Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-04
HAD A LOVE FEAST
Candidates Night at the Lin
coin Club Rooms.
BRINGS ALL The CANDIDATES
On the Republican Coanty Ticket 10 the
Front - Eloquent and Patriotic
Speeches AL Made by Them.

at II a condition and not theory
that eonfronts 1s-a condition. OF pros
peEity N our graad land. said the Hon.
C. = Perkins. candidate for prosecut-
ing attorney. At the republican msesinz
last evening, and jacob Eisenhars.
candidate for register of deeds. took
the same occasion 10 say "taeFe 10 VIC
tory for the republican party flying
around N the air TINS year"
The entire meeting WAS as full OF
vim az Methodist class meeting and
as full Of good feeling IS church ice
cream social. Every caud dAts on the
republican tieket, With the exception OF
Isaac LAnereaux. candidate Tor sheriu.
Was present, and many OF the speeches
were eloquent. All were Tiled with
patriotism and loyalty TO the party
that has done 80 much for the good OF
shs country during tho past thirty
years
CaIied Order.
Colonel Mcknight sellers called the
meeting To order and invited all the
candidates on the county ticket TO take
the seats on the platform. They were
greeted with prolonged applause as
they stepped forward.
Dr. J. h. Grisw 10 was called to the
char 10 preside over the meeting. He
accepted the honor IN q neat speech.
he said that be hoped the speakers
VINO were 10 speak during the campaign
would talk more on the barking System,
and the monetary questions OF the day.
lie introduced Prof. {. q. oweusoerg
candidate for presidential elector. Mr..
Swensberg made q few remarks, after
which the Hon. George O.. Steksttee,
candidate for state legislature, was
introduced. Mr.. Stekettee took
this time TO thaEk the people
who had offered him the nomi-
nation which he mad not sought.
lie bad been a republican oil bis life.
Toe democrats had charged him with
beng one man candidate but ne
denied being one mans or any set Of
mems candidate. He claimed that
the democrat party was the
iaboring mans enemy. Free trade, he
declared reduced wages, while protec-
ton increased them. He closed his
remarks by stating that he was with
the republican party from start TO fin
ish, and believed that the party ticket
from Harrison to the least office would
be elected.
Judge Perkins Remarks.
The Hon. L. +. Perkins, candidate
for Judge OF probate, Was next intro
duced and said: at 10 now more than
ever before condition aud
not theory that confronts US. We
of prosperity. This is because the Nc
Kinl-y bill IS in effect. The democrats
admit the condition, but deny me
cause. lie spoke of the Enghsh press,
telling OF the lamentable condition Of
English manufacturing industries. IL
IL because the American laboring men
are active and American manufactur-
ers are running full force and full
tune. The Mckinley bill 10 making the
country more prosperous. and IN his
opinion We are Just on the edge Of
prosperity. lie told OF . vast manu-
featuring institution which WAS 10 be
taken to Buffalo from England
which was directly traceabls to the
Mckinley bill. He showed the falsity
of the democratic platform and as
serted that false in one thing VAS false
IN all. In state politics our democratic
friends are Just IS much at sea - they
are 10 regard To national matters. The
democratic candidate for governor
asked the soldiers 10 vote for him be-
cause be was Q soldier. Does he ask
them 10 vote for Ben Harrison for the
same reason9 When IL comes election
time the boys IN blue will say, 1--WE
have made you one present, We have
put you on the bench Of the supreme
court and you rejected 1t, and now We
Will give you no MORE"
othsr Briss speeches.
When time Was called for the sheriff
70 come to time, ne failed TO respond
"a he was III At bis home.
Chairman Grlswod then introduced
jacob Eisenhart. candidate for county
treasurer. He believed there was
victory in the air for the republican
party. not only for the city ticket, but
for tue state and natIonal tickets rs
we'll
Col. Frank u. Eddy, candidate for
county clerk, was introduced. lie made
no speech. but pledged himself tn cup
port the entire ticket aud promised, IL
elected. to give good. clean admins
trstou-
Alfred /. wolcott, candidate for
prosecuting attorney was introduced
amid applause. lie was glad OF the
quiet campaign aud that the torchlight
PROFESSIONS we're not 10 be used "a vote
gamers. lie thought that the republI-
can party had the best Of the demo-
cratic party because IL didn's have TO
come before the people and Ask their
suffrage and ask them 20 forget the
past. 10 also had the advantage be-
cause il dIdn'thsvs to depend on bad
crops and business failures. He had
noticed that when . man failed in
business or mad the bluss and got dss-
perste ne voted the democratic ticket.
The republican party has faith IN the
genus of the American worknien. The
democratic party declared that tin
could not be made in this country. but
a. the present time there are forty
tin mills n operation. The republican
party didn't have to 60 hack into
ancient history tn find statesmen and
good men IN TIE party. The demo-