, 1890-09-09
TORCHES AND TALK.
Last Night Enthusiastic 1smOnstra-
ton by Democrats.
The Greatest TorchIight Process
sion Ever Had Here.
Ladies' in Line---The Flambeau
CIub---Shot Gun Squad.
Addresses by Geo. W. Baxter and
Judge F. H. Harvey.

W IVA
class regular hallelujah street demonstra
ton local Republicans are not in it. Last
night the Democrats came out and the re-
suit was the biggest and best procession
ever seen in this or previous campaigns.
1t was gotten up hurriedly and with
but little expense, but it was simply gor-
geous.
As early as 6 o'clock there was a crowd
about Democratic headquarters. At 7,
after the 18th infantry band had arrived
from Fort Russell the gathering swelled
to a vast multitude. While preparations
for the parade we're being made fireworks
we're set off, bombs exploded and the
shot gun squad fred a volly occasionally.
Every minute or two there was cheering
for Baxter and Democracy.
A tally-ho cpach filled with ladies bear
ing torches led the column. The fair
participants in the celebration of Mr..
Bakers return to the city received a per-
feet ovation all along.
Music was furnished by the 18th infan-
try band and a drum sorps.
The new Democratic Flambeau club
was under the immediate direction Of
Marshal l.. Kabis, with Ralph Friend
chief of staff and a number OF alert aides.
The 1ambeaux numbered fifty men, all
tall enough to eat hay off the top of the
stack. and each one wearing a white plug
hat, They presented a fine appearance,
and with their great torches and Roman
candles filed the air with all colo.s of
light.
The Democratic members of the Chey-
enne gun clubs were in the ranks, and
were a fine feature of the display.
Over 300 common torches we're carried
by voters, including the business aud pro-
fessional man and those who toll for daily
bread.
The line of march was over the princi
pal thoroughfares in North and South
Cheyenne. and the streets were lined with
spectators all along the route.
Trenspsrencics with honest and truth
full sentiments were carried. Among the
epiSrams were: Warren gets $4,000
ieeces from 1900 sheep" Let the
people rule" Down with monopoly"
Me and F. Z. want the earth" "Blx-
ter not yet overwhelmed"
On East Eighteenth, after the process
sion had passed Mr.. BAxter's zesidsaee, a
husky hoodlum threw a stone into the
ranks. A marcher struck by the missile
promptly stepped out of line and thrashed
the Republican, and there was no more of
this sort of thing.
At various places along the line ladies'
congregated and cheered the msrchers. A
couple of times some one inquired il there
was anything the matter with Warren:
perhaps forgetting their teachings. The
answer was In the SOUP" and .again.
beating that was very suggestive as we'll
as distasteful to the governors friends.
When the marchers returned to head
quarters there was another fine pyro-
technic display and enthusiastic cheering
for Baxter. Then all adjourned to the
opera touse.
The Cheyenne opera house hes not
before contained such an audience as
gathered within its walls last night to
hear Geo. w. Baxter and F. II. Harvey.
Every seat was occupied fully half an
hour before the speaking began, Hun
dreds stood throughout the evening. The
stage was very PRETTY set.
Judge Kuykendall. as chairman, pre-
sented Judge 4. Fl. Harvey, of Douglas,
the brilliant young attorney named by
the Democrats to be judge OF the first
district.
Judge Harvey first congratulated the
Democrats of Cheyenne on the splendid
demonstration they had made. Through
the district members of the party were
united. joyful and confident, but else
where they did not 10 sess the means of
making such a display. The celebration
was a fitting tribute to Il e party standard
bearer upon his return from a canvass of
the state. Mr.. Baxter went among the
people without ~arrogantly announcing
In advance his intention to oYerwhelm
anybody and had honestly and unosten-
tatiously preached the doctrine of the
peoples party in livery town and hamlet
in the state and had returned with a mod
esty which characterized his true manliness
and that consideration for the masses
which Is deep set Democratic conviction.
The first state campaign is drawing to
u close and doubtless all are pleased to
think that 1t is about ended. Many
things have been proclaimed from the
housetops which might better have been
left unsaid. And matters have been
kept quiet which perhaps should have
been published. With the Republicans
this has been largely a campaign of
reminiscence. They have dwelt on the
past. They have harped on statehood
and woman suffrage, when every citizen
we'll understood these questions. They
are fearful Of live issues. They point to
a record. Let their own chronicle of their
achievements be accepted at it's true
measure. But be careful to bestow re.
ward on the persons who earned it. The
Republican party of today is not the
party OF such patriots as Sumner, Lincoln
and Garfield. The party led by these
men has been obliterated as the principles
they advocated have been obscured. In
the last six months thers has been formed
within the Republican party, a new and
unnamed political party. The mantles OF
leadership are about the forms of Quay,