The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-10-15
After the Radical Style.
Reception OF Gov. Warmoth
Tremendous Exciteme nt---The People Run
Wild!
Five Thousand Yeomanry In Council!
Terrific Onslaught upon the Democracy
Its Utter Ruin!!
Not after the Radical Style. ]


[iacent plantations and Fits tributary
Radical dens in other parishes, is un-
able to get up a respectfully numerous
audience to see Gov. Warmoth and
his party exhibit in a free show, wei
ARE of the opinion it is high time for
the Radical party to auction off its|
spotted horses, carpet-bags, negro min
strels, buffoons, &C., and retire incon- i
|tinently from the show business. And
Monroe, with all of Ouachita parish to-
recruit from, did, on last Saturday,
after the most vigorous advertising,l
blowing and canvassing, most signallyl
fail to meet the Governors show with
anything like large turnout. Capt.
Sheridan arrived here three or four
days in advance, to stir up some en-
thusiasm and drum up the faithful.
What steps were taken to get up a
large meeting, we are not able to say ;
but it is fair to presume a matter Of SO
much Importance to the party was
we'll attended to. On Fridays train,
the Governor, accompanied by his pri-
vate secretary, and Gen. JEFF. Thomp-
son, arrived among us. His appearance
excited some little sensation in New
Guinea, but he was permitted to go to-
his hotel without much attention from
the dusky inhabitants of even that
Radical hot-bed.
After tea, a few of the brethren raised
purse and hired the brass band to-
give the Governor few tunes. HeI
appeared on the balcony-having re-
ceived one faint call--and addressing
the Band, thanked them for the dis
tinguished honor, &C., and hoped to-
take them individually by the hand
The boys understood the joke, and
laughed heartily. About fifteen curl
GUS spectators stood outside the en-
closure, enjoying the scene, but not
'relishing the sell.
Next day, ut about IL o'clock in the
forenoon, the great and enthusiastic
crowd which had come to town, gath
cred in the public square, where n
platform had been erected for the|
|Governor, party, and their joint add
sons think you composed that vast
crowd-said by the Republicans to-
humber five thousand souls? We will
give you the testimony Of truthful men
who have seen hundreds of public
gatherings, and who carefully scanned
the gathering on Saturday. These in
dividuals are willing to testify that
there were not more than fire handretl
people, black and white, who composed
the great Radical meeting in Monroe.
and the weight of their tcstimony-to|
which we arc willing to add ours-is,
that four hundred persons were all that
were present! OF this number, the
Radical whites numbered not more
than one dozen; while there wereI
listening, across the street from theI
stand, about thirty Democrats who
we're tickled to death Mt the misera bleI
failure made to get up a large meeting.l
We should like for our cotemporaries|
to take a note of this reasonable com
'putation-it is significant of an over
'whelming defeat for the Radicals I'M
November, because such n failureI
could not follow such extraordinary
efforts to get up Il show, unless the
people had determined not to patronize
lit. And this was in Monroe, the head
.uuarters of Radicalism for ne-half1
the State.
Our notice of the speeches delivered
will be brief Col. John Ray intro
duced His Excellency, Gov. Warmoth,
with an exceedingly red face, an air of
pleasure and pride evidently overdone
Gt was so unlike him. and with al
few remarks, among which was one
recalling the fact that forty years had
elapsed since II Governor had made al
tour through this portion of the State.
Gov. Warmoth then came forward,
and after few commonplace remarks
launched boldly forth into political
'harangue of two hours duration, which
in craftsmanship, appropriateness and
dignity of thought was a complete
|beggary, but which in sclf-praise, sor-
did appeals to prejudice, vindictive
Ipartyism and transparent hatred of
the intellect and virtue of the country,
was enormously wealthy. Men who
were inclined to forget the means by
which Warmoth became Governor and
the uses he had made of his power, be-
came disguised with his speech in al
few minutes and left the ground. Al