Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-04

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Z democratic victory n the nation. II
th.s had not been the OBJECT, It would
have been withheld until after the
election. Any merely scientific aim
that n4d been evolved IL the brain or
Peek would have been as easily Sc
cured tsO months hence as now. But
the political aim could only be accom-
p.sned nov" Ials Is an open and IN
qualified confession on the part OF lhe-
Nation that Il Was not only willing, but
actually desired a suppression OF tie
facts from the voters OF the country
until L Was 10 late 10 have
their votes influenced by q knOwl-
time the whole democratic party, led
by rs great democrat JOSS; Cieve-
land, would have kept on insisting that
the protective tariff did not raise the
wages OF laborngmen, but was
damage TO them, and Tor that reason
using them 10 vote the democratic
ticket. What can be said in favor OF
a party whose only hopes of success
res: upon the suppression of facts, and
a cOOrd nation of falsehood and lgnor-
anceg And yet ali the acts OF the DEM
OcTaCc party axe done IN the name OF
reform" which term has been the
party shlbboleth for the last score of
years. taught TO It by the sage of
Gramercy Park, and with which 1t has
sought 10 hOodwlnk and deceive the
people. and 10 lead them away from
the base of good judgement and reason.
Ir may be possible that Commissioner
Peck's report was received st the DEM
ocrat office before 1t was completed,
NEARLY two weeks ago." but if it was
the Democrat has taken extraordinary
pains to conceal the fact. Although 1t
claims TO have received it with the
adJuration mot to be used before Au-
gust %, II is very significant that no
paper, either republican or demo-
cratic, printed any part of the original
report until Wednesday morning. not
even the New York papers. And then
too 1t is very unusual for the press
agencies from whose Offices such re-
ports are generally sent, to telegraph
summaries of matter already sent by
mail. There Is u peculiar odor, like
that OF muscalonge, about the Demo-
Gratis story which suggests the presence
of an Ananlas in the sanctum.
ANoTIIER ward club has been added
10 the roster. The third ward republl-
cans organized last evening and will
put their energies TO the test of active
service. There are now four wards or
gained and the work will proceed
until it 10 finished. The HERALD sug-
ges,s that at the occasion of the state
convention of league clubs and of the
party IN this city September 81, all the
ward clubs join IN a grand demonstra-
ton of strength. 1t Will serve 10 en-
courage and enthuse visiting republi-
cans.
ACCORDING to the latest official figures
Of the common council, the board of
public works and the board of health
are ABOUT as near a solution of the
water question as they were in the year
OF our Lord, one thousand eight hun
bred and fifty. when the city was in
corporated.
Col. ELLIOTT +. SHEPHARD of the
New York Mail and Express is energet-
ically advocating a Sl-round-trIp fare
from New \ ork to Chicago during the
worlds far. The project is meeting
with fair success and the workIngmen
promise to fare we'll If it shall go
through.
YESTERDAY the board of public
works discovered that the occupants OF
block are using city water and pay
ing the Hydraulic company for it. The
city - liable to wake mp some morning
and find II has been buncoed out of the
city hall.
Two more ships have arrived at New
York bearing cholera patients on board
The health officers have taken ade-
quste measures TO prevent its spread
and no case has yet been reported
from the city itself.
TOMORROW the workingmen of this
city will have fete day. The city