Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
PITTSVILLE POLITICS.
OCTOBER. 5. 1884.

OCTOBER. 5, 1884.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-Ye sterday the
citizens Of this fourishing little vii
liage were notified by the grand Mo
gul of the democratic party of a
grand torchIight procession by del
egation Of $50 democrats from Grand
Rapids accompanied by their great
oratorS-Messrs. Gaynor aud Williams
which great blow out was to take
place that evening. Tn consequence
Of this notification, at 7 P. NJ, a small
crowd Of democrats and large crowd
/ Of democratic ladies, and FIVE times as
many boys, assembled at a street corn
er near a saloon. They then piled
up few empty kerosene barrels and
set fire to them, and near by an old
shaft with hole bored in one end
which was substituted for a cannon
which made quite report when fired
with a wooden plug, After firing a
few rounds, the band, consisting of a
fife and bass drum, put in an appear
ance and struck up the tune-''the
girl l left behind me" AS soon as
the music stopped, one of chief mo-
guls appeared upon the scene carrying
the stars and stripes and with a most
dignifed air commanded the musicians
to form into line and march to the de-
pot to receive the grand torch light
delegation from Grand Rapids. In
the meantime the republicans with
bated breath congregated in front Of
A. B, Cotey's Hall, where the great
orators or expounders or misrepresen-
ters of the Mulligan letters and SIGH
were to make their debut. But the
Republicans were relieved and breath
ed more freely when the musicians
returned headed by the aforesaid mo-
gul with the stars and stripes, and
followed by the grand delegation from
Grand Rapids, consisting of one sore
headed Republican, in the rear Of
whom came five German ladies and 80
boys, which were hurrahing for Blaine
and Logan. Upon arriving at the
the hall, the band struck up the time
honored tune Of "the girl I left be-
hind me- after which the MuIligan
letters man assembled the stairs which
leads to the hall, and upon his arrival
in the hall he was introduced to the
audience by one of the Moguls by the
name Of Frank Woodwork, who in
his Introductory remarks stated
stated that Mr. Williams had come
there for the purpose of discussing the
political issues of the day. But as
clever a fellow as Mr.. Woodwork is,
Mr.. Williams made liar Of him, for
he never even once alluded to the
tariff or free trade questions, but COM
menced his harrangue on the Mulligan
letters, and ended on the Mulligan
letters, and nothing else The audi
ance consisted of about 80 voters, Of
which II were republicans, besides IA
ladies, 6 little girls, 1 baby and %
boys. About half of the boys get
ting disguised with his remarks left
the hall, and after gaining the street
commenced hurrahing for Blaine and
Logan. After Mr.. Williams COM
pleted his harrangue of vituperative,
virulent, spasmodic and congestive
attacks upon Mr.. Blaine's character.
we retired to the street, where we
listened to the following dialogue:
"Hello Jim, how did you like the
speech ?" ''Speech is it? and do you
call that a speech! it is no more a
speech than the devil is a saint; and
what he said every one of US knew
IA or Is years ago and what does
it amount to even if it were true"
The foregoing remarks were to be
heard from nearly every man who
heard Mr.. Williams. and many of the
democrats were disguised, and have
since hearing his speech changed their
politics. So, considering the whole
affair, DIr. Williams has to my
certain knowledge made 8 republicans
voters out Of democrats and green
hackers. [ really believe that if Mr..
| Williams could be induced to come
over here once more with his Mulligan
letters there would not be Cleveland
vote left; perhaps it is a pity that Mr.
! William consort, Mr., Gaynor, did not
! escort him, for then the thing would
have ended here and Mr.. Williams
would not have been compelled to
come again and finish his job Of con-
Yerting the vote into an entire Blaine
and Logan vote.