Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-11

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1896 is not to say one thing and mean
another. Let us have facts. In 1896
we are likely 10 be beaten. Straddling
certainly cannot save us. 1t can only
add disgrace TO defeat. Bitter expert
ence shall teach us. In 1892 we won a
victory as great as Jefferson won in
1900. In 1896 the Democratic party is
broken, discredited, degraded. The
reason is plain. In 1892 we asked for
power that we might kill protection,
abolish trusts, reduce taxation. We
were given the power. Now it is 1896.
What protected ring has been even
weakened what trusts abolished, what
burden removed? In the hands OF q
Democratic administration the money
power that Jefferson feared has been
strengthened at every point. In a
time of peace the expense OF the gov
eminent is being increased by issuing
bonds, and wages are lower and times
harder than in 1892. II these are
fruits of Democracy, what wonder that
the people turn the other way. Wise
men care nothing what parties call
themselves but what they do.
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Ionia Sentinel: At the meeting OF
the Republican county committee,
Fred Cutler Jr. was elected secretary
by a unanimous vote of all those pres
ent. X. II. Smith was appointed
treasurer, and the following executive
committees: f. Il. Yeomans, Ionia
city: A. =. Loomis, Berlin; Otis Miner,
Odessa; j. +. Whitmyer, Ionia town
ship; C. II. Cowdin, Belding; and b.
NJ. Kitson, Easton. The attendance
was large and reports from all parts of
the county showed that Republicans
are united for Mckinley. as "the adj
vance agent of prosperity, and deter
mined to act with long pull, a strong
pull, and pull all together" for Vie
tory in November. The spirit shown
was excellent and the determination TO
abide the result at ST. Louis both as to
platform and candidates was manifest.
1t was also plain that, while there will
be an animated contest for the various
places on the state, county, and legis-
lative tickets, the principle that the
majority should rule is heartily en-
dorsed by the friends of all the can
didates.
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A contemporary says: In no other
country, probably, than our own would
we find so distinguished man as Will
liam Mckinley afoot in procession
with old comrades on the way to de-
corate the graves of other comrades
who are sleeping their last long sleep.
Yet this is what the people OF Canton
Ohio, (McKinley's home) saw on Decor
alton day, when he refused to ride in
carriage, prefering to walk with those
with whom he had walked many miles
while with them in the service of his
country. When one thinks of man
who may be the chief executive of his
country rs not being too proud to walk
among those who are poor and Grip
plea, and prefers to do it rather than
ride in a carriage with dignitaries, he
reioices that he lives in such a country
and would be proud TO have a man
with such characteristics to rule over
him.
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The Lowell Ledger man has the
same experience as many another ed
itor and talks about it thus: The Ledger
is often urged to air this and that pub
lie grievance and one or another wrong:
and it is always willing to do its share.
Many Of these requests for favors, how
ever, come from people who do not
contribute a cent toward the support
Of the paper, and who are never will
ing tina. names should appear in the
complaint; but they expect the editor
to do all the work, take all the
curses and sink or swim unaided, while
they stand idly by saying "Sick EN-"
We live in hopes that such spasm
of decency will overtake these people
as will compel them to painfully part
with dollar year in support Of the
paper that fights their battles.
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Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, who ia
vors Governor Morton's nomination
but is eminently fair and just, fittingly
characterizes the attempts of McKin-
ley's enemies TO draw him from his
modest retirement and induce him to
state his position" upon question
as to which he has been satisfactorily
on record for years. Mr.. Depew says:
differ from some of my friends in re-
gard to the position Mckinley has
taken. IL is right and proper for him
to keep quiet and let his record speak
for itself. Ii is not mans friends
who want him to talk, but his enemies. |
His friends know where he stands, and |
so he does not need TO speak for their
benefit. His enemies only seek to |
make him talk that they may rip him
up the back.