The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-03
Rural Happenings.
MENDOZA.

MENDOZA.
MENDOZA. June 2S.-Last Saturday evening
the democrats held a rouslng meeting AT poois
Hall to ratify the nomination OF Hancock anu
English. That our fellow citizens approved
most heartily of the nomination OF our stan
dard .bearers for the presidency and vice presi'
dency can be best inferred from the enlhusi'
astic cheers that greeted their names when
they were mentioned by the speakers who adj
dressed the meeting. There has not been such
an enthusiastic outpourlng IN Mendoza Tor
wears. Notwithstanding the heavy ram, the
people turned out en- mdsse and crowded Inc
hall in which the speeches we're delivered
Had II not been for the inclemency OF the
weather Pools Hall could not have contained
one.half of those who would have turned out
to express their joy over The nomination OF the
hero Of the day.
Speeches were delivered by Col. Taylor,
Alto Kieselbach and lawyers Brown and Sea
man, all being loudly applauded. Tie patrl'
otto and vigorous speeches, the booming OF
the cannon, combined with the strains OF
French's Military Band and the wild hur.
rahing of the citizens, appeared to carry con
sternatlon into the ranks Of the republicans,
who presented ghastly aspect well knowing
that the day of reckoning had come, and that
they are weighed in the balance and found
wanting"
The republicans are foamlng at the mouth
because our speakers pitched into Gariield's
record, and stated that he was implicated IN
the Credit MoblneI scandal. They were going
to nail such a democratic lie and accordingly
sent for Frank Palmer of Chicago, Mcdonald
of La Sale, and McDougall Ruger, Petit,
Nattingcr, Clark and Arnold of Ottawa. AS
soon as they arrived in Mendoza, Monday
evening, they were taken IN charge by Arthur
Mcintyre, our supervisor, who trolled them
down to Potter's restaurant where you can get
q good square meal for quarter, and filled
them up. OF course Arthur footed the bill,
and we presume he will present it among his
pauper accounts to the Board of Supervisors.
About $50 Washington Hall was about two
thirds full of men, women and children.
About one-half of the voters were democrats
who turned out to see the sport. Frank Palm
er was the first speaker He appeared with
his hands IN his pockets, pacing the floor like
an OK, and said that the South had rcbelled,
that Andy Johnson was traitor to his party,
aud therefore the people ought not TO vote for
Hancock He bemoaned the fact that the ne
groes were forced To leave the graves of their
fathers and 60 to Kansas. Franks argument
froZe the republicans, and he, closed by saying
that his thoughts were not Systematically ar
ranged; that he would arrange them and
"Ceme down again. II agreeable.
Dali, T,lI, be-, MnI oil Of n
Sale lie appealed to "hlstree;" and busted
Hancock completely on the "hstree" Of the
democratic party lie was not afraid to meet
the democratic shotguns. Hearing the whis-
tie blow Nc. remembered that he had to take
the train, so he snatchcd his hat from the Ia
bic and rushed from the hall to the street, ev-
en- without guard to protect him from demo
cratic shotguHs Foolish fellow! Ii is won
der that he didn't get u ram-rOd shot clear
through him by some of those bloOdthirsty
democrats.
He was followed by Ruger who stated some.
thing so brilliant about the last rays of the
setting sun, that his hearers were lost in be.
widerment. He sat down in about five min
utes. Then McDougall was trotted out. He
made the speech Of the evening" and did very
we'll, considering the material he had to work
with. He, like all who preceded him, was
NtIN tuitlul IOl w uttClHpJ w NItui val HNIu
and Arthur of the charges OF fraud and cor
rcptIon which the republicans were positive
would be nailed as democratic lies
Wilcox was called for. lie staggered onto
the platform, opened his mouth and thunder
cd and yelled; shook his fist and Travelled
from one end of the platform to the other like
a mailman His speech like the others, lack.
cd argum was thin, vapid, and failed to-
touch livI issues. Upon the whole the meet
inr was lure, and lacked that enthusiasm
that ma d the democratic gathering last
SATURDAY
Commencement exercises at Blackstone
High School came OIL last Friday evening,
There were thirteen graduates, each of whom
read an essay, excepting Ed. Cummings, who
delivered an Grafton on Justice Not Aims for
Ireland" The diplomas were presented by DIR,
Edwards, formerly of Normal. The class pre-
scented Prof jenkins with several fine literary
JUNIUs.
FALL RIVER.
FALL RIVER, July 1.-Thcrc are cpochs
in our lives that stand out as bright cases in
a sandy desert; such was the lst day of July
inst SO thought our valued nelghbor a. +.
Ebcrsoll.
BY invitation five of the neighboring Sab
bath Schools met in general picnic and re-
,tptnn in our fripnliS haaut,fnl proyn and Ind