Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-12-25

Friday evening JouRHAL reporter -,
Hon Henfy A. Haiah, secretary Of d.
vsn known Michigan Republican Cub, snd
learned thst the state Of Micniean is ncv
in deplorsbIe condition casssd BY the hard
times. Thsre are 1900 fsmiHs,
dest.tate ia the Gogebic niainx regions.
There is nothing for them 70 do, snd =
place that they may 90 %, and even il rher<
were they have not the means to cover the
expense Of moving Sov. the sad
fact Is, he believes, that these people mus,
be cared for by the Michigan government.
Along the Msnoniaee ranges, coal is seL
ling for ~ per ton and Is now costs ~ mach
IL not more to procure it than the return.
amount to. The stase Of Michigan
throughout has suffered terribly By ttis
great depression Of business in gen
eral. The fact tbax 50 many Iaborins
people are effected by the present state of
matters 10 conclusive that change in gov
ernmsnt would alleviate this sad condition
among the working people. In 1894. jus,
after the defeat Of the Republican party,
this Michigan Republican Club was orzan-
ized. With the v:e~ and purpose, not to
grind into people tie vixws and sims Of the
party, bat to educate then to the iixh, use
Of their vote, to build up X. publican
methods Of government. and consiser those
things which ~euld be for the Interest. Of
the State and country. At the present time
Michigan is in the same condition that
it was in 1856. The only wsy to push
the movements for reformation 10 by slim
ulating the people to clearer understand-
ing Of the unfayorsble conditions of bus.
iness so that they may inteliigentiy seek
remedy by appropriate action 8, the polls.
May ask Why you have come to Au-
gusts" qaeried the reporter.
''G came all the way to, Augusta to get
your illustrious townsman Hon John l..
Stevens to come out and talk 10 the people
of Michigan on the Hawaiian question.
That affair having assumed surprising i'm
portance As a developer of presidential ar
rogsnce. we want it treated first hand at the
great miiwinter gathering Of our people on
Washiogt ons birthday next. We regard
the Haw allan transaction as Of importance,
not so much because Of the ismentable and
willfully stupid failure to acquire invaluable
islands in a strategic position in the Nor,h
Pacific. islands which have become Ameri-
csnized by the pluck. vigor. thrift and in
telligence Of our own people living there,
a. because Of the exhibition which it has
given of Clevelands utter disregard Of
constitutional limitation and the spivi. of
vindictve arrogance that has apparently
actuated him. I am happy to say that Mr..
Stevens has graciously consented to favor
u.s. and that your genial and eminent towns
man, Mr.. Manlsy, has also promised TO
come out
This club generally gives fine dinner on
this occasion in remembrance Of the father
of the country. The prominent speakers
for the coming grand dinner viii be- Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge aud Senator Henry
William b. Allison Of Massachusetts. SEN
ator Allison will deliver an address on "Fi-
nance" Ex-senator Jno. C.. Spooner of
Wisconsin and Chauucy NJ. Depew of New
York will be present. Senator Tom Palmer,
who was so prominent an official during the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, will be
among the number. Senators Mcmillan,
S,ockbridge. and julius C. Burrows, will
deliver speeches. From the list of names
it will readily be seen that the event will
be very interesting. In the city of Detroit
the Republicans ruled with majority of
over 5000. They elected q mayor who is
Maine man, named IIazen s. Pingee.
He vas in the war, and after its
close went to Detroit where he engaged in
the shoe business, manufacturing them HIM
self by hand He now runs one OF the
largest shoe factories in that part Of the
country has accumulated considerable
wealth, AMI - very prominent and highlg
esteemed by the people of Detroit. Mich
gan went Republican at the last election
by majority of 20 900 and without doubt
the next will be 0,000. Du,ing his stay in
the city, Mr. IIalgh visited the Blaine
residence He Informed the reporter that
Mr.. Blaine was highly esteemed by the
Michigan people and bis large vote there
was manifestation of the profound respect
in wh ch he was held by the people of that
state.