The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-01

oy the martyIed PRESIDENT, IN 1888, and the flag
of President Garfield. The entire display waSs
in glass, to protect it from the inclement
weather. 1t will be sent to Washington, to be
preserved for the inaugural ball, and will then
be placed in the century safe, which,
when opened, will show that the ma
ton was saved from free-trade and
ruin by the election of Mr.. Blaine to the Office Of
chief magistrate. 1.-The Century Safe, which
attracted so much attention at the Centennial
Exhibition in 1876, was sent to the Capitol.
where curious articles of interest were placed
within and the doors closed and locked, not to
be opened until one hundred years have expired.
The outer doors, however, can be opened for
any extra article which it is desired to place in
the safe.
The most dazzling display was the one made
by an electric light company. At the head Of
their battalion was a dynamo machine supplying
the electrical fluid for 300 lights, which blazed in
a dazzling cluster from a single great van, drawn
by six richly pluned and caparisoned horses,
with electric burners attached to the harness in
a hundred places After the van marched 600
men with electric lights blazing in their helmets. =
Mr.. Blaine reviewed the parade from a stand
in front of the Worth monument, in Madison
SQUARE. OllinOF6S SredG Dduu VI oSNSHly-AN0
pieces occupied a stand near him. Both stands
were brilliantly lighted. The head of the pro-
cession did not reach the reviewing stand till 10
o'clock, and people stood for four hours waiting
for it to appear. Between the headquarters and
the grand stand, a distance of five blocks, fully
100, geo were massed. The cheering was con-
tinual and it was like the tumultuous roar of an
angry tempest. 'Blainel' "Blainel" flames G.
Blainel" mo, no, no free trader" were the watch,
words, ard the welkin rang with them. me
free trade" was shouted from one end Of the
island to the other. No man who witnessed the
demonstration could doubt that the principle Of
protection was firmly fixed in the hearts of the
people.
The parade passed off without friction. Null
titudes of mean Democrats filled the dark side
streets and occasionally Missed like serpents as
the flashing columns swept proudly by. The
Democrats acted like brutal ~rufians, and it was
only by the exercise of great forbearance on the
part of the Republicans that trouble was averted.
The Democrats have about given up all hopes
of carrying New York, and they gave full vent
to their rage and disappointment tonight.
The most significant feature of the demon
~stration was the huge number of
Irlsh-Americans in the parade. There
were fully 1000 who never voted the
Republican ticket in their lives.
Their appearance in handsome uniforms, I'M
der the American and Irish flags, stirred the
surging muititudes to prodigious applause.
Several companies bore white umbrellas, with
the word Protection" inscribed upon them.
One company of veterans waved a Lincoln and
Hamlin banner, which had been carried in Lin
coins memorable campaign.
The shouts and enthusiasm which commenced
when the head of the procession, preceded by
five hundred horsemen and half a dozen bands,
came into the field of view, did not once die
away. For nine hours there was a rumbling roar of
cheers, applause and martial music. The finest
bands in the country played their best and most
inspiring strains tonight. 1t was a great occa-
sion, and the music was equal to it.
The scene before the reviewing stand in Madi-
son Square was thrilling. People cheered
the marching clubs as they wheeled into
position before the stand. The clubs cheered,
waived their caps and lanterns, and dipped their
colors, Mr.. Blaine bowed, and the cheers
were carried down the streets by the
retiring clubs. Hundreds of the clubs were
richly uniformed, and they marched with the
accuracy of veterans. The evolutions of the
Philadelphia clubs attracted great attention.
Taking it altogether, the parade was
probably the best drilled and most
handsomely uniformed political demonstra-
ton ever seen. 1t practically closes the
open air demonstrations of the campaign. It
was successful in every respect. The rain
ceased shortly after the line was put in motion,
and the splendor of the demonstration was I'M
impaired. The Republicans are confident of
success in this State.
3A. Mt is 8 o'clock, and still the great pro-
cession moves by. There seems to be no end to
it. The Young Mems Republican Club, of
Brooklyn, 5000 strong. are passing and
shouting: eve will break, break, break the
solid Southl' The scene on the streets grows
wilder as the night wears on. The wildly en-
thusiastic crowd has increased rather than
fallen off in numbers. People cannot tear them
selves away from the fascinating spectacle.