The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-13
Mr.. ID. u. Hassden.

To the toast OF "The City" President
MADDEN responded as follows: "Mr.
Chairmen and my fellow Citizens--I
was requested to come down here to.
night and sac Doak off laughter and
represent the city. couldn't see any
counee ion between seeing Doak of
and representing the city, but have
come all the same. / am asked to
respond to the toast "The CITY," That
10 misnomer; we have no city, you
all know the name laughter1 Invented
fer us by Cl. CAN'T. In listening to
the speeches delivered tonight you
must have observed that the news
paper men are worked to death
aud get no pay, and the lawyers, and
the Legislators, and the judges, and the
pbysiCisns, they all complain they are
worked to death and get no pay. Yet
/ represent al these professions. |
prescribe pills for the City's patiente,
write paragraphs for the newspapers,
sit on the bench az a judge, and as my
friend Pat Winters would cay, act as
prosecuting attorney at the same time.
lLaughler,l Yet l don't complain of
not enough pay. Now az TO the city.
What is the use OF one man speaking
his sentiments when there are $4,000
mep, women and children here all
pioclaiming its greatness, a1d when
the eyes Of the United States and
the world are turned in our
direction. Each day, each week,
only adds to our prosperity.
Our legal dent is not surpassed any.
where. That's recognized; its recog-
niZed in Washington, where we had
the drnmmePs tax discussed the other
day, and when / asked Sam Walker
about it he eaid: Luke Wright made
the finest speech / ever heard in my
life." Then there's our doctors, they
can't be beat taking man to pie ces
az d outing him together, and laying
him away without making any noise.
lLaughier.l The other day, in dig
cling under Taxing District building
we found three big holes full Of bones,
all sttestinR the science Of our doct orB.
Laughter They are part OF the as
sets our city and will stay there until
some day bone will come to bone, that
Is II it can find it's bone. Now, when
1t comes to preachers, we can beat the
world. | went to church Sunday
night and intend to 10 once q
week hereafter. Sensation Yee, l
sm. Modesiy wou d suggest my 81
Ience upon the subject OF merchants,
but / can't resist the temptation to
say that no city Is in the enjoyment
Of greater commercial prosperity than
Memphis. We can do more business
on less capital, lend out money on
bigger rates of interest, charge more
insurance, put more cotton on the
streets in the rain on Sunday, than
any city in the world. With $4,000
600 capital, we do 800, 10000 II bust
ness, and az Jay Gould tild me the
other day laughter l-you know /
got TO be quite intimate with Jay, the
fu ure three great cities OF the West
aud Southwest will bs st. Paul, Kau-
sas City and Memphis"
Judge Hadden made other hnmor-
Gus illusions, chiefly 10 Col Doak's
career as journalist. He eaid:
"You all know his career on the
AUdldncle. You all know how he
hes written. Some Of his editorials l
couldn't understand, but 1 Endorsed
them all the same. You cay he
left his impress upon journalism.
Yes, he did, but how? BY
introducing harmony into local jour.
nalism, where before his arrival all
was petty rivalry and constant dissen-
aim and iurnn0il Nnvy throuoh hia
influence, there is brotherly love all
around" In conclusion he said:
"You leave US all with the kindliest
Of feeling in our hearte, and ss the
Of tho city cay you
carry with you the best wishes OF our
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