New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-13
NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY, JULY l3, 1872

introduced Mr.. E. Booth as the first speak.
eF, and that gentleman spoke something
ike the following:
Democrats, considering you are dead,
| you are the liyeliest dead men I ever saw.
| No grave is large enough TO hold you all.
| think that neither of the gentlemen from
Illinois can be the next Governor of Lou
| isiana. | viii show my m0desty BY being
/ brief. ] think that McEuery and Jonas are
better than Kellogg and Antoine. We
must take the Greeley ticket as we do med
/ ieine-it is bitter to swallow, but it will do
us good
Mr.. Booth talked glibly in figures, quot
\ ing millions of them, United States, State
and city. He said that the Democratic
/ Mississippi river ran up stream, and that is
! all the speaker spoke toward ratifying the
great nominations.
Mr.. f. }. Ellis followed, and began by
remarking that the last ditch is full. He
remarked that his audience had been in
| formed the Democracy is dead. Although
wounded, it can not die, as this 'sea
Of upturned faces" IA new quptationl
indicates. To-day three millions OF men
are marshaling for a great victory.
When Democrats from thirty-seven
States assem- BILE in convention and choose
Greeley and Brown. and tell us to accept
them, my political stomach is equal to the
task of digesting them. The speaker spoke
of few of Grants Irregularities and def
eiencies and lack Of dignity. There is no
comparison between the two men. ANY
thing to beat Grant. He advised his
hearers, those who are wavering, to vote
for Greeley and Brown; it is the only
thing left us to save our endangered cOun-
try from tyranieal Grantisms Throw away
all opposition, for Greeley is an honest
man and sincere, and will make a good
President, and the Cincinnati platform is
the best made.
In adyerting to State affairs, Mr. Ellis
made some queer declarations and called on
his hearers for an answer if they could
stand the present condition of affairs any
longer. There was response, but it was
mild one, He thought the united State
ticket pure one, and that it VI i'll sweep all
before it irresistibly.
Mr.. McEnery was called on and was in
troduced by one Of the vice presidents.
Having just spoken inside the theatre, he
felt himself unable to make his voice heard.
He thought that our country is at present
in such a state that the coming election
must settle its affairs either for veal or woe.
In obedience to the dictates of his con-
science, and for other reasons, he will sup
port Horace Greeley heartily. Anything to
beat Grant Grant another four years will
be the end of this republic-military despot-
ism viii usurp civil power. The Cincinnati
platform is excellent and satisfactory He
rubbed the Metropolitan Police bill of our
city.
He proceeded to speak of taxes, and
delved into figures as easily as if he were
book keeper. He advised a rallying around
the united State ticket, which viii make
Louisiana bloom as the rose.
Colonel Waggaman was called for. He
had few words to say, because many are
useless. The new ticket is out, and there
is no difference between the Reformers
and Democrats; the flag is thrown to
the breeze, and now it is war to the Oppress-
ors. He indorsed Greeley zealously from a
sense of duty. Nothing can be SO bad as
the man who now fills, the presidential
chair,