Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-08
WE, THE PEOPLE"
The Alleged AntI.MsnopoIlsts Rally on
The Public Square and Claim
The Earth as Theirs.
Cute and Cunning Catering 10 sho Preta
dices OF the working
Popuiace.

~ VsfV NtoOh hhu ptpSctttN 10 tue
courthouse yard, where speaking was
INDUCED by a number OF gentlemen
The cabsllstic chalkings over the city
yesterday morning Indicated that the as
semblies OF Knights OF LABOR would hold
SPECIAL session In their lodge room at
II O'Clock yesterday morning The order
was instructed by those who rule Il to be
out In full force last night.
rain In the afternoon seemed likely to
interfere with the programme, but the
sky cleafed up and The atmosphere was
much cooler.
As O'Clock approached, a long, thin
column of knights Of Labor, and those
calling themselves can't. Morop-
olists,n were observed quietly
vending their way up Main
street toward the courthouse. The
quiet which attended this procession was
oppressive, but greatly 10 keeping with
their political methods At the head Of
the column was carried huge
DARK LANTERN
az the appropriate insignia OF this all
legged Peoples psfty.n Not ray OF
light was visible from that "dark Ian.
term neither inside or out Of 1t.
Following the lantern was a Transparent
cy Tabled "Jeffersonian ntl-Monopolists,
Club No. ~ Another transparency was
further down The line, having thereon IL
Illustrations OF stubborn donkey and
pole-cat Cntepdod to represent the
"aniis," accordingto their own announce
memo, and beyond faint Elimination
given out by the two transparencies
"Club No. |" was without light. with
good effect, the parade had been strung
out Two men abreast and an apparently
large number seemed TO be participating,
but count made as the process.
sion passed by showed that there
were In line little less than
300 men. After the procession had
reached the courthouse quite number
of the "Anti-Monopolistsm party, who
were not In the procession, gathered to
hear the speeches Quite as many Demo.
Gratis We're present, aud very respectfully
listened TO AL that was said. The PRO
cession first halted under the
private electric light which
the local militia company had
erected at their own expense and use
the light to dril by. Capt. Ford, in a
very polite manner, indicated to DR..
Broiles, who fathered the exhibitions
that the boys wanted TO drill and needed
The ground over which the electric light
shown. The doctor quite readily assented
to at once move the speakers stand TO the
west side OF the courthouse, and did so,
bat did not fail later on to make all the
political capital possible out Of this
TRIVIAL INCIDENT
to further arouse those gathered about
him to the belief that this small matter
was another evidence of the very sad
down-treading which the 'laborers
and producers were receiving,
when the doctor and the crowd well
knew that they had no right whatever to
use the electric light which the young
militia company Is paying for out oftheir
own pockets, This was but the KEYNOTE
to the proceedings OF the entire
meeting. Ia every possible way the
| prejudices of those present were
shrewdly played upon, and with cunning
and iuslnu1tiug manner not unlocked
for, the crowd WAS handled to the end of
regarding TIE Democratic government
county, state and nationals huge
conspiracy for the everlasting enslaye-
ment Of the woTklngmen, and de-
signed mainly for their ruin.
This was strong card, and
what the alleged anti-monopolist
speakers lacked in logic and facts they
made up in vehemence, Greenbackism
| anu lllublIdllOHb.
LABoRER BROILEs
mounted the table so soon as the crowd
had gotten together, and in manner far
beyond IN excellence his customary pub
| lie speeches., delivered his ad-
dress. or course his points
were that the Democratic party
as administered, is an evil; 1--WE, the
people," oppose the Democracy; there.
fore, 1--WE, the anti monopolists- Dark
Lanternites," must have within our ranks
all of virtue, truth and wisdom.
La5orer Broileg was followed by Pro-
ducer r. S. Blair, who is clear and adj
mirable speaker--lf he but had better
theme than was furnished him last night;
but he did the best possible with IT,
"Stump" Ashby was introduced, and
| in an off-hand manner entertained his
hearers, and dIscreetly said only
those things which his party par
ticulsrly agreed with, hence
he touched responsive chord, and by his
odd and successful style of nasal oratoIy
afforded much amusement to the crowd
and told story we'll.
DR.. b. p. Barnum Of Kaufman county
was introduced and delivered touching
tribute to the late Greenback party,
which, for present purposes, he treated as
If yet In the flesh.
BY the courtesy Of DIR. Broles and his
colleagues,
ROBERT ID. WEAR, ESQ,
was permitted 10 follow Dr. Barnum, and
presented in strong aud effective man
ner the Democratic truths OF his party,
offsetting the exaggerations used by some
other speakers who preceded him. Mr..
Wear again impressed upon the crowd
thar the alleged evils OF which they com
plain in governmental administration
can always in the Democratic party
be rectihed II all citizens would
do their duty Ia the primaries
where they may be heard. He recon-.
mended his hearers to stand by the
only party which Is the salvation OF this
country. He made q strong speech.
"Stump'' Ashby closed the meeting in
short talk. At 1850 the crowd had
tbinled out greatly and the remnant then
left were dismissed.
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