Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-26
THE HANCOCK LEGION BANNER.


AN ESThUSlASIlC DEMONSTRATION.
A Splendld Banner-A Gala Turn-Out-
Music and Fireworks, and y Walk Around.
The political demonstration in this city
last night, under the auspices Of the Han
cock Legion, quite Outran all the expecta-
tions Of the management who had made
no elaborate preparations for the event,
and were no less surprised than grateful
that merely imprOmptu affair assumed
such unexpected dimensions and was
leavened with such rare enthusiasm. The
banner was suspended early in the evening
ON stout wire stretched from Maj. How
ellis to Charles Buchmiller's buildings,
and as soon as it had been put up
elected favorable opinions from all who
saw it. 1t is a beautiful piece Of network
about 2Ox3O feet, and bears oil pOrtraist,
admirably finished, of Hancock and Eng
lisl', with the inscriptions Hancock
Legion Of Lancaster, Penn "FOr Presi-
dent Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylva-
MIA, ~" For Vice President w. Ii. Eng
lisl', Of Indiana" These can bc seen and
plainly read far up and down the street,
and the banner is i prominent and striking
object in the view.
Early in the evening the members Of tho
f.cginn and hundreds Of other Democrats
began 10 gather in the southeast angle Of
Centre Square at the Democratic head
quarters. The linen uniform hats ordered
by the Legion had failed to arrive, but the
rncmbera wore white badge and when
they formed in line headed by tho City
band hundreds Of representatives of the
ward clubs Of the city fell in with them,
and when the procession moved off under
Commander McGOvern and Marshall Ber-
nard, it was a square in length four abreast
and the files very close together. The
band played, the s,rsing crowds in the
square cleered, and at many points in the
procession there were brilliant displays Of
fireworks. Far up the street, beyond the
banner, huge bonfire had been built, and
the banner could be plainly seen
and read. AS the portraits wcre recognized
cheer after cheer arose from the parade,
and when it halted an immense crowd Of
people formed in dense mass under and
about it.
W. U. Hensel, ono Of tho vice prcsi-
dents Of the Legion, mounted the steps Of
Maj. HOwcl's residence, and addressing
the throng, said:
FtVow Citizens: The Democracy Of
Lancaster, through tho Hancock Legion,
have hung this banner across the thresll-
old Of our good city SD that the citizen
and stranger ut our gates may sec what
manner Of men these are who are appointed
by the Democratic party to lead the peO-
pie of the country in their return to the
ways of sound, economical, constitutional
government.
They have suspended across this high
way the portrait of their soldier statesman
candidate for president, because it was up
this street that the Democratic soldiers OF
Lancaster marched to the defense of q
country, for which the Democratic party
has always been ready to do and to dare
all that is ncedful for its preservation -
country whose FREQ institutions were orig
inally established by Democratic states
men, who at the same time founded the
Democratic party tn maintain them.
This same banner hung on this thorough
fare through which so much Of the bust
ness activity of the city surges day after
day, fifty bears the portrait of our candi
date for vice president, whose name and
whose fame arc y guarantee that in the
political promotion Of such men as he there
is promise OF IN upright, .business-like ad-
ministratiOn of public affairs.
The breezes which swell this network
tonight arc trembling into Democratic
melody us they strike the ''thundcr harp
Of Maine's pines. In October they will
strengthen into the gladstone chorus Of
victory on the bosom Of Indiana's prairies.
But when the gales Of November are let
loose from the Gulf to the Lakes they will
sweep away every vestige of corrupt Re-
publican power.
On behalf of the Democracy Of the city
and with their compliments to the Han
cock Legion, am asked to propose three
cheers for the Democratic nominees.
Three cheers and Il tiger were given for
Hancock and English and there was a re-
newed exhibition of fireworks, after which
the Legion, headed by the band and fol-
lowed by an enthusiastic thrOnS, took up
the march again and moving up North
Queen marched out East Chestnut to
Duke, down Duke to the court house and
OhChSC ~
sed.
Tie large crowd gathered at heatlIuar-
ters was, however, anxious to hear speaking,
and there were loud calls for " Steinmetz,"
"Davis," ''ltisk'' and others. Finally Mr..
Steinmetz took the platform and in his
usual vigorous style entertained the boys
with an enthusiastic and eloquent speech
which was heartily received and raptur-
Ously chccrcd. lie was followed by II. Il.
Risk, esq, who in very finished and
fOrcible speech indicted the Republican
party for its misdOings and extOlled the
Democratic candidates, principles and pros
poets.
The meeting then adjourned.