The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-03

LAST "Wednesday was 3 red-letser annITer-
Say II the annals q the Somerset County
Democracy. Fora week OF ten days previ-
ous, the unie--ided Ct this borough had
been bUsily a w0rk making arrangements
and preparing for de great event A large
OK had been secured, and al the turkeys
and ronsters 70 be found for miles around
were bought CD. Far and near the sum
mems had been sent 70 the faithful 20 turn
.ouf and assist IN Ihe celebration Of tie cleo
tioa Of Clevelsna and Hendricks, and il Was
responded 10 with fervor only known by
those Eho. fo- twenty -four years. have been
standing withouf the gate. hungry, colo
and dasolate. The day opened cold and
Eioouy. with = rough. high wind blowing.
and for awhile il looked as though the
great demonstration 70 celebrate the victory
for honest government Was going TO te g
dismal failure Bu5 2. The day wore on
every here aid the-e a old 1nossbAck from
the rural districts was % be seen on the
streets. looking a. though he didn': know
what be zss here for, snd would Ike some
one 70 tel him. bui was ashsmed 10 ssk
The nUmbsr kept on increasing and bv
noon had attained very Respectable proper
uons. and wha; crowd they were Of or
csulIrymen- The = o'clock train brought
TIE Mineral CTiy Band from JonustoKu. and
. small dslega1ina Of The unte--ihed from
that city. aHd from intermediate stations
along the line They were me; a. The sta
tion by TIE bone delegations. with their
lands Of muse, Hzgs and banners, and
flrrned into procession which marched
through the principal streets Of the town
and Up Oh 70 the hill back Of the eeDese-T
where the OK had beea roasted, and the
i-zss spread. The crowd On the hill wss
va-i0asiy estimated st from Eve 10 seven
hzaG7ed- Preparations had been made 70
feed four times the number present Gen
Cg5rOih read letters from Presideni-elec1
Cleveland. Samuel J Randall and other
prom sinenf Democrats. -eeretting their ina
hilisy 70 be preseui Owing 70 the intense
cold. no speeches were nzde.
The illumination ard procession in the
evening vas tiBe erzad feature Of the occa-
son ard noi Eithstzoding the bitter c0ld
the entire programme ~as carried 0ut with
resolution worthy Of better cause Every
Democrat IN the town had his house illo-
minated. many Of them presenting very
beautiful appearance. There were about
four hundred men IN the procession, the
route covering the entire town Some OF
the trznsparercies we're handsomely gotten
up. Follexing are some Of the inscriptions
they contained No Crow This Time =
Z. TGra the RascAls Out Goodbye.
Magnetic Jfn . Thanks TO the Independ-
ents . TIE Books VIII De Opened March
5th Away with Imported Labor :;
= We Promise Protection" Il is said that
the banner bearing these beautiful lines
was suppressed By the manager
Hur-ah for Mgsa,
Hu-rzh f0- the kid;
We ro.ei for Clerelsnd.
Were id glad we did
There were five bands Of music In the pro- /
,ession, and = great deal Of red IRE IVES
burned and red Iiqa0r drunk. The march
ng was -i6icalously poor. bat then the |
had not had much practice n ths;
Inc Of late years When the line marched 1
sssf the HEEAlD Office three gro2ns were
.irea. and at Chairman Hoffman's and
Judge Buer's residences, three cheers The
,roxa was rDoSs enthusiastic. and very well
,eharsS The urxeshed had hic dsv and /,
,Bjoyed themselves. and We are glad they
I'D. for il viii be 81 least swenty-foar yean
nore beforethey viii have an opportunity
Il celebrating ike event