The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-10-25
4 GOOD JOKE.
A REPUBLICAN ADDRESSES a DEMOCRATIC
MEETING THROUGH MISTAKE.


The political campaign preceding the
late election i'm this State was marked by
many laughable incidents which were en-
Joyed by both parties, but since the cleo
ton the laugh has for the most part been
One-sided arrangement. and that side not
the one that the laugh comes in on for us
The following good joke furnished by the
Chester Ad0ocate, being of the prediction
class, will, however, afford amusement to
all who appreciate good thing no matter
what their politics, and especially so as it
bears the impress of truth. Just which
party the joke hits the hardest we leave
the reader to determine for himself:
On Saturday night, Dr. Hutchinson and
| Thomas Y. Cooper were down or the bills
for Republican speeches at PhGniEville,
and both went by way OF the Reading rail
road. Mr.. Reid, chairman of the Chester
county committee, had procured tTanspoT-
tation for them at West Chester, but. not
finding them on hand, sent Oliver Sidweli
and VIM. Wmdle, EsGs., of Chester couu-
| ty. to fill their places at the meeting. The
hall at Phpnixville had been engaged by
the Republicans, and Cooper was busy
talking away, while at the same time a
Democratic meeting was under way one
square below at Phoenix hotel. About s
o'clock Sidweu and Windle rapidly drove
up to the meeting at the hotel, ard were
received on the sidewalk by the chairman,
who asked them if they had been sent as
additional speakers, and when informed
that they were, said that Hon. J. b. Has
kin had just closed, and that he would in
trOduce one Of them as soon as the band
ceased playing. Wiudle was accordingly
inf
while Sidweu entered the bar to await his
turn. " lille there he asked one Of the local
politicians what would suit the PhRniXvil-
, hans, and was requested, particularly re-
quested, to show ''that the interests of the
South and those of the laboring men Of the
North were IDENTICAL While Sidwell was
scratching his head and wondering how III
the world he could work out such prob
lem, in rushed an excited man from the
platform. who's that talking out there?''
he inquired of Sidwell. ''Why, that's Win
die, of West Chester ''N no are yOu?''
''NYhy. I'm SidweiI" '"Who sent you?''
''Reid, of course" (By the way. 4. p.
Reid is chairman of the Democratic and
VIM. b. Reid of the Republican commit
tee.) "But what's your politics-Demc-
cratic, Liberal, or Straight Republican,
''Why, we are Straight Republicans
The ID you are Well, just look
here-this is a Dem C attic meeting, and il
you don't get that friend of yours off the
sta-d this minute he'll get killed. The
Republican meeting Is a square above.
Windle for fifteen minutes had been dis
cussing general principles from a Republi-
can -pOint-had spoken of rebel pris
ons, compensation for slaves, Niagara con
ferences, and was Just about to reach some
| of the climaXes by mentioning the names
of the candidates, when Sidwell slipped W
| and whispered, ''For Gods sake get out OF
! here, this Is a Democratic meeting - Win
| die reached for his hat and sioPed, the
audience, wondering what was wrong,
| looked sort O confused, but up to that time
was unable to see what Windle was driv-
ing at, whether he was Liberal Republi-
can, Straight-out Democrat, or only in q
sarcastic vein. The details Of this meeting
were given at the immense Republican
meeting above. the audience shouting Will
laughter. Here Cooper was followed 10y
| Hutchinson, Wmdle d Sidwcll, the meet
| ing being one of the best known of Pho
! niXville.