The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-30
GUARD
YOUR EARS I!
Big Democratic Parade
Thursday Night Will
Be an Ear Splitter.
cALLIOpES AND TIN WHISTLES
Everything That Makes a
Noise Will Be in Use
Change in Line Of
March.

Leader Robert Davis intends to make
the parade next Thursday night SO great
that the Republican parade last night will
compare to the Democratic jubilee as a
selling platter to a thoroughbred. He was
very busy man yesterday filling out or
ders for an invincible spectacular show on
the leading thoroughfares of Jersey City
next Thursday night The man who is to
supply the fireworks was given an order
for as much gunpowder as would amply
serve a fleet of warships in combat, to
say nothing of countless bombs, tons of
red fire that will turn night into day, and
miscellaneous assortment of sky rock
cts, niger chasers, Chinese flyers, siren
wheels, flying pigeons. golden fountains,
crimson bug lights and butterfly torches.
Heralding the approach of this mighty
army of Democracy will be the long, loud
and reverberating notes from the eight
foot taily-ho horn in the hands of Leon
ard K. Jerome the celebrated army
bugler, now retired, who will be mounted
on one Of the most spirited cavalry horses
in the army, loaned for this occasion.
Jerome, who, by the way, fought in both
the Civil and Spanish wars, is still fresh
in the memory of thousands who ap-
plauded on the night Bryan came to town.
Vieing with the trumpeters will be a
battalion of calliope whistlers. All leather
lunged Democrats who imagine they can
make the night hideous with noise are
eligible for the battalion. Each will be
supplied with a calliope whistle. 1t con-
sists of a brass tube three inches long,
with metal mouthpiece, and the handle of
wood, stained black. 1t will play any
tune by pulling the rod whilst breathing
the desired air through the mouthpiece.
Leader Davis has also the football elev-
ems and baseball mines within his scope of
vision. Each football eleven that turns
out in uniform and carries lanterns and a
banner bearing It's name will receive an
order for the best Rugby football in the
market. A somewhat similar offer is
made to all baseball teams who turn out
in their uniforms and carry lighted lam
terms on the end of their bats. The five
teams making the best showing will be
supplied with bats and baseballs for a
season. Both football and baseball teams
will be given prominent positions in the
parade.
1t is the desire of Leader Davis to have
every Democratic, labor and social club in
Hudson county turn out on the eventful
night.
If any club cannot afford band, it is
asked to hire drum and fife corps, and
| if either is too great a luxury, a tin pan
and whistle are desired. Leader Davis
hopes that none are reduced to such dire
poverty as to only come forth with a
tin pan and whistle. But if this be the
case, in some instances, he will furnish
brand new drum to any kind of club
which intends taking part in the parade,
provided it will furnish the drummer and
notify him before ten o'clock on Thursday
morning.
This mighty army is to be fully equipped
with implements of warfare-not the bay
onet or sword, but with fish, and patriotic
horns. The former is of tin and the lat
ter of glazed paper, both being decorated
with red, white and blue stripes These
will be distributed by the hundreds. A
company Of zobo players will add to the
ear-splitting noises of the night.
AS to the personal decorations, there
will be twenty thousand flags to carry
over the shoulder, a like number, but
smaller in size, to be worn on the lapel
of the coat, small steel engraving of
William Jennings Bryan to be tucked in
the front of the hat while lighted bucket
shaped and round ball lanterns, suspended
from the tops of the larger flags, will cast
their mellow rays of color over the great
est outpouring of civic soldiery ever wit
nesesd in Hudson County.
Leader Davis requests all to light I'D
and decorate their houses and add to a
scene of splendor in which the united
Democracy Of Hudson County will be
the prime factor.