The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-08

reported Specially for the Freeman.
me me -RemoYal Ring" held their twenty-sixth
St Eaucus @ at McL. Office on Thursday evening of
it'St week, anu from the fact that the quartette
who compose this Ring have heretofora hon
Pursning nr such vacillating course, and didn't
appear TO Know exactly what to do with the
very large elephant which they have on their
we were rather surprised to notice the
resolve impressed upon their intellectual look
ing, ing counnt5enances We felt that now the block
anu lachlc, lack-ScrewS and guy ropes. were
metaphorically speaking, about to be brought
the baroniai loc tne % P9Gb0se of trapsporting
we, we mistaken in our conclusions, as the sequel
VIII show.
On the evening in question the two BIS. the
IWo II. $ ana Mel. were seated around a table
IN The office of the latter Thetliterary man Of
the party was busily engaged in writing and -
casual glance at the hieroglyphics he was rapid
sheet of foolscap before him, revealed the fact
IN IN a Doia ana startling head line that there was
70 70 De removal Meeting in Johnstown' The
deep silence with which his motions were con-
templated was at length broken by one of the
T.. anXlonsly lnquiring: well, what are we
ere forf and at the same time large silver
snuff box composed of block tin was placed up
things, replied Mel We viii hold two o. meet aesn
ings week-yes, two meetings a week that's
have posters, and we must get up something
that will make these fellows feel bad AT this
1uncture the poet announced that he had just
prepared the copy for poster, and although
there was no poetry in it, he could select a few
suitable lines from the booklet which he had
writ, If ii was thought desirable. The hum
Die H. objected to the poetry, but requested the
.
tlcnan at once complied with the request, and
with considerable emphasis announced as the
whether treason against the interests of the
great majority of the people of this county shall
at all, :, interposed McL "for during the war all
Democrats were called traitors, and as
some votes from that party: but If you don't
recall those unpleasant words you'H put your
Strike out the words treason and made obi
ous, and substitute something else" mol"
Il violent blow with his fist .sFor the past nine
years make treason odious' has been my text,
to make a speech, have vilified Democrats by
calling them traitors. That speech is all my
stock in trade. Through it have attained pow
er and money from ID. J., and will not try to
learn Il new piece now" well now there's no
with yoii, cv en- to Morreii but 1 tell You these
Democrats all know your speech by heart, and
nave been harping on so long. 1t will drive
votes votes from from US. 1 tell you the Democrats won't
marked the doughty E., handing around the
snuff, Il don't see as 'ow it makes much differ
strike out interests You know am after the
interest" Yes returned the poet: $50 the
bounty claims at twenty-five per cent. discount.
You are always after the interest" Two
ounces OF snuff was at this juncture stuffed up
capacous nose and distributed over some
what dilapidated shirt front but B. had
time to make a reply the humble b. tipped his
chair.back, and, first asking the ponderous B.
9 for a ''chaw;" he abstrnctedly put the balance
! or the plug in his pocket, remarking rs he did
/ so: Now, gentlemen, let's be harmonious L
myself don't like this old played out cant OF the
/ made odious' arc not just the words to use, for
! INC just because got my delegates to vote for
/ Tierney for District Attorney and afterwards
S3d aHs a the i9r renar The 5e
anO1nted eye, quOth the poet, these words
ana it is principle&' :.To hi init te brin- n:
I ciples gifts me tie monish,'' broke in a voice at
/ the door and the gentleman who was instru-
mental in inducing the humble b. TO the
political somersault referred to above entered.
Il say let II stand as it is vociferated the port
ly b.; "ureW pat it under the seal and q uSh to
potrder az ri,o oppose or erpose uS ia our plot to
pose are traitors, and we iriH make treason
! odious: 1t was happy hit of yours poet, after
! all and now won't have to study new piece
At this juncture Locust street removable
entered, and finding how matters stood, deliv
some moOsic, unit shust tot as Sharly vas agreed
dat might get tie band wot 'scorted him from
) te station in 80 when he comes from Ebensburg
after trying to scheet tc becplcs out of tie bubble
/ i means te goart house-sqhuare." This
pleasant "Reminiscences brought deep groan
! from ''Sbarly'' and subdued expression
thing like lit 81 600 cash''-cscaped him.
The copy for the posters was now handed to
! the humble b., and he was instructed to take it
! to the reformed Democrat Office, and at the
! same time to have few smaller ones printed
for meeting in Cambria borough. We won't
go to much expense for that Id hole said
| the t'othcr b. '.Them id Irish have an alb
. surd habit of voting the Democratic ticket, and
as they can't be bought, of course We can't eX-
/ pect them to help us much.
/ The caucus then broke up, and the follow
! ing evening the meeting convened on the Pub
lie Square in accordance with announcement.
\ martial band paraded the streets previous to
the meeting. and large banner was carried
the fact that a meeting was to be held About
! two hundred persons assembled on the Square
at the hour appointed, and amid loud cries for
| Woodruff, emitted from the throats of about
ten men and fourteen boys, that worthy made
/ himself visible to the naked eye. Having ap-
pe;,rcd he procecticd to speak, and having pro-
ceeded to speak he went on to say that our coun-
ty now in the hands of corrupt rascGls who
IacXDend per year III running tnC inHCllllc
| at Ebensburg, whereas if the county seat was
saved and if ihis this sum % was laid I'D by for few
years Al palatial Jail and court house could lie
erected in JobustoRn and the people wouldn I
know that anything hurt them. Next he dis
cussed the Chinese question and thought that @ II
like that sweet sugar plum, the county seat, to
be removed TO Johnstown-pigtails and all.
The price of labor would then be pulled down,
and the only possible benefit that could accrue
to our citizens would be in the fact that lively
market for rats had been created. Having eX-
pended his wind on this subject for n few min
utes without explaining what the Coolie ques-
ton had to do with the removal question, Wood
ruff at last subsidized and disappeared from the
concentrated gaze OF the assembled two nun
dred," who seemed to appreciate very hlghIy
his exit from the stage.
Some fellow who says he has resided in Johns
town for about ten years, but who is so utterly
insignificant that it is hardly necessary to mem
ton his name, next proceeded to unbosom him
| self He announced with considerable gusto
that he was a laboring man, but the kind of la
Dor he performs may be inferred from a bTleI
conversation which occurred in the crowd at
| this particular juncture:
Ibid yez hear that, Mike? He sez he's Ia
| borin' man.
..Faix, and so he is" replies Mike, 'for ivry
mornen he comes downto the sthale works; and
Morren seZ, Good mornen Mr. - GOOD
men. Mr. - saws Daniel. Yes, sir, it is SEE
he and with that he starts up to ould Richard
ILLS, on Washington street. put what he does
A certain Colonel next told how in his youth
| full days he used to gambol on the hill sides IL
. | the vicinity of Johnstown-how he used to play
mumblepeg on the tan-bark in Kernyille-hoW
| eyed girl and a number of other pleasing and
Instructive "reminiscences, all of which Went t'
show conclusively that Johnstown and lts peo-
DIe were progressive, and all that was needed
10 make it and them supremacy happy and pros
porous the transplantlng OF the county sea
to that hallowed spot.
sOur Young legal friend next put in an ap