The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-26
SOUTH SCRANTON
BIG REPUBLICAN DEMoNsTRA-
T1oN LAST NIGHT.
Parade Participated i'll by Number
of Clubs, which Was Followed by
a Mass Meeting in Athletic Hall.
The Speakers were DR.. Emil
Schneider, of Hoboken, N. j., and
A. j. Colborn-Social of Sunday
School Teachers of Hickory Street
Presbyterian Church.

The greatest Republican demonstra-
ton in recent years in this section
of the city took place last evening In
Athletic hall, Alder street. prior to
which was parade of all the Re-
publican marching societies of the
city. the like of which has never been
seen in this section. At $50 o'clock
the South Side Republican club, two
hundred strong. and headed by the
Ringgold band proceeded to the Ce-
dar avenue Bridge. where, in conjunc-
ton with the company of Rough Rid
ers. under Captain Ezra II. Ripple.
Jr., the Union league. with Captain
Lewis Il. Carter in charge, resplendent
with buff and blue uniforms and car
rying torches, the West Side Republic
can club, Bauer's band and the Z. j.
Reynolds Republican club.
They proceeded up Cedar avenue
amid much red fire and the cheers o.
II Multitude of people. WHO crowded
Cedar avenue from curb to curb. The
parade proceeded to Willow street. up
Willow to Pittston. down Pittston to
Birch. from thence to Cedar and up
Elmer to Prospect avenue, and from
there to Athletic hail. where an en-
thusiastic crowd had gathered and
cheered the paraders to the echo. The
parade was marshaled by Charles SIM
rell. with Chris Rose, William Smith.
George Nape, Henry Moore. James
shorten. Fred Heusner and j. j.
Schneider as assistants. BY the time
the parade reached the hall the spa
cious room was packed and even over
flowed to the streets. 1t was at first
thought advisable to hold two meet
ings, but this idea was finally aban-
dOned
THE MEETING OPENED.
Upon the platform. which was gor-
geously decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, sat the county candidates, with
DR.. Emil Schneider and A. J. Colborn.
Councilman j. J. Schneider in a neat
speech called the meeting to order and
introduced the first speaker, DR.. Emil
Schneider. of Hoboken, N. j., in the
German language. scathingy arraigned
the Democratic platform and satirical-
ly dissected the paramount issues of
the opposition.
He said the cry of Imperialism was
the cry of men afraid to shoulder new
responsibilities, afraid to enter into
a large arena of the worlds affairs
"'The idea.' he said, "of comparing
George Washington.< THE Father of
our country to the Father of Liars.
Americans received the islands in the
Pacific unwillingly. hut now that we
have them we will never given them
un. ~,
Great is Tammany ana Croker. the
prophet thereof he said. but the
people of New York and New Jersey
are still alive to the demoralizinE in
fluences of a Bryan administration,
and when the votes are counted on
Nov. s New York and New Jersey will
he found in the front rank with PENN
sylvania, rolling up a big Republican
majority"
After the "McKiney and Roosevelt
March" by the Ringgold band, Chair
man Schneider introduced or ''merely
presentcd.' as he termed it. "Our
Jack" A. J. Colborn, who Immediately
pitched into his subject with great
vigor and gave the English translation
of the German speech. He said, in
part:
II believe in the greatest good for
the greatest number of people. with
no special privileges for any, and the
duties and responsibilities which rest
upon us as citizens should be met
squarely. Every individual voter can
be likened to stockholder in the great
Republican organization
WHAT WE WANT.
"What every intelligent voter wants
is continued prosperity, good wages
paid in good money and at no time in
our history has prosperity been so
general. Do you want to change it
for untried. non-practical schemes?
No. Vote for the straight Republic
can ticket and you get prosperity and
a full dinner pail"
After this address short speeches
We're made by George M. Watson. Will
r. Lewis, Emil Bonn and John j.
Scheuer.