The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-12

WTNDING Up THE CAsfPAIGN.-Oi course,
the late sweeping and unexpected victory OF
the Republicans was too big thing 10 De
permitted to 90 uncOmmemorated. a Safc-
tv-vaIVe to let off the supeTfluous enthusi-
asm was required. and found In the Ian
0uaoc of the Herald it took the shape of
Qualification" We do not know the pre-
else number Of Republican houses and pla-
ces of business in town, but, be 1t big or little,
on Saturday evening each Of them was IL
Illuminated by myTiad5 Of candles, lamps,
Chinese lanterns, etc, presenting at once
magnificent appearance ana rendering one
of the darkest nights Of the season light as
dav. The candles, as matter OF course,
We're composed of some manner OF grease,
and as is customary with candles they melted
and the grease ran down the wlndow-frames
and on to the carpets. As a consequence,
many OF the Republican housewives did not
90 to church next day, it being Sunday, but
remained at home cleaning away the wreck
and perfecting in their minds determlna-
ton to participate in no more illuminations.
AZ about the hour of O'Clock, the Garfield
and Arthur club took up its line of march
from headquarters for tOuT round town
The club at its maximum, numbers ABOUT
go members, but owing TO the fact that the
streets were knee-deep with mud, probably
not more than 100 could be cOaXed into line.
Comparatively small though the body was,
it marched we'll, and tie IhemDerS, III Jhelr
showy uniforms, looked every whit as capt-
waiting as the hespangled performers in
circus ring. They looked this way for only
a very limited space OF time, however, for
before they had accomplished quarter OF the
route laid down, drenching rain storm, ac-
companied by a vioent.gale of wind, strong
enough to purify almost anything but the
PreSident-eect, one would think, SWooped
down on them, and, first WettIng them tlrO
and through, ueccSsitated haSty breaking
Of ranks. ThOngh the line was subsequently
reformed and the route as originally liked
trayersed, vet it Is not hard to imagine that
the task was accomplished as q matter OF
business and not through any passionate
longing for any more OF that sort of fun. 1t
was a misfortune, especially regretted by
those who participated, for the pageant was,
as a delegate from Cambria township re-
marked, worth any mans dollar TO see. -
Flags iiuated to the breeze at various points,
fireworks nZZcd and spluttcred whenever the
rain would permit, and fully One-halt the
population yelled themselves hOarse. In the
absence OF a brass band, a martial band lent
its inspiring strains 10 the general rejoicing
till the rain soaked the dTun-heads, when il
OF necessity subsidcd. a part of the pro-
gramne was to have wound up the affair in
a blaze of glory with a big bonfire on the
public square, but as the wood was wet and
WOuId'U bum the bonfire had TO be dispensed
with.
The following Nonday-Monday Of this
week-Was Democratic day. The Demo
Gratis. too had some enthusiasm to uucOrk.
but unfortunately. and bad luck to it, it was
Of different sort from the other. But there
was some fun in it, al the same. In the
evening, abOutI O'ClOCk, a dCleful procession,
clad in uniform and carrying lighted torches,
emerged from the Hancock and English
headquarters. 1t numbered about twenty,
and was the last sad remains of that once no
bic and aggressive organization. COmrade
Williamson maTShaled the van with a bass
drum, on which he beat time slow time
The stars and stripes, which ought to have
been dTaped, were displayed, and in the
centre Of the line was a transparency bearing
ON each Of its four ample sides legend
The chief one was Democratic Funeral" d"
in letters half foot long The others were
''FenlOn, III - ''Baker. 2S - 'HurTahifor
Sechler 90 The melancholy procession made
the grand rounds. and to say il was every
where received with UnbOunded enthusiasm
were to putitmildly enough. Mothers woke
up their sleeping infants to gaze on the phe-
nOmcnOn: heads of families went out to
ascertain if New I orll State, after all, hadn't
''HOpped' atfTighted chiCkeT-cOckS wanted
to know whether some Growing on their part
was necessary, and even doors of public re-
sort swung open Of their own accord. Az
ter which, the capes and torches were laid
away, the lights put out, the door OF the
club-roOm locked, and possibly the key
thrown away.
One vote was cast for Weaver, the Green
back candidate for President, IN the West
ward. and by general consent ii Is credited
to our Photographic friend ReighaTt. He
felt 50 proud of the unexpected strength de-
velOpcd by his fayOrite that he threw out a
transparency Saturday night, during the
progress Of the Republican celebration. and
on Monday evening, while the Democratic
band was playing, the bOysdd him the honor
Of erecting small pole in front of his pho
tOgraph rooms, to the apex Of which was at
tached a blazing torch
SO ends the campaign OF 1880 so far as the
voters in this vicinity are concerned, but
some Of the juveniles are still keeping it up
with spirit worthy Of a better cause than
Republican victory.