The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-06
DEMOCRACY AROUSED.
GLORIOUS RECEPTION OF THE
HON. ROBERT l.. TAYLOR.
Thousands OF Wearers Of the White
Rose Enthusiastically Greet
Tennessee's Next Governor.
AN IMMENSE MULTITUDE ASSEM-
BILE ON THE BLUFFS
To Listen to the Eloquent and Logic
al Debate Between the
Brothers.

who participated in Yesterdays DEM
ons ration, or was a witness 10 ",
must have swelled with pride. A re-
ception more enthusiastic has never
been rendered any public man IN Ten
Dessee as that with which the Hon.
Robert L. Taylor was welcomed upon
the threshold OF the city. 1t YVES no
cold and formal ceremony OF state,
but a generous, spontaneous outourst
OF popular feeling, betraying warmth
and unanimity OF ntiment when
augurs yell for the success OF Democ-
recy in November.
Long before the hour set for the
forming OF the procession a crowd be-
gan TO collect about Couri Square,
norsemen gallopped up and down
and carriages blocked the way. Gen.
A ]. Vaughn, grand marshal OF the
day, WAS in his element. lie and his
marshals entered at once into the
spirit OF the occasion, and the lorg
procession az last moved from Court
stieat up Second on its way to the
raj road.
THE PROCESSION.
Chief Davis aud his sids, Capt
OHaver, Capt. Hacketr, Sergt. Kur-
BALI and Ssrgt Scott, all splendidly
mounted ON spirited white horses, led
the way. g,
Arnold's hand, in a gsily decorated
wagon, drawn by four splendid hors' s,
followed. Next in line was AL Cooks
handsome equipage, the top thrown
back, drawn ny four pranciDg steedF,
and accom- panied by Judge j. NJ. Greer
and Mr.. Harry M. Hill, who were 10
do thu honors OF tho day.
An empty carriage, destined to re-
GIVE it's load from the train, followed.
Third in line was the APPEALS car
riage
A dozen carriages, all open, followed
in line, among those who occupied
them being Col. r. Y, Looney, Mr..
Henry J. Lynn, Col. MIC. Galloway,
Judge ]. ]. Dubose, Mr.. II. M. Doak,
Sheriff w. d. Cannon, Mr.. James
Phelan, Mr.. j. M. Fowlhes. Mr.. r. P.
Cole, Mr.. II. +, Adams, Mr.. J. Ii. Free
man, Mr.. A, M. Lambeth, Mr.. j. D.
MontsdoniCo, Mr.. Tom Gale, Judge
X. J. Morgan, Mr.. Napoleon Hill, Mr..
Tony Walsh, Mr.. Kane, of Nashville,
Mr.. j. M. Alsup and Others.
Gen. Vaughn detailed as en- especial
escort for the carriages Col. W. +. Tay'
lor, Laurence Lamb, John A. Powell,
S. A. Douglass, Joseph Theirs, Capt
Casar Weatheriord, N. Mala,esta, A
j. Harie, Walter Pope, g. ii, Raine
aud w. l.. Clspp. These wore blue
ssshes and white rosettes, a gorgeous
sash OF yellow crossing the grand
marshal's manly breast. After the
carriages rode nearly 500 holsemen
two and two, the banner district be
ing the Eighteenth, which furnished
nearly forty manly fellows splendidly
mounted.
A number Of carriages filed with
ladies' brought up the rear, q mounted
bugler cheerily Fastening the strag
glers.
THE DRIVE OUT.
The sun was warm and the roaC
dusty, but the air wss cool and sweet
and tho ride out Second sire ct through
Chelsea to the crossing Of the Chesa
peake, Ohio and Sou hwestern rail
Rad, about three miles from Cour
square, was thoroughly enjoyed.
There, after a wait OF few minutes
the train besIing the GubernatOria
party came in sight, and as IL Ste ameC
up the band played lively air, sh ut
split the throats OF the assemble,
thousands, horses neighed and curvet
ted, and as the Hon. Robert l., Taylo
appeared upon the platform the crow
went wild with enthusiasm. Ha wa
assisted to alight by Mr.. II. ]. Lynl
in his capacity 40 member OF the Stat
Democratic O mmitiee, and steppin
upon hil'ock removed his hat an
bowed low to those about him.
Standing in an open carriage th
Hon. ]. NJ. Greer welcomed him g
follows:
JUDGE GREER's ADDRESS.
Out Of the East in the olden tim
came the wise men; out OF the East i
the new you come to us with tn
breath OF the mountains in your no
trils and the background OF the suV
rise behind you. We believe this to b
the sunrise Of a new hope, the tunris
of a peoples faith in living prog EST
aud 30 we may indeed hsil you as II
Son of the Morning. lis not alone
thu choice and spokesman of that q Ell
PATTY to which all pre- ant belong; ,,
also as the repl sentative OF this ne
idea ca led the young mems movemeI
ttat we greet you. Called so beCaui
the people believe that the reiorm'
Of sntst comes from the ranks of Il
! Youthful. 1t has been said that 10 Il
young all things are possible; 10 Il
cd all things are failures. To II
man who has passed maturity ar
: whose shadow has grown long /
, ward his west" great part OF b
hopts and loves lie buried; a part
him has gone down to the grave, or
h. would be something more or le
than human II out Of the life
p the present he did not often wand
back to the gravey ard OF the past Al
mourn DER the might have bee
There are those who, while retainiT
, the back ward glance, yet walk brave
, on LIES highway and, without pau
, irg to repire, do the work of Il
present, Gage does not wither, ar
custom does not stale the infinite va
ely" OF such men, The great Bismart
] aud the greater Gladstone are provil
. this now, by heipg as keenly alive
urogrCs' ss when in their own MGR
ing time they entered on life's woi
3 'Tie l OF, then, SO much because
=. your yolth that the people hail "
/ rs their choice, but because you heloi
to the practical present Your fe
have never touched that dark srea
Ct blood which, though 1t flowed fro
5 heroes veins, once divided our col
, mon county. That stream has eft
him who has seen it heritage
mouInful Iecollections. You peiso
3 ify the glorious brightness ( today, al
: VIII o We look back reverenty to tn
I yesterday while We turn thu pag
With loving hands which tell
sto y, we will not bring it with
graveyard garments 10 this weddii
n least The wedding feast in viii,
4 we put lection lism forever out
sight, and bind together the good
that yesterday with the tomorrow