Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1920 — THE MULTITUDES SHOUT WITH JOY [ARTICLE]

THE MULTITUDES SHOUT WITH JOY

GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY IS "OCCASION FOR JOLLIFICATION. An immense throng of people gathrred upon the banks of the Iroqrob in this city Saturday evenin? to jive vent to their-unrestrain-able rapture on account of the reai victory won by the Republican party on November 2. Joy and gladness reigned universal. Democrats vied with Republicans in their zeal and earnestness to add their approval of the verdict ’ expressed with such unanimity by the plebeian electorate consisting of mil--lions of men and women of this nation. The women were out en masse and were foremost in expression of their delight of the important part they had taken in this great epoch making historical event. Great credit is due those who participated in the wonderful parade. Led by the Rensselaer Band the parade consisted of almost every conceivable kind of conveyance, with banners stuccoed with pointed expression bearing upon the recent campaign.

A white mule hitched to a wagon drew from the crowd tremendous applause. Upon the wagon .was a platform to represent the Democratic platform. Upon this was a coffin labeled, “The Democratic Party.” The driver was a good take off for Jimmy Cox and by his side/ was the Smiling Thomas Taggart, less the smile. After crossing the Iroquois river bridge the coffin was born from its resting place and by the faithful pall bearers was taken to x the huge bon-fire. Here the casket, supposed to contain the lean remains of the late deceased, was carried in a circle around the great red flame While the band rendered a suitable selection. At last the coffin was placed upon the burning funeral pile and was soon reduced to a degree of nothingness almost as small as the vote received by the Democratic candidates in Keener township. Another conveyance contained the remains of a faithful mule belonging to John Kohloff, the Democratic chairman of Jordan township. Poor old mule, while dead as stone, was a fitting reminder of the present state of the party which delighted to use his photo as its emblem as much as Mr. Kolhoff appreciated his usefulness as a faithful toiler upon the farm. Just what purpose was in the minds of the paraders when they selected Bill Murray’s manure spreader and made it an important part of the demonstration will not be announced in this account.

The Union township fife and drum corps enlivened the occasion and the great number of automobiles in the parade from Keener township was another expression of the devotion to the G. O. P. of these good people whose vote stood 305 for Harding 39 for Cox. The heavy county road roller was paraded up and down; the streets and the shrillness of the two whistles electrified the populace. There were many other interesting features, but a recital of them all would make this account too extended. The great bon-fire lighted the heavens for miles and it doubtless drove its scarlet rays so far that they penetrated the hiding place of the head of the Democratic press of this city who was reported to have retreated to the dense bushes along the undisturbed waters of the Kankakee, far away. It is reported that the great distributor of false and malicious jibuse of the personal character of Republican candidates was accompanied in his hiding by a famous sport of this city, whose sad plight is due to his mistaken thought that Jimmy Cox could by magic change his SI,OOO roll to $2,000. Picture, if you will, this mournful scene of Bab and Charley in the muck and marsh* deserted even by the bull frogs, doWncast, broken in spirit, if not otherwise. • One of the banners of the parade suggested that had the Jasper County Democrat been circulated in Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and other southern bulwarks of Democracy, these states would have been found in the Harding column.

It is reported that three Democrats remained at their homes, giving as their excuse that they had been called muck-rakers and slanderers. But the rank and file of the Democratic citizens of this county were present and joined heartily in the jollification, knowing full well that the personal abuse by the local Democratic press was responsible in a very large degree for the utter rout of their party. The great victory has been appropriately celebrated here. Let’s all go to Kentland Tuesday afternoon and evening and jollify in honor of the matchless achievement of Warren T. McCray, “OUR’’ (with apology to the democratic organ for our plagiarism) Governor. The county is SAVED, AMERICA IS FIRST. LET’S GO. One .of the features of the jollification meeting which was missed by many was the burning of O. K. Rainier’s straw hat at the corner of Washington and Van Rensselaer streets by John Poole, a dyed-in-