The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-22

SUSTAINING MIN, and enabling him to
history OF the State before Us for the he past
fonr years, with all it's wrongs and
sufferings spread out before ms and un-
Orleans for the purpose of organizing /
hat has been known IS the
REFORM PARTY,
on en M tm as one OF the hrst movers
long to-day; stiii fully identified with
every principle It ever taught, and ready 4
psn 6 tie e sa ruth e
proposition laid down in the original
We met in front of the City Hall for
the purpose of organizing that party.
FellOw-citizens, that was q real Re-
form movement. There was nothing
cepted it rs reform movement from it's
INCEPTION. We showed you nothing but
!S lslts; We did not present. name
we had no presidents of meetings
chosen from amongst corruptionists.
We gave y01 no speakers that did not
Won could doubt for q single moment
that every effort Of thst party was free
fSs the hs'nteft sahs Ct OF
,%ovspent whieh Is tafiaas se1 place seof IN
I'm United as States tSday 1T part
up all over this broad land within the
past few months ;. it was part Of that
q still going ON against corruption. It
was projected in the interest Of the
whole people Of the State, It laid down
confederation. e called upon you to
consider and weigh them and you did so,
and SO far "a the sentiments involved
complete success, operating, as I shall
proceed to show, everywhere for the
GOOD Of the State.
IpFENNnrsV2 ATTIC u
was preserved. It did not strike it's
-colors and come into the ranks of the
thsm said ee them da sa e1s
very commencement, we are organized
for home purposes, to wage war upon
assistance 10th Of Democrats and Re-
Tie history Of this movement Ven. & before
.couraging success in the State. You
TecOllect. that ON June 4th the Reform
Convention assembled in New Orleans,
You know. that about the same time
the Democratic Convention assembled in
mittees were Immediately appointed by
both Conventions and the spirit that
a am both W nSs enc ne OF c9aciiiata4n
explain to yOu how it happened. but the
conferences was unsuccessful and rec
'o ono tito Tas not effected NY opia-
opinion is that the Democratic ;Conven-
sssSsa assn sgf he
numerous as to take away from the
almost entirely. But that did not mat
ter. These two Conventions certainly
Represented the best sentiments Of the
people of Louisiana. There can be no
Question about that.
Permit me to. remark here that
being to bring about reconciliation be;
tween the whites and blacks, and
for that purpose clause had been
by which it was declared that
form free from every element of opposi-
United States as they stood at that time;
q party sbrlnglng from the people With
i fnelr status az then hxed t, This vas the
announcement of this kind had been
made, and the Immediate effect was to
fos ahs Rs RsoRls al the
which we addressed them went very
far to show them that we were in earn
fSat owing e their fea Is We
did not succeed in breaking up their
political orxanization, but they seemed
movement and. I have no doubt, consid-
or the time near at hand when the white
and the black people of Louisiana would
protected in ali Of his acquired rights.
That great change has been wrought
npon them am as well satisfied as that
am standing here before you on this
he propitious have still no doubt. There
was another objective point,
THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA.
We denounced him as infamous. We said
we were above the use of the powers
been able to wreSt from the ignorance
: of our coiored people, and were deter
mined to have nothing to do either
surrounding hmm. Immediately after
the formation OF our party, this cunning
schemer organized q counterfeit reform
movement in Louisiana. As I told you
nothing but pure lights, honorable men
and honest principles. We did not ask
you to form q corrupt coalition with
men of black hearts and infamous char
ored man by the hand with frankness,
to teach him to repose confidence in you,
to protect him and in every way to Sc
cure his political rights. This is what
by aconrse of honesty and truth, to sue
coed. This was real reform. 1t was
part Of the genuine movement repre-
scented sen to day by Greeley and Brown,
But Just at this point Warmoth comes
to the front, with all the impudence that
belongs to his treacherous nature, and
stands up before does the ReoPffe ct
his infamous crew, and coming back pre-
sents to You what he calls the reform
movement in Louisiana. Is it not an in
talk about such a thing; an insult to
take up your time discussing his reform
movement. They have not, in that move
ment. shown q single pure light, except