Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-10-30
Ths Democratic Jolliilcation in Nil
lersbarg-.Boufires, Speeches,
Music, &c.

lersburg-.B0ufre Speeches,
Music, &c.
The Democratic ajamboree," as it is
termed, came off on last Saturday even-
ing in the Square. There was a hollow
log set up in the street, filled with kind
ling and shavings, and four quarts of tar
poured over the whole mass and then
set on fire. This was the signal for
grand enjoyment. The Silver Cornet
Band was in attendance (under pay to
enliyen the occasion. The programme
for speeches was arranged by the speak
ers themselves, and considerable wire
pulling was done by them to see which
should be: the first called upon to re-
spond. Just here it is proper to state
that there is quite a rivalry between the
lightweight politicians of this place, as
to who shall represent this district in
Congress the next term, some half-doz-
en- being willing to sacrifice themselves
for the good of their party. But Judge
Estill outfianked them all, as he hired
six boys from sand-run to call his name
the very moment the thing got in run
ming order. They did their duty well,
and made the square ring with yells
for @Estill," aEstill." The judge
mounted the rostrum wearing a very
innocent look which however did not
deceive his rivals. He commenced by
going back to Rome and Greece to prove
that the Democratic party was not
dead and old Bill Allen was the Moses
that led his. followers to victory. He
then denounced Gov. Noyes as the man
who had robbed the people of Hamilton
county by overdrawing fees, but he
carefully omitted to state whether or
not he had done the same thing while
probate judge Of this. county, neither
did he give an explanation of the Dem
ocratic campaign. funds Of 1872 He
wound up by offering three cheers for
Governor Allen, and then gave way for
Senator Mcdowell.
The Senator had been all week pre-
pairing himself for this eventful ocea-
sion. He started of like an alarm clock,
tearing things right and left, cutting it
deep at every slash. He reminded US
Of a school-bcy on defamation day,
hurrying through his piece for fear he
might forget something, thus leaving an
ill-jointed gap.which observing persons
might notice. From his whole harangue
we were unable to gather but one. or
two sentences. The first was that he
started in life like Tom Corwin, driving
a yoke of oxen for q long time, rising
step. by stepauntil.he has. reached the
zenith of his ambition-that is, to go to
Congress,-"poor henry"
The next in,order was Judge Armor.
He too started back four thousand
years. before the Christian era, to show
that they robbed in those days just as
wei las now, .and the. nearest ihe got
down to modern times was to the good
old days OF Jackson, when..Tom was un-
fortunately on our. side. But Thomas
had a..weakness.for Office, and the .loaYes
and fishes .being..on the Democratic side
the turned one grand somersault and
landed in the. Probate Judges Office.
Hon.D S. Uhl and Hon. W. Stillwell
each made few remarks, stating that
Allen.was the first Democratic Cover
nor elected in twenty years, and they
might both have aAAsd tkat it is the last
that they would elect in the next forty
years to come.
The last speaker was E. ]. Duer, a
rising young.lawyer of this place. He
has his eye on the Clerks office for the
mex. term, and he, of course, must say
something on this occasion. He started
off rather wildly, beatingi the air with
his left arm, yelling loudly and swing
ing to and fro. To an outsider he look
ed like Comanche indian on the war
path. Three cheers were:proposed, but
we heard no response.
After this the affair wound up with a
fight among the young roughs. They
were too drunk to finish a few of the
boys from the country, SO the marshal
assisted them by chugging the boys out
of the.crowd aud booting them towards
home.