Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27

in recent Years the ''Niewau'' as Tammsny
1-A = oi'en styled, has been the,ceue OF much
Poi'''eAl strife, We; Few os those who are now
-. .Ss.' .seSa ~ or guided hy its m,nant,s know
-. .i 'ue oarAcsi and most uncetnin aays of
,n VA, van politics the modern su,ver.ion of
ten, ~ s. ,h OF. IN palmer language. the
IN, was The trystlng place OF st.t'smsn who
.a'e i'nS since crossed tie sera H.. The
- HSNeAtr, was the spacious one s,,s-,r, n
- lhls Was notably the c.se VIII
~ "iiAin Lincoln and stephen A. Dong
ass VINO IN lsjS aspirel a. a. ,-.ss,
States scuntorsbip from tho st,,. - siiss
nc scenes IN the ring of Sf.arlai,o -
- oS''H circus, consisting of The ..T,is.,;.
,.. ia anu ''fth American and New Orleans
10 -, Nli'a travelled Through Illinois cs1r-
ing tAat period, were not alone .Ncit,ns H.,
exceedingly ludicrous. An old cir-us -.
,o4h'r gives an account: John A Dinscs.
besides melting tho rival candidate, 20 -,
~ VIC APPLAUSE OF the arena. brought into
play many cute subtcrfuccs 10 enusa m -.
stump the state in the interest of de cir.ss
itself N"e circus
On September {. lsss. at Lincoln. in I,os.,
county, u WIS announced on the sho,r M
,''t during the interlude the Hon Steph.u
A. Douglass Viii address the audience. M, ,l.
ISSUES o. the day The early morning arrivals
OF tne show contingent were four hovs dressed
N red hanuc, shirts. IN charge OF A cannon from
Atlanta batch OI patent medicine ueadler.
anu a lew white ponies and Samaritan looking
las
tent Tor awhile. bat when the 10 o'clock tra,,
brought Nheezy band .auo ther lot OF bows. some
eluestrians and few politicians from Rloorn
lngton, bat no Douglass. the spirit of tbe
popa.'ce was dampcuei and only the seusa-
tonal element determined 20 yi.it the enter
alument The democratic committee IA
/ erected stand at the court house stems and
, advertised tina. he Woul3 appear there. He ar
rived at noon and expressed hls preference for
Sls, gi,,uS arena. ne chasTin Of the bred
! Hc'tttes knew no bounds, one old gentleman
( .NSIalining: Il VIII never vote for him. seem
as he prefers the circus" shortly after the
opening OF the show. and when the Motley
Drothers, celebrated balancers. and Charles
waters who rode two horses running IN
opposite directions. mad eyacuatea the
/ ring. the riugmaster lion. Stenhen A
douglass was heralded. His followers had
nlockaded the entrance. and nothing remained
ior me audience but 20 listen 20 his discourse
voices were raised IN dissent. babies cried and
t men ot 'he opposition party shouted themselves
ho"r'e' Amid the DIN aad tumult Douglass
exclaimed: 1t Is evident that the babies wish
me 10 bring Old Abe 20 his milk
continuing. he charged the republicans with
endeayoring 10 consume his time in order 20
avoid the issues. and, turning TO his Democratic
adherents, he sad: ''Put III. ,listurhers ON,
ana teach all republicans never to disturb nv
meetings After a lively scrimmace he ex-
! pounded his views on popular sovereignty"
ana the ''loombs bill, " the latter, though then
raised on the question Of its submission 20 the
people. Douglass earnestness IN explaining on
these doctrines caused the democratic ring
master 10 turn a flip-fap and later on a somer-
sau!t lie waspicked up by Billy Fay, the clown.
when the bows in the red shirts fired n salute
I ROM the Atlanta cannon in lieu of a merited
Quantity OF applause. The performance did
hnt continue until after. among many other
witty things, Douglass said: '.ILncoln wants nv
place; am twenty-five years a resident. and
would DO nothing SO vile as to relinquish my
| duties TO the people,
The manager OF the circus learning that Mr..
douglass managers had booked him for Car
hnNllle Tour days hence. Immediately took the
tram Tor that point There we're two hotels IN
the town, so the morning after his arrival he
engaged accommodations for fifty people in the
house entertaining him, then did the same al
the other hotel adding the boarding of sixty
horses. When he returned his host irapor-
tuned MIN TO cancel hls contract, Douglass
agents had arrived and were endeavoring
10 secure quarters. The circus manager was
obdurate and il resulted IN a compromise
III ehect that Douglass should appear at the
performance Accordingly the show bills
read: The circus is -omingi Three circuses,
consisting OF princ-ly retlnue of 100 persons
ilS horses tany other circus would cal it 800
personsJ! i lac largest travelling show in the
world, and the only company that performs
every thing on the bills! Remember the date
Carlinvile, "Wednesday, September 8, at n
0 clock a m. and o'clock ?. m. Grand Dem
ocratlc Mass Meeting, Hon Stephen A
Douglass viii speak An Carlinville on Wednes-
day. The vast assembly that will undoubtedly
be present on next Wednesday will come 20
show the admiration they have for the princi-
pies advocated by Mr.. Douglass, principles
winch they esteem above the popularity that
MANY men may have acquired. Douglass n
truly great statesman and deserves every at
tentlon his friends may give him on Wednes-
DAY ana that he has received in this state dur
lhg the present canvass. Upon arrival at the
grounds Judge Gilbert will Introduce the Hon.
stephen j. Douglass TO the audience in a brsef
but appropriate speech. Go IL, Douglass. Go
IL, clrcus!i
The opposition had been lampooning Doug
lass Tor what II termed his unstatesmAn like con-
duct and decried his soliciting the SURFACES OF
the people from the circus ring. Yet 10 SO hap-
poned mat the following day at Hillsboroueh
the posters conveyed the following information:
At ) O'Clock p. Hon. Abraham Lincoln
will appear IN the canvas per an agreement
made with the republican committee Of
| ranSenents. farmer when a boy, he is q
friend 70 the farmer now that be has become
man Of wise precept He is great mhn, since
he champions the cause of the Cypress ed and
! Is justly entitled to a place an the history OF
our country.
Remember the forty-horse band wagon
Remember Lincolnl When the gilded panels
and golden emblasonries, the artistic carvings
and costly trappings OF the wagon have been
warped and ruined by the sum- the mud and the
rain and the bones of the forty horses lie
! bleached on the forsaken prairie. the memory
and the achievements OF ''Old Abe" will be
cherished by the multitudes."
Clinton had been previously selected the
next stand" where Mr. Lincoln to speak
1t was also the first stand for the circus. The
committee. noting that some OF the party lead
ers were Mortified at the idea OF Mr.. Lincolns
indiseretion implored the circus TO change its
date. The management determined that 10
should show, as IL had been billed, notwith-
standing the republicans had erected elab-
crate stand in the public square, the time OF the
Grafton being set at 10 O'Clock sharp. A mass
of people had assembled there and were
listening TO Linccln's Introductory remarks,
when suddenly the forty-horse band wagon
drove past, and, may be supposed,
the crowd followed il TO the circus.
The statesman wisely followed the crowd
Lincoln entered the ring with the tread OF .
con dqering hero and attracted more attention
than did the clown or the trick mule. He told
rail-splitting and side-splitting stories 70 the
delight of his listeners and sounded tie bene-
hts of republican principles with voice that
could be heard at the top of the center pole,
returning amid the plaudits Of an appreciativs
audience.
During his term President Lincoln once
told lot of Office seekers the story OF the ruler
who was deferred from starting on . long
| Journey because he knew from the way the
| jackass drawing his cart wagged his ears that
! at was going TO rain, Notwithstanding his SEC
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