Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-28
GRIEF IN THE CITY
EXPRESSIONS Of SORROW



eRiains a dad The exclaps-
sion VA On ss;rypedv's lips yesterday
x.t<rrooa., j VA heard on the
slrseu. "A ths| Of tas notsls,
IN .lssss add olnces. "a fact every
rh.re that meg eaIis IN contact with
racn other, zpd IN silno<s every IN
slancs tue r@}ly came back; "lss.
oar country'si greatest statesman -
gone"
Gns frtelllxs}cs vas received here ~
about Ia o'ci5ck An1 ali the acsn
torn fnzs u3fs aimost Immediately
rI.c.a ~ nslf an.st. Long before the
.Et~rnooa ps1ers had herAidsd the
fact. tas nsws,nxt spGead through the
CIV. .na INA EXPRESSIONS Of regret
heard oo sfsr5 hand we're sincere and
ou-o.rt,.aa. Tns name Of James u.
Blame has a long bsea . household
word throughout the length s@d
bre.dtA OF ths lad, tast even IN tnis
e,ty. rn.en he had visited but three
tlrse.. the mi.ses Of the people re-
karded him 3zs . ,perz0nal AsqeAiot
ancs. add az sacA tn~y dspiored MS
destn- Mr.. 8la.ne lFst waited GRANT
Rapids iurins, me poiiaeAi campaign
II is78. AZ that time the city boosted
no hail large enough 20 Accommodate
tue croeds Who waited To see aud
hear lie d.slinxussned statesman, and
q platform wxs hastily erected IN
Gsmpan sadsre. from which, IN the
evening. lns greatest thrcng the toxn
had ever y l4e>sed listened Ia the IN
spsrinz wordAof the magnetic orator.
Dnrirx The presidential campaign oil
49, NJ. Blame again made THIS city
vt. ADD a. before he talked to an ifn-
rnsn.e crowd from = platform II
C.rmpau square. nis words carrying
cony.cEoo 10 every Listener.
M. Bl.sas's Last Visit.
wn@n he came here for the last sirae
-, l~sS. Grand Rapids Was better pre-
nared 60 receive him. tlartman's hall
VS. .elsctet AZ the place IN which tue
pnpl.c msxfss gather 10 hear him. sad
never sncs azs the immense auditorium
held 80 large or enthusiastic . crowd.
lie arrived here October and Was me,
a. ths depot by ~ escort OF prominent
citizens aud coad acted ~ the Morton.
Later % The day he appeared TO the
public on tue platform IN the hall, and
II q sxfs 10 say that no enc who heard
him on that OCCASION can ever forset
the mastery address which he de-
l,vrred or the circum stances which
called q lortn. Only = few days previ'
ou< u the date mentioned the Hon.
pou NJ. Dickinson, then postmastri
general under President Cleveland had
delivered A speech Ia the west which had
bera extenGvsiy printed throughout
IN, country aad winch mad come %
AR. Els,re's eve IN Detroit news
uaoer. Fr m tals speech Mr.. Blame
ssiectrd the following paragraph WHICH
he hrs, quoted and then pr csedec e
completely refuse By giving statistics
which completely upset the theory ac.
yanced 10 the passage: New England
selnshly hangs on 10 the body polite
absorbing is wealth aud giving nothins
IN return. We buy OF New kugiand a.
sxtort.onsie price,. kept up by the
tar1d while A. tee same time We sell q
nothing.
F.a~tarsa Dtckfason's Arguments
Fron III. thorough knowletge OF ri
busness affsfsot New England and b.
aconirrd information n regard q
those Of this state. Mr.. Blaine Was en-
aided 70 clearly demonstrate the failac,
ana sxsrsvsrxnce Of the statement ant
bis teliing points were greeted VIII
Wild Applause By his audience. Th'
sp-~th wxs printed verbatim mex
morning ~ THE HsRAI.p. and not
.ltn-tHndlnx the fact that ne cd 20
refer 70 notes during - entire course
not one Of TIE hgures gwen wa eyci
4 soatet bv tne opposition papers Mr.
Inr<insou was shown the speech nsr
day b Boston reporters and could oni'
AZ IN retaliation that ne bad beet
n s9uotcd - The organs OK hs Owl
party.
Ene following day TIE distinguishes
uuest renamed heTn o. vis~ tns sndns
tTi~~ of Grand Espias. ard sccrnipan
id ~ a is-iessfsoa q pfcna 2 snt cltil
cas- m carriages. 90 sssDscfsd the lou
corrsrs 81 he tQsn.
Must si,it esars sssrta.
Whzs IMPRESSION sss made upol
him Al that tsmo a tess slsested by "a
fact tat Wien the Pan American cor
.rexs made tour OK ne country IN
der Mr.. Flames direction. ne va
shown isf % the cites taey intsnc o
% vf.st. ~ william p Cartis. uno nsl
heen delegated ~ har0 10 accompsn
snd nasnsEe the expedition Slancin
a. he MicDgAn 1T be observed tns
Iefro.. VA tne on'y city named
You r1ost uot onit Grand Rapids
sad NJ EIstae. st 9 one Of the sor
asffui etes Of the wet. snn W
prove of great interest 70 the VS. blrs
u se~ing 81 TOYS tast tsrsad RAPID
wss enabled - proudly eznlbit t. 81
south *m~r.rsns her World ftmou
fsctofles snf irinstfirs- AccomsAol
80 Mr. Blalae tbs esrrsge or "a
tefp before referred 70. we're Harvey
H'illster and Capt. William A. Gsvet
snd concerning 81 Impressions OF &c
visstof Hr. Hoi sfer SAD yesterday 10
Reporter for Tx HxRALn. II wss bot
ds <b,st ant surprised WITH ress
ssw ~ tr- e.s5ne D our ride OF TIRE
hoorA mad never Dlet BIN befoi
fer - extended visit and bad lormr
- urr-es Oh ~ hlna that rss sniirsl
dspe ed on that occasion"
"a. 80 rrses fa--s
had previously thonxhs cf hli
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