Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-08
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Carter Harrison's Funny Speech.

i want to see democratic president
in the white house listening to the
music, and | hope to be one of his
friends with my feet on the balus-
trade, and one of his Partagas be-
tween my lips. / am opposed to the
abolition of the Marine band. Think
of the democrats who want to get
into the white house. There is son
Of the great Empire state (Tilden),
greater than Alexander. Alexander
cut the Gordian knot with his sword,
but the knot was only ring of hemp;
but this man has cut ring of steel
q canal ring And he may be in the
white house. / want the Marine band
there to give him music. And if he
should lead a bride to the white
house, We will play the wedding
march and furnish sweet music &C.
meath her chamber window. Laugh
ter We have other members for
that position any one of whom
would grace the presidential chair as
it has not been graced for long years.
Are we to deny him the music of the
Marine band +? Never, never, never.
Laughter. We may have one from
Ohio (Mr. Kelley-Bill Allen] who
never speaks in the senate without
uttering words of wisdom, (meaning
Senator Thurman). Are we to have
no music for him No, sir never,
never, never. Loud laughter, as
much at the style and manner of the
speaker as at the evident blunder of
his last remark. We have, a little
of the Hoosier state great demo.
cratic war-horse, (alluding TO Mr..
Hendricks, of Indiana)-a man who,
they say, is little of q trimmer. He
is trimmer, because his mind is so
round that he sees both sides of
question and does not grow wild on
any such. He may be in that posi-
ton, aud | may be his friend in the
white house, and shall he have no
music from the Marine band ? Never,
sir; by my vote, never ! never !!
never ! Great laughter) We may
have in that scat, Mr.. Chairman,
man who will fill the chair as it was
never filled before (alluding to Judge
Davis of the Supreme COURT not a
single inch of it that will not be filled.
Laughter. A man great in law as
in politics one against whom not
word can be said. Am | to come
here from Illinois to attend his inau-
guration, and am ! to go with him TO
the white house and have no music TO
help him in tripping the light fantas-
tic toe ? Never, sir never, with
my consent, never, Continued
laughter. There is still another one
from your own state, Mr.. Chairman,
great in arms, great as civilian,
abiding to General Hancock, of
Pennsylvania, a man who if he had
not been great as a general would
have been great in private life. He
may be there. He will wish to have
some memories of the past brought to
his mind by martial music. Is it to
be denied to him ? Shall a Marine
band be refused to him ? BY my vote,
sir, never, never, never. Laughter.
Heil, Slt bueTe is SUN AnuLneE, the
great unknown" He is coming, ten
thousand strong, from every part of
the Union
Mr.. Hardenbergh democrat, N. JD
Parker.
Mr.. Harrison-I will call no names.
lie is all around. The democratic
party is full of tho great unknown"
| Roars of laughter. When tho
"great unknown" comes there, shall
he have no music Shall no tones
come out from those silver iustru-
ments, blown by those gentlemen in
scarlet coats, TO welcome and intro
duce that "Great Unknown" to his
fellow citizens :? Not by my vote,
sir /; never, never, never.
As Mr.. Harrison sat down he was
greeted with roars of laughter, and
rounds OF applause from both sides
of the house. The speech and the
ridicule proved too much for the
amendment offered by Mr.. Lewis,
which was voted down by a large