The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-05
FROM MARLBORO.

During tie last week numerous posters
informed the public in general and the
faithful" in particular, that on Wednes'
day evening, Sept. 9th, they would be
addressed by j. W. Vaughn, Esq., irrev-
erently called perpetual" upon the po-
litical issues of the day, The evening
came, so did perpetual" Some Repub-
licans and great many Democrats, and
last but not least, the Marlboro Cornet
Band, and altogether about seventy-fye
persons. Henry Wick was called to the
chair. The "stompers" then arranged
themselves to do the applause. Among
the number the genial face of Uncle
Leet's ruby visage, glowing and expand
ing like rising sun, the burly form OF
old Bascom, mot the pious partner OF
Deacon Pogram); the pleased counte,
nance of "Snits," and Esq Fizzled Out"
were wonderful to behold, while across
the way Happy jack grinned his APP
probation of the show. Everything be-
ing ready, the chair, with great gravity,
introduced the speaker, who, with char
acteristic modesty so becoming to him,
said he felt very much embarrassed, but
would say a very few words, hich he
proceeded to do in that extremely mod
est way of his He paid a glowing trib-.
ute to the intelligence of the people OF
Marlboro township, to the refined and
Northumberland of music; compliment
el our Band; talked about the boys in
blue in a W " all could endorse; tried to
tell us about that S400 affair of Hayes,
but the more he explained the matter
the more unsatisfactory it appeared. lie
thanked God we we're nation and not a
confederation. He said something about
u Union of sovereign States, based ON
the consent of the governed, and the
Union as our fathers made it. He con
sidered it necessary to investigate the
private character of the different candi-
dates for the Presidency, to see if they
were guilty ofany thievery, and succeed
ed, to his own satisfaction, if not to that
of his hearers, in proving Hayes para
gon of honesty and virtue. Perpetual
then commenced his abuse and slang
against the character of S. j. Tilden, in
which he rehearsed every old and long
since exploded lie with which the party |
of great moral ideas have sought so hard |
to iniure the fair name and character OF
our great leader of reform, But 1t was a
failure The more lies and fitL he threw
the brighter the name and fame Of Til
den appeared. Just here Perpetual
commenced to climb the ragged edge
and wave the bloody shirt He gave a
rebel yell that was absolutely elr split
ting, thereby greatly disturbing several
of the audience who had been enjoying
a nap. The way he pranced along the
ragged edge faunted the bloody shirt,
screamed and perspired, was amusing, if
nothing else. 0'Brien'S circus was no.
where compared with 'Perpetuals gym
nastics He snorted, beloved bankrupt
cy,' treason Democratic rebellion
'copperhead,' traitors Confederate Con
gress, &c. Great cheering by the stom-
pers.) | had forgot to state that every |
time Perpetual stopped to suck in few
cords of air, the stompers did the APP
pause. In his entire harangue he never |
touched upon the issues between the |
parties nor discussed single principle |
contained in either platform, but instead |
he exhausted the entire vocabulary of
Wilcox in the abuse Of Tilden and the
party. SCRIBLER,
Marlboro, o., Sept. 80, 1876.