The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-03
Third ard Politics.
Ladd's Crowd Confers.

Third Ward politics are in the same old
middle. The faithful cannot come to an
understanding, and the Solons of both con
tending factions predict the success of the
common enemy" as the result and there is
much weeping among the patriots.
Ladds crowd came together last night,
for no known purpose except to speak of
the perfidy of Antoine's crowd.
The meeting was duly called to order, and
in good order was conducted. The most
important business transacted was the an
nouncement by solemn old gent of duslly
hue, who handles the cash, that he had no
cash, and that the crowd was fOrty-twO dol
lars in debt, and the approval of the report
with evident satisfaction.
Solomon Moses, one of the Antoine crowd
put in All appearance, and was jOyfully well
coined, as lost sheep (black) returned to
the fold. But Solomon Moses repudiated
the idea, and was grand and gloomy amidst
the universal joy. He said he "warnt a lost
sheep, but de shepped come to look arter de
straying flock"
time smiling, and moved that Solomon
Moses be graciously allowed to take the
stump and speak.
The crowd knew Solomon of old, and
Henry Clay's proposition was accepted, to
his evident satisfaction.
Solomon spoke his words were those of
wisdom.
He was diffiIent in his opening remarks.
He said that no doubt they considered him
speech ease why" if "a Republican went
into a Democratic club to make a speech.
the result would he kick ont, and reason
ing from indications, he supposed the result
would be the same if circums ances We're
reversed. He, however. begged to assure
his hearers that he was not afraid of being
kicked out, but there he did not feel like
speaking, because "the time had not yet
come tor the bottom rail to go on top He
continued:
| am no coUeginus, | amt had no ed lica-
ton. My spellingbook is mustard greens,
my dictionary is old bacon, my geography
is hogs joles considered good by the
hearers but know thing or two. l sup
pose the Republican party desires harmony.
[ want it myself, but it can not be done
under existing circumstances. Might may
over ride right for years, but when right
goes to the head with the army of truth,
down goes might as the prOverb of the cat
gender unE nOwn says, there is a here
after"
Solomon proceeded. He pleaded with
somebody or anybody, to look in his face
and see if he looked like Democrat, as
Butler determines it, "a thorough Demo
GRAFT" A sympathetic gentleman said he
did not. Solomon avuwed he was good
Republican, and fiercely avOwed that, "No
one is whittier than me as citizen
Of desc glorious United States, and
don't think that any one will say he is
backer generally received as good). He
argued ward rights, State rights and parish
rights to his own satisfaction, and that of
his hearers. He then particularly talked of
the Legislature and the privileges they had
taken from the people and teelingly alluded
to the fact that he and his brethren Of this
iniquitous Legislature, through an iniqitous
measure had been robbed of the melancholy
privilege of cleaning sinks.
In speaking further Oh the subject he
said, During the summer months when
work is dull, have done it, and now my
source of revenue is gone" He went on at
great length and suddenly subsidized
Justice Evans, on call, took the floor, aud
made an address of considerable length, ex-
planning to the crowd the action taken by
the delegation in the Parish Convention.
He said that the Lldi delegation had
worked hard for harmony, had even gone so
far, authorized by the Ladd, as to propose
that both Laid and Antoine withdraw from
the contest for president, but that the
Antoine crowd could not See it. He spoke
of secret political organization that was
to rule the Republican party.
Considerable speech making followed, but
at last the crowd adjourned.