Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-15

Of the republicans. they have suf-
neient fzltB IA the righteousness and
sold lustlcs or their course that they
are slliing % zbds by the decision Of
the iHteil gent voters OF the e0uatTy,
provided lney are educated upon Lhs
issues between the parties. aud cast
their ballots with fall understanding
II the Importance OF their votes -
themselves, their families and 70 their
country. TINS educating can be done
IA 10 better way than BY means OF
clubs- Organize everywhere; n the
wards. IA the city. town, township and
county. 40 club can DC 50 small bat
that Is Will do good. This work . be
ing splendidly and effectively done N
Grand Rapids. We trust that Il Is be-
ing prosecuted diligently throughout
the county and state.
MYTHOLOGY affords 4 parallel TO the
N+SN4 D9a-A-k PAoA-~1-Ao@h II "-4NN -
democratic king DOW finds himself.
David L. Hill, the Achilles or the
democratic hosts, sulks IN his tent and
refuses 20 Join Agamemnon Cleveland IN
tue war against the enemy. IG book
of Homsr's HAD, Agamemnon, grew
lng the absence OF Achilles, thus
sr.aEs - ~ krafnar-
TO whom ths king; IN such distress We
stand
No vulgar counsel our Affairs demand mo
Croker. no Murphy.
Greece democracy 20 preserve Is now no
easy part
Bat ASKS high vision. deep design. and ART"
GENERAL CUrCHEoS. IL his recent adj
dress before the Lincoln club, put It
very tersely when he SAID that the re-
publican party flOurished during pros
porous times, the democratic party
lived on calamity. 1t IS also true that
IN 1890 the democratic party won on
the prediction OF war 10 come and on
the apathy OF It's opponents. This IS a
republican year because those woes
never came to pass. and the republican
party is alive and awake TO the neces-
sity of marching 10 the polls IN full
force.
RAPID transit has its drawbacks. The
accident IN II. Louis, where one person
was killed and several horribly man
gled by being crushed and ground be-
meath Il trailer" which had upset IN
turning sharp curve, the motor car
having passed beyond control of the
motor-man, Will be harshly commented
upon by unthinking persons, and in all
probability will be attributed to the
deadly trolley" Bnt the fact is, such
an accident Is likely to occur with cars
run by other motive powers.
~
GROVER CLEvELESD, IN his address TO
the students at Ann Arbor on the an
nIversary of Washington's birthday,
said: "You may be chosen to public
Office. Do not shrink from it," Mr..
Cleveland spoke from the bottom of
his heart He practices what he preach
es. He has had three chances himself
to shrink. but has not shrunk once. In
1888 the people did the shrinking for
him, and they will repeat the perform
ance IN November.
LIEUTENANT maxwell of Fort Sheri-
| dan, near Chicago, IS in hard luck. He
left the fort to see his sweetheart and
IS now court-martialed. A brother Of
| ficer, VINO was enamOred of the same
girl, gave him away. The lieutenant,
probably, does not now believe in the
/ proyerb. "Alfs fair IN love and war"
When town grows from a popula-
ton OF 600 to 1000 in three years, as
a result of the establishment of tin
plate and other industries, as did the
town Of ElwoOd, Ind, there can hardly
be more flattering testimony to the
efficiency of the Mckinley act, which
brought this to pass.
| HEARING on the order TO show cause
I why t4tNai COMMISSIONER cNA ctAOutu
not be compelled to produce the origi-
nal blanks upon which he based the
report 20 disastrous TO the democratic
argument on the tariff, has been post.
poned until September p.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY demonstrates
that he can handle a crowd as well as q
tariff. While ne was speaking IN In
diaaGpolis an electric car tried to rush
through the crowd. and small panic
was averted by the prompt acton OF
the tariff champion.
GOvERNoE FLOWER of New York vii
receive not only the unanimous en-
| dOrsement of bis own state. but OF the
whole country for the vigorous steps