Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-06
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Mrs. John l.. Morse and daughter
and Mabel Crane visited at George
Cranes Sunday.
l.. ID. Carpenter, wife and daughter,
Mildred, and John Luscombe and vile,
of Eureka, visited at f. II. Luscombe's
Sunday.
G. M. Hubbard has been having his
house plastered and papered and now
they are at work putting things In
order again.
Mrs. James Granger and brother and
son, Lewis, returned home last Monday
afternoon after six months sojourn in
Oregon visiting her sister and other
relatives there.
A business meeting of the L. l.. >.
was held at the hall last Saturday even
ing for election of officers and the fol-
lowing were elected: President, Nellie
Luscombe; Vice President, Herbert
Ross; Secretary, Byrl Snyder; Treas
urer, Charles Hoppough.
The performance at the Democratic
Senatorial Congressional convention
held at Grand Rapids on the 22nd inst.
demonstrated the actual faith that the
leaders have in the successful issue for
that side this fall. Both Perry and
Mcknight absolutely declined to ac-
cept the honors until great pressure
was brought to bear, but at last Perry,
with sad face and pale contenance con
scented that he would take it.
Mr.. Perry accepted this nomination
upon the following plank in the plat
form:
"The Democrats OF the Fifth Con-
gressional District OF Michigan re-
affirm their adherence to the principles
enumerated in the Chicago platform.
We demand especially the full restora
ton of the silver dollar of the consti-
tuition on an exact equality with gold,
and the free coinage of both metals at
the ratio OF 10 10 democratic Con-
gressional Platform. y
1.-THE congressional convention S
declaration on the financial question is
so explicit its meaning cannot be mis-
understood, and the war OF the stand
ards which ragged so fiercely two years
ago is to be fought over again. The
battle, however, will not be so holly
contested. Faots and conditions arc
all against the cheap money arguments
this season, and the cold logic Of events
and history will make them ridiculous.
The calamity cry of the campaign ora
tor will be laughed at, and 5O.cent
wheat will be sign that will not be
conjured with this year.
"The Democrats that is the kind OF
Democrats who dominate here, are
still welded to the cheap money idea,
and the duty of these Democrats who
do not believe in a dishonest financial
system, in fatism and in a 45-cent dol
lar, is very clear. They must vote the
Republican ticket.
1.-TWO years ago the sound money
Democrats courageously and patriotic
ally broke old party ties TO rebuke
heresies which had been grated by
populism upon the faith which had
come down TO them from the fathers.
The rebuke they administered was
sufficiently crushing but did not en-
tirely accomplish its purpose. The
heresies still exist. They are again
Haunted before the voters, and the can
didate nominated is pledged to their
support in congress should he be elect
ed. The same sentiments of duty and
patriotism which caused Democrats TO
abandon their party two years ago will
appeal to them again, and more strong
ly than ever. Another defeat of free
silver such as that OF two years ago
will give the fallacy Its quietus. "