Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-21

Will the republican party solve this
issue and leave to us unimpaired and
to our posterity that constitution that
came down to US from our fathersF 4
believe it will. We must also meet
the great economic questions OF the
hour, monopoly must meet its over
throw and that at the hands of the Re
publican party, no traditions OF the
past must stand in the way of this.
The Male Quartet, consisting OF W..
b. Reed, Don Wilson, Elmer Vinegar
and w. ID. Ballou next gave selection
after which came
GEO w. MoULToN
who had as his subject "Republicauism
is evidence of prosperity" He started
out by saying "The wonderful achiev-
ments OF our country under the reign
of the Republican party make the
Arabian Night tales read like a last
years almanac. Our manufacturing
interests have revolutionized the
country all along the line from agricul-
tural implements TO electrical appli-
ances. We are at the dawn OF new
century, the leading Industrial nation
of the world, second only by few mill
lions of dollars in the race for CONNER
cial supremacy, and year by year
piling up huge trade balances which
have already made us creditor in
stead of debtor nation, and which
must soon make US the leading creditor
nation OF the world. That these tre-
mendous changes in wealth and credit.
Are in a great measure the outgrowth
OF republican policy Of protection now
stands admitted by all fair minded and
thoughtful men. All classes have
shared in this prosperity. Freedom is
that for which our forefathers fought.
The unity Of our nation is what Lincoln,
Grant and Garfield stood for, and VIM.
Mckinley stands for all that true,
patriotic citizen can possibly ask for,
viz. peace, prosperity, honor and in
tegrity with no cry of the masses
against the classes and no cry of the
classes against the masses, advocating
that an honest days labor should be
paid for with an honest dollar.
ROMAINE ROBINSON
was assigned the toast "Should women
vote?" and he said emphatically, yes.
He claimed that women are already en-
franchised in the hearts Of a MAJORITY
of the male creatures, and the balance
were simply awaiting their turn.
Women are compelled TO pay taxe2s s-i
they own property and yet they are
not allowed a voice in the making of
the laws. He believed that if women
were allowed to vote it would in a
great measure help TO purify politics.
and that is often needed bad enough,
heaven knows. Let the women vote
CHAS. X. FooTE
had the toast on "Our political rela-
tions with, and duty to the county.
He said it was one Of Importance not
only to Republicans of this city but to
all in the county. He stated that he
would attempt only to tell how he had
seen those relations in the past and
what he conceived to be our duty. In
'94 as member OF the county commit
tee first entered the political arena
and well remember how the chairman
and other members would greet the
members from the city with the ever
pleasing hand shake and ask what ma.
jority would be given the ticket that
fall. Ever since then the Republicans
of this city have been greeted with the
same question, and thai is all we have
been greeted with, except a magnii-
cent turn down whenever she has asked
for place upon the ticket for one of
her favorite sons. But at last perhaps
we see the light. AT the last general
election there was cast in the city Of
Ionia 10 straight Republican votes, Is
of these are now holding Office and the
other three are prominently mentioned
in connection with important positions
AS soon as these three are taken care
OF Belding has hopes Of securing some
little Office, like mayor OF our own city,
or postmaster to succeed our present
incumbent, Mr.. Wilson. Yet we admit
that we owe duty. The township of
Otisco and city OF Belding have often.
times been called upon to bring some
candidate on the county ticket out Of
the woods and place him safely in Office,
and they have cheerfully responded,
and it is our bounden duty to continue
in this work.
WALTER l.. REEVES
responded to the toast ''the Republican
party in its relation to the farmer"
After paying fine tribute to the party
Mr.. Reeves said that the relation of
the far er to the party should not ma
terially differ from its relations to the
interests OF any other class of our citi-
zens, but that the interests OF each
should be conserved and that each in-
dividual should stand on an equal loot
ing with one another and be protected
!, In his civil and nnlftioa1 rfubfa III