A Great Day For Washtenaw's Democracy

Oue of the groatest ,iayH ln ( R, history of Waalitenaw county, was last Kriday, when twenty-five hiokory poles wero raised on the Saline road by demócrata. As was stated in last week's Democrat, np to a few years ago the farmers on this road, with but few exccptions were republicana, whioh shows how demooracy is advancinij in this section, and how things are Roing next November. The pole raising began at one o'clock at Dr. Watsou 's just this side of Saline, where the line was forznedto move towards Ann A rbor. A 1 1 kinds of oonvey anees were in the procession, each one gaily decorated with the stars and stripee, bandannas, eto , presenting a lively and pioturesque scène. The Huron band, composed of Saline and Ann Arbor boys headed the procession, playing at every stopping place. The second pole was raised at I,oynl Towar's where BI. J. Leumam made a short and spicy speech. Ilere f reah delegutions joined the line of march and poles were raised at Henry Towar's, Albert Blaess', George Zwink's, Nelson Hogan's, James Carr'f, and at Wm. Wallace's where the Hon. S. V. Beakes spoke upon the tanff. The next in order waa at Philip Blum's, then at l('red Kreuse's where J. WlLLABD BaBBITT, EsQ., one of Washtenaw's reliable men, made a telling speeoh, dealing with the history and promises of the republican party in a straight forward manner, showing that it had been untruo in its pledges to the pcople, an should be kept out of power. At George Sutton's Db. Mc Lachlik, of York, was introdneed. The doctor is a good speaker, and made some conviucing remarks in speaking of the tarifï on wool. The next stop was made at Edward Ham mill's when Geobok B. Gbeenino, a modest yonng democrat, said he " would have the pleasure of oasting his maiden vote this f all, and God permit ting, it would be one to swell the demooratic majority." In front of John Cobbles' Hon. O. II. Manlt, spoke brielly, but in his usual straight forward and happy manner, particularly to the old soldiere, telling t hom to do all in their power to send men to congress who were capable, honest and uprighr, ready always to back up the executive. He also spoke of how the democratie administration had raised the soldiers' pensions. The now enthusiastio crowd reached David Depew's where the next banner was flung to the breeze. JJ. F. ÜUBNETT, JfciSQ., a man 80 yeara of age, from Taylorville, 111., spoke. He belonged to the old wbig party, but beoame a demoorat wben the repnblioan party "swallowed the whig." Ilis words were listened to with close attention and received rounda of applause from the large crowd. Ilis cloaing words were: " Bury me in a good demooratio grave, place a demooratic tombatone at my head, inscribed with these words, bere lies a good, old democrat." Philip Blum, a prosperoua farmer, followed Mr. Burnett with a few well ohosen remarks and then the crowd paaaed on to F. E. Mills' where Hon. J. J. Rorison, ;he old democratie warhorse of Waahte naw county, as he is aalled, stepped to ;he front with his usual graceand affabilty, and was received withloud applause. Sis remarka were short and to the po int, uil of good sound democratie doctrine. At. O . L . Warner'a where another pole was raised, Circuit Court Commiaaioner P. McKebnan, spoke briefly, and at the next house Mr. Charles Kempf 's, the Hon. O. H. Kiohmond apoke on the tariiï queation. He said "the repu blican party had deceived the people hat the revenue should be levied upon he luxuries and uot on the necessities of ife, that free whiskey and tobáceo were not what the people wanted." From this lace the crowd which now had become over a mile in length moved on and raised poles at Philip Seifrey's, Lem Cole's John Springer's and Henry Huss.' At Henry Paul's where the last pole waa raised the crowd had awelled to enormous proportiona. Here rcfreahmenta were served the hungry people, and it waa proven oonclusively that they could eat as well as raise poles, judging by the way the odibles disappeared. Aa the dayhght vaniehed colored lanterns were lighted illuminating the whole scène, making it picturesqueas well as enthusiastio. There F. E. Mills, Esq., introduoed Washtenaw's most brilliant orator, ),he Hon. Chables R. Whitman. We would hke to put in print all the eloquence which flowed so rapidly from Mr. Whitman'a tonque, butlaok of apace forbids, and we can only give extracta: " I venture to say, without fear of contradiction, that the history of Michigan has never winteased the like of this day. It shows that the people of Michigan are a wake to the live issues of to-day. Democraoy recognizes that government should ezist for the protection of all oitizens equally. It seeka te.' llave tilia enfoioed for the benefit of the people. I defy eny ppe, tp ppjnt to, a line in tbe constitntion which áutborizea congress to tax the people for any more than jnst enough to support the government. Wben ít does more than this it ia no better than the highway robber who stops you at the point of a pistol and takes froni you your money because he wants it himself. 'We have,' sayg President Cleveland, ' $130,000,000 lying in the treasury- a constant menace to honest government, and which shoulil be used for the benefit of tho people.' How long, I ask, could a business man take ten per cent, of bis earnings and lock it up in an iron vault? A man who buys one dollar's worth of imported goods at the present time gives fortyseven cents to protect the monopolist and gets üfty-three cents of actual worth. It is time for a change in this state of affairs. A tax whioh is imposed on one grade of wool in no way raises tbe price of another grade of wool. The present tax simply keeps out this other grade, in no way competes with our wool and wbioh is uecessary in the manufacture of cboapcr clotbs. Thus tbe farmer is not proteoted from f roo competition with bis wool and is deprived of the benefits of this otber grade, which would give cbeaper clotbing. If a 47 per cent. tarifl is protection, how can a 42 per cent, tariff be called freo trade 'i This is all the Mills bilí accomplishes. It does not establish f ree trade. It is a reform measure, not a f ree trade measure. It is siinply a measure to reduce tbe large surplus in tho treasury to the actual wants of thc government, instoad of keeping millionB of tbe people's money locked up in its vaults, to tho detriment of tbc best inter" est of the country. Tbat the democratie party bad always been called thc whisky party, but which party was the one for free whisky and tobáceo, tbe republican party, and tbe name sbould now belong to tbem. That the democratie party was the friend of the labonng man, tbat onder republican rule men had become ricber and richer and tbe labormg classes poorer and poorer, etc, etc" Mr. Whitman was frequently applauded and at the close of bis speech ringing clieeni were given him. Hon. O. H. Richmokd followed Mr. Whitman in a few words giving a history of the tBriff since 1824 up to the present time and closed the exeroises of tbe evening by saying " the milis of tbe gods grind slowly " but he thougbt Mille, on the Saline road could grind exceeding fast, judging from the amount of work done by F. E. Mills that aftornoon and by Postmaster Gillen, of Saline, Henry Jüepew, and others, who so successf ully managed and carried out the arrangements of tbeday. The meeting adjourued witb tbree bearty cheers for Cleveland and Thurman, three cheers for Henry Paul and not forgetting the ladies wbo had dune their part so handsomely in preparing and serviog an elegant oollation tbree cheers were given them, after which the now tired crowd lef t for their homes . So ended a day long to be retnembered by the people of this county. The oampaign ball bas opened, tbe excitement bas begun. Washtenaw may well bc proud of this day and it ' will hereafter be remembered as one of tbe Rrjatest days ever known around here. The ladies regret that they had not provided more plates thinking 200 pintes would be plenty, and so gomo had to go without. That made no difference as there was plenty to eat wbich was the main thing.