Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27
WAS AN OLD TIMER
Eleventh Ward Republicans
Unite in
R0USIaG BIG MASS MEETING
Spesehss Ware Made bY David Burns,
Z. Z. Alien ard Alderman Anderson
Tsnth Maid Republicans.

Whites hall vas again crowded lsst
night at ths meetiug OF tbs Eleventh
Ward Republican club. ca account or
the illness II Fred A. Maynard, who
Was ADVERT ssd IL address the club
David T.. Burns and Eugene +. Allen,
candidate for representative IN the
state legislature. addressed the club.
Before tne speakers began, resolutions
81 sympathy tor President HARRISON ia
his bereavement were adopted aud Or
dered spread on the records. IL was
also voted b send q copy Of the reso-
buttons q the president.
Mr.. Burns VAS the hrst speaker and
began - glvng MS reasons for beng
pfotectonlst. lie s.ksd why Il Is that
nen Who nave hsd from the uOn-
bound rules OF Ear pc Wlil come 20 This
land VI me free and vote 10 put Amer
"a figut where they were before they
came here. SIR Burns sad be had
spsnt several years n the south and
had often beeu ssked Why nearly every
sOgtnrlurr lsa democrat. lie "A Il q
u because the soutleruer IS born IN
ignorance. The democrats 20 before
tnr aboung classes aud tell them they
are beng taxed 60 testh.
fIeuuous Prices.
Before the Mex nley law went into
effect they employed ruuuers 10 20
about the country and put fictitious
pFtce. 0u articles and then -aid these
prices were made niga hy the Mchn-
icy o.l. When Se lOOk over the con-
dl,ion of things to-day We cannot tiud
SOLITARY tang that u manufactured
here tat IS not cheaper than Il was
under the Walker bill OF 1890. except
D. ari blttuns. south Carolina, Jed
Davis and Grover cleveland have said
that protective tSrH unconsttG-
ti0nal, uut Jackson. Jefferson. LIN
coln. tisTueld, blaine aud Harrison have
not been able to see e. Where we see
avenues Opened up a. the south,hrough
winch coal and IRON can be shipped
20 them W. see manufactures spring
ing up and truck farming abandoned.
Mr.. Burns gave the Michigan leg
ture a hauling over Tor its neg ect ana
DISCRIMINATING legislation. Al extra
season Vas called 20 remedy It's I'M
cOusutu. Onal acts at an expense or
$1,000. IL lowered the test OF kero-
sene OF 10 please a monopoly. this
party that CLAIMS TO be the friend Of
The iabOring class.
Mr. Altea's Address
Eugene E.Allen was then introduced
and In ms remarks alluded TO the
force bill. lie said Il had been grossly
lsrepresented by the democrats. He
said II simply provides that every man
shall have = right to vote ne he pleases
snd 70 have that vote counted. Almost
everybody who appears before you pre-
tend, TO be a friend OF the lsboring
man during a campaign, but this class
u forgotten after election.
"This Is all nonsense, as this IS gov
ernnent OF the people, not more for
ono class than another. / want 10 say
one thing about strikes. strikes are an
evidence of dIscontent. IT am elected
90 the legislature | propose to make
strikes the subject f legislation. A
System of arbitration should oe pro-
v.ded for the settlement of labor
troubles. Connection among manu-
tacturers, an effort t. undersell each
Other, will result in a reduction of
wages, ard we have no law IN this
country 20 hinder II. There is strife
with tue manufacturer u get labor
"a cheap a possible, and on
the other hand laborers try
% keep wages up. The r. publican
party hss lex .s.ated against combines
and has always opposed them. IL
there any remedy FOX the settlement OF
labor troubles during the admins.
tratiOn Of Grover Cleveland a law for
arb trAtiun was passed. but he, by
pocket veto. defeated Il. Cleveland
has opposed All lanor legislation.
promise that II | am elected To the
legislature | shall vote for the repeal
OF the Miner election law. | wIll not be
a
shall return as clean handed as when
l went 10 Lansing.
Remark. by Aidsrmsa Anderson.
Alderman Anderson, candidate for
representative, was present and made
brief address. He said # elected TO the
legislature ne will u.e hi- influence for
the enactment OF laws for the benefit
OF tha lsb0riag classes lie iss labor
ing man hmself and being n close
touch with them he fully understands
sheir coud ton and needs.
Alderman DrsggO was called for. and
spoke briefly on the subject OF strikes.
lie SAID one man can accomplish much
"a an agtat T. Tbs agitation "a found
ia lsbor unions and creates di.atIsfac-
ton When ne inetes the members to
strike he usually les around and
draws the money paid into the unions
for The support Of the strikers Dir.
Dregxe reviewed the condition Of the
lshorng classes n Europe. lie ssld
wages ln the United states are from so
to I'D per cent higher here than % Eu-
rope, bat The fore guer comes over
hers 10 - better % compete with hlm
Ser nan n h-s native country.
Alderman jacobs responded with a
few rewarx. Zach speaker wss zen
eropslY app.aaded snd much interest
Wa ussu tested m the meeting.
rENrH WARD REPUsLIcASs,
A Stirring Appeal Delivered BY william
Alden smith.
"rf thers a any American citizen.
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