The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-11
THE THEATRICAL DEMOCR ACY.
A SPLENDID BILL.
The b. autiful fare. entitled .'Ye happy family
oryr squauer's revenge"


SPLENDID ELL.
The beautiful fare. entitled .'Ys happy family.
rye >qua,Ier's revenge"
HINDQCAkTERs, MONDAY, AUGUST 9Th.
The palent, back-actIOn, sef-revolving,
doube-geared Democracy, gave another Of
their highly interesting and amusing eIhi-
billions on Monday evening, at the old stand,
near the Lager Beer Saloon. As general
rule, persons of extreme leanness, who de-
sire to 'laugh and grow fat" would find
the headquarters a capita place for them to
Y sit but not so on the last evening, fellow
citizens,-it was a solemn occasion. Mat
tiers Of grave and national interest were to
be attended to-bGsiness Of N omentous i'm
portaace was to be transacted. For two
long and weary weeks had the faithful off,
GERS of the company been securing the
erected as m everlasting monument, sacred
to the memory Of the great Ann of Squat
reignty. At length suitable piece Of tim
Der had been procured. Then came the
knottY problem, "when shall it be raised p
Several times had day been appointed for
the raising, but, like the Milleritss, when
ascension day came it didn't 90 up; and from
this point sprang all the trouble. Some
thought that the enthusiastic SqHatters Of
the city shonld raise it themselves; while
others thought that the enthusiastic Squat
ters Of the rural districts should be called
upon to do their share Of the work and the
excitement upon this important question
waxed very warm indeed, it was feared By
some that the harmony of the party would
be seriously injured by the discussion of this
perplexlng flag pole issue but after a
great deal of loud talking and tremendous
cheering, it was unanimously resolved by
the chairman that the matter should be
compromised, and the pole erected some
dav before the election, at ,! o'clock, pre-
ciselv. Now, We are much greved on ac-
count Of the many difficulties experienced
by our Squatter friends, in their endeavors
to raise pole, and would recommend, as
such dtficul.ie. in future, that they have
the following resolution engrafted into
their National Platform:
Resolred, That it is in accordance with
the Cincinnati Platform, that the measure
of restriction, whatever it may be, which
has been or shall hereafter be imposed upon
the power of the Democratic party over
the subject of the domestic relations should
be respected by ali good citizens; and ali
Democrats, to whatever branch they may
belong, shall be protected in the right to
raise flag. poles whenever, and wherever
they please, if nobody prevents them; in
which case. if not otherwise ordained by
the Supreme Court, they shall be left per-
fect.y free to regulate their domestic insti
tutions in their own way, subject only to
the Constitution of the United States.
When the pole business was all fixed up.
the popular favorito' was called upon to
address the audience. Beng advised to
lay aside all supcriuous modesty, be imme-
distely did so, and came before the curtain.
Il was evident from his manner Tat s-m--
thing was not right. Something had rufled
the even tenor of his wsy-had riled his
good hum0r. The cauldron Of his righteous
INFO the individual members Of the Brccl-
inridgc party and did givethen, particular
fts-raiiad them By name and counted
them--there are Just four, viz: the young
lawyer, the ex-senator, the old boss, and
the big infant. These constitute the Dem
ocratjc party Of Council Bluffs. and are the
men who caused all the difficulty on this
occasion by calling the respectable stage
manager al ahoiiiionist. which charge he
buried back with ndignatioa-he wouldn't
take it from anybody-no man should call
him abolitjonst, with IMMUNITY With
thls treu endous outburst of eloqueBce his
freliags overcome him, and he retired be
hind the curtain whereupon a much es-
tscmsd member Of the company arose and
commenced speaking, aud the crowd, at the
same time. commenced leaving. He spoke
for a Considerable length Of time, and then
moved an adjournment. but nobody being
present to second the motion, the chair
couldn't entertain it, so he went 90 with his
/ speech. aud, for ausht We know, is speak
iaE yet
/ 7. S.-During the scasting" of the
company for the CREST performance on
/ Saturday. one Of the managers of the Great
I Western N-uagerie, improvised an entirely
original sud sesthIus remark. W. can
give the words Of the manager. but the man
Ger 10 which it vas get of, !. needed TO show
ts great originality and beauty. He said,
while the pseudo S9uatters listened, with
bead. uncovered, eyes d.latsd, and quIver-
inS Hrs "Les Is perfect our arrangements
;ha; there nsy be no elashing when We
come TO elevate this St emblem Of Demoe-
rscy-;his tGptriHg pole. II, through neg
lscs 10 make the necessary arrangements,
We should be unable to raise this pole, the
very respectable Republican paper in this
town voali call il a fIxls, Here whore the
character ct this paper Is known, ii matters
noswhss il s.ys, ba, abroad. fsllow-cisiEens,
abroad there is no telling what injury its
report Of Democratic fE1Is here might do
as - 4 brilliant and original thought,
aud asw dellcasely expressed! LIS strange
aye, even passing strange. that thi. bril-
lsus idea shsali never have been thoaghs
Of. BY snv oas. IN any town. city. or hamlet
Of tbi. great ns;ion, before the vsar OF our
Lord lstsl. ard that il Sd u 1 thea have