Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-11-25
THE DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE.
Celebration in Mineral Point Of the
Great Victory.

CclcDfdllOH Ill Mineral fO1nL OI the
Great Victory.
Torch Light Procession and Grand
Pyrotechnic Display.
Good Speeches by Hons. Moses N.
Strong and J. f. Grace.
After the announcement of the graf
flying result of the election of Tues
day, Nov. 9Th, sort of We-are-the-
people feeling took possession of the
democrats everywhere throughout the
country; and The Democrat ventures
the assertion that in no locality was
this feeling more highly experienced
than right here in Mineral Point. 1t
was therefore right and proper that
date be fixed for giving expression to
democratic joy. Monday evening last
was the time chosen, and although no
great preparations had been made
there was spontaneity and enthusi-
asm about everything connected with
the celebration which made it what it
was intended that it should bean
occasion of rejoicing over the victory
won. In arranging for the event, it
was determined by the democrats that
nothing should be done to insult or
belittle their opponents, and many re-
publicans cheerfully and kindly re-
sponded to the invitation to decorate
their respective business places, and
democrats wed with each other in
their efforts to beautify their stores,
shops and offices, as well as their resi-
dences, in manner beftting the
occasion. At about 7:30 o'clock the
procession, under command Of Capt.
George Jeuck, and led by the Mineral
Point band and the Young Mems
Democratic Club, formed in front of
the city hall. A goodly number of en-
thusiastic democrats were in line,
bearing torches, .and armed with
Appliances for properly Illuminating
the heavens above them. Many of
their hats were surmounted by life size
representations of the bird so popular
among democrats since election. The
line of march was up High street to the
park; then south on Ridge to Maiden;
then east to Iowa; then north to High;
then east down High to Commerce;
then south on Commerce to Fountain;
then west on Fountain to Vine; then
north on Vine to High; thence west
ON High to the city hall. The cannon
which had doomed during the after
noon sounded forth at intervals, and
firing of sky rockets and Roman can
dies was kept up all along the line.
The final display in front Of the city
hall was very fine.
At the close of the demonstration
on the street, a large audience assem-
bled at the city hall, where brief
speeches were made by Hons. J. M.
Smith, Moses M. Strong, and John F.
Grace. Mr.. Smith called the meeting
to order, and after few cheering
words regarding the great democratic
victory, stated that his physician had
admoniShed him not to max e a speech,
because of the severe cold which he
had contracted in his tour through the
county during the closing days of
the campaign. He then introduced, as
president Of the meeting and one of
the speakers, our aged townsman Hon.
Moses M. Strong.
Mr.. Strong commenced his address
by stating that he considered it a
mistake on the part of the committee
of arrangements to have called upon
an otogenarian to preside over the
meeting, when the honor should have
been accorded to representative of
the young democracy which had car
ried the great contest to final victory.
He rejoiced greatly over the recent
democratic triumph, which means the
salvation of the state-the dissolution
of the copartnership of the state and
the beneficiaries of the protective
system. 1t had been revealed to
Simeon of old that he should not see
death before he had seen the Lords
Christ. 1t had not been revealed to
the speaker that he should live to see
the complete triumph of the great
cause which democracy had espoused.
but he had for long time an abiding
faith that he would see it. And now,
in the spirit Of Simeon, he could ex-
claim, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace, for have seen the
salvation of the state which thou
hast prepared before all people. The
triumph is real and perfect and is
seen and known of all the people.
Why do we rejoice over the success of
the tariff reform cause and the repudi-
diation of the doctrine of protection?
Not merely because of the economic
aspects of the question involved, but
because of its moral aspects. The
moral aspects of the victory ought to
be the chief cause of rejoicing. The
result of the contest in our own state
is indeed most gratifying. For the
first time in forty years the democrats
of Wisconsin participate in the election
of president of the United States.
The speaker here briefly outlined the
history of national contests since 1852,
when the electoral vote of Wisconsin
was cast for the democratic president
tial candidate, Franklin Pierce. Other
issues than the tariff were forced upon
the people since the war by the repub-
lican party, in each campaign. But this
year the tariff question was clearly and
fairly presented to the people and the
issue between the parties was dis
tinctively joined; and the result-the
triumph of the true principles of tariff
taxation. The outward rejoicings and
jubilations of the evening were right