssg They are furnished by the drawback
clause. the Mckinley biI.
| We promised that American ships should
| again defend our flag upon the seas. AMI toe
| sixteen magnificent war vessels for which we
| spent s7.O0N0 OF the surplus which gave our
| enemies \, much trouble four years ago. are
ready 10 thunder forth the answer to that
/ pledge.
Dos tho country demand an homes tdollar
/ which shall not drpreciate In the pockets OF
/ the wage Garner Which party will more
| surely furnish ~ The democratic party which
last war declared In twenty eight states y
/ IT, party p atformN for the free and uni United
\ coinage of silver. and this year announces rs
/ is policy the revival Of the wildcat system OF
J finance. by taxing on the tax on state banks.
3 or that party which insisted on keeping faith
I with the creditors II the nation, and having
/ fought the long. almost hoeless fight for hon
/ est money on January, ~. made the green
| back a. good IL dollar in gold.
1 our diplomacy has brought peace with
Il honor on he Behriag sea and in Samoa. Chill
| and Italy both nov know that this nation will
The party mas fulfilled It's pledges and de-
/ serves he victory which awaits IN. The honor
! % Michigan demands that the capitol At Ian
I sing be redeemed from the party which h.
1 dsgrsced 10. and the league viii do It's part
! IN this prsiseworthy task.
We have already assisted In calling atten-
/ ton 20 few Of the shameful fruits of demo
/ cratic ascendsnev in Michigan. Is 10 any won
I der thar when fh' late democratic conven-
/ tien met IN his hail. aud surveyed the record
I AZ Lansing that ~ rudely hut frmIy told GOV
1 ernOr Winans that be vas ike the undertaken
I al ~ whose homes are IN the grsve
/ 10 Il year ~ great is~ues ard We have great
I rant dates. No man has been found - rash
I as % question the Sfafesmanship and thorough
! Americsnism - BENJAMIN Harrison or the
superb seTv.ces 60 his country and the bril-
The people Of NJ -higsn have long known
7 snd trusted John T. Rich I'm public places
I rhcy viii not discard him now f'r n whose
/ chief clam TO- SUI . ~ - thar be was once q
/ republican The party which has na use for
( she soldier except 20 use bin - a decoy
vii he indsed ey its life history on this
/ point
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academy AZ West Point. when the members 81
the graduating class are about - part g
{ procure a naeuento for each one 81 the class
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the eNrerien ces there ard ttf happy DAYS al
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/ Inscribed Hpeu it; we separate for ser
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{ shah have ended. We separate Tor service
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arc'r ~ Al vfr would rrnftgus the praspar
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