Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28
The Portland Ju 3ilee.

"a complete success. They doubtless
realized The f,c, that many staunch
supporter, Of ,he party lived in the
interior. who were quite as ready to
PARTICIPATE IN n grand hurrah as
themselves. and to leave these tried
aud true friends out Of the pro-
g.nmme, would have been to deprive
1t 81 the chief attraction. Another
circumstance which suggested eau
ton was the small majority in New
York, linble TO be changed by very
small error in counting l ,167 ,003
votes in any one Of the 10 ,099 polling
places in the State. An irreprcssible
doubt would have taken the bloom
from any demonstration such as the
magnitude Of the victory justified on
an absolute certainty of the result.
The fifteen days which interviewed
from the casting Of the ballot to the
o,o Of the jubilee was we'll employed
IN making preparations for a demon
STATION intended to be the grandest
expression of popular JOY ever held
IN the State. The time given like
wise enabled people in the remotest
parts OF Oregon and Washington to
organize excursion parties and be
present in the pageant. The result
was the assembling Of upwards Of
II 900 visitors, all overlooking with
patriotic fervor and anxious to con.
tribute towards making the celebra-
ton memorable event in the history
Of parties on the Pacific Coast.
The date selected for the demon
stralion was Wednesday, the 10Th
instant, but during the whole week
which preceded it there was con-
tinual gathering of clans at central
points and many proceeded days in
advance TO the metropolis. People
camo from every section by wagon,
horse. boat and car, and were re-
ooived with hospitality which broke
down all barriers of reserve, and O
cordially which truly indicated that
a touch OF human nature makes the
world akin. 1t was indeed a pleas
ure 10 take by the hand those sturdy
advocates Of principle who have up
held the banner, a score of years,
amid defeat and to realize that
strangers met as brethren drawn
together by that invisible bond, q
unity OF feeling deepened by the
heroic endeavors Of a lifetime.
The procession was formed about
8 o'clock. The route was one blaze
Of red Ere and torchee. 1t EN-.
bracsd nearly 1000 people in line
and extended . distance of twenty.
five blocks. The route of the pro.
cession was through the principal
streets. Along the line of march
many public and private buildings
were brilliantly illuminated, but 9th
ers were shrouded in sombre dark
ness. indicating mistskably that thei1
occupants could find No pleasure il
the revelry which filled the street
1t Is probably best that it was SO
Tho black ssLtinals seemed to have
taken as much pains to exclude every
ray Of light as others did to MAKE
their windows fairly ablaze, and Of
an expression Of feeling was doubt
less quite % sincere. Their silenI
protest to the triumph of principles
which by some occult process o
reasoning others kne,c to be right
was eminently proper. and as the!
could not, snail-like, take their dom
iciles on back and pack them OF
from the scene Of revelry. they die
the next best thing by DOMINIC thu
xarb OF mourners.
At the head OF the procession
tho post Of honor, appeared TIL
"Onssters," q club consisting o
about 80 young men who cast theil
first vote for the Democratic ticket
Then came the Fourteenth Infantry
band in lead Of the Vancouver dele
cation. There were about 100 O
these, oil bearing torches and /,
transparency which read eve cant
vote, but we can hurrah," on on,
side. and the following stanza on tn,
other:
THE Republican party. here 1t lies
Nobody laughs aud nobody cries;
Where II has gone, or how 1t fares
Nobody knows nor nobody cares"
The Dalles delee came mex
likewise carrying torches and trans
parsnciss; then the visitors from
Rossburg and Astoris, and . lonf
array Of express wagons bearing
mammoth illuminated cartoons; Wis
itors from Albany preceded by theil
local band; next in order the Ameri
Gus Club, the Ship Of State-a row
boat which had been transformed
into . miniature ship, manned by
. stslwart crew and with twenty little
| girls representing the Democratic
States, as passengers; Couch" pre-
cinct; delegations from Albina
North, South and East Portland
with Liberty Car, Goddess of Liberty
and q Brother Jonathan; the Custer