The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-11-01
VICTORY aasEoY EVERY BREEZE
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It LURKED IN EACH HEART.
A GLORIOUS DAY
THE DEMOCRATS WERE HAPPY.
Governor Taylor and Hon. W. l.. Led
gerWOOd Address the Large
H4E Crowd Present.


yesterday was democratic day in
Johnson City. 1t was a Characteristic
day. The sun shone brightly, the
birds sang merrily and everybody
looked supremacy happy. The knowl-
edge of being right makes one happy,
and as most Of the people present
we're democrats that accounts for the
happy look on their faces. The crowd
began to gather early in the morning
and by noon the town was filled with
the representative people of neighbor-
ing towns and surrounding country.
The Jonesboro band arrived about
eleven O'clock in Jobe's wagonette,
drawn by six white horses The two
lead horses wore "Oleveland and
Thurman" banners, the two center
ones represented Tariff Reform" and
the wheel horses pulled the load bear
ing the name of the next Governor,
"Hon. Robert l.. Tayler." A grand
stand had been erected around the
flag pole, which rose 100 feet in the
air, in the Public Square, and appro-
priately decorated with figured bun
ting representing the stars and stripes
By twelve O'Clock the Square was filled
with people The second story win
dows of all the stores we're occupied by
|, the ladies but still they could not all
get seats and numbers had to stand on
the pavement and in the store doors.
Everything being in readiness, at halt
past twelve o'clock the band began to
play and the flag was slowly raised to
position. AS the stars and stripes
mounted higher and higher the sound
of the music was completely swallow
ed up by that sweeter music, the
shouts of victory arising from hun
dreds of honest democratic throats
The men yelled themselves hoarseand
the ladies wore out their handker-
chiefs waving them As the flag near
ed the top Of the pole a momentary
hush fell over tho crowd but when ii
was madesfast below and the breeze
caughtVp the folds and Strengthened
it out until the stars and, stripes were
visible away up in the clouds a yell
went up from the crowd that made
the ground tremble. The flag pole
was hickory with the bark still on-em
blematical OF Grover Cleveland's back
bone-and among the brances on tor
were hung number OF red bandan
mas. The National flag came next
and a beauty it was, too, while just be
low it was long streamer bearing the
| names Of the next President and vice
President, "Clevelahd and Thurman ,
and still on below this were more o.
the party's emblem, the bandanna
AS soon as quiet was restored Robt
Burrow introduced the Hon. w. l.
Ledgerwood, OF Knoxville. Mr.. Led
gerwood came forward and for one
hour and a half held the attention o
the large crowd while he talked de
mocracy in all its simplicity and puri'
! ty. He told how the unwsshed and
unterrifed democracy had been at the
funeral of three parties and had LIVED
on through defeat for twenty years tC
bury the republican party in 1888
We. are sorry our space will not per
nit us to give his speech in full HI
is an able speaker, is well posted, anC
talks with the bark on, striking the
republicans straight from the shoulder
You missed a good thing by not hear
ing him. After he had finished ant
the cheering had ceased Col. T. f
Matson in short speech introduced
| the present and future Governor @
Tennessee, Gov. Ropt, l.. Taylor, AT
ter telling the crowd how proud he wa
to be among his home people agait
after a long and arduous campaign
having made II orations, he mad,
one Of his characteristic speeches. HI
is almost worn out but never fails tt
talk democracy when called upon ant
has never faltered when the party h,
has served SO we'll needs his assistance
| When he had finished speaking tn
crowd dispersed and went to thei
homes, happier for having attended
democratic love feast t'n b.t7
!. The programme announced tina
there would be speaking again a
night, and by seven o'clock the Squar
was again filled with citizens, princi
pally laboring men. The electric light
furnished the hight and huge bonfire
furnished the heat. Hon. W, L. Led
gerwood and Col. Robert Burrow mad
speeches.
Thus closed glorious day. Every
thingis lovely, and Democratic victor
is not far Off Thecommittee desire t
thank Messrs. E. p. Mccarthy, D, /
. Arthur, J. r. Ziegler and Thos. Funk
the gentlemen who had charge c
raising the flag pole, for their valusbl
services These gentlemen are cor
tractors and bosses on the 3C's railroad
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