The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-11-18
A BRIGHT RED.
Columbia Celebrate S the
Democratic Victory.
Wednesday Nights Notification
a HOWling Success.
Hundreds Of Unterrifled Democrats i'm
the Procession.
BOnfres and Fireworks illuminate the
HeaveRs-The Whole Town Beauti-
fully Illuminated.

COlum0lR was vortex OF Demo-
cratic enthusiasm Wednesday night.
The torrents that fed the whirlpool
poured in from every nOokIand corner
of Maury County, and united their
mighty forces here. Democracy rode
triumphant upon the crest of the
tidal wave of supreme exulta-
lion. II was the very ecstacy of
civic rejoicing; such as only strong,
proud people can feel in the hour OF
their triumph.
For over thirty years they have
been battling for the right TO call
themselves the equals and cO-hoirs OF
other Americans in the government
which their fathers helped to found
and have done more than any others
to maintain il it's pistine purity.
The victory hoped and striven for
all these weary years, and partially
realized in 1884, has at last burst
upon them in complete and glorious
rruition.
The fiery ordeal of bloody war, the
storm tossed days of Reconstruction,
the Force bill menace, the period of
sectional hate and persecution had
Intensified the longing for enamel
patton, until il had become an over
mastt ring passion which no Ordi-
nary standards of human action could
measure.
The manifestation of Joy last night
was in proportion to the profound
suff: ring of all these years. 1t was
like the mighty rushing waters when
the fountains of the great deep are
broken up. 1t came from the pro-
foundest depths Of the mighty heart
of long down trodden people. No
wonder that they should rel 'i1e and
be exceeding glad. 1t was u!eet tn t
the loud timhrel should be sounded
ore the land, for we have been de-
livered from an Egyptian bondage.
That the demonstration would as
sumo splendid proportions was nat
urally ANTICIPATED; but that it should
be so dynamic in it's character, such a
cloudburst of enthusiasm, few had
| been prepared to suspect.
We have seen more people tOseth-
er, We have seen more elaborate pre-
parations made and grander displays
of the arts and cOntrivances Of pOmp
aud parade, we have seen the march
ing hosts OF the greatest capitals, but
never anywhere has it been our good
! fortune to see such concentrated, in
tense and universal enthusiasm as
the city of Columbia presented Wed
needay night.
! 1t all goes to show that the ele-
rnents here that produce the gsmest
and grandest specimens of horse
flesh also make people who, in the
full play Of their native powers, have
no'equals on the face Of the earth.
Nature, as if designing to give time
for the fullest preparation, had post
poned for us thu demonstration which
was to have occurred Monday night,
and the intervening days had been
spent in perfecting arrangemen n
that had at first been begun. Wednes-
day, however, our all mother laughed
with joy while she bestowed upOn us
the perfection OF glorious autumnal
weather.
S balmy was the evening that the
tenderest children and the most
dele l!e ladies were able to stand out
of doors aIC wi ness the festivities.
Eve. cement of our PEOPLE WAS rep
resented in the crowd that thrOuged
all the principal streets. Perhaps
never before have they been 50
thronged. The country people were
here in force-men, women and chill
dren. They were coming in all day
Wedne sday, aud making preparations
to join in the display or securing
points of vantage from which to vie "
the procession. Many of the young
men came dashing in mounted on su'
perb horses, and rode in the para lie.
The mounted squadron of unterri'
lied young Democrats of the lS.h Dis
trict " no swept in gallautly cheer
ing at uightfall, $ It the signal for the
opening of the ceremonies. They
were soon joined by other forces from
various parts of the county, and the
! Marshals began to get the procession
in order. The line was formed on
| West Sixth street at the HERALD
corner. The Marshals were w. j.
Webster, SiIns Latta, w. p. VOL
bridge, James A. Smiser, Thomas
Galloway, A. ]. Nichols, B. s.
ThOmas, w. J. Witthorne, aud the
Democrats in command or delegations
from zach civil dis riot.
All of them were splendidly
mounted and presented a magnificent
appearance. Mr.. w. p. Woodbridge
could be identified anywhere by the
hundred juggling bells with which
his spirited little thoroughbred was
loaded. At 6 80 sharp the procession
began to move up West Sixth street
to tbs music of brass bands and
drum corps. There was hardly q
man in it but that carried a flaming
torch or transparency. There was
not one but that yelled with every
brpa n like a COmanche In liam or
All old Rebel, at every step from the
City Hall to the public square along
the whole two miles that the tri'
umphant march traversed.
Nearly every house along this route
was Illuminated, many of them with
brilliant and gorgeous effect. Not
to let your lights shine was consid-
cred badge of political suspicion
At the head OF the procession no lie
some of the Chief Marshalls, followed
by the hundreds of dashing cavalry
men, each one bearing torch aud
mounted on horses whose proud
iveting showed that they, as well
their riders, realized the glory OF il
all.
Next came long line OF Infantry
each of them carrying a torch or q
transparency, rejecting some watch
word OF the campaign, some battle
cry OF Democracy. or some thru-t at
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