Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-30
Communicated.
A LETTER FROM THE QUAKER CITY.
PHILADELPHIA, PENN,
Oct. Goth, 1886.

PHILADELPHIA, PENN,
Oct. Goth, 1886.
Perhaps few lines from Phila-
delphia NAV not weary your read
ers. Politics are booming here,
lust at this time it is conceded by
politicians that the main fight
should be made here in the city;
consequently the three parties are
exerting themselves. However, |
think the prohibition party will not
have much show here in the city,
they tried to make demonstration
here the other night when about
100 men were in line, and am not
exactly certain whether all of them
we're strict prohibitionists.
Speaking of demonstrations, the
Knights of Labor gave one here
last Saturday night in honor Of the
return of Master Workman Pow
DERBY and the delegates from the
Richmond convention that laid
them all over the deck.
The papers here say it was the
greatest turnout Of wOrkingmen
ever seen in this country. There
were about 10000 men in line in
which POO local assemblies were rep
resented. The procession was about
five miles long and was witnessed
along the route by nearly 2OO,OOO
spectators. Five hundred police
men, in squads Of a dozen or mere,
tried to keep the crowds back on,
of the street, but they were power
less.
A thousand fakirs yelled them.
selves hoarse. They sold Knights
of Labor corn salve, Knights OF
Labor shoe backing, Knights of
Labor catarrh cure, knights Of
Labor lemonade, Knights Of Labor
peanuts, Knights OF Labor cigars,
aud everything under the sun that
"a Knight OF Labor could possibly
find use for. There were seen half
dozen fakirs with what they called
Knights of Labor lung testers, Al
most every branch of Labor was
represented. The great feature Of
the parade was the orderly be-
havor of the participants, who
were greeted with cheers all along
the line of march.
The demonstration was huge
panorama of the power of muscle,
mind and might, and It's counter.
part has probably never been seen
before in this country. FOrty-fve
hundred men followed Marshal
Patrick Lynch in the fourth divis-
ion. Assembly No. 1856, the
Quaker City Protective Associa.
ton, composed of the employees Of
the street railways, was in the van.
There were 200 conductors, drlv-
ers, gripmen, and bOstlers, eight
large gray horses drawing a car
with IA huge transparency. One
side showed two broken down
horses drawing a car with a sleep
ing driver and a fagged.Out con-
ductor, and excited passengers
chasing the car. 1t was labelled {:
"The eighteen hour system" On
the reverse side the virtues OF the
twelve hour system we're shown by
an elaborate painting OF spirited
looking horses and vigilant driver
and conductor.
There were many other things OF
which | might write concerning
this parade but fearing | have
wearled you ere this | must stop.
But before closing let me say to
every voter IN Old Shenandoah and
in the state that on next Tuesday,
the ID of November, you all have
a duty to perfOm and see to it that
you cast your ballots property. DO
not forget that Mr.. OFerrall has
deceived you more than once. Has
he not promised you to see to the
passage of the Blair educational
bill by which the schools of old Viz
ginia might have been raised to a
higher plane but alas in its stead
they are going down. Professional
certificates that used to receive
1921 haye been cut to S2S. Donot
be deceived longer but vote to leave
O'Ferrall at home and there may
yet be a brighter day in the future
for Virginia.
Respectfully, w.