The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-11-07
For the Jefersonian
THE DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL
a P0VY-yvOW BV THE BIG
GUNS.-STORM, SAVAGE AND
GlgEENWALD ON TEE RAM
OREvUS
ON POLITICS AND BEARS.
CRAIG's MEADOWS, Pa.
October 3Oth. 1872.


cro,oded our old Church building and the
enthusiasm on the occasion, was about in
proportion to the numbers present Order
was brought out Of chaos by the appoint
ment of Peter Turpening, ESQ., President,
and Samuel Pipher and another dyed-in-t the
wool Democrat, Vice President.
As no business was transacted-not even
the adoption of set of the usual stereoty-
ped resoves-the meeting was evidently cal
led to hear words of wisdom, from the lips
of the home Democratic savans. The first
speaker, was the Hon. John B. Storm, who
was unusually felicitious in his remarks,
John had but just emerged from very trying
but successful congressional canvass and, of
course, was very happy in his remarks. He
charged an immense amount of corruption
upon the Administration, which to-be-sure,
tickled amazingly those Democrats present
who, in some shape, would love dearly to
have an opportunity to try their hands at
corruption too. He also spoke very vehe-
rently of the damnable laws enacted by the
Republican majority in Congress, without
saying a word of the necessity for those laws,
and most feelingy rccited the tear-moving
song of Poor Old Grimes, wittily remark
ing that the old song reminded him of the
old Deacon, who, on one occasion said that
the Congregation must sing that song if it
killed them. SO of the Democratic party"
said the eloquent speaker. Democrats must
vote for Greely if it killed the party"
John did Mt tell US anything of "what he
knew about getting to Congress-" and
more's pity
The next speaker was Mr.. John Savage
Happy Jack, as he is generally called
where best known-an excellent poet, a ripe
scholar, genial gentleman, and an uprorous
Democrat That Jack did ut have the best
opinion of the intelligence of his audience, is
evident from the fact that his speech COM
menced somewhat thusly:
FELLOW DEMOCRATS: Some of you
who don understand how to vote, should re-
member that Mr.. Greely is !inteman, is
known well, and Mr.. Greely must be upheld
He is jintleman, and worthy ola support
of the Democracy. We have no foundation
to build upon, but we must vote tor Mr..
Greely, because Mr.. Greely is a jintleman,
dye see. The Republicans are foxy and
corrupt, and ought to be defeated" IF Mr..
Savage had only thought to wind up with
one of his soul stirring songs, what jolly
time we should have had in this happy land
of Democratic Canaan. After Mr. Savage
had taken his seat you'd distinguished typo
grophical cotemporary and neighbor.
Amandus Orevus Greenwalt took the
stand. Amandus blushed considerably upon
coming forward, and had, evidently, conclu-
ded to come the modest dodge He said he
believed that the gentlemen who had prece-
ded him, had said about all that was neces-
sary to be said. The government was big
thing, and reminded him of a small Tannery
located somewhere years ago, which had
gone down, and been superseded by large
Iron works, and if we look up the valley it is
full Of them. The remarks are little fogcv.
but deep as the Congregation use to say,
after listening to the words of the good
old preacher for over thirty years, without
understanding an iota the of what old fellow
was driving at. Whether the Valley is full of
small tanneries or large Iron works is still an
open question. The orator then, most
eloquenty, instructed his Audience in the
mystery of catching Bears, as follows: ''The
Republican party, said Amandus, ''was
foxy and reminded him of the Fox, who
placed honey in a split log, and induced the
Bear to stick his head in and lick out the
Honey, and as soon as the bear got his head
in, the fox knocked out the prop and caught
the bear" Amandus did not make the ap-
plication, but it is plain that he meant to
lnslnuate that the Democracy is represented
by the Bear, that the Cincinnati and Balti
more Conventions represent the split log,
shattered over with honey in shape of
promised official patronage, and that the fox
represents the old white coated Philosopher,
who so unfeelDg coaxed the Democracy to-
the death it has suffered, by means of the
work on Tuesday. The Orator sat down
literally overwhelmed with the magnitude of
the result of his efforts and without saying a
word about rods, and their influence.
At the conclusion of Amandus speech. a
collection was taken to raise money to have
the house cleaned. One gentleman on hand
ing over his ''spons' remarked: 'Here is
some Greely money to buy Whiskey" The
amount was too small to awaken enthusiasm,
and so the tremendous out pouring" ad-
journed, and the patient fifteen dispersed.
Yours truly