Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1892 — Still They'r The People! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Still They'r The People!

~ i-'t". -‘ 'T- vy:-. l ;; ,*r 1 > THE REPUBLICANS OF JASPER COUNTY. v- a ■ . . AND THEY PROVE IT BY THE BIGGEST AND BEST Political Demonstration Ever Seen in the County. & w ’f. y. 7.- ■...'*? T'■ "X V ' r - THE CROWD WAS THE BIGGEST / 4THE PROCESSION WAS THE LONG- , : ' EST. y-^y 4 -i - Ky-im&ry 4 & ■•I/ -v.:■---as- ss i i ' l '< .ft THE DELEGATIONS WERE THE FINEST. THAT THE OLDEST INHABITANTS ever;saw OB EXPECT- ; HD TO SHE IN BENSSE- ■ ■ WE’ER IN THE BWIMTHEY’RE IN THE SOUP-

Jaer last Tuesday, was by ailoads and beyond all question, the biggest and best political demonstration ever held in Jasper county. Governor Chase, *who was present, pronounced it the finest demonstration that had greeted him anywhere in the whole state/daring the present campaign, and that is saying a great deal for a county of each comparatively small population as oars. Inasmuch as full Information of the occasion has already been carried into every portion of the county, by those who were present, it is unneo* essary to make, so full and complete • report as might otherwise seem essential.

The day was unfavorable, being oold and raw, and in the morning when people would be making preparations to attend, it was raining and very threatning. These facts kept many thousands away who would otherwise have come, especially from neighboring oounties and the remoter portions of our own oounty. To! show the extent with which the bad | weither operated to prevent attendance the single foot that It is reliably stated that at least 25 vehicles turned book after they had readied Remington Is sufficient

The artillery battery, consisting of 1 two big cannons, which had seen amvice in the great war, one of tnem e captured Confederate gun, arrived Monday afternoon, from Montioello. They were drawn overland, by I teams, and were manned by 15 old 1 i soldiers, 14 Of whom ere Republicans I and 1 a Democrat, bat who will vote for Harrison. '** • By 10 o'clock the town was swarm-' tng with people. The competing del-' egatlous were halted at the designated I pieces, and properly counted, after I which, owing to the inclement weather, many vehicles left the lines and did not take part In the grand par ade. This began about 15 minutes

his aids, the procession passed rapidly along Washington street, but was almoatif not quite, a fall honr in passing a given point, Its length was folly three miles, , All the delegations had fri>m one to six decorated wagons, drawn by 4, 6 or 8 horses, and all had flags and banners mid striking devices, without number. Hanging Grove was the first delegating hi tin procession, and it took the prize for the largest delegation in proportion to Republican voters from any precinct adjoining Marion. Every Republicnn voter in the township was present except one who was to old and feeble to corner There were were about 50 vehicles In We delegation, including several large and beautifully decorated ones. School district No. 4, from Marion passed next, and took the flag for the finest delegation from any school district from Marion tp. It was a large and handsome display. Carpenter’s great and gorgeous cavalcade next filed past, There were 119 vehicles and over 500 people, and 200 horses in this delegation. It took the first prize, 2 drums and “a fife for the largest and best delegation, and crowded Union dose fdr fineness and novelty of decorations and devices. Barkley made a grand display, good in all its features, although not qnite good enough in any one particular to win any prize. Two eight horse wagons were among the features of this delegation. Banners, mottoes and devices, in endless profusion. Gillam township also made a magnificent display, dispite of its remotenew. This is the township where the fusion orators have been saying there are not enough Republican voters left “to scald a hog,” but it took the prize for the biggest delegation from a precinct not adjoining Marion, in proportion to its Republican vote in 1890. The township will make an even better Republican showing in

November. Newton township, as always, showed up with a splendid delegation. It was of grand proportions and beautifully decorated, showing also many very fine devices, serious and satirical. Union township, one of the alleged strongholds of fusionism, fairly outdid itself. Its delegation was astonishing in its magnitude, and surpassed expectation in the variety, end ingenuity of its deeorations. It took the Sag for the best decorated delegation,and stalwart Barney Comer, when he received it on behalf of the delegation said they would give a reward for the discov ery of any Republican of the township who was not present at die rally. There is no place on mis earth where Republicans are more earnest and enthusiastic than in U nion tp., and no place where the misguided ones are coming back any faster into the old ranks. Reisselaer made a creditable display, with costumed horse-back riders, a big wagon showing that “McKinley Tin Is sure to win’* and a big omnibus loaded with old men who “voted for Harrison In forty” and numerous other features. There were eleven bands of music in the procession. The Remington, Rensselaer, Qiihun, Fores man and Hogan brass bands, the Montioello Dram Corps, and dram corps and martial bands from Hanging Grove, Union, Barkley, and one or two others whose locality we did not learn.

The magnitude of the crowd is | variously estimated, but if ever there were 10,000 people In Rensselaer at one time, It wee on this occasion, fori there wee never so large a crowd in the town baton. When the speak-1 ing was going on, for instance, ail I the seats were Oiled and all the peopie standing about who could get in hearing, the oourt room also was peck-1 I ed, and also every store or business room in which there wss a Ore, yet I besides all these, Washington street from the po3t-ofUce to the bridge was I almost a solid mass of people.

Everybody wee brimming with patriotism sad political enthusiasm, but erdorly ,n«i wall twb.ve<l.

atftncl Ky LJ nn a Tlar/lt a# ora 1,0. , repression aUßqfiuhntf clubs, presentation of prizes Ac, magnificent demonstration, and cser conditions were so unfavorable, proves most conch J 1 milled, k 1 he of Jug* more among the friends of Freedom,

Joseph Wagner, the boy whose arrest for forgery was mentioned last It was shown that he was of weak many outers, asked ror him the all these facta, the court very properly gave him the lightest penalty the law 11 , . . . J . . has been taken home by his father. If the Democrats don’t carry ladi- “ boodle ** f * °f, of it. The saloon-keepers’ Association, of Indianapolis, baa been«mtnbuted to their fond at an enormous rate; and one day last week SI sum, said to have been not leas