Diekema Makes A Friend

Fi'ora the Grand Rapkls Herald. A good story is told of the effect on one man of a politieal speech made by G. J. Diekema of Holland, at Browïi City a few evenings ago. Mr. Diekema luid closed a rousiug republican speech when an oíd fellow rose in the back part of the hall and wished to ask some questions. Mr. Diekema gave his consent, and the querest fired at the speaker a lot of old-time greenback interrogations, which were quickly and neatly answered. The audience cheered each answer, and even the questioner seemed pleased. As he resumed his seat he said: "Young man, me an' you doa't agree worth a centón them'ar points, but you're so d - d clever I'm going to vote for you anyway." The Ypsilanti Sentinel had these allusions to the outcome of the recent representative convention in Saline : "Paul G. Suekey introduced Mr. Mill's name. If hia candidato liad need of any help in his speech, his canvass would not have been successful. Mr. Mills won in spite of Mr. Suekey's support, not because of it. JolmJ. Hobison who made the speet-h nominating Osborne, was embarrassed by his apparent ill health. The strength of his arguinent was neutralized by his unc iplimcntary allusions to the east end of the district. The nameoi Ypsilanti's candidato was introduced by John P. Kirk, vvhose address was the best of the day. Short, sharp and to the point, in in unpledged and unprejudiced cónvention, his won Is woúld liave borne weight. But the nornination was secured before the convention met, and notliing eould have prevented it. Superior, Pittsfleld, Saline and Lodi were pledged l'or Milis, and formed a solid phalanx no argument could move." As olear as mud. Tiio followiug is a sentence from Mr. Cleveland's letter of acceptance, the length, thickness, muddiness of expression, and incomprehensibility oí which excels anything given to tlie American public in centuries : These pretenses should no longer deceive. Tlie truth is tliat sueh a systein is directly antagonized by every sentiment of justice and fairness oí which Americana are pre-eminently proud. It is also true that while our workingmen and farmers can, the least of all our people, defend tbemselves against the harder home life which such tarifftaxation decrees, the workingman suffering from the importation and eniployment of pauper labor instigated by his professed friends, and seeking securlty for his interests in organized co-operation, still waits for a división of the advantages secured to his employer under cover of a generous solicitude for liis wages, while the farmer is learning that the prices of his producís are fixed in foreign markets, where he suffers from a competition invited and built up by a system he is asked to support.