Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-11-01

Announcer HOat, representing car IN
course of construction, carpenters at work,
was labeled: 1--WE Tender Our Support to
the Party Which Has Protected Home In
dustries." This Train Will Not Jump
the Track to Run on Growers Free-Trade
Road to Poverty Gulch."
THE SECOND DIVISION
Was headed by Colonel Guthrie, and after
| him came the Sixth Infantry Band from
Stockton, a set of good musicians, well
| drilled.
The Stockton Harrison and Morton Club
followed in magnificent array, and at their
beads were two large elephants, labeled
Protection" while just behind the huge
beasts moped diminutive donkey, with
look of injured innocence, tapping his
long ears as if he realized that he carried
around his ribs banner with Free Trade
as its device.
The Hoosier Club, with DR.. B. F. Pen
derry, the club Marshal, was led by J. W.
! Wilson, President and the Marshal and
| SIX horsemen, wearing fine silken scarfs,
| prepared by the Marshal's wife for the
occasion. Then came a prairie schooner
| drawn by four horses. with bowbell chimes.
On the schooner" were eighteen members
OF the club with torches. A buggy with
committee delegation and float with
a log cabin surrounded by eight club men,
a drummer and fifer, and at the rear an
old-time fiddler" At one side of the
cabin lay fox, at one end stood barrel of
| hard cider, above the peak was a coon-skin
banner, and from the low caves hung a
long handled gourd. The notices of the
club were:
"This Hoosier schooner is not pal
ace coach but, by gosh! it was not made
by convicts, as were Cleveland's army
wagons"
What's the matter with Indiana? Oh,
she's all right"
Go West, Sackville (G.) Cleveland"
The Hoosiers solid for Harrison"
: Westward Democracy takes its way"
When our Ben is President he will not
buy American soldiers their blankets in
England"
Indiana will do her duty"
The clubs unique turnout drew great
deal of attention, and was a novel and IN
teresting addition to the line Coming
down street. when the parade was half
over, the " schooner slipped a tire and
had to retire from the line, much to the
chagrin of the enthusiastic Indianans.
A transparency. as did many others, bore
the sentence, Protection to American In
dustries.n
A wagon of wool came next and said, by
| its big-lettered banner, High Tariff on
Wool Must be Restored"
The Republican Club from Reuters
Station, in this county, next succeeded, and
| in black letters announced, I'VE Honor
All and Fear None"
The Dixon, Solano county, Club marched
in strong numbers with Protection to
American Fruit and Wine" to indicate
that they lived in country that is rich in
| those products. They also had on their
| ensign, Joe McKenna Our Boy for Con-
gress."
The Drum Corps was next in line with
| its never-ceasi1g rattle and roll of marching
time.
Davisville was here represented by quite
| body of protectionists, and they an
| nounced it in bold characters, as seen on a
| transparency in the words, " Free Trade
| and Starvation" and then becoming face
| tious, they had 4" Dollars and Sense VS..
Mills
| A unique and picturesque feature was
| log cabin, with lakewood attachments and
q live coon on the roof, while the animal
was kept in terror by the constant fire of
roman candles through the mimic chimney,
handled by some one on the inside.
Three wagons loaded with hops, one of
Mebius q Co., attracted much attention.
Then w. H. Dixon, the wool-raiser of
the Costumes, had three wagons loaded
with wool, one of them hauled by SIX
horses. From one of them Billy an
nounced, lone Englishman for Harrison"
And again was read, :" California to the
Front"
The Pioneer Flour Mills had a huge sack
of flour to indicate its following They
announced to the spectators, "N No Free
Trade in Ours
The display of w. R. Strong & Co.,
wholesale fruit shippers and nurserymen,
was very attractive and made quite pro-
cession in itself. The three members of
| the firm occupied carriage properly
decorated; following this a heavy truck
drawn by four large horses was hand
somely fitted up. The following notices
were prominently displayed on the cover
and sides of the truck: American
Labor, First, Last and All the Time"
The Fruit Industry of California De.
mands Protective Tariff" the inside of
the truck being brilliantly illuminated
gave the whole the appearance of large
transparency. Following this, the EN-
| ployes of the house, to the number of 80
men, marched with military precision.
under the marshalship of one of tn cir num-
Der, G. B. Strong. The men were all dressed
uniformly in black clothes, with an appro-
PIRATE sash, and bore a number of trans
parencies. among which the following
legends were conspicuous What is the
|
right" On the reverse of this was the
inscription: Weir Strong for Harrison
and Morton" Elevate Labor and I'M
prove Society" Labor is Honorable, not
Degrading" Next was the delivery wagon
| of the firm. bearing an immense log-cabin,
constructed in unique manner, the logs
being covered with large highly-colored
apples and other fruit, and the interior be-
ing brilliantly illuminated, showed off the
to- nOd off nf ~, Al.
sery department CT the house was repre-
| sented by large float, handsomely deco
rated and well filled with a large assort-
ment of evergreen and other nursery stock,
trees. plants and flowers. In all, the firm
| had 43 men in the procession, all of whom
were directly connected with the house.
The Union Brewery had couple of
wagons, and announced itself in favor of
" Home Industry"
Gregory Brothers made fine display of
| their produce house.
Friend & Terry's lumber yard had a
couple of wagons in line.
Blues carriage factory carried on their
business In grand and noisy STYLE as they
hammered their way over the pavement
Baker & Hamilton had their large manu-
featuring industries represented by plows
and reapers and monstrous mowers
Van VOORHEES, d Co. had one section of
| their harness-houSe and halt their hands
employed in horse-eollar making and saddle
finishing. The boys, as they passed. laugh
ingly pointed to the expression above their
| toy shop, Brush the flies off West; he has
| let the cat out of the bag"
The Scott Manufacturing Company was
next in line, with fine display.
The Union Iron Works had as its watch
word: No Free Trade for U.s.
]. H. Moon, architect and builder, had a
display wagon in line.
The Bell Conservatory had two wagons
of plants and exotics, to perfume the at
mosphere on the route of march.
A load of hops bore the inscription :
Let the Democrats take their Cleveland /:
| take Harrison and good hop land"
The Cyclone" Wind Mill Company had
two of their mills in the march.
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson put in an
appearance with complete outfit and appro-
pirate notices.
Henry Fishers candy factory was repre-
scented in two light wagons by the young
lady clerks of that house.
THIRD DIVISION.
The Third Division was commanded bv
L. l.. Lewis and headed by the First Ar
tliery Band. Then followed a cavalcade
of aids, who led the Resolutes in their
handsomest uniforms. In front of the club
| was a carriaoa containing fualyo ~ &C.,,