Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
DEMOCRATS BUBBLE OVER.
Their Great Barbecue at Salem
The Salt River Grew.

The Salt River Grew.
In spite of showers and muddy
roads there was big turnout at the
Salem Democracy's jolly-time over
the election of Cleveland and Steph-
enson. At seven o'clock the masses
began to assemble, and soon the
streets were thronged. Promptly at
the hour of march the torch bearers
and bands began to move off from
in front of Hotel Willamette. The
bcnfires blazed up, the rockets as
cended, the Roman candles and
colored lights famed, the mortars
doomed aud the horns blew--a mill
ion noises great and small rent the
air as Democracy began its march
of victory through the capital city.
There were horns of all sizes. Baby
horns, long horns, Texas horns, fog
horns, and one horn that to the dis
torted vision of Republicans seemed
forty feet long aud it gave forth
sounds like GabriePs trumpet will
utter to the countless sinners that
will awaken on the morning of
resurrection day. 1t was horny
time aud one Democrat is reported
to have blowed in two hundred doll
ars on tin horns. The residences
and stores of Democrats were
pretty generally Illuminated and
TWO HUNDRED TRANSPARENCIEs
were 10 line. "Grandpa's Hat" on
large scale, "McKlnley's Coffin"
and other not new but well executed
designs were borne by enthusiastic
Democrats. One Democrat in wo-
mans clothes had poor frightened
fowl up on pole was that fit sub
ject for treatment at humane So
ciety hospital. All sorts of appro
pirate sentiments and designs were
inscribed on the banner. Cleve.
lands well-known physiognOmy
was reproduced several times and
got rounds of cheers. Ben Harrison
was also the recipient of grand APP
plause from the Republicans on the
sidewalks.
THE SALT RIVER BOAT
was rugged up as an immense float,
nearly forty feet long, and lettered
with the compliments of the season.
The following notices and sug-
gestive emblems were painted on
its sides and held aloft ION banners
by its guard of honor:
1.-THE old steamer Republican will
for the second time in 80 years sail
up Salt river, under the charge of
the most magnetic captain of the
age, Benjamin Harrison. First
Mate, Whitelaw Reid; Steward in
charge of spoons, Ben Butler; Bar
keeper, LxP. Morton, Chamber
maid, Mrs. Lease. Excursion
organized Nov. Sth, 1892. Will
sail March 4th, 1898. Music Long
Jones' band, to the air, "Who will
fill my Office now" No stopover.'
The name of prominent Salem
Republican was given as local agent
of the Salt river line and all who
wished to sail up that disagreeable
stream could call on him.
THE PROCESSION
which was all huddled together
about ten abreast at the start, got
itself tangled out staight after
marching few blocks and extend
ed for near half mile in length,
and it is estimated two thousand
participated. The torch bearers,
the tin horn brigade, the broom
battalion and carriages were all well
handled.
John Savage, Sr., was one of the
conspicuously happy Democrats in
line and wore a white hat. He was
captain Of the clean sweep brigade
aud wore cockade consisting of
bantam rooster not larger than a
hen canary, but with tail feathers
flying and ali his Democratic blood
up. They do say that inside his hat
Uncle John wears we'll executed
Autographs of Harrison and
Merton and that his hat has done
duty four years ago.
The eclectric car lines did a big
business all the evening, carrying
from fifty TO hundred passengers
at clip, and often as many more
could not get on. In all the occa-
sion was memorable one. At