The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-10
THOUSANDS WERE In LINE FOR
THE BIG CHICAGO DAY
DEMONSTRATION.
GREATEST FOR THE WEST.
NO oUTPOURING, POLITICAL OR
OTHERWISE. TO Equal 1T
EVER SEEN.
sEcY. MORTON ON HONEST FINANCE
Philosophy OF Value Considered in
Pertinent and Effective Ad-
Dress.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Four years ago
today the greatest parade the West
had ever seen passed through the
streets Of Chicago as a portion of the
celebration Of the dedication Of the
buildings of the Columbian exposition.
That parade was, however, surpassed
today by the purely partisan march of
the men who uphold the gold standard
in questions of finance and in politics.
The estimates of the different parties
vary widely as to the number of men
in line, but $4,000 Is just half way be-
tween the number claimed by the Re-
publicans and the count given out from
the national committee headquarters
of the Democratic party. Putting aside
all questions Of numerical strength. the
parade, as a parade, was distinct
success. 1t started on its march exact
ly on the minute scheduled, 1t moved
swiftly and without one halt or break
from start to finish, and in all respects
1t was handled with a skill and thor
oughness Of detail that would have
been highly creditable In the conduct
of a procession Of one-tenth It's size.
The police arrangements were per-
feet, and they were carried out to the
letter After 9 o'clock IN the morning.
not single street car, not a single
wagon, save those carrying the United
States mail and the police ambulances.
were allowed to cross the river from
the West and North sides, and all
those coming from the South were turn
ed back at Van Buren street. Every
street between Van Buren on the
south, the river on the north, the lake
on the east, and the river on the west.
was absolutely free from all impede
mept to the marching columns. Eigh-
teen hundred policemen lined the route
OF the parade and the dense throng
Of people who packed the walks was
kept firmly back to the curb. The en-
tire street belonged to the marchers and
they tramped over the route from first
TO last at steady and rapid pace
Gen. Joseph Stockton, the marshal
OF the parade, had announced that at
lO O'Clock the march would begin. no
matter who was ready or who was late
II NOBODY but Gen. Stockton was ready
then Gen. Stockton would parade alone
There was no delay, however, and when
the signal gun on the lake front. at
exactly 10 o'clock, sent forth its column
OF name and smoke, and doomed the
slgnal, the advance guard of $50 police
men swung around the corner Of Van
Buren street and Michigan avenue and
the parade was on. For five hours it
swept the streets from curb to curb.
Wen closed up and marching rapidly.
The day was all that could be desired
A cold wind blew off Lake Michiean
IN just sufficient force to keep the
thousands OF flags in the parade and
the tens of thousands that hung from
the buildings along the line Of march
in a lively fiutter, ana the sun can1a
down with just sufficient heat to make
1t comfortable for the men who tramp
ed the pavements.
The reviewing stand for the Repub-
ncan national committee was erected
just in front Of the building of the
Union League club on jackson street.
Here Mark Hanna, Senator Cullom
and the various members of the COM
m1ttee took their stand to review the
parade. 1t was exactly II o'clock when
the head of the parade turned into
Jackson street for the march past. and
at the same instant Mr.. Hanna STEP
ped from the window Of the club house
upon the stand. He was just in time
to return the salute of Mayor Swift.
who, mounted on a black horse that
tried to walk in both cutters and the
middle Of the street at the same time,
came gyrating past. From that mo-
ment until few minutes after o'clock
Mr.. Hanna, with the exception of one
brief interval, was standing with hat
In hand bowing his acknowledgements
or the cheers Of the marching column.
From stand erected on level with
the entresol of the Palmer house
PALMER AND BUCKNER
reviewed the parade. The two white
haired veterans. as they stood side by
side with their heads barred, were
recognized by the marchers and were
constantly cheered As the columns
came up thousands Of hats came off
In homage to the venerable men, and
all through the hours which the par
ade required to pass that point the
cheering was constant. Every minute
there were friendly greetings from the
ranks to the old soldiers on the review
ing stands and for a. hundred times
the campaign cry of What's the mat
ter with Palmer and Buckner? They're
all right" was repeated.
The gold standard clubs Of the great
down town business houses were es-
pecially enthusiastic as they passed
the hotel. There were eleven floats
In the parade, many of them exceed
ingly handsome, and all lavishly decor
ated. A string of carriages bearing
the white-haired members of the Old
Tippecanoe club composed of men who
voted for William Henry Harrison.
evoked loud cheers, as did number of
crippled veterans of the war. who bore
above their first carriage I'VE fought
with Grant and we stand with Nc
Kinley."
A unique feature Of the parade was
the use made by the long distance
telephone to carry the sound of the
cheers that rose from the parade to
the other large cities of the country.
Across Washington street In front of
the Telephone exchange was stretched
banner bearing the inscription your
cheers here will be heard throughout
the nation If they were not, it was
no fault Of the men IN the street As
each detachment came toward the ban
ner every man would take long pull
at the atmosphere to prepare himself
for the double-jointed whoop he emit
ted as he marched beneath the ban
ner. In many places along the route,
great mouth pieces" fixed above the
street by numbers of guy ropes, con-
centrated the sound waves upon the
diaphragns and sent the cheers to
every waiting ear. Many smaller
mouth pieces" which. are really fun
nels five feet long, were attached to
long distance phones at various alti-
tudes. These helped to swell the noise
In distant receivers. Mai. Mckinley,
In his library at Canton, heard 1t. and
Mr.. Hobart, in his home in Patterson.
n. j., also received the assurances of
the shouts
The crowd that witnessed the par
ade was treunendous.t 1t filed every
sidewalk from fhp y,-s4J7 s,f the hr7i1diy1 o