Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-18

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and for the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the convention.
Each township is entitled 10 twelve delegates
ana each ward in the cities OF Iona ana Bel
ding is entitled 10 six delegates To sit In said
county convention
j. CLYDE WATT GEO f.. NICHOLS
Secretary OF Com. Chairman OF Com.
What is the use OF the talk about
capital putting down labor, or labor
putting down capital. The capitalist
could do nothing without labor and
how could the laborer live without
capital? Who would want To work for
bankrupt concern for month, week
or day, with no hope of receiving pay
for his work? That kind OF an insti-
tuition would be one that had been put
down. Everyone lives with the hope
of lettering his condition and that OF
his family in some way. If the laborer
by hard work and economy has saved a
few dollars and starts into business
himself and employs a few men, the
anarchistic spirit is that he is a capita
list and must be called down. Many
of the leading employers OF labor
started in just that way and many more
are bending every energy TO become
capitalists of this kind. Their aims
are alike. The laborer should not be
oppressed, he should have his pay
promptly, in full and reasonable In
amount, and the capitalist who fur
nishes the money to pay him is entitled
to fair treatment, and the laborer who
helps to increase his capital should
have equal consideration.
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There has never before been a war,
ancient or modern, of such magnitude
and accomplishing such large results,
where one enemy has conferred so lit
tie injury on another as the Spaniards
have conferred upon the armies ami
navies of the United States. We have
sunk 40 Spanish vessels of all kinds,
have captured an indefinite number of
prizes, have killed 2,200 Spanish sol
diers, wounded 1900 others and cap
tured $4,000 others, have conquered the
right to name the destiny of 10000
square miles OF the earths territory
and 100000 of It's population, and
have suffered in return only the loss OF
fewer than 800 killed, fewer than ], y
500 wounded, have sustained not the
loss of ship, and have suffered the
expense OF less than $50 100000 OF
treasure. Such history mas never be-
fore been written.
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The withdrawal by Elmer f. Fales
of his name from the list of candidates
for sheriff leaves the field so far as is
known at the present time to Frank
l.. Moon, of Otisco, Luther Hall, of
Orleans, and VIM. Gardner, of Muir.
1t is possible some other candidate may
be brought out before the day of con-
vention.
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Candidates for the position of prose
cutting attorney on the fusion ticket
seem TO be quite numerous with good
prospects that Bedding may yet add
one more to the list as friends of |. l..
Hubbel are urging him to allow his
name to be used.
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1t has been decided to hold the Re-
publican convention for the eighteenth
senatorial district Qonia and Montcalm
counties) in Belding. 1t will be held
on or about Sept. 9th
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A two-cent stamp will now carry a
letter to Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil
ippnes so the postoflice department
has decided. This is because Uncle
Sam is in possession.
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The call for the republican county
convention TO nominate county ticket
will be found in this issue. Sept. LIST is
the date.
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Enterprising Druggists.