Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-19
DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST.

SGNSS0FNtS LIVE GfNS Judge Billy Barnes and Campaign Manager Tom Parish Play an
 Engagement in Prescott. From Thursdays Daily.
 It's over. The mountain has struggled and brought forth-a mouse. The democratic comedy drama has runG down the curtain, and what was hearalded as a mag ni6cent production has ended in a farce.
 Early last evening the band play ed few patriotic airs in the court house plaza, the small boys hustled a few boxes and barrels and kindled a bonfire, while from the distant mountain side came au occasional boom of giant powder like a solemn | funeral diIge. Thus was the great @ democratic rally CD ushered in.
 Slowly and sadly the people wended their way to the court house and by S:15 the court room, which had been gorgeously decorat- cd with one flag aud a portrait of Willie J. Bryan, was fairly we'll fill ed with people, a majority of whom were women, goodiy number of boys and few voters.
 Judge J. D. Bethune had been chosen as stage manager and called the audience to order. He began ! by saying he was always glad to preside over any democratic meet ing but especially glad to be chosen on this occasion, and we suppose 1t was because there were so few dem ocrats present to handle. He said the democratic party was a party of refuge and 1t certainly looked as though it was and that most Of them had taken to the hills for refuge from the humiIiating situation of being taught the principles of pure, honest and economical government from such well known men as Judge W. H. Barnes and Tom Parish.
 After few further remarks con- corning the new problems that the American people were being called upon to solve. and declaring that free silver was the panscea for all ills, evils and shortcomings, be in troduced the first speaker of the evening, MT. Barnes.
 MT. Barnes began by stating that he had not ID de a political speech for so long that he feared it would be impossible. and after he had ground out forty-fve minute har- angue of inconsistencies the entir audience agreed with him-that could not.
 He declared that never until the past few months had the nation known its power, but that when called upon to face common enemy the citizens of this nation l ad proven that a republican form of government was superior to any other and had produced such skill and bravery iu matters of war that the world had never seen before. He here paid deserving tribute to the men who had in such a success ful and prompt manner brought to a close the war with Spain.
 He then waxed exceedingly hot under the collar because We are a territory. are taxed and buTdened with corrupt political aPPointees without a voice to protest aud in the next breath urges the election of Wilson as a democratic delegate to a republican congress with a repub- lican executive in order that we might be entirely out of harmony with the powers that be and thus continue to enjoy @ the great priyi lege of remaining a terrltory. He said the Chicago platform had been defeated but was not dead, but he stuttered when he said it.
 To bis mind BTodie was a model citizen, brave and good soldier, I true and faithful friend, entirely capable to fill the position of dele gate to congress but should be de Ieated because he was a republic ID. Then with dramatic pose he au- nounced, (although the words nearly choked him) that he would vote for ''any old thing" if it was labeled 'for free silver" and all the court house ring shouters clapped their hands and shouted "me too"
 McCord, Murphy,the railroad and the national administration then came in for a few minutes roast in an attempt to pull the wool of sentimental gush over the peoples eyes and thus secure their votes. He said the democratic party had whipped Mckinley into the late war, whereas the truth of the mat ter is the democratic leaders did all in their power to delay and hamper the war by refusing to provide the means of prosecuting 1t.
 Thomas Parish was then present ed and after experimenting the ladies, plunged into the same old barangue that he has been indicting on the public for the last two years at every opportunity that presented itself, both from the platform and through newspapers.
 After he had closed, which was at 9:30, the audience had all it could stand in one night and despite tie calls from the court house shouters for a number of local beacon lights of democracy,they were unable to in duce anyone to speak or the aud fence to stay.
 Lieut.. Wiley Jones was called for but on account of the frosty atmos- phere of the hall be refused to re- spond.
 Taken all in all the rally was a rather chilly affair.
 ENTHUSIASM AT JEROME.