Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-28
MARCHING ON FOR GARFIELD
AND VICTORY.
The Kennebec Valley TrembIes Be
meath the Steady Tramp of The
coNQUERINc LEcIoNs

When the Gardiner republicans really
make up their minds to celebrate, they mean
business. The demonstration in our sister
city last night was a monster success in every
particular. The evening was, on the whole,
favorable one for torchight parade and
Jollification-the darkness only serving to en-
nance the wierd beauty of the spectacle. At
an early hour great crowds of sight seers
blocked up Water street. Everybody seemed
to he out. The air was cool, but the warm
hearted republicans just overflowed with en-
thusiam and defied the temperature The
roar of artillery, reverberatipg up and down
the kennebec, announced the suspicious
opening of the evenings celebration At
| eight o'clock the ''Star of the East brought
up l2j Garfield Guards, with the Bath Band
and the famous drum corps of twenty men,
| also 100 Garfield Cadets. Both companies
are composed of splendid material, and their
fine, soldierly marching and gentlemanly APP
pearance won for them golden opinions" all
along the route. They bore aloft several
iSpdlchCico anu IIC Laughs
Best who Laughs Last" 'No Free Trade,
Johnny Bull; We Protect Our Laborers !"
'329-one- twentieth of Indiana's Majority
for Garfield" Gardiner did nobly, turning
out some 300 of her solid citizens, headed by
the Gardiner Band. The Garfield Glee Club
of Gardiner, magnificent campaign musical
organization, rode through the streets in an
immense vehicle improvised for the occasion.
| Behind them followed two wagons containing
mammoth tranparencies with stirring legends
emblazoned upon their sides. On one was
the figure of huge rooster, with this in
scription running around ''The Hooser
State Rooster Crows Justify for National
ITnitv." On the other were the notices:
The Solid South Doomed to be Smashed by
a Solid North" and "The Democratic Party,
| Like a Mule has no Pride of Ancestry, no
Hope of Posterity." IIallowell sent her
Zouaves and her Band. That city had the
most elaborate representations. There were
BARxuM's SEVEN Mules
attached to long cart, in which hideous-
looking figure representing English, the
mortgage shaver of Indiana, sat on a busted
barrel. This feature of the parade was con-
stantly greeted with terrific applause.
Among the transparencies were 1.-The Black
List''-the names of Garcelons council; and
the memorable (which is the Judas?" One
of the most attractive features of the parade
was carriage containing the Daughter of
the Regiment" Miss Mamie Hutchins, a
beautiful young lady from Hallowell. She
wore A red skirt, blue waist, and jockey cap,
and bore aloft a banner with a likeness OF
Garfield. The Augusta Zouaves did them
selves and their city credit by their skill
in performing the evolutions, and by their
demeanor. The procession formed as follows ;
Mai. J. T. Richards, Chief Marshal:
Aids, +. l. Russell, Almon Lewis, W. II.
Moore, W. II. Jewett, ). w. Berry.
Gardiner Band.
ponublicans of Ward t. with torches.
Wards and 2.
! Garfield and Arthur Glee Club.
Bath Drum Corps.
Garfield Guards, Bath.
Garfield Cadets, Bath.
Hallowell Band.
Daughter of the Regiment.
Hallowell Company.
Augusta Band.
Garfield and Arthur Zouaves, Augusta.
| Waterville Company.
Winslow Company.
Wards 3. 5. 6, and Farmingdale
Pittston Republicans.
Tho following was the route of march ;
The procession formed on water street at
balf.past seven, and proceeded to Pittston'
passing through Windsor, Pleasant. Central
and Water streets and return to Gardner
,ben through Water, Bridge. High, Autumn
Snr;no. Mt. Vernon, Winter, Water, Bruins
x;ct Neal. Beach, Washington to water
10. rho New Mills, back by Central TO
brunswick. Lincoln, Danforth, DRESDEN
school Pleasant, kingsbury, Dennis
Coh,o, Pleasant and through Church 10
Victor street. where the procession dlsband'
Tho line of march was between four and
five miles.
7. was an inspiration to see that long, ser
,.;no line of fire, and hear the swell OF the
n,us;c Rockets whizzed skyward, ana Roman
rales rained a gorgeous shower OF opais'
diamonds and rubies upon the heauS Vi '"e
,orcbbearers. Every minute the roar o.
nor awoke the echoes. The illumlnations
along the route were numerous and oeau'iiui
lco,o-ea fire blazed everywhere, turning
night into day. At the conclusion OF IN.
march a generous collation. was PROVIDED a.
the armory of the Richards Light Infantry
wh;cb WAS heartily appreciated. Prof. Prem