Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-12
Two Thousand White and COlored Citi:
zens Assemble on the Bluff TO Ratify
the Nominations for County Off
ces Made by the Democratic
Party.
The Greatest Enthusiasm Preyailed-The
Closest Attention Paid by the Multi
tude to the Speeches DELIVERED by
the Speakers Selected for the
Occasion.
Addresses by Judge L. w. Brown, Judge
j. w. Clapp, AttOrney.General Luke
e; Wright. General Gordon; Judge
Ray, Mr.. Dent, and Others
Now for Work.

| squads began hrlng statutes, which were KEEP
up till eight O'Clock. At that time tn
stand, which was erected on the south SIDE Q
the Chickasaw Guards drill ground, wa
filed as were also the seats in front of tn
stand. A big bonfire out On the edge of III
bluff lighted up the entire grounds, " Ill
the lamps on the stand shed brilliant ligh,
far over the large crowd of citizens. Seat
were provided for twelve hundred persons
these seats were filed, and far beyond ant
all around the speakers stand crowds of PEG
pie, both white and colored, stood up TO
three hours and half and listened to tn
speakers. At least two thousand people wer
present.
The Bluff City band (colored) made must
for the occasion, and enllVened 1t consider
ably. colored drum and tife corps ais
discoursed good music for the rally. On thu
stand appeared Colonel J. w. Clapp, Attor
ney- General Luke E. Wright, General e. w
| Gordon, Mr.. w. Il. Clapp; chairman of the
| Democratic executive committee; Mr.. S. B
Camp, secretary OF the executive com
mittee; Major J. II. Strehl, Captain r. C
Williamson, Judge I. w. Brown, Mr.. G. L
Bassett and number of other gentlemen.
Mr.. w. l.. Clapp appeared in front of the
stand and stated, as chairman of the execu-
! tive board, that it was his pleasure to call the
meeting to order, and he asked an attentive
hearing, etc.
JUDGE t. W. BROWN.
Judge Brown was introduced and said
| those who gre counsel and advice to their
fellow men assume responsibility for siich ad
| vice. He belonged to class of adventurous
politicians who took the liberty of thinking
and studying the political questions of the
| day, and he took the liberty of giving advice
to his fellow-men, and would do so honestly
and intelligently, with the present lights be-
fore him. He sketched the political condi-
ton of the country and the questions now
pending which interested all citizens
of this republic. They, for years
past, had grappled great questions,
which involved the liberties of the people
many of these questions had been settled, but
others remain Neutrality-suspicious. which still
questions destroy the cohesion of the repub-
lie. and we yet lack that unity of feeling
which should exist between citizens of the
same government. As to the great questions
Of thirty years past, our great political party
had proven true to the best interests of the
republic. 1t was the only political power
which now had the capacity, the will and the
determination to solve the present problems
to the benefit of all the people. When that
party ceased to have this power, or will, he
would select some other party which
had the power and will to act with the
best interests of this people In view.
For the past ten years the Democratic and
firm in favor of local self government, and
opposed that power which favored bayonet
rule and oppressed the people. Immediately
after the war the people of the south had to
attend to the labor question; they had no
time to attend to questions OF finance. They
were alone fighting Tor personal and political
liberty, and IN that struggle the Democratic
helped to turn the scale in favor of the south,
which resulted in the restoration of
the liberties of the southern States.
The last State in tae Union has been relieved
from bayonetrule. No soldier walks abroad
to frighten the citizen, and every municipal
broad land of freedom. Are you willing to
deny 70 the Democratic party the praise for
these great results? But they say new ques-
tions have arisen. Yes, and because the
south has become free; but are we of the
country entirely free? Is there not danger
of the establishment of a military power In
the land? An imperialism which threatens
the people in the future? The great ques-
tions are the labor question; the question of
bread and meat. which concerns the
produce the wealth of this country.
The money non-producing power has grown
with enormous strength in this land. Poverty
has become, 1t seems, term of reproach,
owing to the birth of a rotten aristocracy
which seeks to govern this country at the ex-
pense of the laboring man. He thought at
times that the Democratic party had not adj
vanced with sufficient rapidity. He had
that party many times. When
congress assembled the bondholders ruled,
owing to a series of legislative acts procured
by corrupting Federal councils. The bond
holder increased the national debt and dimin-
shed the values of everything. The bond
holder was not content with greenbacks; he |
wanted gold, and by legislation secured it.
The last congress succeeded In restoring to the |
people as factor the silver dollar, thereby |
,elieyIng the people of the debt. He was |
orry that several southern representatives |
we're not on the side of the people in that |
truggle. The Democratic congress, however,
lid relieve the people, and for it deserves
hanks. Congress, while defective In many
hings, arrested extravagant expenditures.
When the country was on the eve OF a revo-
ution, the southern Democracy acquiesced
nd aided in accomplishing compromise Of
he complications which again threatened to
lunge the country into war. The Democ-
acy has commenced the work of relief OF the I
eople, so far as finances are concerned, and
as arrested the licentious arm of military
over in this country. He Judge
Brown was a Greenbacker. He believed
q that currency. Every war; blighted land
1 modern times has had to resort to paper
urrency to relieve the people from financial
istress and take them through financial
which appeared on every
and. There are many Democrats who do
OF believe in that theory, but the great mass
f the Republican leaders oppose the paper
nrrency to the bitter end. The DemocratiG,l
arty arrested contraction of the people's
honey, and that party will go on to perfect
nat policy. The national bank system will
e extirpated, and the greenback policy must
ike its place-it is the money of the
eople. The government should not
elegate to corporations the privilege
manufacturing money for the country.
he Wall street sharks will say that green
ack dollar Is not as good as gold dollar,
ut the people do not say so, nor was the as
,rtion true. He said 10 the National party |
lat there is much In their platform that he |
pproved, but before that party can do any
ing it must get possession OF all State gov
and the national government. The
emocratic party is the only one which has
le power to carry out the ideas of the Ma
onalists and they should ally themselves
it'll the Democratic party for that purpose
his is the only organization at present that {
,omises the relief that the National party
,sires. Judge Brown closed his brilliant c
Id statesmanlike speech, of which the above r
but brief synopsis, amid applause. {
JUDGE ]. W. CLAPP.
Judge Clapp appeared in front of the stand
Id was received with applause He did net
oppose to detain the meeting any great O
myth of time. He did not intend to 90 into r
y elaborate discussion of the great ques- 2
ms of the day. To-day In this republic Il
ey had new element of public disturbance V
ID apprehensions. Over two millions of our d
low citizens are now looking and crying for Il
cad all over his broad land. Why are we s
arving in the midst of abundance? This p
S put men thinking, and inquiring how p
IS this happened, and who can b
I'D us out of the wilderness of trouble, c.
IS this that has caused the third party to L
Use, and the leaders say that that party is a
be the Moses which will lead US out of our v
'uoies. The evils which affiict the country 81
either the result of bad government or a
want OF good government, the result OF ii
norance or corruption, or may be both. n
n can we mt nnr hands NM, and aar e