The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-18
HONORING PHELAN.
A ROUsING DEMOCRATIC RALLY
LAST NIGHT.
serenade and Fireworks and Flo.
quenee at the Peabody
Hotel.

Enly yesterday afternoon it began to
be whispered about that The friends Of
James Phelsn were going to serensde
him OF $3.50 o'clock pm. at the Pea
b;6y Hotel, and that the Young
Democracy Ct Shelby county would
avail Themselves OF the opportunity to
tender their spoke man and chosen
representative a rousing reception.
Long before the hour named the
crowd began TO gather, and at the sp-
pointed time the mars OF humanity Ia
front OF the hotel YVES packed TO thick
that street car travel was interrupted,
and the moving Of ped, straus an utter
Jap 1ssibility. The firing Of colossal
torpedo, with detona ion like can
non, was the signal for music by
A'no)d's band, and while they play ed
lively airs 10 their best style the Fl ma
ment was illumir a'ed with rockies,
and r man and other pyrotechnics.
Alter the band ceased playing
shouts Of "Phelan," "Phelau." FROM
20C0 throats, rent the air, and when
that gentleman appeared in the win
dow OF the Peabody, accompanied by
Gen. J. ]. Duffy, and advanced 10
the edge OF the balcony, he was re-
ceived with storm Of CHEERS and ap.
plsuse that m ght Rave been heard at
Chelsea. IL was fully minute before
the en- husiasm spent its force, and
subsided to degree that made it
10 sible tor Gen. Duffy, who intro.
duced Mr.. Phelan, to be herd. He
SAID It was hardly necessary TO intro
duce Mr.. Phe an TO Memphis audi
er ce, lint to such out of town Demo
Gratis who were present he desired to
recommend him as gallant Demo
crat aud brilliant son of Tennessee G,
who was fully capable OF speaking for
himself and who would carry the
psrty's banner TO victory in the ap-
preaching contest. Mr.. Phelan said
Mr.. Phelan thanked the serensders
for this expression OF their kindly
good will. He felt that the compli
meut was not given him alone, but to
the party whose standard bearer be
had become. As Democrat he was
proud Of the pIincip' es, history and
traditions Of his party. When Thomas
JtuOtuuui tAlo luhbtoE uAiuu bllhb nhu
formulated Democracy as a political
system, fret undertook the task,
his great spirit had wandered over
the face of the earth, 1t had visite d
the homes OF all people, the rich aud
the poor, the proud and the humble,
and had learned from them the les
son OF happiness and the avenues
which led to II. 1t had brooded as a
sitting dove over the lessons learned,
and the result had been the principles
of Democracy. Not alone to Amer.
csns, but TO all the world, Democracy
opened its gates and called to
the unhappy, the miserable aud
the oppressed to come over the
sea TO new home of plenty
and contentment. 1t went to the Ger
man peasant who dwelt upon the
banks Of the legendary Rhine, TO the
poor Hun who lived in the shadow Of
the Carpathian mountains, to the shep.
herd who tended his herds on the
slopes of the Apennines, to the italian
peasant who from the quay of Genoa
looked out upon the waters of the
beautiful Mediterranean, and promised
them all happy harves's, happy homes
and happy hearts. Iuthe contest which
had just closed, there may have been
bitterness OF some kind, but this had
passed away. lie was not one who
wished to see his friends adopt any
narrow and selfish rule. He saw in
the Democracy the broad and catholic
spirit of Iiberality, and he could ray in
the words of the old hymn:
"Let not my weak unknowing hand
Presume thy bolts to throw,
Aud dea damnatOn round the land
On oil deem thy foe.'
Mr.. Phelsn c'ossd with pea for
a better understanding among sll the
elements OF the party, and said he be-
lieved that his frenus would spare no
exeition to vind'Cate the choice of the
psrty in his nomination.
Mr.. Pnelan was frG quently inter.
rupted by applause, and ut the conclu.
sion OF his remarks retired amid a
repetition of the demonstration OF
popular favor that had greeted his APP
peaIance.
More music followed, and in answer
to loud calls for "Dupuy" that gentle.