St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-17
The HOME or THE PILGRIM
Lets Itself Loose Over the Peculiar
Style Of Voting in Vogue Of Late.
FOOL SPEECHES BY SOME,
But a Manly and Modest Effort BY
the Terr.tory's Delegate
Elect.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
BRooKINGs, Oak, Nov. 16.-The last
blowout for this campaign occurred
Tuesday night at BroOkings. and it was
a good one. The city was full OF people
from the surrounding country and
neighboring towns. Delegations were
here from Arlington, De Smet, Huron,
Fargo, Aberdeen, WatertOWn and
Castlewood. 1t was a regular old-fash-
toned Notification, such as the states
frequently enjoy.
There were five brass bands and scores
of transparencies in the line. The pro-
cessiOn of torch-bearers. bands and
floats was nearly mile in length. One
float was an Illuminated prairie schooner
drawn by pair Of mules gaily decked
out with flags and bunting, and illus
trated "A Dakota Pilgrims Progress"
The Inscriptions on the canvas were
ANYTHING but mplimentary to LOucks,
Crosse and their cohorts. A list of the le-
gendS Oh the numerous transparencleS,
hangers and streamerS would fill vol
ume. Very few were of general inter-
est, and most of them were
WITHOUT PITH.
point or prettiness.+ Fireworks were
sent up all along the line during the
marching.
and brilliantly illuminated. Every
man, woman and child wore some
badge of patriotism OF partlsanship.
The sidewalks at every number were
chaliled with $685." the number of HAIR
risOn'S electoral votes. The same was
marked on boxes, posts, bulletin boards
and buildings, and upon mems hats.
coats, boots and badges. Two bushels
of tin horns, besides all the toy tooters
in town, were. distributed among the
men and boys. Even the women wasted
their breath trying to help out the
deafenipg din. Free lunch and free
drink and free smoke did their share to-
ward helping out the great gOOd-humor
which prevailed. Everybody felt good.
and yelled their Threats sore.
At the close of the street display the
large opera house was filled to its
utmost capacity to listen to the speeches,
of which there was an abundance. Fully
two dozen Of Dakota's aspiring orators,
old and young, from north. south and
center, footed their horns, blew their
bazoos and aired their eloquence till the
dead hour of midnight when the train
to the west and the special to Water
town hurried the howlers 'homeward.
Most OF the speakers simply echoed
the refrain of the opening address of
the real live governor Of South Dakota,
from WatertOwn. Many changes were
rung OH the thread-bare story that I'VE
are state-or soon will be-two of
them. We are vassals no longer or
Good-by! The Republican party
except Jesus of Nazareth. Democracy
is dead and ought to be, in fact ought to
have been four years ago." The brief
addresses, interspersed with music from
the BrOokings male quartette and half
drowned by the tin horns inside and
ringing OF bells outside, were frequently
cut short by the explosion of heavy
dynamite cartridges in close proximity
to the building. Some of their vOcifera.
lions were more CALLING to a PROSTATE
foe than gallant from chivalrous vic
tor. The Growing that some INDUCED
in was more becoming to the big ugly
eight-foot rooster upon the wall. The
harangues of several were a little "sub-
sequent," being simply rehash of the
campaign speech they had delivered for
several weeks prior to election.
Hon. g. A. Mathews was kept in he
background until the last, in order to
hold the crowd, as many desired to hear
him. The greeting he received was
only equaled by the applause accorded
him for the
MANLY SPEECH HE MADE.
Though flushed with victory and hon
Ors, he refrained from all ostentatious
Growing or bombast. Unlike several
speakers, who roasted Messrs. Harden,
Loucks, Crosse. Church and others UNI
mercifully, he simply talked business
right straight, and showed that he is al
ready revolving in his mind the steps
necessary to do what is right by his
large constituency. 1t was a grand
time, and all feel like now settling down
tO buSineSS