The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-05
LINCOLN LOYAL LEAGUE.
Second Annual Banquet of the Young Repub-
lican Organization of Knightstown.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

KNIGH TsTowN, Ind, Dec 4--The second an
nal banquet of the Lincoln Loyal League took
place here last night. Their club-rooms were
properly illuminated and tastefully decorated
and presented a beautiful appearance. The
walls were hung with festoons and inscribed
with appropriate comic illustrations On a
pedestal near the entrance was mounted noble
looking watch dog, which was placard in
scribed 1--WE done 'em up, and that's the Gods
truth of the whole business" A high pitch of
enthusiasm was maintained during the whole of
the evening, and never was there such good
old-fashioned time experienced during the polit-
ical history of Knightstown. Many prominent
visiting guest were present. among whom were
/ Hon. j. N. Huston, Attorney general L. T.
Kitchener, Hon. Eugene Bundy and Charles S.
Hernly, of New Castle, and w. H. Smith.
The president, j. NJ Woods, opened the ban
quet by an address of welcome to the visiting
guests and short history of the organization,
and what it was intended to accomplish.
Music was furnished by the Knightstown Sex
tet and string band. There was a good deal
Of rallery and reparte INDUCED in between
Huston, Kitchener and W. Fl. Smith, the latter
seeming to have the best of it. Smith first &C
cused Kitchener of stealing one of his speeches
for this particular occasion, and Kitchener re-
butted the soft impeachment by claiming that
Smith was the author of the following poetry,
which he used in recent speech at Shelbyville:
Huston had little dog,
And he patted him on the head.
Every time he wagged his tail,
Democrat went dead
AT the banquet table L. P. Newly responded
to the toast. ''The Fruits of Our Victory" in a
few well-chosen remarks. To the toast. "The
Press" L. T. Kitchener responded In forcibe
speech congratulating the Republican press
of Indiana on its recent good work. and rec
ogniZing the necessity of furnishing every
doubtful voter in the State with good Repub-
lican newspaper. To the toast, 1.-THE Repub-
Ecar Party, Hon. j. n Huston responded in
clear and concisve speech, eulogizing the great
principles of the Republican party. and claiming
that, in community whore there was educa-
ton, culture and refinement you invariably
found a Republican stronghold. He paid a
high compliment to the Lincoln Loyal League
upon its admirable organization and the good
work it was doing, and hoped to have one or
ganized in every town In the State. and that if
this accomplished the Democratic party In
Indiana would be where the boy was who tickled
tail of that mule-it would never be heard of
again.
To the toast, Illusions Dog" W. Fl. Smith
responded in his usual humorous style. Point
ing to Huston, he wanted to know if he looked
ike a man who had swallowed the Democratic
party. If so. the only suggestion he had to Of
fer was that he had better take a barrel Of pep
Sln he SAID Lner0 were B6Voral KINGS OF OOgS
There was the faithful watchdog who invariably
woke your wife up when you happened
to be returning from lodge at a
late hour; the dog who bays the moon,
and then there was the ''yaller dog" under the
wagon that, when boy he remembered
often pelting with stones and tieing tin cans to
its tail; and then, there wss Huston's dog, that
fat, slick dog, which was the issue upon which
the late campaign was fought and the only
thing he wondered at was that Huston did not
change boarding places with that fat dog. In
conclusion he hoped that this dog would live to he
as fat as the years rolled on-that it would be a
faithful dog to its master, and that there would
never be a mugwump hair on its back.
To the toast of 49," Hon. Eugene Bundy re-
sponded in a speech that was bristling with en-
thusiasm over the favorable outlook for "88. T"
To the toast 1.-The Coming Duty of the Repub
lican Party Hon. B. S. Parker responded ia an
eloquent speech
To the toast. Democratic Confusion" James
@. Shelton responded in brief speech, setting
forth fair presentation of the pandemonium
that now ragged in the Democratic camp.
j. Lee Furgason responded to toast in a run
ming and enthusiastic speech.
T. B. Wilkinson responded to the toast. "Our
Workers
To the toast, "Our Guests" Geo. w Williams
responded in few brief and appropriate re-
marks
Hunter Bradford sang humorous song entitled
'An Aud Irish Gentleman" which created
good deal of amusement. Some one proposed
singing Marching through Georgia, the chorus
being taken up by the entire assembly, it being
remarked at the time that IL was song Demo
crat couldn't sing
On adjournment three rousing cheers were
given for the Republican party. the Lincoln
Loyal League and ''Huston's dog" which were
echoed again and again, thus bringing to an end
one of the most enthusiastic Republican ban
quets ever given in the State.