Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-10-01
1t Was A Daisy
An Army With Banners.
No Such Crowd Ever Seen in
Medicine Lodge.
The Fourth of July Discount
ed in Numbers and En-
thusiaSm.

The biggest day ever known IN the
history of Medicine Lodge or of Barber
county. was last Saturday. That day,
Saturday, September 9th, 1890, will
henceforth be the highwater mark for
big gatherings. AS a mark for political
crowds, it will not be overtopped for a
long, long time.
The weather was perfect. A crisp
morning, with bright sun, and as the
day advanced just enough breeze to
make it delightfully."- pleasant. The
evening before had been somewhat
windy, and some fears were expressed
that bad weather would interfere with
the gathering.
By o'clock the streets were lively; at
$50 they were full; at 10 O'Clock they
were crowded; at 1890 they were jam
med, and they remained damned till
after IL O'Clock, when the last of the
procession had passed. Then those on
the streets followed the procession to
the picnic grounds.
| The procession was organized in the
extreme north end of town, near the
cemetery, and an old farmer who stood
near Odds store, and looked oyer that
way remarked that 1T looks as though
the dead were rising!" And that was
exactly what was happening. The peo-
pie had been dead to their rights, but
were arising In their might to re-assert
them. The procession started at IL
O'Clock. 1t was an hour and five min
utes in passing the front of the post
Office, and the vehicles were as close to-
gether as they could be safely driven.
There were $50 vehicles in line that
passed the residence of Rev. North; $50
passed the pOStoffice, and 325 crossed
the bridge near the grove. These fig
ures show conclusively that $50 vehicles
was the number in line, for not less
than hundred passed through the alley
near the INDEX office, and turned east,
and thus avoided the rush and crowd.
There were nearly 200 vehicles on the
streets, that were not in the procession
We think fair estimate of the number
of vehicles in town would be 900.
The procession was led by man dirty
ing team attached to a cultiyator.
with large American flag flying above
him. Then came the Medicine Lodge
band, in full uniform, in a decorated
wagon. There were hundreds of large
and small flags in the procession, and
great many notices and Alliance BAN
ners. We noticed the following ban
nerS:
Sharon Alliance--"Death to trusts" A very
ragged man, riding bareback on a very poor
horse-the result of tariff taxation. "Hurrah
| for Jerry" Free Coinage" "Ingalls Hum
bug" A red flannel shirt, stretched out, and
labeled, THE bloody shirt"
Eagle Alliance-A handsome decorated ban
ner, with notices.
Elwood Alliance-Nice banner with motto:
Equal rights for all; Special privileges for
| none"
Medicine Valley Alliance-Led by decorat-
ed wagon, containing 81 singers, singing alli-
| ance songs. Notices: more money, Less
| misery" Farewell. Prince Hal" Truth and
Honor" Medicine Valley Alliance" ave
are Matching out.'
Fife and drum corps, in wagon. Motto, "Mc-
Kay and Justice" Simpson for the people,"
The Kid band in decorated bus. "Vote for
your homes" Low tariff"
Pleasant Valley Alliance, with handsome
flags and banners. "We'n get there by and
by" ION to victory
Elm Mills Alliance-"Brother laborers. the
power is with u.s."
Deerhead Acknowledgement banner. Ele-
giant silk flag. shoulder to shoulder" "Abo-
| lition of National Banks
Harmony Alliance with banner and notices.
Forest City Alliance, with banner and mot
toes.
Cedar Valley Alliance, with banner and mot
| toes.
| Fairview Alliance, with banner and notices
1--WE vote for men who have stayed with us,
and not in the Cherokee strip "No slavery
| for our children" United we stand"
College Hill Alliance. with banner and mot
toes. I'VE are solid for the ticket" A large
wagon, loaded full of children. and marked.
lover production" Decorated banner. Free
Coinage Down with monopoly"
Monument Alliance, with banner and mot
toes.
Isabel Alliance. with flags, banners and mot
toes. "Good by, old party "Mene Tekel,"
simpson on to Washington" "Irnited we
stand" Senator Long Is long, yet he is too
short. He has looked in the glass and thinks
he is pretty; we DON'T
There were dozens of other banners and mot
toes which we could not locate as they passed
One was: I'm the Alliance we trust; old par
ties bust" Another banner had several weak
kneed jumping jacks. labeled, 1.-The ring tick
ct" On one side of the hammer was a skull
and cross bones, and a bottle, marked PRO
hibition," while beneath was a quart bottle.
nearly full of brown stuff. marked "Vermi.
fuge, for the Cresset."
The last of the procession reached the
grove few minutes after II O'Clock,
and preparations were Immediately
made for dinner. Five beeves had been
nicely barbecued, and when we reached
the grounds the last piece of beef was
being taken from the carving table.
Not even bone or scrap was left. But
the country people had brought well
filled baskets with them, and, so far
as we know, everybody was well fed
The INDEX took dinner with Mrs. Wor-
land and Mrs. DeLisie, and while there
were more than dozen outsiders eat.
ing, it seemed as If the food did not d.
minish in quantity. 1t was dinner
worthy to grace wedding feast.
, After dinner there was music by the
bands until 1:30, when the crowd was
called TO order by Mr.. s. S. Funk, chair.
man of the Alliance county committee
Prayer was offered by Rev. Pinkston
chaplain of the county Alliance. The
band again played an enlivening strain
and the chairman introduced the frs
: speaker, Hon. A. g. Shinn, of Franklin
D county, Alliance candidate for lieuten
ant governor. His speech was strong
] outline of the policy of the Alliance
: contrasting it with the policy of the ole
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