The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-11-24
DEMOCRATS DEMONSTRATE.
Monstrous Triumphant Torchlight
Procession Last Friday
Red Fire Burned and Democratic
Houses Illuminated.
Judge Cox Delivers an Eloquent anc
Humorous Speech.

The local Democracy was crowned
last Friday night. The crown was a
fiery one, showing a monstrous NOV
ing mass OF merry humanity, carrying
torches of glory, banners of victory,
of success, vomiting
forth huge balls of fire, numerous and
of all colors brilliant diadems on the
temporary castellated forts of crowned
Democracy.
The city belonged to them, and
their privilege was not abused. AS
early as seven o'clock the Redwood
and Renville county hosts assembled
at Democratic headquarters in the
Thompson block, and securing torch
es marched off to the depot, where the
line of march was formed. They car
ried transparencies such as GrandPa's
Hat Gone Up Salt River" ''Tariff
Boom Busted Their Last Chance"
"Bye-bye Baby Mckee: What's the
Matter With Ruth" and other locals"
for their Republican friends. They
were accompanied by the Redwood
band. The Delhi band had gone be-
fore them.
1t was pretty spectacle-that OF
the Chicago Il Northwestern train
steanling into the depot with its three
ears of packed human freight. A mile
away the red fire was called i'll to play
on the top of the mail car, and this
turne the smoke issuing from the en-
gipe into a gorgeous pink volume Of
rolling clouds ust as the sun lights
up chance cloud as evening witness
es it disappear over the western hori
zon. Starry balls shooting stars
from Roman candles were fired by
passengers, and they rose to the sky
to greet their permanent, bnt less
Brilliant twinklers in the heavens. The
engine screamed for JOY, and as she
pulled into the depot the Redwood
and Delhi bands discoursed music O
victory.
Sleepy Eye and Morgan with ladies
We're there in full force. The gentle
men. with the Sleepy Eye Union bant
at their head were given the head O
the procession. Dick White, JOIN
Lauterbach and H. G.. Schmah
mounted on pure white steeds, gail,
caparisoned cap pie, acting as mar
shals. The band struck up, the steed:
danced. and the triumphant process
sion commenced to move.the Redwood
band and Redwood Cleveland cluf
following the visitors and the Delhi
band and other Democrats acting az
an escort to the chief speaker Judge
E. St. Julien Cox.
On they came down East street
past the residence of venerable Judge
Baldwin and the residence of Cashier
Baldwin, both beautifully Illuminated
They turned on to Wyoming street
and down that to Lincoln passing the
residences of J. P. Cooper, Alex
Schmahl, Frank French and DR.. J. A
Beard, each kindled and illuminated
with the candles of Democracy. Or
the bands played-on came the pro
cession passing into Second street ,anc
passed the Cleveland headquarters
Emil Schmahls meat market was il
Illuminated and in the windows of Laird
Il Dornberg were the initials G. c..
made with burning candles. As the
hosts passed these there was cheering
galore. They turned on Mill street
L. F. Robinson and Will French were
decorated and illuminated for the oc
casion. They passed down Third on
to Minnesota avenue and their first
greeting on the avenue was from the
illuminated residence of H. L. Beech
er,from which the lady inmates waved
their handkerchiefs. The Baker resi-
dence was Illuminated. Then came
the Redwood queen of Democracy
the Laird residence, illuminated to a
degree of brilliancy, decorated with
flags and bunting, and Mrs. Laird and
Miss Laird burning red fire pro-
digiously. Cheer after cheer greeted
them and cheer after cheer was re-
turned. Turning on to Wyoming they
passed the brilliantly illuminated res
licences of Fred Gley,. Aid. Bager and