Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-11

s.rs 70 Thank ven for the recspt.on
tsnsfsr~d ma. Ii . thirsy years hncs
nave received . compliment uosea l
M "a =, u.uch. Before tie var | va
chairman II . county eoEa na-ttes snd
ov,no>>d \ certain man VINO uas run
nlex for congress n the other ticket.
wlIl not tell what that other party
Ma I don't Know re name. unrc IN
a meeting he MAS spe4king aud - DC
po.nt~d nar he said; There's Luee.
lie believes ia the republican party.
lis don't know any bett~r." That
compliment have priced Tor tnlriy
ysars. a. | prszs nothing else more
l highly. Now, NY subject u. the kspgb-
T, isc2n Party. the Party Of the Plain Peo-
pie II notnsng happens ! shail hold
| closely 10 that subject for the next two
| hoarA | looked "a the dictionary %
/ see what tae word plain IN tb.s subject
meant DID not know bat it mean:
plain looking people. IL i bad l
shouid have refused TO speak here to-
night. for | viii nave nothing TO do
| with plain looking people.
Lincoln vac OF the plain people II
MAS for the grAud elements IN bis
nature that caused tie com mon people
| 10 nft him ca the presidency Daring
the War there we're people IN the south
| who prayed Tor Lincoln and the north
ern soldiers, VINO came 10 teach them q
better way.
Grant. the tanner. lie wss lot Z
| very 20 4 tanner. tut he Was one oil
tho plain people upon whom tins coun.
try. A. we'll rs the republican party
| must depend IN times OF trial. lie
| came To lead the great armies OF the
republic.
'.GArtield, the canal bow. Within
twelve months he bad great honor
heaped iapon him. He I'D Mt &C
com pIish as muca as Lincoln. but hs
came from the plain people and wa
the same Kind OF man that always are
called from the plain people.
Il have . great hope IN regard 10 th'
Lincoln club. II 10 can De what IL 4
when IL 10 = y~arling what will II b'
when il 10 q four-year-old, ! see IN !
power four years hence IN the cam
paisn Of lsD6. The republican part,
made more history IN tnlrty-two year
than any other party ever did IN lO'
yeare. Now comes a period Of doubt, de
mocracy is power. Harrison gave Us
grand adp nistratlon. strong admin
istraron. wish to explain why tn
people OF Kansas left our ranks.
one man who has served IN the legIsla
turs had stepped down and out kansa
would have remained in line. W.
must have those western states barl
into our ranks If we WIN in four years
and ! believe the welfare of Americ
depends upon the return OF the repuh
iican party to power. Sooner or late
the plain people will have their way
IL nae been the way OF all history
just read the descriptions OF the ban
quets of Louis XVI, and read tn
descriptions of the banquet OF some o
the leaders of our present time an
country. There is danger, my friends
We must return to the ways OF tn
common people If We wonld win GU
way back to our former position. Tax
these thoughts and cherish them.
you do not believe ~ do ell well an
good. / will join hands with you an
20 your way aud do the best We can I
/ | get the states We have Lost back int
line again. As | said in the start,
love TIE grand old republican part
. for what il has done for this gran
country Of ours. l know that its mi,
SION 10 not ended. IL can and Wi
come back to power and 20 on in i,
usefulness to mankind. shall love
and work for it so long rs shall live.