The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-03
INSULTS TO THE
STARS AND STRIPES
Old Glory Trailed in the Dust by Ex.
cited Bryanites.
ONE SILVERlTE IS DlSGUSTED
He Tears the Bryan Button from His
Coat in shame aud Vows That He
viii Not Again BE Caught IN such
Compauy...FIass DESTROYED By
Southern Democrats.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 2.-F2llowinS the
riotous conduct of Bryan Democrats at
Fuyctte, Mo, in their reception,tO Cen
erals Palmer and Euckaer, comes news
ui similar and even worse outlaSes III
other parts of that state and elsewhere
in the West. At Pleasant llill, CasS
county, Mo-, amid the cheers and Jeers
of several hundred people. the stars
and Stripes We're burned SATURDAY
afternoon 10y Popocratic followers OF
ryan.
At $50 o'clock the sound money ex-
pedition that left St. Louis last
Wednesday, ON Il special train over
the Missouri Pacific for three days
tour through Missouri and Kansas
pulled into Pleasant Hill from. Harris
Onville. y Bryan demonstration was
being held in the town, Il place of 300
inhabitants. the uld-time rendezvous
of the Younger brothers, and the sight
of the sound money crowd OF twenty
nine people set the Bryanites wild with
rage. After the train had backed up
to the depot a small amount of litera-
ture was distributed, and then little
Ollie Wheeler, the live-year-uld daugh-
ter of Samuel Wheeler, who had been
singing sound money songs on the
trip, stepped upon the rear platform OF
the coach bearing in her hand small
flag. Almost instantly man carrying
u Bryan banner reached for the tlag,
but Mr. Wheeler interfered and took
il from his daughter To preserve II.
He held possession of ii only Il few
Sc sonds, however. when another man
carrying Bryan banner snatched the
flag and carried ii Il few feet distant
to a spot where the mob was burning
the literature that had Deen distribute
ed, and old Glory was consigned to the
flames Then, as if not satisfied, the
fire was stirred until the last vestige
of the flag had been consumed and the
mob sent up an cXultant cheer.
The act attracted hundreds to the
scene. but very few had the courage
to denounce it. one wearer of Bryan
button, however, tore it from his coat
and threw it to the ground remarkinS:
This Is an appalling disgrace. and III
never he caught in another Bryan
crowd" He was followed by half a
dozen other marchers, who We're not
prepared to indorse the act, but out
side of this handful of people the dis
graceful proceeding was hardly ap-
proved.
CUT DOWN "OLD GLORY
Wenonah, n. j., Nov. 2.-There was
Widespread Indignation throughout
Wenonah yesterday after the people
learned that some miscreant had bad
ly mutilated large American flag
which was ilOated to the breeze amid
much enthusiasm Saturday. The flag
was purchased with funds raised by
subscriptions from Republicans and
Sound Money Democrats, and attached
to it were the portraits Of Mckinley
and Hobart.
At o'clock Sunday morning the en-
itt IN chralS rThn
outrage is all the more inexplicable
from the fact that there has been no
sign of bitterness here during the cam
paiGn. and the people have always
priled themselves upon their patriotic
and lnw-ahidinG sentiments.
\ reward vi 800 was today offered
for the apprehension and conviction of
the perpetrators of the outrage and
the insult to the stars and stripes.
FLAGS TRAMPLED IN THE DUST.
Anderson. Ind. Nov. I'm the rooms
Of the Madison circuit and superior
courts Saturday, Mark Hanna's cam
Daign flags were torn down and tram
plcd in the dust. They We're removed
by the judges and their deputies and
Judge Diven said he did not care who
knew it. He said the so-called flag on
paper, with Mckinley and Hobarts'
nk"neSS across the stripes. was not the
national emblem, and should never stay
in his court room. Judge Ellison's de-
putty, Daniel Dolland, pulled down the
alleged flag from the circuit court. The
Judges are the only Democratic officers
located in the court.
Republican officers proceeded to plas-
ter the court house with Mckinley pic
lures and the Hanna flag. a bitter
feeling is manifested by Democrats and
Republicans.
Tampa, Fla, Nov. "A large Amcri-
can flag which was suspended across
one of the principal streets by the Nc
I<inley and Hobart club was torn
down and destroyed Friday night.
some members of the Young Demo-
cratic club had been heard to say that
they would not march under that ban
ner and the deed is attributed to them.