Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-06-15
The First Bandanna
Boom.
THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF
STA UNION LEAD FROM Il
STRONG SUIT.

THE YOUNG DEWOCH . OF
STA UNION LEAD FROM Il
STRONG SUIT.
HANDSOME ToRCHLIGHT PROCESSION
THE VICTORIOUS ROOSTER AT THE
HEAD-sPEECHEs OF EX-sECRETARY
A. H. H. STUART, n. ST. GEO. TICKER
AND A. C. GoRDON-THE TOWN BLAz.
ING WITH BANDANNAS.
&C., &C., &C.
The completion of the National Demo-
cratic ticket by the addition Of Allen
Cranberry Thurman. was made known to
the people of Staunton on the bulletin
boards, through the courtesy Of the Wes-
tern Union Company and it's attentive
manager, Mr.. James P. Gooch, about 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon. BY 10 o'clock
the next nSrning the streets were ablaze
with red bandannas. Men wore them on
their hats and around their necks, women
wore them on their parasols, the wagon
horses had them tied in their harness, and
even the baby carriages had red bandan
ma hue Such an enthusiasm was bound
to find still more marked outlet, and the
young Democrats of the city determined
to furnish it in the form of torchlight
procession. And they made it an occasion
worth remembering. The Executive Com
mittee, so to speak, composed OF Jos.
B. Woodward, Robert A. Palmer, John
T. Harman, Scott Funkhouser, Ashby
Woodward, R. McCue, Henry A. White
and Ashby Burke, started in to vigorous
work and in few hours the Transparent
cies and torches were ready, the Stonewall
Brigade Band engaged. and everything
paid for-one of the most lively and sue
cessful pieces of campaigning that Staun-
ton has seen. The marshals of the process
sion were-Capt. j. Theo. Long. Chief
Marshal, with W. G.. Kinney, E. J. Cush-
ing, E. [. Jones, and Thos. Kivlighan As
sistant Marshals.
THE PROCESSION
moved from the Skating Rink. headed by
the band. at 9 O'Clock, and with the
blazing torches presented beautiful
sight. Every man wore bandanna land one
enthusiastic one had whole suit made OF
them. On pole in the procession perched
wooden mechanical rooster. some three
feet high. painted bandanna red, and
which responded to the cheers of the boys
by tapping his big wings. On the trans
parencies ere-"Unnecessary taxation is
unjust taxation - ''The noblest Roman OF
them all, +" swell done Grover Cleveland,
thou good and faithful servant. "''A name
entwined with victory" Reduction Of
Taxes,' 'sDown with war taxation," and
the like. The sidewalks held yet more ban
danna- bedecked Democrats who, having
no torches, took it out in cheering those
who bore them. Arriving at the residence
of
HON. A. 81. q. STUART,
there was tremendous uproar for that
venerable statesman to- appear. He came
out and said:
Fellow-citizens From the bottom of
my heart, I thank you for this demonstra-
tion of your kind regard. I deeply regret
that I have neither the voice nor the
strength to express in proper terms my
appreciation of your good will, and my
sympathy with the purpose which has
caused you to assemble tonight. CHEERS
But though the weight of more than eighty
years rests on my shoulders and disables me
for active service, my heart is with you,
and if l could throw off twenty or thirty
years from my age, I would gladly enter
into the coming contest. (Cheers.) 1t in
wolves questions Of great interests to the
rights and welfare of the people,
Forty six years ago, as the representa-
tive of the people OF this district in the
Congress of the United States, had oc-
casion to discuss fully the subject of the
the tariff which now occupies so large a
share of public attention. In looking at
the platform as published to-day, I find 1t
is exactly in accord with the opinions
then maintained-in doubt if any
sermon could be formed which sticks more
closely to it's text than my tariff speech OF
1912 does to the platform of the present
day, and I am glad to see the harmony
which now prevails on that subject. But
] have not the strength to make you q
speech and must close by again thanking
YOU for the honor you have done me by
your visit.
Mr.. Stuart, notwithstanding his age,
spoke in a voice which could be heard by
all; and the young Democrats showed the
greatest enthusiasm at having gotten him
out. and gotten speech, however short
from him. From Church street the pro
cession marched up to Frederick AND
down to Augusta, and then up to No. 2lt
New street, the residence of
MIR. II. ST. GEO. TUCKER,
the ysrandah of which was handsomely il
Illuminated with lanterns. In answer to thu
loud calls for him. Mr.. Tucker appeared
on the verandah, but that did not suit tn
crowd who wanted to see him as we'll a
hear him, and they insisted Cd his goinl
ND higher. He then appeared on tn
second story of the yeranda and spoke a
follows:
congratulate you and the country OF
the splendid ticket thrown to the countr,
by the Democratic Convention at st. Louis
It is ticket worthy of the best days o
the republic, and will commend itself t.
every class of our fellow-citizens-for, m
fellow citizens. there is an abiding senti
meut in the breast of every true Ameri
can citizen, independent of party fe? lty
that truth ard integrity, honesty and ca
pacity, fidelity to committed trusts, ant
unfinching devotion to principle, shoul'
receive the commendation of those IL
whose behalf these principles have beef
exerted. Who has better exemplified tina
sspublic Office is a public trust," thai