The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-10-29
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LOCAL CORRESPONDESCF.
THAT '-oBAGD RErUBLIcAS ll,LLY''-S-Ixx II was
WHERE II Nae. WHO n WAS AND Hcv II DrDz 7
TAS OF woRTH a SEST.
PoR1AaE, Oct Is. iss5.
DEAR FREEaIAN-F0r many days prior 70 Sstur-
day last flaming posters. stuck upon stores, post
Offices, telegraph poles, fences, blacksmith shops
school -h9nses, pig-Peps, etc, gave notice to cur
the greatest events o. the season.
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saturday the 18th day Of October, ws- the tine
hxed.
Portage. on the main line Of the Penn'a e Z in
the county Of Cambria, was the place designated
wHAra
II was q grand Republican rally aud J-5Ie-Ia!sins
the pole a beautiful cedar mot Of LeDsron) one
hundred and % ieet froGi Its base 70 the point Of
the ground d-hos.s nose, which nose is supposed to
be seven feet nine and one-hRlf inches from the
pole it required all tho strength OF '.R p the
great -recksT to tote lortysix feet Of it from Cc
might tackle It with MS big .tosm 1t was rna keI
in. and then spliced by a Topped carpenter The
splice was bad Job--gog-s mity -
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The day came few Republicans came In
fact Oh tue most distinguished On the ground
By o'clock, 7. NJ, they were al tEore-not less
eievate the sans Ropes and all tbs neceassS H,o y
attachments were got in place, and forks, pixies.
ground Iwhile streamers notices, garters and Ike
larapnr0n1lla fuf Va
l.eklng-A something that would iorc.biy symbol-
iso the party Of great moral ideas. council Of
war was accordingly held, and many suggestions
Nefe MADE ny thc severe statesmen present. The
PRESIDENT Of the e.. x \. Club thought mule
would answer very well. This was objected 90 on
pole unless the mule was dried. some one here
suggested that Rodda's donkey would just MI the
hin. as H was already cut and dry" At this
luncturo somebody else advanced the idea that
there WAS too much of that sort OF thing about ID
already, and as this sentiment seemed 20 strike the
right key the Presidents proposition was Aba n-
d0ued. Some cheeky outsider suggested the fig
ures '-a-z-s. but the suggestion was rejected -
being entirely too personal Philip said lie had
heard Of that 'tofcre, aud & ''wouidnt fork" The
Christian statesman Ou the corner thought o. fog
would Doe Just the thing. being cunning, sly ard
oh so sueakln- but whether the idea VS. Hug-
gested by the probable chance of realizing 81 the
sale OF peit No W0tnJt. At all events tsc To- w..
allowed 70 retire % his hole. a canal boat Va
Also suggested but Cessna would have t1 h. con
stage of the proceedings Hays pussel his fingers
rapidly through hI- hair aud shouted who has A
coon skiuf' Prank promptly replied, 'That's Iu-t
s-s time than it axe - write n ic wa On M
ground with what wss unanimously voted % 10
either stuffed coon OF ground hog which was
accepted by 3 rising vote and Wa 2t once socureIy
nailed. by tall and suout % the pole. Thereuuon
Patrick announced that all was ready for a pull
and they pulIef. But. alas when the tall cedar
elevated about twenty feet the ground it
Hoped and fell 70 the ground breaking in threo
pieces This mi-hap was attributed 10y some To- II c
fact that the splice bad been made by --fopuer
BE that as i may, the pole rrspllCed in very
brief space OF time, alter which things were again
standing
Pending the rcspIicinz Of the pole. the johns
town accommodation arrived at tie depot. and ~
tie grand rally" was expected to arrive 10y sa ID
train. business was for time suspended and all
eyes were turned toward the depot. But. 30, my
q. my :" how detected did appear the bosses when
actually the Demonstration from that source was
found 10 consist of the JohnstOwn city band. the
chairman of the Rep. Go. Com. sud but one fcIkiuy
SiGfeSlsGa with perhaps very few scattering. Al
one and composed Of gentlenenJ. a cessation of
hoStilities until after supper was announced
number Of boys and some ladies assembled ON the
ground. and 10y tho time the band returned there
were perhaps nom y hundred and fifty to two hun
dred persons assembled, yfone-h'sf Of the voters
present being Democrats.
Wm. Hays, Esq, of jamestown. who. by the way,
pc>>eS5eS tLe aolitS ana untirlnE onerSF heccssa-
Ty to make him great leader. ami whO.js undoubt-
cdly the leading Republican here called the meet
ing TO order mo ouceTs Nere appoihtcd) and IN
tTaduced 10 the audience. the chairman Of the
county committee who, he said, would enIighten
his hearers "on the ssHes q the dHy' But Mr.
Hays evidently mstOol. lis man. for the chairman ,
though able bodied and quite good looking, soon
convinced the audience that ne wasn't much on
eIl!igh!eHmrEf. Tho chairman thanked the gen
good Republican voters, ior their TrodiSious kind
ness IN turning out to sec the thing 20 of. lie
tie sfues Of the day, but he had bro brought q ma u
up from Johnstovn for tll'' tell them about the
ishuss-Mr. Rose, of JOhHstown." The Democrats
ielt like cheoTin- when the name oi ho'e vas -neu-
toned. seeming 10 thnk il was that able champion
OF Democratic principles and defender 81: Demo
cratic truth our own Rose--Nm. H but. 10 ard
behold, Instead of the robust and manly form o.
or Rose, there appeared upon .ho stand n mere
lad. feminine in appearance. and with an uacyu-
mon picS1illy. gold studs. huge cuffs with buttons
Of gold. ana hands SOFT and shapely as those Of a
boa riding school uiiEs. Why. why is this wha [
the Republicans have sent up here 10 tell hard
isted OF thunder how to votc2 It's a leetlc
too nice Well the nice li:tle fellow, who sup
pose iE yet In his teens, bowed 10 the ladies and
spoke e. the gentlemen. TIE ljttle fellow talked
much. he talked fls ic talked South and ne talk
ell North he talked tariff and hs.talkcd nonsense
He related some incidents. hat no anecdotes. He
said he wouldn't hurt the feelings Of the ladies'
they perfectly safe IN his haDdt. In fact, 20
do justice u the youuE man. he's suaTt-h ha5 tai
cut. For salutatJry at . college commencement
OF the Ike. at n small tea party. he would Doe
success bat when il comes to debating TO the
horny handed sons Of toll how they should vote. we
think hc X beyond his depth. Mr.. Rose being tho
only 'tUrria'' rooster thar on hand TO address
the faithful. OF course his speech wouHd up thst
part Of the performance our native talent being
doomed to lie dormant. AIT. Hays, who has abiI-
T.. and who would no doubt have addressed hjr
fellow workingmcn il he had been c. He'd upon. was
shametuly chOkcd OF. He didn't sport picadit
" and didn't have his hair He'd ibis true he
chu.liShly permitted to pronounce the Jenedctiou,
which he did Will. grace Ind cle;gsnoe-as much 50
if he was 2 college graduate.
After the audience was dismissed t0rch-!i2kt
procession took place. This j. ssid 20 have been
grand display. ! not fortunate enough 10 wit
ness il. but Paddy tells me there was no less than
seventeen torches in limo This ended the era nj
With brass band. Yours, lCHABop.