The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-04
A Very Creditable Parade in Which Are
Represented the City's Industries.
The Streets Lined BY Thousands of People
Who Take This One Day Out of Their Busy
Lives for Needed Rest and Enjoyment.
Political Emblems Not in the Procession,
but Democrats Show Petty Spite.
Speeches by officials, Father Gayisk, and Ex-
Governor Porter-Congressman Bynum
Cuts as Close to Politics as He Can.

) The demonstration By organized labor, yes
terday, was not 90 imposing as 1t was last year,
or perhaps tia year before, when the day was
first celebrated here, but it was creditable. The
sun shcns out clear and bright, and q slight
breeze from the northwest was just cool enough
TO make an outing delightful The only dis
agreeable thing was the dust in the streets, but
as it is one of the infections the people of In
dianspolis have with them always, the crowds
did not seem to mind it.
One of the chief features Of the demonstra-
ton was. of course. the street parade in tbs
morning. but while last year there were not less
than tbres thousand in the procession. there
WAS only one-third that number in line yester-
dsY. A good many of the Assemblies were not
represented, and those that we're were unable
TO muster but a few of their members. they say.
A feeling of distrust lest politics should be in
troduced into the demonstration prevented
many assemblies and labor unions from turning
out IRE attractive feature was the industrial
display. About seventy-fve merchants and
manufacturers assisted in making 1t a sue
cess. In accordance with the strict orders
issued by General Fred Kueder. chief marshal,
everything that might be construed as having
any political significance was kept out Of the
line. Occasionally a man displaying q bandanna
handkerchief, or wearing a Harrison hat would
be seen, but their political preferences could
mot have been designated by anything they said
or did. The only incident that suggested pol
tiles occurred during the march MP Delaware
street. The line, as originally planned, took
the procession past the residence Of General
Harrison. The executive on Sunday
changed the route SO as to 60 up Meridian street
TO Seventh, and then across to the fair grounds.
The change was disregarded, however, and the
procession suddenly found itself at the corner
of Delaware and Fl. Wayne avenue, headed
north on Delaware. There il was decided that
it would not be safe to pass the Generals house,
aud the lne, at the suggestion or those In
charge. broke up there. The majority of those
N line turned back to the city, aud only about
half the wagons went on TO the fair grounds.
The procession began to form in four divisions
at $50 o'clock, on the corner Of Alabama and
Market streets, as follows: Knights Of Labor,
trades-unions. South-side and North-side indus
trial displays. Gen. Fred Knsfer the chief
marshal, had for mis- assistants Charles ]. MANY,
Irwin Robbins. VIM. II. Tucker, Ad Hereth. NJ.
S. Bright, Albert Lieber. Clarence Foster and
Ed Harmon. Ii was nearly 1920 o'clock before
the procession moved. 1t was made up as fol-
lows:
First DirisioR.
Platoon of Police
Marshal Knefer and Division staff.
Indianapolis Band-ten pieces
Rice Zouaves.
Merchant Zouaves.
Governor Gray and Mayor Denny.
Wheelmen's A ssembly-forty men.
Iron Molder's Union-hfty members.
Alpha Assembly 1712. X. of L-seventy men.
Brizbtwood Assembly 1921. K. of L.-Twenty-four
members.
wiletts Assembly 4479, h. of Twenty men.
Five carriages. containing women's h. of l.. and
others.
Second Dirisioa.
Union Band-eight pieces.
Division Staff
Cigarmakers' Union, 100 strong.
indianapolis typographical Union, 20 members.
Bakers Union, No Is, 50 strong
Plumbers and Steam Filters, AZ.
Plasterers' Union, % men.
Painters Union. No. Al, As members.
SoHtk-Side industrial Display.
Division Staff.
Schmidts Brewery, Is wagons.
Aurora Brewing Company, q teams.
T; Lis6er and Metzger; seven wagons Wilson, -four
five teams; Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Two;
Reach Commission Company; T. NJ. Boone, furniture;
issT. & tb es,s sssn., 'f ss.e seqs wagons Srsssp: Ni rPGssl. c q Mss;
Ehrlieh. coal, five teams; Rouse Brothers, feed:
Archdeacon, vinegar. three wagons; South-sids
Foundry; Alex Cohen; Bates Bouse Tea Store; Empire
Bakery, three wagons.
North-Sids Industrial Display.
Division Staf--Encaustic tile-works, five wagons,
thirty-eight employees in line, twenty-five in wagons;
MAY q OO-s johnson EN- erdLQrc heGuldLOr,
ich, Psulin s. Co.. Otto S~techhsn, indianapolis Senti-
mel, Moore Desk Company three wagons), Eldridge
Lumber Company, NJ. s. Huey. Laycock & Co, bed
springs; Hirsckmann & Co., mattresses; White Sew
ing Machine Company four, John Edwards, bill
poster; Zehringer, photographer; Indianapolis Coffin
COMPANY, When Clothing Company, Buffalo Shoe
Store, Wright's Mincsmeat, Excelsior steam laun-
dry. Weghorst, grocer, Messenger. furniture three
wagons; r. r. Rouse, driven wells three teams);
Born IS Co., furniture; j. w. Green, coal; A. V. Nor
gan, coal; Csystallake Ice Company, West Indianap-
oils Ice Company, Indiana Paper Company, various
ice, coal and peddlers' wagons
Quite a number of the manufacturers and
merchants made very attractive displays. The
wagons were all handsomely decorated. and on
several was machinery ir full operation. The
manufacture Of encaustic tile, ready for the
burning. attracted considerable attention. By
far the most extensive show was that made by
the breweries, all of which had from ten to q
dozen wagons in line, all loaded with kegs of
beer. The beer exhibit headed the industrial
part Of the parade. The parade, as it moved
over the principal streets down town, was wit
messed by thousands of people. ALI the busi-
ness streets through which the procession
passed were lined with hriiSsy seekers, the
scene indicating that all IL annapolis was tax
ing an outing. There wei3 also many thou
sand people scattered along Meridian street,
where q much better opportunity was afforded
70 see the exhibit than on the business thor
oughfares. Last year il took the parade one
hour 70 pass the Now Denison House; this year 1t
passed the corner of Meridian and Ohio streets
AL thAlt v III
It was nearly noon when the remnant of the
broken parade reached tie fair grounds. Not
more than 10 per cent Of those who had par
ticipated in it entered the ground then. Many
were kept out by the admission charged, and
others preferred TO 60 home, to return in the
evening. The speakers Of the day, Mayor
Denny, Governor Gray, Congressman Bynum
and Father Gavisk, were on the grounds a little
after noon, aud wandered around impatiertly
Tor an hour or more, waiting for some direction
rs to what thev should dc. No stand for the
speaking had been prepared. and no one seemed
Co know where it was to occur. Finally, about
1-3O o'clock. one of the implement sheds was
determined upon, but there was again a long
wait before the crowd could be gotten together.
There were three or four thousand people on
the ground, but they did not seem DESTROYS of
hearing any speeches, and il was impossible to
get more than two hundred or three hundred
people in and around the sheds. Il. II. Plank.
president OF the Internstional Typographical
Union, presided, and before introducing any Of
she speakers congratulated the organized work
inemeu Of indianapolis on so successful q
celebration.
The first speaker was Mayor Denny. In be-
ginning he said he knew of no man in any pro-
fsssion or occupation who ought not rejoice at
the successful establishments Of Labor day. aud
who did not owe IL TO the community in which
he lived TO encourage lis observance. .For. TO