The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-17

mass Of strawberries and other fruits,
and though III an obscure corner. ne con-
tinued to croak in a piping voice:
"Look for yourselves and sec, all We
who have votey. Every Grit office holder
eats tons and tons of this fruit every
year. Verify, brethren, aud you who are
not temperance workers, the country is
on the road tn the dogs.
Then in every corner there was a text
or a motto or "a hit of decoration. In one
place hanging high above every one. was
a parcel covered with pitch. 1t was
labeled: The Engledue Scandal y
1t is dirty, dirty, " said Mr. Whitney.
We know little OF il because IL is so
dirty. but we would not touch it.
There were some time organs that
worked automatically, and whenever Nj.
Whitney spoke thev would chime in, al
ways trying TO strike his tune. Some
times they got ahead of the leader, but
usually they followed suit and made
oroak for oroak. One was marked male, -
and the other "speck. ~
1 must admit that peace and good order
were not preserved throughout tho pro-
ceeungs. Early in the exhibition the per.
formers on the Conservative side tossed
their hired scayengor dime and induced
him to attemnt 10 purioin cabinet in
the Liberal exhibit marked " Catholic
League but the scavenger was so
clumsy at the business that he failed, aud
the cabinet sat securely among the
trophies Of the government party.
There was any amount of trouble, too,
about good order, for Mr.. St John and
Col Matheson ana some of the others
could not refrain from thowing mud az
the performers across tho way, and fire.
Quently, much ns | regret 10 announce 10,
i almost feared that the presence of a
policeman was necessary TO preserve dig
niilcd docorum.
The leaders of the party had formed
themselves into band, n brass band, and
indeed the music that was produced
would put to shame any orchestra OF
Strauss or Thomas, for II certainly put
mo- tho manager, to shano. and am nOt
yet as large or dignihod an institution ns
u we'll conducted orchestra ! Will not
linger to desert be- this part oi the proceed
ings, for 10 would be- yalueldsS 20 depict
IL tho description were not lliolike, and II
IL were iiteiike, no person would read
further
or course, directly opposite to tho Con
servatives were tho Liberals OF the ON
tario Legislature and display worthy OF
some note was there exposed. IL was not
of So prodiRious nature as thaJ put uT
hy the Conservative. ana the premier
rather hesitated 90 bring II To the
grounds at all.
IT H. had been couple OF years ago
we would not have been in such an un
fortunate position, he wrote To me IN
reply To my Invitation to exhibit "OuI
grauhc group pictures of our own govern
ment 40 Ottawa are quite valueless now.
However, the CABINET ministers can't
up Loyalty and did thor best To make my
political corner "A success.
Before and in front oi eycrvthing wa
monster picture 90 the grcnt loader, Sil
Oliver Mowat This WAS tho past, 81 MIR
Hardy explained. For the present thCr
were the ministers themselves with elan
crate pedigr attached TO thom. ana
table OF measurements niliNef, nnd thei
values they themselves reing the "a iRes
were written out iu large volumes q
books and posted consliCunusly.
Tie future was rei rescutcd by picfIr
| Of the millennium wGvre everything ~
! a. beautiful n Scripture had portrayed
aud not wicked Tory was IN sight