Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-08
Lincoln Cub Republicans IN a
vsy Msrr Mood
OVER THE ELECTION RETURNS
Brighs Speeches Delivered ~ c. w.
watkins. judge Perkins. Moses
TAxxars and oshex.

70 the urel 81 its series CT mreblks 20
be held this winter. At T.a0 eo,d seats
we're hard 10 get 40 3 O'Clock every
seat IN the large hall was taken and
when the speakers took their r1aces on
the platforsa there we're many persons in
the room who we're forced 10 stand DR..
GFiswo'd called attention to fine bust
OF Lincoln standing on the platform
which he said had been presented BY
the Hon NJ. C. Burth. The crowd sp-
piauded az the announcement. and the
me~ting was opened sith everybody 10
good spirits
Before tho speakers arrived 'rHs HgE-
AIDS election bulletins were read and
were received with great enthusiasm and
cheers The effect a the reading OF
these returns can be better imagined
than described. Had the liveliest kind
Of campaign teen in progress in this
city the enthusiasm could not have been
more hoisterous or the interest taken
more intense.
Mr.. Watkins Speech.
Charles w. Watkins was the fret
speaker He was received with enthu-
siasm. He said: The best speech OF
the evening will be the reading a. THE
HEADS returns They are coming
better and better ell the time 80 We can
90 home satisfied OF A good republican
majority. | have beer in the republs-
can ranks for nearly thirty years. and
never in all that time wac ! a better re-
publican than | am tonight. There was
never time when ] could give more or
better reasons for the faith that is in me
than at present Tho republican party
is the party that has made record for
itself. A record that II in proud %.
Look at the legislation enacted from the
time OF the vigorous prosecution OF the
war up 10 that browning piece or repub-
licau legislation the Mckinley tariff
bill FApplause.l Last fall this county
rendered a verdict which delivered
the reins Of government into the
hpnds Of the democrat party.
Oh what a record they have made in the
past eight .nonths, Oh. they have
taken us hack 10 tho good old democrat
timesr We are back to tae times We
experienced IN 1872 under James Buch-
anan when everything was cheap lap
plspse.l see the president has more
HERALD returns and l give way for
them
Following the reading Of The HER
AIDS bulletins. Mr.. Watkins again took
the floor. and with the program OF toasts
responded 10 at the Uhl banquet told
what each Of the speakers should have
said had they told the truth In regard
10 the sentiments for which they were
booked. Aver reading more HERALp
returns. Judge Perkins ives called upon
for speech.
Judge Perkins Speaks
He fai I: II have listened 10 those re-
turns and could not but think OF the
| old adage. Truth crushed to earth will
rise again The republican party
crushed TO earth last fall IL up again
with its armor on aud ready for the bat
tie. The people having seen democracy.
have had enough ~ IL as shown by the
returns. We desired a change and we
got IT, In the place OF busy wheels and
factories we have silence supreme and
the laboring man is out OF employment
Such has been the result Of short sea.
son OF democrat rule. How can a man
In business know how to prepare for the
future IL he cannot know what will
be the condition OF the labor
ing people in bis vicinity. The
beauty Of the whole matter is
! that the democrats know the state
/ OF Affairs as well az We do The whole
matter was given away In The Democrat
! this morning l noticed an article
which stated that Congressman Wea-
dock Of Michigan was opposed TO free
trade in Michigan. He wished a tariff
kept on lumber. wool. iron and all
1 Michigan products Tf free trade will
bring prosperity. let us have II in Michi-
gan. Congressman Weadock. without
knowing il. has uttered first class re-
! publican doctrine TApplausel The
trouble Is that the free trader looks at
| the theoretical side Of the question and
ignores thu practical side OF IT, We are
marching In the shadow ~ a great vic
I tory. The baudage has been torn from
the eyes % the people and they are vot-
ing with us"
Moses Taggart'= speech.
Moses Taggsrt was next called for
He said
II does not appeal that there is much
need for speech-making. AZ the best
speeches of the evening seem 90 be
those which the worthy president has
been reading from Tux HKKALD's bulie-
tina After abiding 90 congressional
tAdtttts AH ratl &tt VA kldu W Dc ON
/ the plstforu with Mr. DeIknap and
Judge Perkins Speaking of the latter.
be said lila oilice is 81 pass upon the
estates Of deceased persons | main
tain that bis jurisdiction extends out.
sls.c a Michigan tonight. and he may
I Tor the evening pass uIon tho estate Of
I deceased democracy ~ the states q
I New Jersey. Nav York and other states
/ ! am glad % bA here with our worthy
I president. the doctor here. am a
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