Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-21

plause by Harry schroyer.l Mr.. Weaver
concluded his Grafton in blaze of glory
produced by five roman candles and blue
light, referring eloquently to Garfeld's
membership in the Golden Free Trade
club and Arthur's ignominious dismissal
from the New York custom house as addi-
tional evidence of their fitness for the pres
idency and vice presidency Of the United
States. [Yells by Harry Schroyer, who
carried the same club that was used with
such good effect by John H. Fry at the
meeting Of the board Of Republican return
judges
Postmaster Marshall was Eext called on
and mounted the steps Of the castle he has
controlled for so many years. His fine
figure showed to great advantage, arrayed,
as it was in faultless attire, the vest being
of spotless white, cut very low in the
waist, and somewhat after the pattern in
vogue in the days of the immortal Wash
ingtOn. He remarked that after having
listened to the grand Grafton just concluded
he didn't know what to say nor how to
say it. He was glad to see such a fine
turnout of young men; they would all
vote for Garfield and thus prevent the Dem
Ocrats from getting possession of the post
office. He thanked the club for the sere-
made the had given him. Harry Schroyer
thinking it was his club to which the
speaker alluded pounded vigorously on
the wooden stepI. He hoped the banner
of the bloody shirt which had led them to
victory during may !; hard-fought CON-
paign would never be lowered. [Applause
by ii. S. and two more roman candles ex.
plOded].
The band played another tune, the line
was reformed and marched up East King
street. 1t had greatly dwindled in mum.
bers and all present might have been com.
fOrtably quartered under Jimmy Marslall's
Sixth ward tent. On reaching the residence
of Col. W. l.. PEPPER, Sammy Croft and
some other good livers were found ON the
front step, it being understood by them
that the colonel was going to give a grand
set-Out. and they of course wanted to be or
hand in time to see the beginning. Imag
ine their disappointment, rot to say dis
gust, on being informed that the big
hearted colonel was not at home-in fact
was not in town.
Sadly the club marched to their head
quarters at Grant hall, when some one
more thirsty than the rest. suggested that
may be Boss Demuth would edo some
thing" if they gave him a racket. TIL.
clptr at offoA ouh tho
club marched to tho snuff mill. A tuns
was played by the band, and three cheer.
were proposed by Nick Goodman for De.
Golyer, Garfield and Snuffy Demuth. The
"bOss,' however, did not put in an ap
pearance, and to break the awkwardness
of the situation, Maj. r. w. Shenk, who
happened to be passing, mounted the curb,
and in behalf of Mr.. Demuth thanked the
club for the serenade given him. He was
sure Mr.. Demuth would be reelected. The
heroic manner in which he had stood by
Don Cameron in the past had entleare(l
him to all machine politicians, and the Neu
Era faction could easily be whipped into
his support. Maj. Shenk said he had been
in the harness for thirty years and knew
how the machine ought to be run. ''Old
men for select council, young men for war;
is the old and good motto. Tie young
men must bear aloft the banner, do the
marching, fire off the shooting crackers,
and keep up a perpetual yell, while the old
veterans will grease and guide the machine.
An irreverent stalwart here yelled out
that the major better go and soak his
head. Without noticing the unmannerly
interruption the major gave some
"reminiscences of his services in select
council, and with pardonahle pride referred
to his skill in negotiating g loaps'' and
laying pavements. Applause by Harry
Schroyer.] These loans were not small
affairs like the 1929 loan made by Garfield
from the illustriOus Cakes Ames, but were
good substantial permanent loans for the
increase of the city debt, the interest on
which can be paid by our children and
children's children for generations yet un-
born. As to the pavement" in which
he had taken so deep an interest, they
were much better, the major thought,
than the $1,000 DeGOlycr pavements in
which the illustrious Garfield took SO i'm
portant part. The major said he asked
no reward for himself for what he had
done, but called upon his friends to re-
member the services Of Garfield. In con-
clusiOn he proposed three cheers for the
Credit Mobilier, the DeGolyer pavements,
civil service reform and the city debt.
Applause by Harry Schroyer.]
1t being now evident there would bc no
set-out, the boys dispersed to the neigh
boring saloons and bought their own beer.