The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-07-06
GREAT 4th OF JULY GRANT MEETING!
A Miserable Failure!


saw the Same OLD stereotyped face.
we have seen on the platforms evel
since 1865. The difference was that
several OF the stereotypes had dumped
from their accustomed seats and were
not to be seen.
The distinguished" speakers from
abroad were not there; but old worn
out declaimers, from written and print
ed pages, supplied It's substitutes their
places. Brewster swallowed Il glass OF
butter-milk, as Warmoth says he did
$1,000 in support Of the I.evcc bill, and
opened the bawl by introducing Judge
Rob't Ray. We will epitomizc the
speeches made:
JUDGE RAN-Judycs may properly
speak at political meetings-I, l, I-Se-
ccssion-SI;lvcry- Dcmocracy Grant
Il.
w. r.. HARDY, {'sOur Hardy').-I
Tailoring Dcmocrats-Grant-
WorkinSman - !. (Hcnry Wilson's
New Hampshire speech cxl,;utstcd.)
{. II. DUNN, of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
house parisll-Grant-I- ffrage and
Education--Tim Dunn-Eirst Couven-
ton for Grant-l--All for Grant-Me
Baton Rouge Convention, aside.
TUCKER, cotored, Of OrIeans-lntro-
duction ofslavery acknowledgement
Rock-Repulfican party Grant-Kei-
togg - - Me You - Bully! [This
speaker seemed to be piticd against
time. In very fair speech, he whip
ped time out. He was evidently hungry
FOR 4 spe"ch.l
T.. w. BAEKTN,;roN Resolutions
endorsing Grant and Kellogg. and ia
rorinG equal ,ights' generally. sits
down cofnptacentiy. Resolutions passed
II. JENKINS, colored--reads Il four
page manuscript.
NAT BIANCtIAHD, coIorcu, intro
wore Il red huntin" shirt and 4 broad
smile. This speaker wandered from
the programme, and ut Brrwster's sug-
gestion was whispered to Withdraw.
Did withdraw. Cause: the Democrats
were becoming Interested.
Meeting collapsed.
Some ten minutes after, Judge C,ld-
well was called out, having been horn
ed offprcViously by the Regulars. The
Judge took Off his gloves, and boldly
attacked Packard K Co., and the Garnet
baggers who had no constituents. This
parish, he said, had nine representa-
tivcs in the Il. II. Convention: five of
its own and four representing other
parishes. JIG predicted that the Pack
ard ring arrangement would be sintcr-
nally damncd.' Applause by the Dom
ocrats; about fifty ,larl<ics looking on
perfectly hcwiidcrcd. The Judge said,
i'll concluding, that he would he heard
from frequently during the canvuss;.
This Was the only live speech Of the
day. The other speakers were all beat
ing the bush, and wandering hopcicssly
about, not daring to attack Warmoth,
PinchhaciS, Billings, or any of the 9th
er diSscitcre from the Grant-l< clfo-w
ticket.
we have never seen in Monroe 4
Radical nCctingso conspicuous for lack
of enthusiasm and vitality. Nearly
Onc-half the negroes who came to town
and every effort was made to muster
them i'll force, some being brought from
Caldwell, Jackson and NTorciiuusc par
i5hcS, and yet their number did not OK
coed St'0-but they sauntcrcd around
the streets, pcrclrd OF the steps and
fence around In" Square, hung back in
! the dim distance, looked piiurI and
uuconc"rnch, and showed generality
| that the old spoil had been broken, That
! the faces seen SO OF on the platform,
| h;rt lost their charms, and that they
.Wrrc in Il great measure no longer the
minimizing slaves ct the ufiicc-hufacr1
| The Democrats, i'll fine, achieved 4.
! grand victory ON the Fourth, that
good old day long S:tiic,itird to iibort>
OF speech amt Of Thought and to thu~,
rN"r-rn.luring principles which are ia,
staple OF the old Democratic rrrri
We send greeting and words of cheer
t, fnhtc Gratis all over tie state