Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-03-06

claim TO be more than pewholder
and not entitled to sacramento priv
leges i'm the Republican party He
thought however that ii was wholly |
right on the majority OF questions
and half right on others. He con-
cluded by singing solo and done it so
well he had TO sing several more be-
fore the audience would let him stop.
Judge S. b. Daboll of ST. Johns was
the last speaker, his subject 1.-The
Republican Party" The Judge stat
ed that he had not been certain a
hours previously that he was coming
to Bedding and had not prepared him
self with a set speech, then waded in
and made an address that was sound
and logical and listened to with great
interest.
"The republican party came into
existence on a moral principle. If
there had been no slavery there would
have been no republican party. The
uprising of the people upon that issue
in 1851 was something to warm the
heart of every patriot. The question
OF slavery was settled for all time.
Where has the republican party stood
from that day TO this and what has
been the attitude of the opposition?
1t was the republican party that
: put the homestead act upon the stat
: ute book; that brought the Pacific
railroads into existence; that made
5 provision for providing ways and
means 20 carry on the war for the
union and TO pay the soldiers; that
I stood for the national honor whenever
4 the opposition went crazy on the
+ money question. under the leadership
r of Abraham Lincoln, for three years
I it stood between union and disunion.
d The principle that we must not gov
2 ern others without their consent re-
g threats of the south. He said TO the
c - seeding states, You must come
back into the union whether you want
a TO or not. When he was told that
|
S reconstruction period were not al
5; that they should be he replied thai
y they were TO the people what the eg9
n is TO the fowl You can get the TOW
J quicker by Matching the egg than yol
e can by smashing it,
k There you have the whole Philip
Il pine question in an egg-shell. W.
ID have there not only one egg but ;
= whole nest OF them.
A. Yes, we are all right in the Philip
e pines. Make no apology for it but be
n leve in it.
IT The speaker thought the none!
" question was settled and that tn,
a next democratic national convention
as would adopt a sound money plank
w He strongly advocated standing b.
the time-honored republican polio.
~ on the tariff question. contrasted tn
is conditions that prevailed under tn
5; Wilson and Mckinley bills respective
lie ly, gave the Blaine definition of reci
s. procity as doing for the good oflothe
Of nations what they do for ours;' dc
e. clared that of the 20 or SO million
n people in the United States % millio
re are producers; said the republica
rs party aimed 10 SO legislate that tn
" farmer and tailoring man would pros
cd per. So long as wealth is produce
us capital will accumulate. That can
nd not be prevented and ought not TO b'
In conclusion the speaker insiste
as that the republican party had bee
or right on all these great question
tn and is right today.
Ms After Judge Daboll finished, a
Lp- election Of officers for the club W;
1T announced 20 come next but that W;
20 quickly done BY a motion to reeleC
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