The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-10
ALGIERS MASS MEETING.
Fine Turnout Of White and COlOred
Citizens Of the Fifteenth Ward.

Fine Turnout Of White and Colored
Citizens Of the Fifteenth Ward.
Last night was an epoch in our campaign,
and one to be marked in our political calendar
with white stone.
Pursuant to mention in our issue of yester-
day, mass meeting was held at Algiers, at
tended by some OF the chiefs of the Democ-
racy, and which proved to be great success.
At about 7:30 P. NJ. the speakers arrived by
the ferry, and, escorted by the committees Of
W. L., preceded by fine band and accom-
panied by hundreds of stalwart torch-bearers,
marched up Where street to the open lot back
of st. Johns Market on which a commodious
platform had been erected. Here an impos-
ing spectacle greeted the visitors. The whole
area was closely packed with a crowd vari-
ously estimated at from three to four thou
sand people. Even the ladies had turned out
to do honor to the gallant men announced to
speak. From dozens of windows opening on
the market square Gf the field can be so
termed) were to be seen eager lady listeners,
who took the greatest interest throughout.
On the platform, besides the speaker, the
band and the press, were all the well-known
local celebrities Mr. f. Case called the
meeting to order, and invited Mr.. B. F. Kelly
to preside. This gentleman, who is Presi-
dent of the Democratic Central Club, in
few well-chosen words, gave the order of the
meeting and the list OF Vice Presidents. He
then introduced Col. Eugene Waggaman, who
spoke of the thrilling sight of that great null
titude of white and colored assembled to hear
of their rights and wrongs. He alluded to
the compromise and said it should be rather
termed a concession.
With regard to ''the 14th," he said we had
proved what we are-it now remains to prove
what we are to be. History gave instance Of
patriotic endurance which we should initiate.
Our duty as people was one in which even
the humblest man had a share-and the
speaker exhorted all to do their utmost in this
campaign for 1.-The eyes of the world were
upon us.
Col. Lingan spoke next of the serious
nature of the campaign. Politics now is no
child's play; We mean business, and that
business is the driving away of the army of
bad rulers who for so long has misgoverned
Louisiana. In addressing the colored people
present he asked them whether they thought
| that, in spite Of monitors and ships of war,
the Radicals sought conference Of the Demo
cratic Leaders?
| He invited the colored people to join and
make friends of their white neighbors and
they would then have a stronger protection
than the United States army and navy could
give them. Voice. with true Milesian &C
| cent at amt the colored men they want to
protect-it's the carpet-baggers. Laughter.)
Yes, it was true, but if we can get the colored
men with us, We did not care about the carpet
baggers. The gallant Colonel, in the course
of an admirable speech, full of telling points,
proved to the colored men that they were
being made fools and tools of by the Radicals.
The non-fulfillment of carpet-bag promises he
illustrated cy droll fish story, which took
splendidly and was very opposite.
| Col E. J. Ellis came next to the front. He
begun by saying that although candidate
for Congress from the Second District, he did
not think it invaiidated him flom speaking to
the men of the First District. He comph-
mented the Algerines on their zeal and en-
thusiam. He related, in his own eloquent
style, the story of the wealthy English noble
entertaining the Highland chief, and the daz-
zling maGnifcence of the feast and its con-
comitants promising his entertainer SINH
| lar entertainment
On his visit to the Scotchman's CASTLE the
English lord found that the chiefs grandest
Jewels were the gallant men who followed
their masters banner in the field. So it was
with our State. Stripped of our wealth, We
find our riches to be the gallant men who will
speaker proceeded to relate the history of the
struggle, ab i,,itio how patient We had been,
and how we had endured till they began to
deem us towards.
''Louisianians towards good God, had they
forgotten already those glorious fields made
sacred by the victories of the gallant Lee J"
With heart-stirring eloquence he continued on
elciting frequent bursts Of applause from the
immense crowd, and with beautiful quota
ton concluded one of the best political
speeches we ever heard.
Gen. r. L. Gibson followed with very
able address on money, and gave the figures
which proved how the State had suffered, and
what her hopes depended on in the future
After q few words from Mr.. NcPhelan and
Mr.. Theo. S. Wilkinson of Plaquemines, Mr..
B. F. Kelly closed the proceedings by asking
for the reading of resolutions.
The Committee of Arrangements deserve
great credit for their able management of the
best mass meeting of this campaign