Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-27
THE MASS MEETING AND
ITS STATE POLICY.


Saturday by the Liberal Reform party
of Rapides in which the democrscy OF
the Parisi, joined and we're merged by
| theirewn action and request, vas as
regarded as an index 10 the triumph
of that party in State politics at the
next election in which light only for
obvious reasons we shall speak of it, a
most complete and brilliant success.
1t was held held in the Town Hall,
and shortly after the huge bell lately
erected in the public square, had rung
out its Managerial peal, asa notice OF
the occasion, every seat was filed and
numbers remained standing through
ont the session, too, much interested
and entertained to feel the fatigue OF
their positions. iarfg
Some slight uneasiness or distrust
had been manifested previous to the
assembling of the meeting, by some of
the ultra Liberals and Ofiginators of
the movement, as to the result of ad-
hitting into their councils and prelimi
nary action SO large body of their
late political adyersaries, but pledges
of gentlemen known to be above sus
picion,- that nothing but the most cor
dial cooperation in the main object
of the meeting was intended, removed
all hesitation, and when our distin-
guished fellow-citizen, Hon. T. g. Man
ming was nominated by liberal for
the presiding officer of the meeting,
one of those ultras seconded the mo-
ton, and he was chosen By aeclama-
ton and proceeded to address the as,
sembly.
We have heard or rather partially
heard, Judge Manning speak on sever
al occasions before, but never with the
advantages which the good feeling Of
the meeting afforded us in this one.
Seated directly below and in close
proximity to him, we were enabled in
spite Of our very. imperfect hearing, to
catch every, word which he uttered,
and we can truly say, thatsince TWEEN
ty years ago we listened to the oratory
of Judah p. Benjamin, we have not
heard such a smooth and unbroken
stream of captivating eloquence,i con-
vincing logic, and unanswerable argu.
ment fall from any mans lips, and
when he concluded, we fally coinci-
ded in the opinion held by so many of
his admirers, that the speaker was
indeed man fitted alike by nature
and education, disposition and intellect
to be a leader in any party to which
he belonged, as well as an ornament
to any society in which he moved, and
a safe guide and councillor to any
cOmmunity'in which he lived, A large
portion of Judge Warnings address
was of course devoted to National
Politics, subject as before remarked
tabool to lis at present, but state affair,
were by no means ignored, but Oh the
contrary subjected to an elaborate dis
cussior, and mastery expose, de-
monsiraGng undeniably the several
propositions taken, that the democra-
tic state ticket lately nominated, had
been virtually abandoned and nullified
by the preposterous and arrogant ac
ton of political wire lpullers. of both
the Democratic and so.called Reform
parties, that the success of the mixed
and mongrel ticket put forth By them
was perfectly hopeless, as was also
that of the Kellogg or Custom House
party, and that the only hope of genu-
inc reform and redemption from a
multitude of grievances, was in the
success Of a state ticket, to be nomina-
ted by the Liberal Reform Party, on
the 5th of August next-admitting By
inference if not BY words, that the
present Executive was every thing
considered, the most suitable man to
head that ticket, and that he (the
speaker) desired that he might do so.
We have greatly exceeded our in
tended limits, and must hasten to a
conclusion by brifly stating that Messrs
Seay, Bowman, White and Ryan were
all successfully called upon, aud re-
sponded in their usual telling styles, all
agreeing with the first speaker, that
Warmoth must be, not the coming or
going, but the staying man.
Judge Ryan, particularly made in
that c0nnaetion .Sayaral of his In npieSt