The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-31


them with the same recklessness that
would have been displayed if the parade
had been as promised.
The disappointment was marked how
ever As the parade went down Main
street to Poplar, back to Line and coun
termarched to Robbins opera house, there
was comparatively little enthusiasm. The
failure Of either Singerly, Pattison, Har-
rity, Hensel, or Beck to appear had
very depressing effect. But notwithstand-
ing this the opera house was filled almost
to Ito capacity. There was large attend
ance of Republicans, who had evidently
presented themselves to hear what the
speakers would say on Free Trade.
M. NJ Burke, Esq, who had been Sc
lected on the preceding evening to act as
chairman, called the meeting to order
and Mr.. G. j. Quinn read the following
list of officers: Vice observation-disclosures
Folmer, Hon. NJ. G. Watson, NJ. H. Master,
A. p Tabor, NJ. j. Scsnlan, Chas. Hagen
buch, j. j. Franey, J. X. p. Scheihy, j. J.
Cardin, H. W. Titman; Seoretaries-C.
j. Quinn, Christ. Schmidt, w. w. Ryn-
kiewicz, John A. Reilly, Jr., William
Walsh, Hon, Jas. Brennan, Hon B. j.
Monaghan, j. A. Toomey, VIM. Kimmel,
Daniel e. Brennan, p. J. Gaughan, Ed.
Gallagher, Jacob Frantz, H. J. Muldoon,
j. J, Monaghan, E. B. Foley.
Mr.. David f. Magee was the first
speaker. In behalf of Col Singerly the
speaker thanked the meeting for its ex-
hibition of good will and said the Demo.
cratic party had strong hopes of putting
the majority on the other side" 1t is
possible, he said, that the Democrats will
elect their state ticket. Before Mr. Sing
erly started out on his tour he had hopes
of holding Hastings majority down to
10000. When he started he was willing
to concede 100000; when he got to Erie he
would only concede $4,000; arriving at
Pittsburg Mr.. Singerly concluded that
he wouldn't give Hastings over so, 600; but
when he got to Lancaster, the place the
Republicans are pleased to call "the old
guard" of Pennsylvania, Singerly said, 81
will be id If l will give them over q, 900.
But If this thing keeps on from this to
next Saturday night wont be satisfied
unless the majority is on the other side"
Mr.. Magee took up the question of state
issues and declared that Hastings was
misleading the people when he declared
there were no such issues. He then re.
ferred to the Bardsley cases in Philadel-
phia, harrangued about the connection
of Philadelphia papers with Bardsley's
transactions and classified the affairs
with the apportionment of the state and
equalization of taxes as state issues. Mr..
Magee tried to make point that General
Hastings should not be elected Governor
because he had failed to declare what
stand he would take on such issues.
Benjamin f. Meyers was the next
speaker. His discourse proved dry,
statistical one and he was not satisfied
until he urged with emphasis that the
reporters note his remarks on the busi-
ness statistics of the country following
1890. He said; "After General Harrison
had been inaugurated as President, after
the Mckinley bill was passed, after the
Sherman silver purchasing act had been
put on the statue books-what happened?
In 1891 the number of business failures in
the United States had increased from
1900 to upwards of 1900, and the liabili-
ties during that year increased from an
average of $40, 900, 600 to S1s6, ,OOO,O ,OOO."
Mr.. Meyers continued his address by at.
tempting to account for the depression of
business the past two years. One Of the
causes he said, was that when Cleveland's
first term expired, he left great surplus
in the treasury but when he was inaugu.
rated the second time he found the Re-
publicans had spent all the money and a
great proportion of 1t had been used to
keep the banks ahoat.
1t was during the latter part of Mr..
Meyers address that it became apparent
that the Democratic party of the town is
by no means in harmonious state. NJ.
r. Doyle, one of the editors of the Sunday
News, was the first to announce that the
statistical discourse was wearisome. He
shouted Cut it short, you are making the
people tired" There were several cries of
put him out, but the speaker said, "Never
mind. A little noise doesn't bother me-"
Later in the evening D. ]. Doyle, also of
lAN ANNNot NOIh bnb lluOI anu III COulpll-
ance with a request of the speaker for
questions asked why it is that the civil
service rules are not carried out in other
states as they are in Pennsylvania, where
they carry the rules on shutter--a dead
letter. While the speaker was trying to
answer the question Doyle interrupted
him with another, saying as he pointed
to a portrait of President Cleveland on
an easel on the stage, "Why do you allow
that picture to remain at your side Why
don't you turn it towards the wall ~
An uproar followed and amid shouts
from the audience of "Put him down p
Put him out p Doyle declared that he
was the only Hill Democrat in Schuyl-
kill county, and dehed anyone to
put him out. simultaneously with this
Mr.. Meyers got in a rejoinder that as he
was not resident of the town he did not
wish to assume personal control over any
property in the hall, and that Doyle had
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