New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01
PENNSYLVANIA

LANCASTER Penn. Sept 2s 1895
MASS MEETING AT LANCAsTER--MR. STEVENS DIS
TRICT.
After the heavy rains of last Wednesday the morn
inc OF Thursday was bright aud beautiful We started early
to township delegates and bad very pleasant ue
Upon arriving at Lancaster assembled In North Queen
while the various delegations msreoed anu h
marched before IL pleasing spectacle 70 witness oe
immense throng Of people the banners and
win taer Rs there was scareey man among
them but formerly supported Andrew Johnson among
other notices ana % Sc live ysS one Transparency
bore the figure of dying dog the collar oeng Iaoesa
Policy while duck stooa over Dim Win IA .e,,on.
inscriptions were OF more snggestlve ana
character thus od made Of one blood all nations o. men
6h The best anthorityH The scene soul stirring
one and every seemed to be taken win an
desre 10 see the and shake BIN oy
The hand Mr. Stevens not at home to callers however
and few could get 70 see him. -, -. .o.
The meeting in the afternoon held on common near
town and Mr. Stevens the first speaker at the nam
stand The immense and so great was the
siasm that II was difficult catch word from wnere stood
Of what said. Forney followed Mr. Stevens ana was wei
received. -, -, ,.h,oh .h.va wera
also mmeu 90 crowds stands large banner
upon which inscribed the words Andrew tno
Hero of ew-Orleansi Andrew 'on"'on' 'ne Ns'0 u
Orleans" -. 49,. ..,o.a ,orn.
man a soldier called out Hurrah for Geary. Az thls
stone was tnrown and struck him on the mead pom DIE
rating the crowd returned to the saloon anu
is opposed by young lawyer Of Lancaster who
has been nominated by the Democrats for Congress ms
Young amusement by sayng ne consul
cred MIR. Stevens oeman worthy OF his steel ANS same
young says 1t is not advantageous or sspeaGn 10
be mingled with INFERIOR and on THIS scennc pihpo no
Intends take the stump
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING AT LAScAsTER--sPBRcn
OP TIE HON. THADDEUs STEVENS.
An immense Republican meeting was held at Lam
caster Pa Thursday Among the orators was the ho-
Thaddeus Stevens, who spoke as follows;
come not to speech but for the want OF one WDen
len Warrington somewhat worn down by iabcfs ana
disease directed bymy physician neither 70 hlnk
10 speak nor until the session OF Congress or
sbob mot regaiu nv strength have followed the rst IN
Junction regsy for believe nave hot Iet an uea
pass through mind trouble suce Congress adjourned
Inc second one. not to speak, I was seduced from
keeping by some noble friends in the mountain
se' o. op SSa have made T6e third one not 10
read have followed almost literally II is have amused
myself with little light frivolous reading have taken up
tie dae aud publications Of kind aud read things
which would make impression upon the mind For Id
stance there serial account from day to day OF very
remarkable circus that Travelled through the eountyangb
ter-om Washington to Chicago and 81 Louis ana LOUIS
vile back Washington. Renewed augaterJ read that
with some interest expecting celebrated an estao
shment-one which, from Its heracing was to beat Dan
Rice and al the old crcnses that ever Selt orth
great wit from the celebrated character OF It's clowns reat
iaughter They wei provided vita clowns instead OF
large circulation. Oue Of these clowns was high in
Office and somewhat advanced in age the other was
LITTLE less advanced 10 Office bat older n year,
They started out with very respectable stock
company In order attract attention they took WITH them
Tor instance celebrated genera tney ooA MIN sns
naval officer and they chained hin to Tue rigging 20
that he coad not get away thoaga ne 1 70 40 70 oSes 0r
They announced the most Tespecti9e sto.k
that ever forth with or circus though ney
had good for The spr9g bo1fIs but teY Viva
with them short distance avery good man accustomed o
ground and lofty mmbliDg. caleb Montgomery bar
Iaugher And they wanted 70 get up de shows as ~
always precedent where anything is be made out Of these
concerns they switched him OF in various directions with
and monkey Laughter In the East they called
his monkey Senator Doole because he looked 50 much
like one lLaughterI Up through the mountain re-
encountered them. Montgomery Bar was uere
monkey and called Judge hnneL but tDe
circus all the time giving performances at different
points sometimes clown performing and sometimes the
other 50 far able 10 judge the younger clown was
The most vigorous nad tho most energy anu nagny
The elder cown owing the and tear OF age aud sueT
ng-you had mis- brokeu AID his Jaw broken,
and his neck broken almost ughter inducing necessity
OpIae which ha0 much worn down BIS vgor
the younger told them in the language OF the ancient
heroes wno stage that he had IN bis power II he
chose Dictator The elder clown pointed 10 The other
one and the people, VIII have him for President
or will you take kingf" lLaugbterl He left you
but one alternative You Obliged take bm for
the other either President king II Ny Policy pre-
walls am not following them all around. shall not de-
they outside the circle aud
entered bro with common baekguards how they
fought Cleveland Indianapolis and other ponts shall
you; IL all written down ID Col Ftrneys
Caronicel Laughter and cheers But coming round, they
told you did that he had been everything but
one He had been tailor think he did not say drunken
tailor, no. had tailor augheri he had been con-
stable augherl; be had been city Alderman renewed
laughter; he had been in tue LegIsltture. God beid
that Legislature tGreat merriuentJ He had been
in Congress and he President. He had
been everything but one-he had never been hang
man. and he asked leave to hang Thad stevens Laugh