The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-11-13
A DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE IN EN-
POIIIA.
The Faithful Burn . Little PO Nder and
"A few Candles.

The Faithful Burn . Little PO Nder and
a few Candles.
The Emporia Democrats are ''bnlly
bows" Not one of them has tin ear
or a glass eye. They are good ma
tured set, redolent of the odors of the
palmy Democratic days of Pierce and
Buchanan. They think the politics OIL
the country have been wofully out of
shape since the great Pennsylvania
bachelor took his fruitiess form out OF
the Presidential chair, and went to the
quiet of private life, but they have not
wasted away. They have not general
ly been given to tits of remorse, OF
hair tearing. Such, in brief, Is the
personel of our EmPOria Democrats,
or rather of the great Democratic lead
ers here, tO-wit: ii. Z. Norton, VIM.
A. Randolph, q. Bascom Cooper, ct ais.
The ct abs are few and far between.
These Democrats are good fellows.
We can stand 'em Iirst-rate except
their Pesky politics, and that we can
stand " hen We have to. They are not,
perhaps, such men rs the average
church. going community would natur-
ally fix upon for Sunday school Super
intendents, but they are quiet, peace
able, nice men. We'll, these men, hav-
ing gone into their holes some four
teen years ago, and drawn their holes
in after them, came out again the
night of tile election. The newspapers
Wednesday night were full of joyful
news to them. The "tidal wave''-in
other words, the .'greund SWELL got
out here from Massachusetts,, and sew
eral other small localities. Norton
and Randolph were seized with broad
grlns. The next night their grins
broke out into bOisterous laughter.
They went about asking Republicans
if they had 'heard anything drap,Y
and SIGH like fool questions. At first
people thought that we should lose
them as residents-that they would
have to go over to Miami county. 1t
seemed SO funny to see anybody in
Emporia feeling good about Demo-
cratic victory! The next happy
thought that these young men indnlg-
ed was Democratic Jubilee. "A
what-I-lee % asked an astOnished Re-
publican. "A Democratic Jubilee! -
said Norton, and Randolph and Coop
err, ct ais. OF course. And they had it
Bad! Norton went to work and wash
ed the front windows of his land office,
and Friday night it broke ont strong
in said front windows. There were
about thirty-seven candles lit. And
BIZ II. went and tOted an old anvil
around town, and they bought some
powder. But after all the thing didn't
work we'll. 1t was a'tfiash in the pam
The anvil and the powder failed to be-
have as Democratic patriotism desired
There was crowd of boys and few
men in front of Harry's Illuminated
window, and folks went to bed ana
didn't know what was the matter will
Norton. He had not been subject Il
such SPELLS. And so 1t was announces
that the jubilee would be continues
till the next night. The anvil rOare'
Justify. Norton's window locked hand
|, some. There were black candles 70
Kansas, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigal
and 5. C. There was 4 ringed an
: streaked candle as hit at the Reform
{ ers. There were some Soriginaf' pla
e cards about Butler, and some big spoon
/ in the window, and the Jubilee was a
J, entire success. It was a big thing
an occasion long to be remembered 1
: tile annals of Emporia. We are Iii
e tie sad when we reflect that there wi
S be no occasion to repeat the brilliar
l. affair for some decades TO come. "
E. are really glad the Democracy of En-
e poria got = chance TO see what the
l. could do.