New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16
The Liberal Movement barbecue .
Athens q

The Liberal Movement Barbecue at
Athens.
The Claiborne Adgocatc Of the sixth in
slant reports "a barbecue at Athens, at
which were assembled large nHmber Of
people from Homer. Quite number Of
lady visitors were present.
Judge Egan was the first speaker. He
made d practical and effective argument,
! showing that the Democratic party had
virtually made up its mind to support
! Greeley at Baltimore, and that the true in
terest Of the State was to assist in the Lib
eral movement. He thought tie one-ilea
4 Democratic State ticket, which excluded all
! allies from the Reformers and Liberals, had
no hopes of success, and that the sooner
the people Of the parish set about putting
a practical ticket in the field, and leaving
out sentiment from politics, the better.
Captain Price, as candidate for the
Legislature did much to make himself
popular by speaking strongly to the same
point
Captain Webb advocated straight-out
Democratic nominations, and opposed Gree
ley and Grant.
After the dinner, the assemblage was adj
dressed by Judge Young. His was con-
coded the speech of the occasion, in which
the issues OF the day were most frankly
grappled with, and, as the people always
admire direetness and plain speaking, it
was received with the uttermost favor.
This is a time, he said, when everybody
hesitates about taking their stand, and
there is really more difficulty now in so
doing than at any previous time He had
himself received many letters from friends
urging him to adopt timid, tender-footed
policy.
Our purpose with all is common-to re-
heve the state. But at the same time we
should not be incapable of seeing except IN
one directiOn-we should not be like the
rhinOceros, which has eyes to see only
straight ahead.
COnfessedly the Democratic Legislature
had been so powerless, in spite of unity in
past campaigns, that they were compelled
to coalesce at one time with Warmoth, at
another with the CustOmhouse faction.
He had always believed that the ques-
tons Of this State would be determined by |
national politics, and he now considered it |
certain that the Democrats and Liberals |
would affiliate. So far from such cO-opera-
ton and utilization being dishonorable, the |
Democrats have not put in the field a |
gubernatorlai ticket since the war. The |
noble Allen was sacrificed to re-elect Gov,
ernOr Wells, and the scaIaWag TaIiaferro |
had been pitted by Democratic votes
against Warmoth. See how wofully the
Democrats have thus far failed, even when
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last Democratic convention ought to have
affiliated with the Liberal party as their only |
hope.
The State can not now control the Senate
which, in any event, will have a Radical |
majority. 1t is, therefore, dOubly important !
that by acting in accord with the Liberals
that we get possession of the House of Rep
resentatives. Ii the convention had been a
little more cOneiliating, and had taken a
little more time, it could have controlled
the Office Of Governor and every other Office /
IN the State.
Judge Young considered that there was
no ticket challenging the support of the
people now in the elda He could not ad-
nire those gentlemen who talked of indiffer-
snce between Grant and Greeley, when the
former stood, as il were. upon platform
made of the countless bones of Southern
lead, and when it was doubtful whether
Jrant would ever surrender his place, |
whether reelected or not; and so far from /
he Baltimore convention breaking up in
ow, as Captain Webb had predicted, he
believed that Greeley would be nominated
nd unanimously supported by the Demo
ratio party; and that the people of Clai-
.orne would rally to support the ticket that
heir bravest and Jest men recommended, |
he same as If The men Who had been put |
onward as standard bearers had always !
cted with that party.
Mr. FIers0n, OF Blenville, a candidate for
istrict attorney, followed in a graceful
peech, in which the views of the preceding
Deaker were clinched and sustained.
Mr., William G. Martin, former repre-
Antative, followed in few remarks de
'nsiVe, at least, Of his own past political
purse, however il might be with any of the
her candidates in the field. He had
AIDE himself unpopular in the last cam I
aign by taking up precisely the position {
lat was being adopted to-day by the seo-
e, and today he was not much more in :
vor for being about the last straightout
emocrat left.