Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-30
THEIR RALLY.
The Peoples Party Procession aud
Open Air Speaking Last Night
on the Public Square.
bowlin, Blair, Tanning, Evanr, Ashby
and Brciles Preaching tho Gospel
Of DARK. Lanternisn,.

Bowlin, Blair, Tanning, Evanr, Ashby
and Brc,ics Preaching tho Gospel
Of Dark. Lanternism.
The streets were lined with people last
night to watch tho Dark. Lantern process
sion, which, under the Leadership OF
Messrs. Broiles, Robinson, Martin, Ashby,
ct al, was to make such great display
OF their forces as to strike terror to the
hearts OF the Democrats. As affair down
Main street the glare Of long line OF
torches Indicated that the procession was
moving, the street corners began to
al up with lookers-on, the ma
jority of wnom avowed their in
tention OF counting the disciples OF
Dark Lanternlsm as they passedUby
II was an easy thing to do as they
marched in couples, and taking out the
band in front and dozen or so OF small
boys, ranging from ten to fifteen years,
the highest count made out the process
sion 10 contain 1852 voters A dozen
men agreed In making SAG as the correct
number
There were perhaps a score OF black
men In the crowd. The Kids afore.
mentIoned seemed to have taken the
parade for picnic, and were composed
OF the toughest juvenile element In the
city.
A couple of transparencies, which were
strictly OF Dark Lantern character,
were the only conspicuous features OF
the procession. One Of these bore the
inscription, "Jeffersonian Anti Monopoly
Club No. IL and on the reverse in one
corner was written this astounding CO.
nundrum;
''wHo GAVE TEXAS AwAYfn
Not TO leave the reader In ignorance OF
the names Of the free.hearted individuals
who made donation OF the entire Lone
Star state, the opposite corner contained
the answer! "rhe Land Board.n The
only drawback 20 the interest Of this
startling revelation was the omission TO
tell the names Of the parties TO whom
Texas had been given; but doubtless, 10
the hurry of the moment, this was not
thought of.
The continued playing OF the band did
not discourage o great maLy spectators
from following after the procession, which
marched along up Main street TO the
square, and, entering the courtyard,
came to halt on the west side Of the
Emple OF justice Here a speakers stand
was erected, and, after some melody by
the band, the oTatory opened. But hrst,
DR.. Broiles, In few preliminary remarks,
begged that good order DO maintained
throughout the speaking. Then, remind |
Ing the crowd that they had victory In
their possession, he introduced
COUNTY ATTORNEY BowLN.
This gentleman INDUCED In a twenty |
minutes talk Of great earnestness, and |
was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lie opened by al
luding TO the great contrasts In the crowds |
drawn by the opposing parties, the Dem. |
ocrats being always set down at mini |
num- He saw before him 1900 voters,
az least 1000 OF whom were In the pro- !
cession. At the barbecue the day before,
continued Mr.. Bowlip, there were only
some 900 or 600, and q good many OF |
these were Of the Peoples party Gan esti [
mate OF numbers seems TO be strong
point with the county attorney.
| He went on TO state that the Peoples !
ticket would get there. He desired TO |
hurt no mans feelings. This campaign I
had been god-send TO some twenty
| Ave or thirty lawyers, who, though |
they had no interest In the result, unless |
hidden interest, hau followed him |
around, and had never given him a
square showing at his opponent. They |
wanted 70 bulldoze and beat Bowlin |
because they thought this the only way |
to head of and crush the Peoples move
ment. They were trying TO down him |
| (Bowlln) with Doodle and benzine.
The speaker tried 70 rldicule the ad- |
herents OF Democracy for alleged incon-
slstencies. They had raised the cry that |
law and order would DE trampled on II |
the Peoples party got In poweri that II |
would ruin the town, etc.
Dallas was held up as a shining exam
pie OF the good the victory OF the Dark
Lantern partls6hs over there mad done the
country by promoting prosperity.
The crowd was warned against swap.
ping OF any names on the ticket. But
they were lighting not only TO elect their
men Principles were involved. They
didn't recognize the full logic Of the con
iict, which was that the people
should be allowed voice In
politics. They must not iaiter;
ten thousand eyes were on them; ten
thousand prayers we're going up; they
were the party OF humanity and progress;
they were going to snow the alleged
Democrats under.
All this and much more OF the same
sort, Mr. Bowlin.
When Mr.. Bowlln sat down
Mr.. W. y. FANHING,
4 Main street boarding-house keeper,
mounted the rostrum Mr.. flaming Is l.
nothing II not fluent, and Is, perhaps, the
least extreme Of the orators OF his class.
He said that he talked on POI
lItlcal occasions because II was the
natural right Of an American
citizen and he thought Il little tough
that man should be styled ed.headed
anarchist because he belonged 70
neither OF the great parties. His Idea