The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-02-27

1! Washington's Birthday was to hav
been the occasion of a great love-feast o
the Democrats in this county. Riverside
the home of the Schwabenland, Chairman
of the county committee, is the plac
where the olive branch was to be extend
ed, and the white-winged dove of peac
was to spread her wings over those wh'
have been drawing apart in the past.
| There has been no lack of advertising
in the matter, and the organ of the silvel
party had printed several announcements
of which the following is a sample: eve
take pleasure in announcing the fact thai
several gentlemen of national reputation
have accepted invitations to address the
assembly and will be the guests of the
county on that day, among whom are
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota; Con
gresham Champ Clark, of Missouri; Con
gresham Brundage, of Arkansas; Con
gresham Robinson, of Indiana; Congress
man DeGraffenried, of Texas; Congress
man Fitzpatrick, of Kentucky; Hon.
John T. Devine, editor of the National
WatchmGn, and Col Charles A. Edwards,
prince of Washington correspondents .
incidentally the same notice called atten-
ton to the fact that there would be a
banquet which would cost the participant
rs cents. Being unalterably opposed to
trusts, the further announcement was made
that the price must be deposited at least
three days in advance.
The affair at Burlington, when Bryan
appeared, was gorgeous one, but it was
of the silk stocking order. Plates at that
banquet, including seat on the platform,
cost S.. Of course the price had to be
high in order that the speaker could be
given his fee of 5000 for speaking ION
principles, but there was not to be any
such extravaganza at Riverside. That
was to be an affair for the people and the
price was fixed accordingly. Consequent
ly there was large crowd present, al
though many who might have been on
hand were detained, attending raffies for
big hogs tina t were being held elsewhere.
Schwabe inland, chairman of the county
committee, naturally large, appeared to
have increased in girtb about two feet
for his town was the bright spot in New
Jersey for at least once in its history. To
be sure, the factories kept right on work
ing just as if nothing unusual was going
on. Last summer when base ball club
of colored men visited Riverside, the en-
ployes of the factories were allowed to
quit work and see the game. Not so on
Thursday. But perhaps the proprietors
had received the tip that the results were
going to be as they were, that the affair
was not to be the great thing that had
been promised.
At any rate it had become noised
through the town that Pettigrew, the on
ly Senator on the list who had accepted
an invitation" was not going to be on
hand. Those who had contributed their
rs cents and who had assembled to give
tone to the affair, began to make inquiry
about this rumor. They found that the
report was true, but then they were asked
what they wanted for three quarters, any
how. There were lots of other speakers
at the banquet. This restored confidence
for awhile, and at o'clock it was merry
crowd that sat down to the tables in Half
ner's hall The only worried parties were
the high monks of the committee. Evil
IDENTIFY things were not going to suit them.
They had table apart from that occu-
pied by the rank and file, at which spaces
had been reserved for those who had "ac-
cepted invitations" Mr.. Dulin, the re-
cent free silver importation into this coun-
ty, was the postmaster He had pile OF
kilograms before him. But this was not
the time to read them. 1t would have
been cruel to charge rs cents per plate
and then throw bomb that would take
away the appetites of the assembled null
titude. That would look too much like
the formation of trust with the land
lord So Dulin held his peace until after
hunger had been appeased.
Then Mr.. Dulin read his kilograms.
They were mainly regretful, and were in
toned accordingly. He did not follow the
words of the original announcement and
say 1--WE take pleasure" ETC. Senator
Pettigrew was ill, at least that was what
the telegram said. Champ, Clark had a
bigger game on hand, he was watching
the question of location of the next Dem
ocratic National convention; Congress
man DeGraffenried was kept at home ow-
ing to the illness of his wife; and so it
went on down the list. There were two
Con gressmen who had not wired their in
ability to be on hand, and this ray of hope
was held out to the crowd. From the pri-
vate secretary of one of them there came
word that ''he had gone somewhere to
speak, and there was not the slightest
doubt in the mind of the chairman where
that somewhere" was located. There
was only one somewhere" on earth on
this occasion and that was Riverside. But
he came not. However, the speeches
could not be omitted and POSTMASTER Du-
lin started the ball. He said this meeting
was called to bring together all portions
of the Democratic party in southern New
| Jersey. He deplored that in the past
things had been said that ought not to
have been said, but those things were now
to be forgotten. ''We propose" he said
''to nominate William Jennings Bryan
for President in 1900. My friends, be-
ware of waving the red flag in 1900"
| Edgar Conrow was then allowed to dis
play his oratory. He took as his theme
True Democracy" and lambasted tn
trusts Before he closed he became poeti
cal and got off travesty on "Younl
Lochinvar," the following being sufficien
| to give an idea of the balance:
| So faithful to Truth and so dauntless in war,
| There never was man like our young Lochin
| var,
There was mounting for German, ofthe Mary
| land clan;
Palmer, Buckner and gold bugs they rode an
There was racing and chasing in Jersey 8
But the pride OF Democracy meier did the
| see
So dauntless in keeping Free SILVER fror
Have ye e'er heard of man like William
Bryan
This brilliant effort was greeted witt
great applause whether for Bryan or TO
the poetry is uncertain.
Following Conrow came Clarence I
Atkinson He is an enthusiastic silve
man. While we are not dead in love wit
Clarence's politics, we will do him the cree
it to state that when he wants to say any
thing he generally does it without regar