The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-30
The Goldbug Torch-light Show.

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On Wednesday night the goldbug party
had their last grand blowout at Rising
Sun and the last draft on Mark Hanna's
corruption fund for coal oil and brass
music was made. 1t was a glorious re-
viva1 of torch-light, three hundred and
forty-two footmen and horsemen all told,
225 of whom were from Pennsylvania,
with four bands of musicians, paraded
round and round till ten O'Clock, when
Senator-e1ect Wellington took the stand
and was introduced by Mr. H. H. Haines
Gov. Lowndes wasn't in attendance-was
sick, he telegraphed.
Senator Wellington spoke from the
stand in the open air while his voice held
out and then retired to the hall. The
Senator is amply provided with well
rounded, high sounding patriotic sen-
fences suited to all occasions and all polit-
ical party meetings, but advanced no
arguments to recommend the gold STAN
dard. His facts were his own assertions,
resting on nothing, and that has been the
characteristic of all the speechmaking
INDUCED i'll by the speakers of this gold
bug campaign.
| Mr.. Ball, of Massachusetts, mounted
the stand after Mr.. Wellington retired
and told the story of the fifty-cent dollar,
and related the old allegory or fable of
the burning house and melting of bag
of gold coins and bag of silver dollars,
and the bullion of the silver dollars only
sold for so cents while the gold could be
| taken to the mint and coined into money.
The most important part of this fable is
always omitted. If the silver mint of the
government was open the silver could be
again coined and would be worth the
same as before the fire.
While Mr.. Ball was amusing the crowd
with the ''thrice told tale' of the fifty
cent dollar, Bryan man offered S. 90 for
one fifty-cent dollar, but that remarkable
dollar was not produced. The offer stands
good and $500 will be paid for one fifty
or fifty-three cent dollar if left at the
MIDLAND JOURNAL Office. Let the fifty
center put up or shut up.
Hon. T. K. Stubs, of Oxford, was call
ed on and responded with some more
such lollipop.
To show the interest the railroads take
in this goldbug campaign an extra was
sent down to carry those who attended
from about Colora and Liberty Grove to
convey the club members from below,
and up to Lincoln to carry the colored
band home that came down to help out
their Cecil friends. The larger part of
the meeting, as we'll as the procession,
was from over the Pennsylvania line.
At about II O'Clock the meeting broke
up. We omitted to mention in order that
sandwiches and coffee were provided for
the clubs, which will be small addition
to the bill rendered to Mark Hanna's
corruption fund agents in Maryland
The torchlight on the whole was graf
flying success. That was the main fea-
ture of the Mckinley and Hobart meet
ing, and was enjoyed by the towns folk,
especial by the small boy and three sheep
in wagon representing "free wool" and
protection to American workmen," il
the workmen happen to be as innocent a:
the sheep.
Chairman Haiues, pro tenn, announced
from the stand several Sound money
democratic" meetings that were to he
held. These are fakir or side shows to
the Mckinley circus tent and will be
taken up salt river next week in tow by
the goldbug tug.