The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-07-26
DEMOCRACY.
THE MOUNTAINS ABLAZE
WITH ENTHUSIAST.
AN IMMENSE OUTPOURING OF
UNITED DEMOCRATS
In Support of Honest Government,
Lower Taxation aud
Economy.
DEMOCRACY.

Yesterday was brilliant day il
all respects. Not a cloud cast
shadow upon the occasion. 1t wai
q day of jubilee for democratic re,
| joicing, and from this whole section
the people came in streams to con-
tribute their presence and approval
The distinguished speakers, Messr'
Fowle. Davidson, Finger and San
derlin, reached the city on the 7:3(
train. They were met at the depot
by the Swannanoa River club
mounted, and in uniform, Maj. w
E. Breese in command, Mr.. T. M
Porter color bearer, who escorted
them 70 the Battery Park hotel.
By ga. M, the unterrified from
the surrounding country began to
pour into the city, and by ten CHIEF
marshal Matt Chambers, with his
long corps of excellent assistants
begun to organize the mounted
guard for the procession, and by II
o'clock the very streets were full OF
riders all carrying with them flags
and wearing the symbolic red BAN
danna. The procession went to
Battery Park. received the speakers,
and other distinguished guests, and
returned to the Farmers warehouse.
The programme as heretofore stated,
was faithfully observed, and most
successfully SO. All along the line
of march the candidates were given
hearty and continuous cheers.
AT THE WAREHOUSE.
By II m. this spacio is hall was
literally packed with people, a large
number being ladies, and we do
not exagerate when we say not
half the crowd could get in. When
we say that the crowd numbered
from eight to ten thousand we do
not overestimate. So soon as the
concourse could get seated Hon. NJ.
E. Carter, chairman, called the house
to order, and announced that the
meeting would be opened with
prayer by Rev. w. S. P. Bryan, pas
tor of the Church street Presby-
terian church. An earnest eloquent
appeal was made to the God of all,
for his benediction upon US as a
people.
In short but admirable speech
Mr.. Carter introduced the distin
guishel North Carolinian, whose
fidelity and integrity in all places
and at all times had made his name
a source Of pride tor all of our peo-
pie, the next Governor OF North
Carolina, Hon. Daniel G. Fowle.
The ovation here rendered Judge
Fowle as he arose was inspiring in
deed. 1t was sometime before his
eloquent words could be begun, and
then il was with evident emotion.
The spontaniety and heartiness of
the welcome was one calculated to
arouse the emotions OF one who was
thus made to feel he had w..rm
place in the hearts and the conf
dence of his fellow citizens.
JUDGE FoWLE's SPEECH
Judge Fowle began Lis address
about as follows:
Ladies, Gentlemen end FtlloaO Cit
izens.-A man would have to be
more than a man, to express his
thanks to a North Carolina demo-
cratic audience, and especially is
this true if the audience be gathered
together in the mountains of our
Western section, and in Buncombe.
The old couplet
"Welcdne all
To Buncolnbe Hail."
rings in my ears to-day as I stand
before you, and nay mind reverts to
the great and good man, above
whose threshold this cordial invita-
ton was ever placed-Col. Edward
Buncombe. Your lofty mountains,
your lovely wales, your romantic
streams all seem to say Welcome, T"
and the very grandeur of your mag
nifcent scenery whispers thous-
and greetings to all. "Swannanoa
nymph of beauty" (rousing cheers
and applause from the Swannanoa
club, bids a warm welcome to those
who wander along its banks, filled
as they are with traditions of race
long since gone" Judge Fowle then
congratulated the democratic party
upon the action of the st. Louis
convention, in nominating Grover
Cleveland as their can d1date for
President of the United States. He
was one of the foremost democrats
of the day, and an honest man, a
good man, a great man. He con-
graduated the old democrats, the
young democrats, and the ladies
who were democrats, upon the fact
that Cleveland had followed the di-
vine injunction laid down in Gene>
si-, and had taken unto himself a
wife from amongthe fairestdaughters
ofthe democracy, realizing the fact
that it was not good for man to be
alone. This action on the part oi
the President, Judge Fowle said
clearly demonstrated that the Chief
Executive of the nation was read
er of the scriptures, and SO long as q
President or ruler used that great
Book as his guide. the country was
safe. Judge Fowle's references te
Hon. Allen G. Thurman, as the
grand old Roman, were chtered
and when he said that the ';red
bandana will wave in Stridmph ii