The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-30
GRADY IN MEMPHIS.
The Ovation rendered the Party on Thei,
Ronto West.


Route West.
Tuesday at 1875 p. m. party OF distinguish
ed Georgians left in special car for Dallas,
Texas, where Mr.. III. w. Grady will speak at
the great Texas fair on Saturday.
The following gentlemen were In the party:
Mr.. ii. W. Grady, Colonel e. p. Howell, Mr..
S. NJ. Jnman, Mr.. James Il. Wylie, Ex-Gov-
ernor ii. d. MCDANIEL, Hon. G. A. Collier,
Hon. W. II. Moore, of the Augusta Evening
News; Hon. w. FL. Howard of Lexington,
Ga; Mr.. Don NJ. Balm, Mr. Walter A. Taylor
and Mr.. James II. Holiday.
They 90 in the private car of Vice-Presi-
dent NJ II. Smith, Of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad. and every arrangement has
been made for the comfort and convenience Of
the party.
The Party at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 4.-ISpecial. j.
Mr.. Grady and party arrived this morning and
were met at the depot by q committee of re-
ception from the merchants and cotton ex-
changes Mr.. Grady passed the forenoon
resting in his car. The other gentlemen were
taken in charge by the committee, and shown
through the city.
At the earnest solicitation Of the business
men of Memphis, Mr.. Grady consented to de-
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o'clock.
The audience was composed of the represen-
tative business men OF Memphis who came out
to hear the gifted orator of the south. 1t was
wholly unexpected, but Mr.. Grady was equal
to the occasion, and IN speech of thirty min
utes thrilled his hearers with his eloquence,
enthusiasm and logic. 1t was most happy
EFFORT and made an impression on Memphians
that will not soon be forgotten.
Every attention was shown the distinguished
guests, and they carry with them on their trip
through the southwest the pleasant memories
of Memphis hospitality. Mr.. Grady and party
left at 6 p. IN. for Dallas.
Mr.. Grady Speaks.
From the Memphis Appeal, 18th.
The presence of Mr.. Grady and his friends soon
became known and an invitation was extended to
him to address the merchants of Memphis at the
exchange at four O'Clock p. m. This was accepted.
and at the hour 2smed the visitors arrived in car
riages at the merchants exchange, escorted by the
following reception committee: Captain J. II. Mar
tin, president of the merchants exchange; L. i.
sugss, president of the cotton exchange, J. r. Pet.
tilt, fire and police commissioner; w. f. Taylor W.
W. Schoolfed r. z, Rucker Edward Keeling, sec
rotary Of the merchants excaange 7, B. Irrelevant
and j. S. Williams.
At the exchange a notable gathering awaited
them. There was not less than five hundred gentle
men present and they represented the capital. the
brains the culture and the enterprise of Memphis
As soon as Mr. Grady and the gentlemen with him
made their appearance they were greeted with O
burst ofapplause and without further deliberation
President Martin, accompanied by MIR. Grady
mounted the platform. IL is wonder that Mr.
Grady's speech at the New England dinner
won for him national reputation His
distinguished bearing magnetic man
ner fluent diction and native eloquence would win
him Inme anywhere. Mr. Martin made brief but
graceful reference to Mr.. Gradys fame as an orator
and described him as Il broad gauge man who knew
no north or south, but spoke for the whole country
Mr.. Grady said:
Mr. President ana Gentlemen: respectfully sub
NIT that advantage has been taken
Of me. / was not aware that
was expected to make you an address
MY friend, your president invited me to come here
and meet some OF the merchants of Memphis and
make an informal talk of five minutes 1 did not
expect that 30 many of you would turn out TO meet
so small delegation of Georgians. In Atlanta we
would Immediately take advantage Of as large and
subscriptions a5,,og for ,. match factory q
hiss your purpose, count me H. for ana am fall
hand att and viii throw my. whole soul into the
expected compliment to my friends and myself al
thoughwe recognize that 1t is no personal compli
ment. but the outcome of
THE SPIRIT OF FELLOWSHIP WHICH EXISTS
between the great city OF Memphis and the great city
ofAtlanta. [Applausel l am glad to be in Mem
Ing Mardi Gras, when partook more literally Of
the hospltalities ofthe occasion that willing to
admit since | have bncome q prohibitionist.
lLaughter.l My memories OF that time are more
sentimental than commercial, but in presence of
this assemblage of representatives of the commerce
and finance OF the city sense of decorum has
banished rom my mind all recollection of the dis
sipatlon Of that occasion lIaughterl have
i should say SO in this company, as I agree
with the man who said he wanted little
epitaphy alter he was dead Laughter
Mr. Grady said he admired Memphis because it
was the chiefinland cotton market in the world but
he loved 1t Tor the fotltude and heIosm exhibited
which touched the. sympathy of every
for the courage aud energy with which she had
thrown Off the seeds of pestlence and made il for
ever impossible to have another epidemic as he
firmly believed she had done Applause These
things" said Mr. Grady, "haye touched the pride
OF every American citizen"
The speaker then added that
MEMPHIS AND ATLANTA STOOD SIDE SIDE
and that there could be but the most generous
rivalry between them. They both must take their
part 70 help the south work out her own salvation.
That the south was confronted with problem no
other nation was called upon osolve the presence
of two races almost equal In numbers yet separated
by msunnOuntahle barriers. The solution woud
come with Development in manufactures. in diver
sed industries, in the utilization OF the vast wealth
nature had laid at her doors, and in working ont
that solution Memphis and Atlanta must take con.
splouous parts.
Mr. Grady here broke the thread of his remarks 10
say that the audience would appreciate the delicacy
OF his position, as he was on his way TO Dallas to
courtesy would forbid him TO repeat there any idea
thrown out here that all he had ever read heard or
Observed would be subject to use on that occasion.
and that his mind was IN condition of such nabu-
Ions irresolution thst he might be in danger ofnyn
before his Dallas audience composition that would
remind them of hash. There are one or two
things however. that l want to talk 10 Won abont
confess, with utter humiliation that two OF our
party admitted today that Memphis is bigger than
Atlanta That is doubtless due to the fact how
ever, that Memphis is not Dry town. [Laughter1
Ihope that no member OF the party would IN his
sober moments make such a confession
1--WE realize In Atlanta that you can't make a city
out Of commercial agencies, not even II we had the
wealth Of Gould or the grim determination of old
Hutch We must try to build up our cities by man
ui0ctnrlng enterprises. We had funeral in Pokens
county in our state, one day which
startled us. We had TO d!g throuch
three feet Of marble to make the grave and vet the
marble slab that formed tho headstone was made in
Vermont the pine of which the coffin was made
came from Cincinnati, when there was a timber
forest within 100 feel of the Rrayeyar the nails that
held II together were purchased at Ifttsburg the
cloth that covered Il was also importcdin fact we
noticed that Georgia furnished nothing for that
funeral but tie hole in the ground and the corpsen
llaughterl The shirt that covered him came from
New York, his coat from Chicago, his
shoes from Boston and he had nothing 10