The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-19
THE OTHER SIDE.
Explanations of Mcssrs. Eustis and
Kidd.
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At about O'Clock, the members of
the Tenth and Eleventh Wards began
to assemble at the building known as
the Wigwam, on Magazine street, near
Sixth street.
Mr.. Mari was elected to preside over
the meeting, and he took the chair.
After a few preliminary remarks by the
chairman, in which, he stated that the
Representatives present would be
allowed an opportunity to make such
explanations as they might choose to
make concerning the compromise pro-
positions, of which very little was
known with certainty.
Mr.. Eustis was called on to address
the meeting. He made some introduce
tory remarks and proceeded as follows:
You would be unlike any OF the
AnglO-SaXon race if you condemn men
unheard, rs these men have been. So
far as am personally concerned, I am
willing to await the vindic:,tion of my
acts. You are called tonight to con-
slider the legislative compromise, which
you cannot know until the secrecy of
tho caucus has been removed. The
assumption that the compromise
acknowledged the legality of the Kel-
logg Government is unfoundcd in fact.
Mr.. Wheeler believed that II concilia-
tory conduct toward the South would
be of benefit to his party.
l told Judge Wheeler that no white
man in Louisiana would consent to amy
compromise which would seem to
acknowledge kellogg as the legal
Governor. 1t is not just to pass judg-
fnent on men before knowing what
they have done or what were their
motives.
II it had been shown to me that men
had been influenced by improper
motives in casting their votes as Repre-
sentatives, I would myself join in the
condemnation. But when it comes to
Il matter of judgment without any sur
render of principles, it would be
to PREJUDICE them. There
is Il way to express dissatisfaction with
4 Representative, and that is ut the
ballot-boX.
The people of the country parishes
require some adjustment of our difficult
ties or they will be forced into conten-
tion with the Kellogg officials. The
manner OF carrying out the proceedings
was to recognize the de .fftcto existence
as kellogg is acknowledged as Gov
ernor by the power of United States
bayoncts.
On the closing of Mr.. Eustis' address
it was proposed that Capt. Kidd should
take the floor.
Capt. Kidd, of Jackson parish, said
I ann always pleased to address my
fellow citizens on matters of public
interest. The men in the Conservative
arc men the people may we'll be
proud of.
We have recognized Kellogg only
because the United States bayonets
have maintained him in power. That
mass meeting, called by thoscinjudiciOrs
was the death kncll of the
hopes of Louisiana. Had it not been
for that call thcIIo of Representatives.
of the State of Louisiana would have
been in the hands of the Conservative
members.
There would have been u positive
that the corruption which
has diSgraccl this State would be at an
end. The time would have come when
by our moral powcran the help which
was assured to us evil legislation would
have been blottcd from the statue books
of this State; confidence would have
been restored.
1t would have been criminal in your
Representatives., when they could have
obtained relief for aIl diilcultirss to have
il.
We have never made any sacrifice Of
principle; read the document and You
will see no sacrifice of principle. AS
long as Grant is President, McIjncry,
whom we all acknowledge aS the legal
will never be able to take his
place. fear that in It very short time
Kellogg will be acknowledged by the
United States Congress, and our chances
he lost forever.
Common as dctalCstti0nS are, there is
more than ordinarily pitt
ful in the results of tho crime of the
Peoples Savings Bank in St. Louis.
On account of his cmbezZlcments the
bank has been compelled to suspend,
and there is yet no indication OF what
portion of the half million Of dollars it
held will be returned to dcpositors. 1t
was an institution most extensively
patrCniZcd by the working classes of
the city, and the few hundred dollars
trusted to it by each individual, in
many cases represented years of hard
In hOr thrift and ccSppinv