New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-16
THE DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL
GLORIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL FIZZLE
Lafayette Square Ratification

II obedience to the call of its fuglcmen,
| the so-called unterritied and unwashed
Democracy held what they were pleased to
term a grand ratification mass meeting in
Lafayette Square last night. If there was
anything grand about the affair at all, it
consisted in the sublimty of the fzzlc-in
the stupendousness of the failure. Tie
masses refused to respond. The untiring
footing of the band, the hiss of rockets, and
the drumming up of the leaders. were all
no go. The mcsscs declined to he enthlsed.
The masses concluded that they had got
enough balderdash III them, and refused to
tire their legs while they would be tuga-
ciously Grated 70.
Some two or three hundred of the would
be Deputy Sherifis, Coroners jurymcn, aud
pickers up of things generally, did manage
to rally in a struggling sort Of way, looking
much as if they didn't know how they got
there, nor yet how 10 get away. They for
got to bring their enthusiasm with them.
however. or if they did bring it, it had
grown cold. and nothing occurred to warm
it over again. Even the small boys who
pervadcd the square ard swarmed upon the
stand could not raise a satisfactory howl Of
ecStacy.
If last night was a specimen of how the
Democracy Is going to ratty It's noInina-
tOns i'll November the nominees are heartily
welcome to it. 1t was more like a funeral
than a Jublioc-a prOtes than ratification
The meeting was organized. after the
band had blown itself hoarse. and another
band had come and made inharmonious dis
cords with ''ShoO Fly" accompaniment
by calling Mr.. l.. A. DucrOs. gentleman
old enough to know better. TO the chair; the
appointment OF a quartette OF secretaries,
with no place for them to sit. IN consequence
of the aforesaid small boys. and a much
greater number of vice presidents than
there were voters in the square. The pres
ident. thanked the .maSses' for great
HONOR proud moment" glad to see
strong movement. hope grow stronger
then weakening himself gave place to Col
onel {. III. Fox, who tore the Republican
party to shreds, ripped up the seams in its
Old clothes, danced on its carcass, and ex-
hausted himself generally, in an incompre
hcnsible manner until he run down. Music
by the band, two rockets. and horrible
miscarriage i'll the way OF an attempted
cheer, and Hon. Albert Voorllies followed
suit.
Colonel Eugene Waggaman then tried his
demolishing the Republican party. He said
the voice OF the people was the voice of God
remark which sounds familiar, and in con
sideratiOn of the fact that the voice of the
people is unmistakablv opposed to his party
NAV be considered rather an unfortunate
quotation for the fiery Colonel. He an
nounccd the fact that the time had come. Not
hearing very well. IN consequence OF a small
boy piping in, time for what - the re-
10,
lost. to this reporter. He stated that the
people were going to rise III their light and
cast off their shacklcs. and the reporter
was glad 70 hear il. When ne sat down.
the small boy aforesaid, shouted bully"
Whether he referred TO the shackles or the
sitting down. could not be ascertained.
Judge Cotton followed, and had the ex-
ceeding bad taste to lug Admiral Farragut,
General Lee and the REPUBLICAN into his
speech. He stated that that man" that
man" stands for Governor Warmoth) was
canvassing the State-yes canvassing the
State. What was that man canvassing the
State for To save himself from being im-
peached. He then said something about
the stars in heaven and shifting sands under
foot, condoled with the poor deluded
creatures" tthe coored votersl. and getting
after the registrars. He being, as he stated.
legally employed in the registration bust
ness by the Hatch-way committee, he tried
to argue the ease to the crowd. Here he be
came excited. and swore. and the small boy
again shouted bully"
Other speakers went in and squeezed out
all the wind in their bellows. the small arl-
dience growing beautifully less meanwhile,
until the Grating portion were played out and
the small boy had got too tired or sleepy to
shout. when they passed resolutions to rise
in their might and crush the invader and
elect the Democratic ticket. and all that
sort Of thing. and then they went sorrow-
fully home, and the Democracy had ratified
and done with it.