The sun., 1900-11-04

their flags and badges and buttons into shape.
Those who had umbrellas got lot OF string
and tied the flags to the ferrues 80 that they
could march with their rain protector over
them and still display the flag There wns
much cheering and laughing among the younger
men. but the old fellows, many OF them old
enough to have marched into battle durirg
the civil War. stood for the most part In 81
lence grim the day was. but persistent as
tho rain.
As sign that things were shaping them
selves there soon APPEARED scO musicians
gathered from all the bands that were 10 Lead
the early columns. They assembled at Worth
street and In unison under the leadership OF
Henry Sanse Of the Van Cortlandt band. played
The Star Spanged Banner" on went all hats
tn the rain. Al the close Of the anthem the
separate bands hurried away % their respeo-
tive organizations and the whipping In went
on.
BY and by from east Of Broadway out OF
Worth street formed a squadron Of mounted
police The word had come that Roosevelt
was on his wav and the blue-coated horseInen
were ready The waiting lines stiifened and
straightened a. the stragglers fell in and were
pounced upon by their captains. few min
ut,s later Chief Devery with two bicycle po-
cemen riding by his side as orderlies came
driving up. Then from down Broadway could
be ne lrd the sound II martial music, the pound
ing of iron hoofs on the granite blocYs and
the hoar.e cheers OF multitude. Another
moment and the white uniformed banf OF the
Twenty-second Regiment playing frprn san
Toy" the very appropriate air We're Going
n Introduce II Into China" came In sight and
behind the PLAYING band the Governor and
his escort. cheer went UP from the waiting
lines. and rs the Governor swept past In hi'
carriage. the banner OF the dry goods men
moved forward in front OF the silk -hatted col
umn sixteen abreast and swung into Broad
way Behind them from the east and the west
from all the interseCiIng streets came the other
thousands and the parade had begun.
II moved slowly at first but as the lines
straightened every rank swung into the same
step and pushed mp closer and closer. In
front and behind ono could see the bobbing
thousands Of umbrellas surmounted by the
flag Overhead swung the banners OF pos
perity with the faces Of Mckinley and Roose-
vel, look ing down upon their supporters From
almost every window was swung flag or
piece Of bunting The great skyscrapers
lining either side of the street were robed in
red white and blue. Floor after floor was
embLizoned with the national colors and as
far as the eve could see backward and forward
were flags. flags flags II was stirring sight
that no storm could mar. and the cheers from
men and women in the streets and In the win
dows had even n trtler ring than had the gods
OF the weather been kinder. Not even In 1904
nor on Dewey Day. when New York did Itself
so proud in honor Of the hero OF Manila Bay.
were the decorations more profuse And
the same spirit which moved the people to deck
their homes and Offices in recognition Of the
A fr,l Of ba rnpyed fhau
TO show their colors az n promise and hope
that the fruits of his gallant victory shall not
be torn from the country.
The poor attempt OF Croker 10 cast discredlt
on the city's display of patriotism was rem
dered abortlve by It's own lnanity. II for no
other reason. The column had not been march,
ing five minutes before the eagle surmountina
the banner Of the dry goods men caught in
a strip Of this Tammany sheetinR. The words
Of folly which the epigrammato genius
of Tammany's boss had had inscribed upon
the dirty white rag was 'McKinley's badge
t. on my coat. but Bryan Is near my heart God
bless him"
Tear i, down. yelled some one among
the inarchers a. the eagle caught and seemed
70 cling A roar OF approval went up from
the watchers on the sidewalk. but the patient
standard bearer carefully disengaSed the
banner and marched on
Thereafter every one Of these banners which
told the marchers that they dared not be men
was greeted with boots and howls and groans
No one who stood by one Of them during the
day could fail 10 see how deeply the paradcrs
resented the insult BY this time Mr. Croker
probably appreciates how foolish was his mis-
take
Aside from these Croker banners there was
nothing but demonstrations Of favor from
Worth street to Forty-sccond street Even
along Broadway, where II might be supposed
that the lower East and West sides would turn
out lot OF Tammany mon 10 make trouble.
there was not a sign ~ discord all the morning
Here and there some eNuberant younGster
feehly set M a cry for Bryan in the ears Of the
marchers on either end OF the ranks. but il
was mere peep with no one else to back It
UP. Most Of the bys'anders had on Mckinley
buttons or else yellow chry hemums-
yellow for gold They didn't mind the rain
either and they cheered and cheered. 1t was
wonderful how they kept up steam. While
the sidewalk crowd did not have the places of
vantage held by the scat holders in the build
ings along the route they were just as enthu-
siastlc. but no more so for that they couldn't be
Broadway mover saw n more denonstratiyc
lot Of mon and women than those who looked
out OF the windows yesterday. As tho head