Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-05-02
WAS A SUCCESS IN THE
LONG RUN,
Though the Street Demonstration Was
Scarcely visibls to the Naked Eye
The Speeches ard the Signing of the
Muster RoIl-Almost Enough Names
Tho New Company's Chanc

The meeting at the Phillips on Sat
urday evening grew into a success out
of very scant promise. In spite of the
efforts of the leading spirits in the
movement, the street demonstration
was the ghastliest sort of a fzzle
After delaying the procession for hall
an hour beyond the allotted time, the
pageant consisted of the b, rseback
riders, some fifteen in number, the
bugle corps, the drum corps, four men
on orseback. and a band. A few
boys followed, but they were scarce
The streets on either side We're packed
with people, little larger crowd than
is usual on Saturday nights, and thai
was all. IL there was any enthusiasm
il was successfully hidden Not flag,
ried by boys, was visible to indicate
whether the procession was Ameri-
can, Prussian or Chinese. 1t was
the sort of procession that
makes the enemies of Richmond say
told you sol" and was therefore
the more to be regretted. There may
have been some fault in the manage.
ment of the parade, but that does NOT
matter. The men who were getting il
up did the best their limited time would
allow, and the people should have done
the rest. Had there been more organ
ization, more formality, there might
b ave been better turn out The line
of march thai had been published was
not adhered to, but was taken directly
out Main street from fourth, returning
to the Phillips opera house.
THE MEETING.
The stage was simply but beautifully
draped with flags. the principal orEa-
being ore huge flag sus
pended at the back of the stage. The
people filed in about S O'Clock and
Tiled the greater part of the Sc. The
oarquet was full and the balcony was
Almost all taken, while only few were
n the gallery. A full three ring cir
'us tittyfeet from the Main street could
1ot draw the thousands Of Saturda,
hight pedestrians from that thorough |
are. Yet goodly number found time |
o attend patriotic meeting, though |
here We're enough on the streets to |
lave filled Tomlinson hall at Indiana
'olls five or six times. Many of those
N the streets had C If c zed the Presi-
lent for not declaring war sooner, but
nd not find time TO attend the meeting
hat meant business. Many of the au-
hence were gray bearded men who
ad attended the war meetings prior
0 the civil war. Yet many Others
TENDED the meeting for a purpose
Dung bloods who were actually pa
riotlc. so patriotic that, while not be
ewing Uncle Sam needed much help
D whip Spain. were ready, neverthe-I
'ss, to go into training and be ready
the country should indeed demand
heir services.
After some selections by the buele
orps, the band under the leadership
Professor Coffin played My Coun-
y, lis of Thee"-the sweet strains
America pr ducing the first appa-
ent enthusiasm Of the evening. Mayor
Strander then made brief intro
uctory address, stating the object of
lie meeting. Wayne county had been
1T out, in the first gathering OF
oops. on account of her having had
D military organization. He spoke
the eountys patriotism, and incl
dentally gave some illustrations of
llltary discipline aud the lack of il.
e then called on John w. Tingle.
no spoke briefly, ont periodically.
I'd with enthusiasm. He said that 2
edmond could produce a regiment. If
He was enthusiastically
eeted.
r E kirkman then spoke briefly !
ID IN a spirited way. telling of his 4
sit to Camp Mount, the needs of the !
ne. and of the duty of the young =
en- TO respond, now that the time for :
gument had passed aud the timeI :
me for definite action against the :
pressors of Humanity. Considerable !
g was reused by his speech. =
c. E. Ward of Fountain CITY was e,
lied on for an original song, and he
ng Guaranteed parody on March a
2 Thro' Georgia Those who were :
king the other way knew it wasn't :
aba who was singing, as persons :
10 have heard both vocal !.
, noticed the difference at ..
&c. However, there were hits