The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-18

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erto in other controversies. ~ tier
side to uphold their rights and YIN
dictate their. interests---and j. believe
their interests are far greater,othan
any others ip the preservation of
civil liberty and. constitutional GOV.
,elmmefit ip,our countryEH-I propose
thct we shall make this victory,
achieved to-day, but a; step, y staga
in the grand and glorious future that
to-day dawns upon every American:
Thanking yoa, MY 3feilew-citizens,
for your kind greeting, hoping to
meet you on some occasion where
can discuss 1nonrat. large thanl to-
night the. great questions involved in
the Situation Of tie country, I thank
you, and bid you good. night.
SUNSET cox, HAS a short TALK:
After an interval occupied in read
ling returns, Mr. S: S. Cox was des
cried att tine rear of the platform, and
was urged to come forward Hewas
greeted with loud an daprolonged
cheers. He; said :!M ne verr could
make 'aspeecll after the election
ButlI feel lilkets al,,ting you this eve
ming, for the messages from Monroe
and other counties bringitg!toIyo
news Of victory. New York will res
pond with $4,000. voiee-"Cer-
tainly 50,o0o:'] 1 will say $4,000,
for some one will bet on2my judg-
ment, and I want to be sure about it.
There is no trouble this year: AS 1
said the other night, there is music
in the air; There is laundering mu-
sic in the air: The days Of Radical
ism are, numbered. Ia Yoiee+-"And
the cocks arc growing" I! found
the sun set at 455: i worked, like
you, until sunset, lIfYI didn't. wprk
for. Sunset. it was because !ttSun-
set didn't require work to be done:
| don't know who my competitor is;
but know atiwhenever | am both
cred I. vote the regular ticket, and
never get irregular till after election;
when / take drink with the, De
mocracy: ati1 io.asa q 8arj3 9Iit
THE EDITOR ,toF THE metropolitan
I.ad q RECORD HAS HIS sAYsG aaa
j. Mr.. John Mullaly, who was called
to speak; said that few. short weeks
ago we heard glad tidipgs from the
great Empire State of5ther West,
Ohio; that had expungcd the $4,000
majority previously givenato Grant,
and put Units place 1900 majority
for the Democracy: In Indiana the
Democracy had swept the State:
That morning We heard glad tidings
from the Kellogg State Of the South,
Louisiana; that it had gone Demo
cratic: Now, we hear glad .tidings
also from Massachusetts. Benjamin
F. Butler, the great political mon.
strosity Of the day, had been wiped
out. There was verify a revolution
r lin the land, and he believed that out
71of the twenty-four States holding
t elections to-day, there would be
, Democratic majority in the whole
I number. ii Erg .ti4o2
1 SPEECH OF SENATOR GORDON, OF GEoR
t alL1 sff + .t GA. d '8.,.
o ATLANTA, November g. Senate
n Gordon concluded his speech at TIN
el great jubilee by an appeal for con
) tinued prudence and forbearance
n which he said were the christianit
3, of ali politics. He said one boon
% ask in this hour'of our delivcrance,
It ask you to commission me in you
name to pledge upon the, frtr Of tn
nj Senate your fidelity to the Union TN
d der the Constitution, youf acquies
a. ence in the laws passed III ACCORD
n, ance with the Constitution, good an
7e bad, Until lawfully repealed, you
ie support of all rightful. authority
he your cordial friendship for ever
e man, aud all men Of all sections, vii
j. will aid in restoring peace to the SCI
at tons, justice to the States, liberty
re citizens, purity to all departments
to government and constitution, to il
L, supremacy, our President, Congress
y, and parties an d persons. Lou
N. cheers.] l thank you, my countr.
OF men, for that response; you are
ed temperate in triumph as you VIC
'er great in adversely; you cherish m;
TO- ice to none, and are hostile only
nd thieves, usurpers and tyrants, tCc
gh tinued cheering.
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