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Five Minutes Well Sl'est.

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Day
17
Month
September
Year
1884
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Public Domain
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]5y some mlstake In print the impression had gained credence nmong the people of the city that Gen. Logan, who made a live minutos speech at the depot Monday . it., wussimply to passthrougl tin' place, without giving the peoplc chance to hear inni. Uut noUvithstaiidiug tlicre was a big orowd at the depot a 10:30 o'clock, the time for tlie special to arrlve, and it krpt on increasing anti] fully :J,000 people greeted the ola Black War Eagle - one of tlie Standard hearers cit the great black republiCHii party iu thi.- campaign. As the train rol led into tlie depot, the jolly face and the rotan d forui of the Hon. .Junior Senator Thomas W. Palmer was visible lipón the rear platform, and as the train stopped he stepped forward and introduced the gentleman whom the erowd was waiting to hear, tlie Hou. John A. Logan. Mr. Logan commenced 11 Ia brief speech by complinienting the state, the county and the city. He said that as a citien of Illinois he feit proud of the grand reputation the place had attained throughout tlie world by reason of the university that was within her borders, itsfamehaviug extended far across the ocean and into foreign lands. He also spoke ot' the high school liaving no superior in the union, whicb advantage gave the people a wide spread reputatiou for intelligence. Wherever we flnd educational institutions of this kind we flnd a culttired, liberal, thinking people. He believed that therc were DOOther jieople to-day ainongwhom knowledge and litcrary attainments were so widely diffused as amougthe people of thl8 fereaC nation. The speaker tlien referred to tlie fact that every four years the people were called upon to mafce a selection, to choose of what character tlie affalrs of tlie uation shoukl partake, and what iiolicy was best suited to tlie country. He tliought it would be wise at this lime to continue in the line of proeperlty, vvealth and growth that tlie country had been enjoying for a period of twenty years, which pollcy had been bied and fostered by the republlcan party, lle believed in protecting, fosterlng, and building up the vai'ious industries of the country, and in this conueclion referred lo the raming the youths of the land mually obt.ained in her iustltutions oflearning. lle said the learned professors laught the tbeory of goverument from a Uritish slaiidpoint, and the text books furnished were usually free trade in thcory. But when we coma to the industries of oor country he believed that they belonged to this country ; that Americanism ought to belong to America, aucl that her great ntetests shoukl be protected. It was from the start niven the industries by the policv introduced by Abraham Lincoln that had caused this country toattain the wonderi'ul prosperity it had so long enjoyed. The old party of free trade had uied its hand at running the gomrnment years picvious to that administration, and it brought the country nearly to the verge of starvation. From that time to the present hour there have been happy homes lilled witli plenty, good clothes for uil the faniily, and general content and prosperity. The republlcan party by its record invites all to the highest plam; of citlzeusbip, and stands by a policy that heuelits Llie entile people alike. Mr. Logan closed by paying a glowing tribute to the republicao standard bearcr and aeked the people to cast their votes for oue of the grandest statesnieu America ever produced, the Hon. James G. Blalne, of Malne. The speech was frequeutly interrupted with applause, and at its close three rousing cheers were given for Blaine and Logan. Senator Palmer once morestepped forvrard and introduced the next governor of Michigan, Gen. R. A. Algcr, and said that lic hoped at the close of theGeneral's remarks the band would strike up "Hail the Chief who m triuinph advances," for Alger was advancing. ¦ Gen. Alger then carne forward and thauked the people for coming out in such numbeis to greet Gen. Logan. By way of iDology for a very hoarse voice lie remarked that Gen. Logan and himself had been out nights recently, and he thought Mr. Logan stood the strain better than he (lid. lle said that as he should be with me peupie 01 .aiiii Aiüur in h snui i iiine that lie uonkt Uien talk to tliem in respect to tlie political issues, and therefore simply thftifked tliem aealn for tlieir presen ce tliere and for tlie respect and entlmsiasni sliowu General Logan. The occasion was enlivened witli music by tlie Ann Ai bor City band and also by tlie McGibeny t'amily band, both of whicii made excellent muëlc, very pleasant to tlie uar. The impression Gten. Logan mude ivas veiy favorable indeed. Nearly everyone thought tlie villainous campaign pictnres of liim weie a deccption and a libel, and Mioukl all be burned up, for "lilack Jack" is ii line looking man. In tlie special car containing tlie party were Gen. Kussell A. Alger, Senator Thos. Y. Palmer, Fatlier Chas. O'Keilley, Col. H. M. Duffield, Recorder Swift and Eider Frank Blades, of Detroit; Hou. E. S. Lacey and Judge Philip Van Zile, I of Charlotte, and others. Hon. A. J. Sawyer, of this city, accompanied the party to Jaekson. The train stopped at Dexter, where several luindred people had gathcied and the General appeared and made a few remarks. At Obelsea abont 1,500 people liad gathored, and the train was also stopped, and a brief speech was made to the people. A great deal of enthusiasin was maintaiued all along the line. ( II, Is true that a certain Methodist elergyi man In tblB district lias been empluyed to ciinvass the district and attempt to persuade ; l'nionisls to ent Chas. Mosher and vote for i Capt. Allen for congress? Methodist ministers, and all other ministers too, should vote as their conviction o( duty dictates. That is allright. lint when a Methodist miulsteror any otlier minister, hires himself out for pay to travel about amoug the merabers of hls ohurob, and use his personal influence to wbeedle honest voters into voting Bgalnittbetr convictlous, lie puts himself without the pule ot honorable men, and 11lustrates the degraded couditlon iuto which politics llave fallen. - Tecumseh Herald. JIow easy it is to see the mote n tby brother's eye. How natural to criticise your opponents. ]5ut how absurd tlie above is. The gentleman referred to is employee! by his congregation to perform certain work, we presume, and the Herald brins forward notliing to show that that work is not well performed. His extra time belonga to himself. He bas a perfect right to do what lie chooses wlth it, If he bas afl'lend lie believes to be honorable and bonest, running for an office, he bas as much right to aid him by voice and nlluence as the Herald editor has to aid bis friends. Because a man is a minister of the gospel is no reason why he should be denied rigbts accorded to every other cltizen of the United States. A minister bas the sume right lo aid his friends, expregs bis views, and cast bis vote that any man bas. It is not in good taste for a minister to preach politics from the pulpit, or liold political meetings on Sunday, or negrct[ bis dutics to the detriment of his congregatlon, and the brotber coinplained of above, doean't uppear to have done that. Simplj because lie ehoose to use bis influence privately to aid his friend Oapt. Allen, the Herald loses its temper and abuses him, Tberc seems to bc no fault found wilh those who support Mr. Eldrlcb or those who support Mr. Mosber, and go about influenolng memben of their congregatlons to vote against tlieir conrictlons. As for being "hired," you miglit perhaps with equal trutb accuse the Herald of belnghlred to support the candidatos il chooses to favor. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, Uro. Herald. Even the hangman gels better pay here than In Eorope, as the following indicatesi ReoelvBd payment tot executlug l'atrick Slorri.si'y, 1 1 1 c mum of $600. Grover Cleveland. Kecelved payment for exeeuting Patrick O'C'onnoll ut Dublin Otstlc, the slim of ten

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Ann Arbor Courier
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