Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-02-08
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widest im~aginations Of the Grand 0uro
of the Memphi in his designs for the
illustrations on next Tuesday night Of
DeSoto, Of Ponce de Leon, of Pizarro,
and even Of Columbus himself in point
of gorgeousness. AT least two millions
Of our very best Democrats were in the
twelve carriages which formed the pro.
c%ession down Main street from the depot
behind Arnold's band, which was made
to 90 on foot in place of the poor men
and mechanics" whom Johnson has
helped with his money in their enter
prises Of labor hereabouts. The COM
mittes" wouldn't permit the patriotic
musicians to ride in the old circus wagon,
as we suggested, and that looked like
malice toward the LEDGER, which now,
since all is over concerning the selection
of United States Senator, was in bad
taste and calculated to keep up hard
feelings if we felt spiteful aud were of an
irritable nature. We trust that when
the procession is made up to escort Mr..
johnson out Of town that our earnest
request for the circus wagon to be used
will be treated with respect. That once
done, we will bury the Ratchet forever.
It is but a small favor, and can lie easily
conferred, and is certainly the best way
to get us Democrats who we're not rep
resented in the cigar-boxes to support
John League for his own successor
as Mayor and Pal Winters, or Colonel
Kellar, or Colonel Luke Finlay, or
Colonel Tom Lowe for Congress ON the
simon pure ticket, and General Mike
Waldron as the next Democratic Sheriff
of Shelby county; also to make us re-
spond most literally with sacred funds
TO the johnson monument, which has
been proposed, in honor Of the nine
heroes" who comprise our Legislative
Representatives, and who composed the
phalAnx Of this recent defense Of our
political "Thermopyle." The Appeals
remarks in regard to this triumphant
sztry sre 50 exqsisisely beautiful aud SO
fsslinzly tue. and touched Us so deeply.
that IN spite Of the tears they viii draw
IRON those Who read, We are compelled
TO reproduce them. Here Is history
from that heroic ~oldiournsi. Don't skip
owe It, but peruss it slowly: 1t the
demonstration vas IS if the people,
vearied Of sectional strife and tired Of
military usurpations. had at last found q
haven Of rest, where, shielded from Rad
zeal assaults upon their chartered rights,
they might repose in the fullest n Of
security" Beyond question the pa
rade was more like hat which the Ap-
peal describes than anything else we can
possibly think Of, with the exception,
maybe, of Dan Rice's show through our
principal streets just before he opens
the performance under his tents, though
the people don't usually feel so
secure" in regard 10 their chartered
rights" when Dan goes along as they
did on Saturday. We have said hat the
welcome" to Johnson was beautiful,
and it was. But the wind up Of the
whole affair, when the sun had sunk be.
hind those Arkansas forests" which
had regurgitated with the shouts Of
Memphians as he came along, was by
far the most s~tupendous. That was
the Grafton of Andrew Johnson in
front Of the Peabody Hotel. What is
the canse Of this immense c%oneourse,
this upheaval Of the masses which / see
before me tonight, asked this common
est sort of a " commoner of an assem-.
blage Of about five hundred people come
together in the center Of q city with a
sixty : five thousand population-two.
thirds Of whom were there simply to hear
what a political intruder and trickster
into the Senate of the United States
would have to say. "Hoo-weef'
responded a solitary voice in that vast
upheaval," and johnson proceeded
With his old, played out talk about the
constitution and the "pee-pul, "
which he has INDUCED in ever since he
violated every provision Of the first and
betrayed the rights of the second. Let
the circus wagon be produced. The
nation would take it kindly and the
"pee.pul" expect ii. The working
men" demand iL.