The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-09
He Speaks as He Is Wont to Do to
a Large Audience.
The People of Newark, N. j., Turn
Out on Masse to Hear Him.
He Has a Good Deal of Fun Out of
His New Title.
Some Now York Papers Can Him tho
Grand Old obelisk - The Usual
Flno Discussion of tho
Leading Questions.

NEWARK, n. j., Sept S,-Thc Demo
cracy OF Newark held a mass meeting to-
night in the Bellevue avenue rink ut
which Allen q. Thurman spoke. The
building is ON the outskirts OF the city. but
despite the rain that poured down and
turned the streets into puddlcs OF mud
and water, there was u constant string of
people trudging toward the place from $50
o'clock in the evening until the building,
which had standing capacity OF from
1000 TO 5000 people, was packed to over.
flowing, and late comers wcro unable
10 obtain entrance. The Judge and
his party arrived in Newark at
7:3j O'Clock and was driven at once To the
rink building. Immediately upon Judge
Thurman's arrival at the rink platform
j. Watts Keaney, the chairman, called
the meeting TO order and introduced Mr..
Thurman. The hearlics, applause greeted
his appearance. When hc spoke it was
evident that, although he had recovered to
n great extent from the Illness from which
lac suffered on Thursday night, his voice
was not yet sufficiently strong to make il.
sell heard by all present 10 those, how.
ever who stood within scmi-circlc Of
fifty feet or 80 from the platform his words
were audible and clear, and this is what
hc said:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizcns-
last Thursday ! stood in the presence of
tlts luF.F...f sttts1tanaa I
in the city ui New York. had gone there
IA pursuance Of their invitation to deliver
an address to them, and wis received with
q kind and warm and q hearty welcome.
which ! shall never forget ~ long ~
live. There never wasa man more anxious
10 repay such welcome IN a becoming
manner than WIS. and ! stood upon the
siHud hoping that ] might be- able to siy
something that would br worthy of their
consideration. hut | wa- suddenly stricken
down With illness, az illness 20 which
every man living IN subject, and
which would unman any person, although
lac Ncr' Hercules him eli. and AN Illness
10 which llchc, the O. ,dcss Of health, or
Samson, the symbol Ui manhood and
strength, might have been subject. |
was consequently unable 20 speak, aud
was compelled 10 rUtIry from the stand
and tp 90 home anl o. bed. Next morn
Ing my friends OF th, Republican press
were pleased to aymUIthizc with mo iu
very tender aul touching manner They
rated aud hcraici the Democratic cOmuit-
ir1 Tor tmycIiugu poor, dccrcpii OLD man
around the United stat. tu make cspuychcs,
when hc ought to have been at home IN
his comfortable bod. hudllud up aud
taken ctrc 0i by his dear old vile.
Laughter and applause.
Gentlemen, ! will say that u any of YOU
have rad thOso touching editorials, tears
must have come ca yOur eyes, !ur certainly
il there was % picture ul un ill'uscd old
man they depicted IT, Gut 30 was reserved
ipr one oi thcm this morning to cap the
climax by giving mo new baptism
When ! was born | WI duly baptized
into the Christian faith 10y the name oi
Allen q. Thurman. Many years after
ward some enthusiastic Democratic friends
ot mine gave me new baptism and styled
me the "Oll Roman liui my lrpuh-
lican friend, oi the New York Pas, would
impruycon that name. and this morning
gives me baptism as tho Egyptian
Uhcli-k."
Wcll. my friends, I accept the baptism.
] have bycn in tho Place iu Ia Coucprlr,
boz Paris. Loud cheers aud Interruption !
Ny friends, II you arr gping tp DO thr
speaking ! have no objections, but, II you
are not. give me the Cluurr. | have s"uu
in the Place do "a C1uculc in Paris ma
Egyptian obolisk said b. hr moro than g.
OJj yrin old, with inscriptions upon Il
which showed thc stat, II the civilization
Ul thc world nt timU when Egypt COM
tanned nearly all the els i'iziiion that there
WIS iu II. ! have t,Hu iu the Central
park In New York another uhvlisk ! do
not know how old, but old enough Tor any
purpose that you make oi H. Aud now
| have 81 Hy tD my Republican friends,
Who have given me this new baptism.
that II could only live ls long ns one Of
these oboli.ks | shall certainly live tO SEQ
all the enemies ot Democracy buried bo.
meath centuries oi dust Well, my friends,
this troubles me not. iur I am engaged IN
business too serious g. be- troubled hy
puip-, however shary aud however pun.
gent
camc here 10 speak b. YOU my friends,
in New Jersey in % SERIOUS sober manner
m 10 American citizons, in
4 NUNH oP gIrAr MOMENT
81 YOU and your country. come hero at
the request II your central committee and
] came willingly, bccau-c there Is no part
0i this whole continent loo which ] would
rather meet my Democratic friends Than iu
this same State oi Nov Jersey
What was done by our iDrialhcrs IN the
war that achieved our Independence, NJ
Trenton, nt Princeton and NJ Monmouth
Those things are ifcah .n my recollection
nnl ns they made my youthful blood stir
within me, and thoroughly boil with de.
yotiDn, ~, today. In tliis old obclihk, the
recollection Of them se,s the heart IN mo-
ton. am, Therefore, glad 10
be- with you tonig T. Cheers and
wawngoi blndanas. ] am afraid You are
forgetting my new baptism. never yet
saw on obclisk thai bad bandana.
tChccu.l Now, there Hfc not Few sub
jects upon which might address you 10.
night. There ar SOM .n my heart that !
would like 30 spcak 60 YOU about !
should like 10 speak g. you u the history
Of this great Democrat IaHy, W which ]
have belonged from my youth up. l
would like 10 speak ~ yUu oi that party
founded by Thomas JoNrr1n and consoli'
dated and maintained By Andrew Jack
son, and whose intofct and welfare haze
been ~ much promot 'dby
GROVER clEyELAND.
would like 10 remind you that there Is