Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-05

iag sas dons excspf 70 undo 30 far ss
pnsssklF zcts q tie democrat lexssisfnre.
The sxfrasagaBes II the repabllcans
sas sssounesd. and ths SENATOR Be
ilesed that the nsxf legislature would be
democraL lie hoped -. tor Il soHid
probably result IL sending ~ TIE seaste
! nan aDout the sac q E.dwia =. Uhi.
nan sho s9ald 60 NOT bscszss q the
slxs Il as nozey bsx<
Mr. si-.ia's Hsmo<.
Charles " Head sas infroduced -
nev acesssiou - The dsmocrost party m
Aiehigan and sorthy one. Mr.. Head
szs received vith enthusiasts applause
a. ne arose % respond 90 the toast
-Denoeracy IN Business kiis response
sss brief and witty. tie believed Desso
eritas the Old Ihracisn philosopher, Who
vas very tsmpersd and always laugh
inx, aust have bern ths founder
of the party. Tor n the party
2nd President Cisselsnd bad not
those qualities they never could hare
endured the United States senate. In
business ks regarded the democrat
party a. essentially the party Of the To-
climate business man.
ne-psnded for Two
DR. q. X. Johnson, Who Was assigned
- the toast true Democracy" COZ
ssntsd 30 respc,nd 10 ''Our Gusst, True
Democrat also. The Hoo. l. NJ. Wee
tOn. sho xas hailed for the latter toast.
being unzvoidably abssat DIR. john
son stated that Tor seventy years
IA had been . democrat. his
father had voted for jackson
and bis grandfather for JedeFcn As
ops Tho - a democrat by inheritance as
sell AZ By csnviction. claim free ex-
preston no ,said lin the presence %
men who are democracy's leading sx-
ponent. I say democracy 10 the soul
and spirit u THE government Demo
cracy teaches that the majority must
rule. but rule IN accordance with the
law.
No man has a right TO keep another
MAI from labor. or dictate when or
where or for whom be should labor. To
do - Is violation Of personal liberty.
IL i the right OF every man 10 conduct
he business - he pleases, provided he
keeps within the bounds Of the law. So
democracy frowns on the boycott and
the coercion IL labor.
Secretary This Ovation
When Mr.. uhl rose TO respond 10 the
hnai toast be- was greeted with cheer
after cheer. You have 80 touched me
by the warmth 81 this greeting" he
said. that II 10 difficult 10 make express
sloa OF tire gratitude In my heart |
feel assured that / 90 forth with the
best wishes Of those l leave behind. To
this community. TO which / owe 90
much. | shall return for the residue of
my life. whom 1 shall lay down the
duties 10 which the president has called
me. have been brought into contact
during my professional life with all
classes and sorts OF people. and believe
that have friends Ia every class.
sec here the collected opponents OF dem
oeracy. OF which 30 much has
been 50 eloquently said tonight.
The true democracy! Why my
fellow-citizens. what better representa-
tiyes OF true dem, Gratis can be cited
than those who set here or whose names
have been read. As l hoard those
names read i thought that here and now
Ne have the living representatives
OF true democratic You have
been pleased 10 speak Of that
greatest OF all living Americans. Grover
Cleveland. But there stands by his side
one who represents ss we'll as any living
democrat the principals OF democracy
thepresent secretary Of state. would but
say 10 the jefferson club: Go forward in
the dissemination OF democrat princi.
plea / congratulate the democrats OF
western Michigan on having a club 20
which every true democrat may 60, and
which shall DO and remain q power in
this community, and shall aid in the
election and maintenance Of a democrat
municipal government spoke Of my
friends who have done me honor To-
night. yet | would not forget that we
have been bonored by representation Of
the democracy OF surrounding counties.
To them all from the depths OF my heart
and 10 you ali God bless you"
At exactly 30 Mr.. Uhl resumed his
seat and the banquet broke up after
having given three rousing cheers and
tiger.