Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-10-20
DRAGGING AT LITTLE BRITAIN.
orators who Can raIk Boldly when u
oppoecd--Nl Musee's Cbai,eoUe

orators who Can ralk Boldly when Un-
opposed--shr x~see's Challenge.
The Republicans Of Little Britain town.
ship had pole raising with torehligh,
procession and speaking on Tuesday
evening. The pole was q fine one, l23 feet
above Rround, and was raised without hitch
or hindranca. There were four companies
OF men In line and they presented . good
appearance a. they marched about the
village, but few Of them stayed to hear the
speaking. In this they showed good sense,
as 1t consisted mainly OF ribald and often
blssphemous jokes and tales, totally devoid
OF facts or truth, and DR.. Gntchell was
guyed continually throughout his hsr-
angue for bis failure TO meet his antagonist
at Quarryville.
Young VIII Brown, Of Lancaster, set
forth with much eolemnity to say that he
would back up his assertions by facts and
figures which he defled Mr.. Msgee, OF
White Rock, to contradict; but no got lost
In the higher flights of bis eloquence In
de1ouncipg and bullyrsgging Cleveland
aud Democracy, and never once mentioned
either fact or Q figure.
Many messages were sent TO White Rock
by the speakers, and the manner in which
hey have been completely routed on the
tarin question seemed particularly to stick
IN their crsws. This whole farce OF sending
tsunts and messages to White Rock and TO
fairfield recalls q little incident which once
happened to the writer In Wilmington. !
had arrived there on the train after mid.
night, and In going up the street heard
q terrible noise as Of fighting, q
couple OF squares away, and presently two
men camo running at high speed towards
me, and when they were just oppo.
site me, and at a safe distance from
the enemy they stopped, and / think Of
all tho Safeguarding, swearing, vile
language and threats OF what would DO
done II the man down the street should
dare come up there one OF these men put
through him i never heard equslled. Tho
other stood by and told him TO "give him
h--l Presently stesltby footstep ps were
heard rspidly approaching from down
street. As soon M these were heard the
other In hosrse whisper said he's com.
ing Bill, cheese It," and again they hurried
on at full speed, pursued by only one
man, who WAS running on tip.toe to catch
them. OF such Ia tho courage OF our pro :
| tectionist orators at long distance fighting
they are matchless, but AZ soon as an oplO-
nent approaches they, like Bill, "cheese
IT. most iguomnlously.
/ Probably the orators at Oak Hill d Id not
know tha. the Democratic club OF Little
Britain had in due form challenged the
Republican club OF Little Britain 10 pro.
duce champion to debate tariff with tho
man at White Rock, on the very platform
they were speaking from, but the Republi.
cans respectfully declined II they had they
would have understood why their Idle
Il Ch al N HpYiaipn a
their audience.
Now II Mr. Brown wants his figures and
facts met, let him get tho consent OF hi.
county chairman, for he dare not come
without II, and name q place and q day
whore he will in joint debate produce his
arguments, and the White Rock man will
meet him any time before election and will