The Portland daily press., 1880-12-15


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! Apropos Of the banquet at iAborn7 House, in
which both Republicans and Democrats took
active part and gave vent to the feeling in
spired by the result of the late election, we
copy from the Nonpareil speech made by Mr.,
L. B. Cake, young Democrat of Page county
at Republican jollifcation meeting held in
Carinda. The good humor, genial wit and
happy manner Of the speaker warrants its pro-
duction even at this late date.E After a num-
Der of Republicans had spoken, Mr. Cake be-
ing observed in the audience, was called upon,
dragged out and compelled to the following de-
livery, which we commend alike for its fun
and philosophy to the doleful Democracy of
Des Moines: .-y.l s'a io u snsRaoc alJ
Fellow Citizens:-A man usually attends
his own funeral, but it is not expected that he
should talk great deal. II knew the funeral,
ceremonies would go on without me, so con-
Guided to bring in the body. [Langhter.l But
it takes great deal of grace to sustain a man
who has to furnish the corpse for an occasion
like this. Laughterl Nobody but Demo-
crat could do it. 1t is certain that no one but
Democrat has had a chance to do il for the
last twenty years. disappointment is the
modern Democrats birthIight, and mourning
his normal condition; they took out a patent
on disaster twenty years ago and 1t has never
been infringed. The patent run out in 1876
and they have Just got it renewed. Loud ap-
plause] Looking over the landscape of the
last twenty years behold acres and acres of
busted hopes, cords and cords of disgruntled
ambitions, barrels and barrels of unavailing
tears, oceans and oceans strewn with phantom
ships once burdened with Democratic delusion.
Disappointment is an anchor to the Democrat
ic soul both sure and steadfdst. Continued
Leaves have one time to fall t.l15 -1 erec.E
And flowers to wither at the north winds breath,
And stars to set, but all, o Democrat ta ka"rIfs
Thou hast all time for thine own death. r ~
might say with Shylock, sufferance, yea,
suteT-ance, is the badge of our tribe. L could
give you 329 reasons for that A lawyer Of
fered a judge sixteen reasons why his client
was not in court: First, he was dead. The
Judge told him he might omit the other fif-
teen. The first reason of the 329 is that we
lacked the voters. [Laughter) You will al
low me to omit the other 328. But | could
give you more than 329 reasons. Yea, More-y
letter. John Kelley did it with his little rack
ct. Wade Hamptons mule broke his leg in
stead of his neck, and Ben Hill wasn't born
mute. English had foreclosed his mortgages
and we couldn't redeem. Then 1911lf
sTis the South that can supply rrl
Solid comforts while we die.
Loud laughterl In some States the Green
back party fell through crack in their plat
form and crippled u.s. But Democracy stih
lives it's like the mule, it never dies. But
unfortunately. like the mule, while it lives it
is forever throwing its riders TApplause.]
1t bucked Greeley off and killed him in 1872.
Tilded stuck on till he passed under the wire,
but there was so much daylight between him
and his Democratic quadruped the judges
counted him off although he had his feet in
the stirrups. This year we got splendid
send, off and might have won, but the donkey
was stricken down IN Indiana with {g)Landers.
We close this chapter of history with the hope
the story-will not be continued in our next
| We accept defeat the more cheerfully because
| of hemagnanimous manner with which you
take the victory. We take itevery four years
| 1t is standing prescription. SItmight wen be
| called the quadrennial epecac. 1t works up
| before election and works down as the returns
| come in. We thank you for the unanimous
| way in which you have turned out to our fun
eral. We congratulate you on the magnificent
! and imposing grandeur of the obsequies [Long
continued applause