New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-11
IN TEN SAS.
THE MEETING AT WATERPROOF
GENERAL MoREY MAKES A HOME TALK
Speeches by Brewster and Fairfax
TENSAS THE BANNER PARISH
WATERPROOF, T8NsAs PARISH. La,

WATERPROOF, TsNsAs PARISH, Lag
october 6, 1876.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
The Republican meeting at this place on
yesterday was grand success.
As telegrsphed you briefly from st.
Joseph, it was impossible for all the speak
ers to attend the meeting here ON the fifth
and at Lake Providence on the seventh, so
it was agreed the Hon. Frank Morey, Hon.
o. II. Brewster and Rev. Alfred Fairfax
should address the Republicans at Water
proof, while General West, Hon. w. G.
Brown, Hon. j. Ross Stewart and j. NJ.
Vance proceeded to Lake Providence.
General Morey and Colonel Brewster,
accompanied by Hon. E. L. Whitney and
Hon. j. s. Mathews, of St. Joseph, arrived
ut Waterproof at II A. M. About noon
the clubs. with banners flying, commenced
arriving in town, and by two O'Clock proba-
bly, not less than a thousand people, white
and black were on the ground, many Demo
Gratis being present. The best Of order
prevailed throughout.
General Morey was the first speaker to
address the meeting. He gave brief his
tory of the Democratic party for the last
twenty years. demonstrating its unitness
for the control of the government and the
insincerity of its professions vs. the friend
of human rights, of free schoOls and OF the
South. He showed, by it's adoption OF the
Holman resolution, its hostility to internal
improvements, making it Impossible Gnat
the levees should receive aid from Con
xress. He called attention to the fact that
the platform OF the Democratic party Of
this State was silent on the subject OF
levees, while that of the Republican was
in favor of them.
This portion of his speech was listened
to with marked attention by the Demo
crete, from the fact that Waterproof is now
caying into the Mississippi river, the houses
now being on rollers aud being moved back
ont of the reach of the caving bank.
He then took up the financial history Of
both parties in this State since 1865. and
contrasted them ably. defending and eulo-
cizine the financial administration of Gov
ernor Kellogg, which beSuesshs ssS sS to the Reo.
Teduction of taxation, brought about under
zreat diliicult,es while Governor Kelloggs
title 70 his Office was in question: :,
he referred to the fact that Mr.. Packard
vas pledged to carry out this policy, and
would inaugurate other needed reforms.
In conclusion, he begged the Repu6llcans
to vote straight ticket; there was @ oangeEt et
in any other course; and though some OF
the Republicans of Tensas had erred in the
past, he did not think it likely that any
thing of the kind was probable hereafter,
and trusted that there would be NO 'scratch-
ing" He paid an eloquent tribute to his
euccesser, as standard bearer in this dis
trict, Colonel j. E. Leonard, and said that
he had the requisite ability and energy to
mako w . valuable member Of Congress.
1!oIonel Brewster and Rev. Alfred Fair
fax both made stirring addresses that were
veil received. Several local speakers fol.
lowed. and the meeting did not dissolve till
sunset. Il was the most enthusiastic meet.
inc that hss been held here for many years.
Pat Tensas down for the largest majority
tor Hayes, wheeler, Packard and Leonard
Of any palish in the State 1ENSAS'