New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-13

FEEBLE SPEECHES AND LIVELY MUSIC
PUT OUT TRE LIGHTS AND EXEUNT
The great met ting at the Varieties Thea
tire came ard part of it stood outside on the
street, and a portion inside the theatre,
| making in all about $500 persons; One-half
| of whom came to ratify the nomination Of
Greeley and Brown, and great portion of
the other half came out of curiosity, and
the rest were OF the unadulterated die-in-
/ the-diteh party who can not yet see their
power and prestige depart from them with
out kick or struggle. Itwas lucky idea
that struck the managers to hold the meet
| ing in the theatre instead of Lafayette
| square. as the entire assemblage could be
put in one corner of that area and then not
noticed. The organizers of the meeting got
on the outside of Greeley and Brown with
| Wry faces, a skeleton regiment avOWed to
hold service and to be in for the war until
/ it ended. Speeches we're all marvelOusly
| feeble, and the lights were put out on cold
| and Indifferent affair, without vim or furOre.
! When the time arrived, about 1900 people
| were on the inside of the theatre, sitting as
| quiet as at funeral.
| Mr.. NJ. B. Brady called the meeting to
order, saying, as he read from a written
| card through his eye-glass, that the meeting
had been called to ratify Greeley and
Brown, speaking this as if he was sorry
| for it but couldn't help it, and also for the
! purpose of ratifying the united State ticket
which he read, as well as the electoral col
| 4ege of Louisiana emanating from the die
in-the-ditch men.
There was faint applause from the gal
rs yua a.
thunder Of applause at the mention Of
Lusher.
Mr.. Brady finished by calling to the chair
Charles j. Leeds.
This gentleman thanked this vast and in
telhgent tassemblage for the honor conferred
by calling him to preside and wound up
short say-nothing speech in saying some
thing that nobody doubted, that Louisiana
expects every man to do his duty"
Mr.. James III. Lewis then stepped for
ward and read part of list of names, which
constituted the organization of the meet
ing, and amounted to about three hundred
NoN-COAiMITFALIsM.
A letter from Randell Hunt was read, as
follows:
New ORLEANS, July 10, 1872.
To Major Austin, Chairman of the Committee
of the Democratic Party;
SIR thank you for the very friendly
y
to address the mass meeting about to be
called by your committee.
regret that the present condition of my
health will not allow me TO comply with
the request. The election of Mr.. Greeley
and Mr.. Brown, and the election of Mr.
McEnery and others nominated by you for
State offices; will, think, serve to restrain
and confirm the true character and princi
ules of American republican government; to
| na4Fm and purify the administration of our
Statea fbaffairs; to restore to the several
eminent an;rhts and power of local gov
confidence in theIPe people OF Louisiana
several departments Of bic officers in the
Permit me to assure you tfle3rnnlenI'
recovery of my health will co-OperattHt Gn9 lS
you, and use my best efforts for the attain
ment of your desire and patriotic object OF
| reform.
am, gentlemen, very truly your friend
RANDELL HUNT.
COLONEL JOHN E. N EMERY.
| This gentleman said, when he was intro
| duced as the first speaker, when he saw this
| Outgushing of the people he was reminded
| of the fat, stale and improbable charge
| that the Democracy was dead, and unable
| to redeem the State from the tyrannical and
| oppressive rule under which our State has
! labored for the past four years. 1t is idle
| to talk about the death of the Democratic
party. By what power is the despOt at
! principally by the power Of the Democratic
| party!. The Liberals knew the nomination
| Of Greeley was fruitless unless the DemOc-
racy would indorse him, therefore, / haunt
| in their faces the charge that the
| Democracy is dead D, that cry that
| the party is dead, especially in our
| Statel Are we of the State honest and
l. -af
| the two parties, / know there is an element
| in the Liberal and in the Reform party who
| think as we do, and who join with US to re-
| deem the State from the thraldOm in which
| she labors. Senator Blackman said in his
| speech he could not support the Democratic
| ticket because it couldn't succeed, and yet
he was enc of the men who made the ticket
| This is reform with vengeance. If they
are desir0us of reform, there is no reason
why they should not support the ticket, no
reason if they are sincere; if there is any
name Objectionable let it be stricken off.
IF there is no ulterior purpose but reform,
what stands in the way of support TO
ticket which they say commands the re-
spect of all the people in the State.
There is an element in the Liberal party
which have the right TO address, as they
are men who have8 stood shoulder to
shoulder with me in many hard fought
fight The Liberal movement is expert
mental. From what source expect the
Liberals to get their strength if not from
the Democrats 1t is impossible to absorb
the Democracy, but it is possible to en-
danger the success Of the united State
ticket. They expect to absorb strength
from the Democrats on the one hand, and
from the Republicans on the other, and are
trying to take the sweepstakes on a general
race. Can they do it Faint cry Of no
/ admit there is some defectionln the coun-
try. Unless they expect to absorb the en-
tire Conservative ticket, their movement is
futile, and must fail. / do not expect that
the Democratic Liberals from the country
will Join to turn over the State to four
more years of carpet-baggeEy. Should all
the people join in this movement poor
Louisiana now in the dust, Will rise again.
Tie here traversed the platform of the
united State ticket.] Gentlemen, propose,
and / am determine, if elected, to carry out
those principles This great corporation
wants no Pretorian guard, no Metropolitan
Police, but can govern itself Why was the
city placed under the control of set Of
ianissaries There was but one motive--a
partisan motive Of the darkest dye. The
executive told the Legislature that it would
be a breach of good faith if they did not
amend the registration and election law.
The law was amended and passed, andrI
am informed, it yet lies on the desk of his
excelIency unsigned. Now, if the head Of
that party is earnest in his desire for re-
form, let him sign that amended law.
That's the kind Of reform we want
: can not conclude without telling you of
my decided preference for Horace Greeley
over President Grant; first because he Is
the nominee of the national Democratic
party. I prefer him above all, because he
1s an. honest man. and 4 am IN seaEens OF
A. man S4Faf un4rs. they apnm m n9 hard