The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-10-20
Republican Barbecue.

If Bob Kittsmiller's cannon. Bob
md his cannon are relegated to the
ear on u sea of promises. The Hay
band was present on Andy
yoris' money, for Andy was forced
into the muss to bear the finantial
brunt. They earned their money by
playing hard and long in the court
room to draw crowd, but the crowd
like an old mans hair, was very thin
and not very enthusiastic in vitality.
Indeed, it was a literal barbecue
a roast whole CT whole roast. Judge |
Bright consented to be chairman for
past favors at the hands of the Re-
publican party. In half-hearted
way he apologized for the slim
crowd and introduced the speaker OF
the evening, Congressman Tailor, OF
Canton, one of the Presidents own,
who made his debut. He dwelt
largely upon his personal friendship
with the president of this great re-
public, and his love for that eminent
statesman, Charles Huckleberry
Grosvenor. When he mentioned
Grosvenor's name all the old soldiers
in the audience looked like they had
taken Peerless pill. They remem-
bered the Maine. Vickers smiled.
1t was his turn to smile. Editor
Mckay came in about the time that
sanctified name was mentioned, ana
he looked like he had laundering
notion to GO right out again; anyhow
it settled the glee club, for they
never put in an appearance all even
ing. Il)'f|
Taylor is quite an orator, and told
in flaming language what a great
man McHanna is in the white house.
He told how brave the president
was in holding off the war SO long
against the cry of the people, but he
failed to tell why the president did
so. He didn't tell that Mark Hanna
had a personal schcme on foot to con-
troll the Havana harbor trade, and
that an immediate declaration OF
war would cause Hanna to loose o
few thousand, and that the presiden'
held it off until Mark, old boy, coulc
get his feet out of the mud. He die
not quote Charles Huckleberry
Grosvenor as having said that the
president had been forced into d--l
piece of foolishness.
The speaker expostulated largel!
upon the great wisdom of presiden
McHanna in his casting about hi
eagle eye to look for leaders for tn
war struggle. That his master mine
wisely chose Commodore Georg
Dewey to lead the Asiatic squadron
on to victory; that how well affair
: mad been conducted in Havana; tina
what a master victory was planned
at Santiago harbor; but the generou
= speaker forgot to add to his eloquenc
3 that when the president cast abor
} for an efficient man to lead the AS
' iatic squadron he selected Dewey
5 the Democrat from Vermont; he fol
4 got to say that the master hand GOV
Y erning affairs at Havana was Fit
e hugh Lee, a Democrat, and ths
: when Lee offered his resignation
t year ago, the president imploret
= "for our country's sake do not resie
). for we cannot fill your place." tt
speaker forgot to say that whe
Y Cevera's Spanish fleet poked its no.
IS boldly out of Santiago harbor ar
a made a dash to break the America
IL blockade, that every American SCI
E mans eyes in the squadron we
1t rivited for orders on the signal sts
lr of the flagship upon which was tn
l. gallant officer Commodore Schle
lg q Democrat; he forgot to say tn
m when critical moment came, a.
is a daring duty was to perform in t
:" sinking of a ship to block the harbo
re entrance, duty that seemed but
as walk into the very jaws of deaf
I'd out went brave Lieutenent Hobsc
;h of Alabama, a Democrat, and fac
It's the Spanish shot and shell, to reno
IL service to his country.
ur Oh, the speaker was SO forgetf
He could scarcely remember an
thing except that, ''we killed
We bear, and did it at once" ST
ne democrats" said he, care not pat
~, otic." No, no, Dewey and Sch
so and Lee and Hobson are not pat
,t otic. 1t is Hanna and Grosvel
~ and Alger and Wabbling Willie n
10 Kinley that are patriotic. Har
no the Vulture, Grosvenor the Soldit
nv Friend, Alger the Joke, and Wi
'uI the Wabbler are the patriots. Th
ng, are the patriots that perch upon
ats wreck of riddled riggings like v
Ne lures and watch for a chancet to pl
OF the gold from the shell riven hull
lld Congressman Taylor could see
We the one great hand writing on
,,r wall, tive killed the bear" He
III blind to the extended truth.
- people are not blind.
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