The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-14

Posters were quite Eenefalig ui1-
tributed Saturday, ANNOUNCING that
there would be a ratification that
evening az the roller coaster Of the
nomination OF Cleveland and Thur
man. AS q consequence there was
quite a ga herring Of people Of all
parties at the roller coaster park
all expectant Of something very en-
pertaining. In this they were seri-
ously disappointed. The speeches
we're tame and the enthusiasm
tanner. The Fourth Regiment Band
was the only "sOul stirring" affair
OF the occasion. Col. Spivey pre-
sided, referring in his opening adj
dress to the superaLundance Of pride
pervading his breast over the honor
conferred upon him-the honor Of
being the presiding officer Of the
first meeting Of the campaign. The
writer's memory, which on some Oc-
casions will not down any more
than BanquO's ghost, could not help
running back to the time when the
Colonel was received with much
formality and ceremony into the
ranks Of the Republican party. He
was very glad then TO shake the
Democratic dust of his feet, be bap-
tised in Republican faith and made
anew. We supposed his conversion
was genuine and that hereafter lac
would always be found as he then
expressed il, on the side Of fright,
justice and good government"
Probably bathed as he was i'm the |
distinguished honOrs" conferred |
upon him, he had forgotten this in
cident.
The posters announced that Capt.
Cothran, Of Mobile, Alabama, would |
be the chief speaker Of the evening,
and the audience had gathered ex-
pecting to hear something pretty |
good. In this they were disappoint-
ed. He spoke very briefly, not to
exceed ten minutes, and proved |
AAAlAANN'AA ~ NN an NNftANNAH
too. Like all Southern men who,
when they drift into the North,
"come bearing gifts" he spoke of
his love for the Union soldier,
against whom lac had been fighting
on many a Southern field.
Il began to leak out finally that
the meeting was called more for
"Toby boom" than "a a ratification
meeting; and this was fully proven
when the DOctor-the prospective
candidate Of his party for congress
occupied the platform. He was the
leading speaker-if time was the es-
sence Of the programme. The Doc
tor upon his first arrival in Salina,
announced that he was very cOnser-
vative i'm pulitics-had no use for the |
radical party man, Sc. We have |
noticed that these Democratic poll
clans are every conservative" 80 |
long as they can by the help Of Re
publican votes boost themselves
into office, or i'm any way gain an
advantage; but at the very first |
exhibition Of any chance for Demo-
cratic success, they cannot be beaten
as'radical whipPers-in." The Doctor
was evidently DESTROYS Of being pat |
with all his Democratic hearers, and
at the same time wanted his tow
line hitched to the Republican
voters. He succeeded, however, in
making regular Democratic
speech, without doing much good TO
his boom among the Republicans
present. Evidently the support Of
Anderson 10y the laboring men wor-
ried him, and his effort To prove
that the Democratic party was the
labOring mans friend was truly |
heart-rendiug. The flinging Of the
bandana To the breeze was simply |
boys play. The cheers for Thur |
man aud Cleveland were very sick
~ aud needed much nOurishment to |
nurse them even into the condition |
of cOnvalescense. Taken altogether |
the ratification of TObey's candidacy |
WAS not what il fought TO have |
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