The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-23

this city last Saturday was the first
affair Of the kind ever held in
Lawrence. Although but little time
Ind been allowed for advertising the
demonstration the occasion was made
memorable by the presence OF at least
twenty-five hundred people, men wom
on and children. The hosts OF Dem
ocracy began TO come TO Louisa as
early Us Friday. Early on Saturday
morning they came over the hill,
around the hill, up the lane and over
the bridge from the Point and Fort
Gay and from all over Wayne coun-
". The 1880 train brought big
crowd, and the s:2O from up Sandy
was chock full and running over.
The speakers had arrived on the
early train and almost as soon as
the second train had discharged its
living freight the program for the
day was begun. The Louisa brass
band, neat and nice In its bright uni
FORM had met all trains and pa
Iaded the streets. attracting and
pleasing large crowds About ten
o'clock the band was stationed IN
the music stand In the public square
end this formed the rallying point
of the big crowd The Court House
could not have contained one-fourth
OF the people. so the speaking was
made from the stand, The first SPEAK
e. was Tim Scanlon, well known
citizen and prominent Democrat oi
Huntington. Mr., scanlon was In.
troduced TO his hearers by H. c.
Sullivan The Huntington gentle.
ran lacks much Of being physical
Giant, but he is short OF nothing
when Il comes to a knowledge OF
public men and matters With this
knowledge is the ability to tell an
audience in very effective way what
he knows OF public affairs, current
politics and the political history OF
:he times. Mr.. Scanlon Is business
man and manufacturer, but he Is
n manufacturer who has regard for
the men he employees. He told how
he conducted his business-how his
men worked, what they were paid
eic., and what he said along this
llne certainly caught the crowd. H.
spoke more than an hour and was
llftened TO with close attention,
p,inctuated with hearty cheers, un-
I'll he had finished.
At the close Of Mr.. Scaulon's fine
speech II was announced that re-
cess would be taken for dinner. The
people were told where the dinner
would be served and how II would
BE- distributed, and quietly and with
cut the least disorder the hungry
multitude followed directions. Their
had been some doubt and misgiving
on part Of many regarding the bar
becue part OF this great meeting,
"There won't be half enough. III
won't be fit to eat" They can't
walt on half the people, and so forth
Prophets OF evil all. Not one of
these dire conditions obtained Here
5 Is how II was done: When a famous
old darkey cook was asked how she
cooked rabbit SO we'll she said
First cotch yer rabbit" This
sage direction was needed by the
committee on food. II purch sed
five big, fat beeves. These were care,
fully dressed and as carefully cook
ed by steam at the Canning Factory
and nicer meat you never a'e, Slve
hundred loaves of fresh bread were
bought, and this beef and breld
with sweet potatoes and good coffee
and pickles in abundance made up
menu good enough for anybody
Thousands Of wooden trays, such as
you find, at the grocers, were 9ro-
vided, and into each Of thess trays
. we're put big slice of beef, bread
potntoes and pickle. All this goot
, food had been carried to a stand OF
Main Cross street, near Jones pho
Ifograph shop. Here stood active
efficient servers, and as the crowd
Iassed along every man, woman ape
child who came received one Of thes'
full trays and a pint tin cup OF steam
irg coffee. There was not ths
slightest confusion or disorder, and
lone went away hungry. How'I