The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-07
A Mysterious Speaker.

A LEMN-APPEARING stranger,
n seated in a travel stained buggy,
which was drawn by horse that looked
like Dore's picture of Rozinante, reined
up in Titusville the other evening. The
stranger stood up in his vehicle, glanced
up at the town clock, bowed to the
people passing on both sides of the street
and said:
"I come unannounced and unheralded
but at the earnest solicitation of the
state central committee"
A dozen people stopped.
The times are out of joint; oh,
cursed spite, that ever was born to set
it right" remarked the stranger in
loud voice. But the state central
committee insisted so hard that had to
come down among you."
The crowd was swelling rapidly, and
inquiries passed from lip to lip as to the
speakers identity.
81 think it's Col. Forney," suggested
a man on one side of the street, while
on the other side rumor was being rap
idly circulated that it was Stanley
Matthews, of Ohio, who had consented
to come here and look after the oil vote
for Garfield.
81 come unheralded, said the strange
man, mot simply as matter of taste,
but as matter of policy, 1 do not my
self like these immense civic displays,
and in saying this do not wish to re-
fleet upon our people for their magnifi-
cent reception of my friend General
Grant. He was an exceptional case"
81 believe it's Garfield himself" said
man sitting on the curbstone.
wouldn' be surprised if it was
Hancock" suggested another, as he
glanced into a shop window to compare
the strangers face with chrome of the
General.
The stranger cast his eyes slowly over
the crowd, and continued:
"The interest which you manifest as
sures me that you are alive to the great
importance of this campaign"
1--WE don't want traitors to run this
countryl" shouted man who thought
the speaker was Gen. Garfield.
"Right right you are, friend" re-
sponded the speaker pleasantly, "This
is the grandest country the sun ever
shone upon. We want men, honest
men, men of wisdom, integrity and
patriotism to rule this God-given gov.
ernment;" then, raising his eyes to a
ten.cent flag that fluttered from a win
dow-sill, he apostrophized it.
Flag of the free hearts hope anC
home, by angels hands to valor given
thy stars have lit the welkin dome, and
all thy hues were born in heaven"
The eloquent words of the speaker
call forth loud cheers from both Demo
Gratis and Republicans, Notwithstanding
the cheapness, in money point of view
of the particular copy of the flag referred
to.
After the applause had subsided, h
went on:
"As have said, the state central com
mittee-"
What central committee ?" inquire,
a man who was anxious as to the speak
er's politics.
81 am plain, blunt man, and will
not have proceeded far until there will
be no occasion to ask, "Under whicl
king, ,bezonian ?" The people demand
change. [Cheers from the Democrats
The people of this country have beel
swindled long enough. Democrat
yells, and cries of Give it to 'em, no
and heavy u Gentlemen, 1 have know
General Garfield long and well, and h
is one of Gods own nobleman. [Cheer
from Republicans.l AS president, h
would adorn his country. Loud cheers
/ also know General Hancock. / con
slider him the very best type of the hand