Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-28
passed, came Argos, the invincible.

passed, came Argos, the invincible
In front were thirty couples OIL
mounted horsemen, uniformed, and
these were followed by twenty one
pairs of young men and ladies', the
latter alternately dressed entire in
red, white (, blue, and presenting a
cry fine 4. pearance. Among the
Argos banners were the following
, I'VE will take Harrison, Blue Jeans
is no comparison" "The Union must
and shall be preserved" and on the
diverse side, 1--WE belong to the. party
OF Progress; another. Down with
State Rights" and on the diverse,
"a government must possess supreme
authority; Principles never change;
I'VE ask the young to continue and
complete our work." etc. Then
followed a nice load of little
girls from Walnut Township. many
teams of citizens following. There
were three beautiful and large flags
in this procession, and it was almost
lendless. One man in front remarked,
"You Won't see the end until 5
O'clock One of the devices in this
delegation was noticeable. 1t repre-
sented on one side q large barrel
4
sitting in the field and labeled "Hoo-
sier Plant" Out Of this barrel
crooked" plant was growing, and at
the farther end was suspended suit
of "blue jeans" and just above the
suit huge pumpkin representing a
human head: underneath was the in
scription,
WARRANTED TO CROW.
At the farther end of the plant was a
feather duster,' and along its sides a
mo. 4" hat and other emblems char
acteristic Of "Uncle Jimmy" On
the observe side ives a lone mule
standing in the midst Of desolate
plain; this could only stand for"
Bro Hendricks. This design attracted
much attention and caused much
merriment Rochester followed Ar
gos, headed by their celebrated band,
and this in turn by the Rochester
Hayes and Wheeler Club, succeeded
by long line of citizens in marching
order
Then followed one Of the mostinspir-
ing spectacles OF the occasion-the Cav
alcade of mounted horsemen. About
one hundred came from Bourbon and
long line from other townships that
We failed to recognize. This was the
end of the procession. and all the del
egatlons then gradually dispersed for
dinner. Said one man, while the pro-
cession was going by, Il am trying to
find a man that has seen anybody
come to town." aaff sra
Immediately after dinner carriage
headed procession to the depot OF
the L, P. & G. r. r. to meet that
knight Errant of Political Cbiyalry"
james G.. Blaine. The Warsaw
Band headed this procession whic b
consisted or several hundred horse
men and infantry, many carriages,
and wagons and citizens on foot.
nearly two miles in length. Accom-
panying Blaine was Gen. John A. Lo-
gan who was happy surprise to the
day and was received with the great
est enthusiasm. The reception given
these distinguished speakers as they
alighted from the cars was most en-
thusiastic and so on to the grounds at
the Court House. These had long
before been filed with expectant
and enthusiastic people eagerly
waiting to hear the gospel OF
Republicanism from the lips OF
Names favorite son. While waiting
for his arrival he pressure was too
great and some impromptu speeches
WOtO houC w "uiiC away euc liIuc,
including stirring one from Judge
Fuller. Some singing was proposed
and, after much cheering. @Giory.
Glory Hallelujah" was sung with
great spirit and animation.
Soon the procession escorting
Blaine came into sight and then the
meeting was on the tip-toe Of excite
ment and expectation. The people
could not keep their seats but rose as
one huge mass and greeted the man
who met and vanquished Ben. Hill,
with cheer upon cheer. Order being
restored, Major Kendall stepped to
the front and said:
FELLOW CITIZENS: have the honor
OF introducing to you the friend OF
equality and equal rights, that man
whom no man nor persons have yet
been able to eradicate-the Hon.
James G. Blaine. [Cheers.l
Mr.. Blaine came slowly to the front
and stood leisurely surveying the an.
dience for some time, and then asked:
Do all these persons belong to the
State OF Indiana? Laughter When
Twas invited to come out here they told
me that Indiana was doubtful, but this
don't look very doubtful. don't know
as shall be able to make myself heard
by all Of this immense gathering. but
to as many as I can reach with my
voice 1 wish to say that 1 am OPP
posed to Samuel ]. Tilden. Cheers. II
THE text Of the speech Of Mr..
Blaine we are not able to report this
week, owing to the want Of space and
the near hour of going to press. The
speech will be given in full in the RE-
PUBLICAN OF next week.-ED. REPUB-
LICAN
Mr. Blaine's manner throughout his
speech was that Of a man perfectly
at home. There were no tricks OF
oratory, no fiourishes, no mannerisms.
He spoke rapidly and earnestly, going
directly to the point, dashing along
easily and gracefully. and rarely leay-