The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-02
PRACTICAL POLITICS.
THE CAMPAIGN BEGINS TO BE IN
TERESTING.
Great Speaking Last Night at Abe Beale
Street Market - President MADDEN
Tells why He is in the ixht-Congress-
man Phelan and Col CAN'T.

began and ended with hurrah. Papa
Hadden was the first speaker and Harry
Hill the last, and between them they
managed to keep the crowd amused, while
Gen. Luke Wright and the Hon. Lucas
Clapp devoted their time to the discussion
OF more earnest matters. There were
some 500 people present, mostly colored,
and they listened patiently and attcntively
to every word uttered. The meeting be-
gan at s o'clock and did not end until
after 10, and it speaks well for the enter
tanning capacity Of the orators of the even
ing that they were able to hold their au-
dience and every member Of ii from the
first word spoken TO the last
President lladden was the first speaker.
AS he was about to begin Councilman Pet
tit was seen mounting the platform with a
beautiful bouquet in his hand, which he
presented to the Mogul of the Taxing Dis
trict The latter gentleman acknowledged
the compliment in appropriate terms, and
was again about to address his audience
when a lady appeared at the window Of an
adjoining building and threw him n bou-
quet. Mr.. Hadden called into requisition
his best ltra-Chesterfieldian bow, and
laying the bouquets side by side on tho
ledge OF the platform, said: "Well, this is
moro than any other speaker has received
in this campagn,J and then his
voice merged into that fam;lars
laugh which is known SO well to alb
who have ever been three minutes in hid
company. This caught the crowd, and
the entire audience roared. Mr.. lIadden5
then settled down TO business, and said he i
had no harsh words for any person or
party, and didn't propose TO say word in
defamation OF any Of the candidates before
the people, nor did he intend to talk about
the tariff. He had heard the tariff dis
cussed for eighteen months and read all
the speeches en- it, and didn't know any
more about II now than when he started
Laughter Mr.. MADDEN said he was
not Il politician. [Grcat laughter Mo-
body had ever accused him OF being one.t
More laughter. lie wouldn't advocate
anything he didn't believe to be true,
right and Just, and for the best interests ID
the Taxing District. That's what he was|
there for tonight. He was not there to
defend his administration, but no man
could say that IL had been tinctured by
partisan bias or marked by Partially TO
the rich at the expense OF the poor.
A resolution had been offered at the Re-
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District government, and it had been
kicked under the table. That same con-
vcntion had placed on its ticket man, a
recent convert TO Republication, who
proclaimed publicly on the streets that no
had joined the Republican "party TO down
old Haddcn." "lIad IL not been for that
utterance," said Mr.. MADDEN, 81 would
not have lifted my voice in this canvassl
but for that remark. While | am as goodl
a Democrat as anybody, l don't proclaiut
my Bourbonism on street corners"
Mr.. MADDEN then went on TO rccite what
had been achieved by the Taxing DistriSu
governmental improving the city, build
ing and extending the sewer system, q
curing good water, paving streets, paying
the debt, increasing the public school faJ
cilities and in hundreds OF otherdirections.
He then pointed out the bright prospects,
before the CITY in the immediate future
through the building Of the bridge and the
anxiety OF railroad. TO center here. lilo
then made complimentary allusion 10
Congressman Phelan's work in securing
the bridge and urged his hearers 10 vote
for his return, as he had made an accept
able and efficient Congressman and de-
served rec section.
Mr.. MADDEN then urged all before him,
white and black, 10 stand by the Taxing
District government rs the best means of
enabling Memphis TO accomplish her
splendid destiny aud TO vote against the
Republican ticket which was pledged TO
antagonize the Taxing District govern
ment.
GEN. LUKE WRIGHT,
said he regretted TO sec that the two races
in this section were still arrayed against
each other, the whites in the ranks Of the
Democratic party, the blacks in the ranks
Of the Republican party. Two years ago
on the bluff he had made a speech pre-
dieting that the election OF Grover Cleye-
land would break up the Solid South
and wipe out the color line. lie regretted
TO be able 10 admit that he had proved
neither prophet nor the son Of
prophet II was not good
state Of things TO see the whites and
blacks arrayed against each other. IL was
terrible thing a horrible thing. The
two races have got 10 live together. and Il
is for them 10 say whether II shall be in
peace and unity. II is a misfortune 10 tha
white man and especially 10 the colorcd'
man that the colored man should be cur
tailed in his judgment by questions OF
color or race, because the history OF trn-'
turtles has proved that II II comes TO a coz
hict between the white and the colorcdt
race, the weaker vessel must 20 10 the|
wall. What can the colored man hope tol
accomplish by this solid phalanx Of opposi-
ton ~ everything that white men pro-
pose2 The colorcd men know who PAYS
the taxes, who owns the property Who'd
are the educated classes, and who handlcs|
the capital OF this great city, and II ISL
not common sense for them 10 array
themselves against all these powerful clo-
ments welded together. II Is time for tho
colored man TO rub out the color line and
do like the white men, vote for mon,
measures aud principles upon their merits.
The speaker pointed out that white men
differ about the tariff and quarrel about
Il, each man standing up for his opinion.
but the colorcd men never dispute on such
questions among themselves. They arr all
solidly arrayed Tor protection In obedience
TO the dictates Of the Republican party.
Gen. Wright then rcpudialcd the charge
that the Democrats were not friendly TO
the negro by citing his employment on tho
police, the postonice, the schools and
other posts OF prcierment.
lie Then pointed out the advantage oil
having representatives In Congress who
are In sympathy with the party In power:
lie showed that Zach TAYLOR had laborcdl
faithfully for the Memphis bridge, but &C.
complished nothing. because he had no IN
fuence with tho Democratic party, which
controlled the House, but Jim Pholan,
your gallant and able Congressman IN two
months had been able Ia secure It's pasgt
age. The same conditions would prevail