The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-11-13
A Big F.u'e.

DIX ~ 3.
PoRTERsvILLE, IND, Nov. 9, '96.
The Republicans of Boone town
ship met here tonight under the
leadership of Mark No 2, for the
purpose Of having great blow out,
which they had, for wind was all
they could produce. After working
faithfully for four days some of the
ardent advocates of the Hanna class
were about ready to give up, but
Dock ard Fred, gave them words
of encouragement by saying, "Don't
give up the ship" we will see Mil
ton, the poet, and Father Adam,
and obtain the munitions OF war, and
rout those blasted Democrats. So
e ncouraged were the noble
patriarchs of old Boone that the
white horse brigade was dispatched
after a cannon near the west bank
of Birch creek, and No. 2 was sent
to Father Adam. But wait and lis
ten, what is that noise. cried men,
bers of No. 2. The boys we're fight
ing, but were cheered on by Frede-
rick the great, who stayed in the
rear. After investigating they found
the noise was the Democrats carry
ing cannon No. 2 off, which, Of
|coure, was an anvil, the same as
No. / referred to above. Then they
had to content themselves with
few fire crackers and such. They
had what was never before attempt
ed outside of the large cities,
monster procession, consisting OF II
men and boys, each carrying a
glaring torch, headed by Geo.
Washington's celebrated Gold Bug
Band from near Petersburg. They
marched through the principal
streets of the city until near the
(Sand) Bank, where the chief ex-
ercises were to begin. 1t seemed
as though the very earth trembled
when the first cheer rent the air for
Mckinley! Next Bro. Fred, who,
in our imagination resembled Lord
Chesterfield, spoke for a few min
utes, telling of his boyhood days
with Bill, how they, as bare
footed boys, used to play in the
dusty road, then as school mates,
and on, and on, until he finally
wound up by Boosting of his mules
and big corn, after which motion
was made by Fred Hagan, typical
advocate of the gold standard, ask
ing that a secret ballot be taken to
see which of the fourteen SHOULD
have the Portersville p. o. The
motion carried, and resulted in each
Of the II receiving one vote. In
; their eagerness to hear the music
they failed to settle the puzzlinl
+ Question. But later, we understand
the Big met in secret, and agreed
to give it TO Hagan, on account o
/ his superior ability.
After failing to find the anvil re
ferred to above, they contentec
themselves with shooting few
charges of dynamite obtained from
5 Benjamin Franklin, and at a lat
hour in the night they were dis
missed by Mark No. 2, with tn
following prayer:
} "Our father who art in England
Rothschilds be thy name. Tn.
kingdom come to America thy vii
be done in the United States as it i
done in England, Give us this da,
, our bonds in gold, but not in silver
Give us plenty of laborlng mems
votes to keep monopolies in power
I and its friends in office. We know
our father, that we have done man,
things that are wrong; we hav'
I, robbed the honest poor and brough
distress to many poor man; W.
know ii was wrong to refund th'
bonds and make them payable il
coin; we know it was wrong to wa
, ter our stock, but thou knowest tina
we made money at that. Now, ou
father, thou knowest that we are
above politics. 1t is the same t.
: us whether gold democrats or re
publicans rule, for thou knowes'
we are able to sway such parties il
our favor. Lead us not in the way o
common people," the farmer and
the laborer, and above all, deliver
+. us from IS to 1. Thus shall we
/, have the kingdom and bonds, in
terest, power and gold till the Re
/, publicans shall end. Amen"
WILD Rose * Co.