Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-19

and then tn the "wee sma' hours ayont
the twal," one last despairing effort was
made for DeGolyer, Garfield, civil service
and Hog Ring reform. A long pull, strong
pull and a pull altogether, gradually
raised the top Of the pole. until its
longest prop placed some distance above the
splice, was no longer long enough to sup
port. For a moment only The iron bands
at the splice held the two sections of the
pole together, and then with a cracking
noise gave way, and the top OF the pole
and the Garfield flag were trailing in the
dust, the disjointed sections Of the pole
forming pretty good representation of 4
big letter 4.
For an instant horror sat an every face,
and then followed such volley of oaths
as has not been heard since the . army in
Flanders astonished the natives. LET
the damned broken stick alone" said one.
''Pull the damned thing down." said an
other. ''For Gods sake don't let that
Garfield flag lay in the dirt says an
other. s. ''Who would have thought this
could have happened" ''Oh. just think
what ,ros to be and what is ~ cried all
other. This is al omen to bad luck-it
wouldn't have happened had Grant been
nominated. To the devil with Grant !;
if we'd had Blaine for Il candidate that
pole would have gone up in half all hour, "
was the reply.
Then followed curses on the stupidity of
those having the management of the job.
and still louder curses ut those who first
suggested a spliced pole. At last it was
agreed to pull the old thing down; and 50
4 gang of men seized the ropes that were
tied around the pole, near the broken
splice and by main force pulled it from the
derrick on which it rested and it fell with
q heavy thud to the pavement, shak-
ing all the houses in the neighbOrhOOd.
1t was then rolled over into the gutter and
there it lay prone upon the DeGOlyer
pavement, all day Sunday, a fitting type
party. and of the bribe-taking candidate in
whose interest it was attempted to be put
up. And just across the street, towering
in its majesty, erect and strong and undi-
vidcd, stands the Democratic pole, bearing
alOft the name of "UANCOCK,' and fifty
symboizins the superb form of our cantii-
date and the solid principles lie represents.
Bob Houston has been all ,lay endeavOr-
ing to negotiate with the Second ward Re
publican club fox the purchase of the little
end of their broken pole. which he wants
| to erect i'm honor of the Greenback candi-
| 1,toc 10 IL ;c email
and will not require a very large pole. The
butt could be sold to Philip Lebzeiter to
saw up into spokes and other useful al t.
cles.
John W. Mentzer says that the break
in the pole was caused by the ulllsing
section being ON top and the Hog-Eins sec
ton below. II the Bull-RinS end of the
pole had been put in the ground, as it
ought to have been, it would have gone ny
in a jiffy.
There is some talk of getting DIR. Comp
ton to reduce the dislocated joint of the
pole and patch it up with few additional
splints.
Sammy Croft is still cooked and primed
with that speech which he waited until !:
o'clock Sunday morning to deliver, after
he found that Tom Davis, Adam J. Eber.
ly and VIM. D. Weaver had deserted be.
fore midnight.
Josh Lyte, the eminent artist and ell
graver is working on a picture Of the Car
field pole and its surroundings as the; ;:p-
peared at ? o'clock Sunday morning. 1t
will appear in IN early issue of the E."ms-
| HPr.
| The fugitive poet of the Ne" Era is
writing an epic on the great pole raising.
lie is at loss to get 4 few words that
will rhyme with Ziegler. Contributors to
the paper will confer favor by sending
in such words as they may find suitable
for the purpose.
Theo. Reedisn' as happy as he might
6c. Just before the boys began to pull on
the ropes on Saturday Theodore rubbed his
hands glcefully and said: Now, mind
you when the band plays the Star
Spansled Banner the pole will begin to
go up; and before the tune is ended the
pole will be up" But it wasn't.
Here's more trouble. The Schlcich
brothers have brought Or are threatening
to brin. suit against the De Golyer club
for damaging the shade tree in front OF
their property next door to Ziegler's hotel.
The poIe-raiscrs passed their ropes around
this tree and barked it badly during their
futile efforts to put up the Garfield pole.