River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-07-12
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President,
BEN. HARRISON.
OF Indiana
For Vice President,
LEVI II. MORTON.
OF New York.
MADISON HASH!
MADISON, Wis, July Z, 'SS.

| MADlsONs W lS.. July Z, 90.
DEAR EDUOR.-Since our last dish of
hash the wheel of fortune has revolv-
ed very much after its usual manner
except with increased velocity, the re.
suit of which has been TO enlarge the
circle in which we have had to travel
thereby occupying SO much of time as
to make hash singing next to i'm
possible.
Nothing has occurred, however, to
turn us from the even tenor of our
way, or deprive us of our wonted peace
of mind by day or the sweet dreams of
the just by night. Although a few
human insects have been attempting
to stab us with their diminutive beaks
loaded with the bad odored virus of
their own unsavOry natures; but, as
gnats and mosquitoes never do any
serious damage to anything. except
when they cripple themselves by COM
ing into dangerous contact with forces
too powerful for their tiny organisms,
we quietly permit these human pests
to SINCE themselves without disturb
ing our serenity.
The weather has been considerably
hotter than it was last January in
this locality, and the mercury has in
the last few days climbed up to the
hundredth round nearly, making
sweltering humanity seek the shade
SO abundant here, or HE themselves
to the salubTious hooks which nestle
along the borders of the beautiful
lakes.
The 4th fell upon this city with a
silence almost audible, which was on
ly disturbed systematically by the
noise of the festive flrecracker, that
fruitful source of juvenile delight.
There were no doiHgS here, the people
all prefering to be quietly independent
in their independence. Scores of peo-
pie pieniced in the beautiful grounds
of the Statehouse, lunched beneath
the great trees, and in reclining
groups, on the well kept lawn spent
the day with apparent satisfaction.
The Republicans held a ratification
meeting on June 30th two thousand
strong, and gave evidence of their APP
proval of the work of the Chicago con-
vention, and, although some are liber-
al in their profound opinions that the
6. o. P. is on its last legs, and very
much debilitated, the signs are that it
is not very much in need of tonic.
The ticket gives great satisfaction
here, and has already won some stall
wart Democrats to its support. The
enemy has already commenced falsify-
ing Gen. Harrison's record. but the
object of such attacks is too plain to de-
eeive, and will react with force at the
proper time. His chan Ter is above
reprOach, and his political record as
white as the light, SO that no amount
of falsehOod will have any effect ex-
cept to expose his vilifiers.
In few days the MonOna Assembly
will be in full blast, and from the
preparations now being made we are
led to the conclusion that there will
be great assembly of people, and the
capital city be thronged with visitors
from all parts of the country. By
many this occasion is seized upon for
a season of recreation, and the amuse-
ment afforded by boating on the beau
tiful lakes which are well supplied
with variety of craft for the pur-
pose, so the Assembly season gener-
ally brings together more people than
it would were not these charming
lakes here. 1t is hoped by many that
the result of these gatherings will be,
to so advertise Madison as to make it
the resort to which its advantages
and beauty entitle it, a condition
which has been postponed only be-
cause the proper enterprise has thus
far been wanting.
The great event which seems to ex-
cite the populace and rouse the mass
es to a high degree of expectancy is
the near approach of Barnum's great
show, for which hundreds of square
yards of bill boards have recently
been erected. 1t is somewhat evident
that on its arrival both politics and
religion will take second place in the
minds of the majority, and the small
boy reign be ushered in, and for the
time sit in triumph if not in gravity
over the wills of adult humanity. As
the billing for the great event has not
vet been done. it is hard to decide
at this distance from the theatre
of action, whether the great show
man intends to unfurl his ban
ners at the time of the Assembly, and
thus gather in the loose change of the
good people who are in attendance,
but. as he always looks out for the
main chance. the reasonable supposi-
ton is that he will be on hand and
pass the hat to catch the overflow.
Superintendent Thayer gave US all a
/ gOOd-by shake to-day. and took his de-
parture for the land of sweet breezes
and blooming roses, cheered with the
delightful expectation that soon he
will gaze on the broad waters of the
Pacific, and inhale the sweet odors of
California's lovely climate, where
snow never comes and frost disturbs
not the laughing flowers nor fruitful
/ vine.
Prof. Burton, formerly OF the Falls,
gave us a pleasant call to-day and de-
clared his intention to dwell in the
capital city until his labors as princi-
pal of the Hudson High School de-
mand his attention. Prof. Burton is
to be congratulated on the wisdom of
his choice of resting place during
the heated term. Madison with lis
lakes is delightful. Doc.
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