The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30

! ton oil my heart.
SPEECH OF HON. Il. II. McCALEB,
or the Seventh Ward, Parish Of Orleans.
When Hon H. 7. Fournet, Of st. Mar
tin, nominated Louis A. Wilt for the
position Of Governor, Mr. McCaleb sec
onded the nomination and said:
M. PTPsiden and Gentlemen Of the
COhreHtiOn-In the name and on behalf
Of Rour-fifths OF the New Orleans dele
CATION, | cordially second the nomina-
tion just made by the honorable mem
ber from the parish of st. Martin. For
ten years tho people Of our city had
sought in vain for man possessing the
rare qualities OF political leadership
necessary to guide them through the
trying difficulties that surrounded them
Suddenly there arose from their midst
u young man, upon whom the eyes OF
the public gazed in admiration and
around whom the hopes of people
clustered. Born, reared and edu-
Gated upon the soil OF Louisiana
clinging TO his mother State with
the affection and devotion Of q dntifuI
son, right we'll and honorably has LOUIS
A. Wilt performed the difficult part
assigned him in the dark and dreary
days through which we have passed.
He has been tried In the crucible of adj
versity and passed through the fiery
ordeal OF temptation unscathed and un-
touched by even the breath OF suspicion.
His well known honesty, his unsullied
reputation, his personal magnetism and
unilnchipg courage make him pre- emf
ueutly qualified to be our standard
bearer in this the Centennial year Of our
country's liberties. Never since Louis.
lana became u member Of the Federal
Union has New Orleans been
honored by being ALLOW to
select the chief executive officer OF
the State. She now asks it with
such unanimity and earnestness that
1t behooves you to pause and consider
well the justice OF her demand. Her
citizens have opened their hearts and
THAR r,iraaa In o~oIy y call ti1--A tues .
WadU upon thoir patriotiru. When
gentlemen from the country have been
arrested and dragged from their homes,
under the guard Of Federal bayoDets,
the victims Of tyranny and oppression,
who came to their relief and unbarred
their prison doors? The people of New
Orleans. When goaded to exasperation
by the CALLING yoke Of q detested usur
patton, whose lives were offered up as a
sacrifice upon
LIBERTY 3 BLEEDING AITAR2
The citizens OF New Orleans. When ma
jorities are needed to insure the cleo
tion Of the Democratic ticket, and over
come the usual heavy Radical vote of
the country parishes, who must furnish
them? New Orleans. Yes. gentlemen,
il cannot be denied that New Orleans
must bear the brunt of the coming con
test, and if YOU wish to nerve her arm
and gladden. her heart for the conflict,
give to her favorite son this recognition
Of her services and her sacrifices in
freedom 5 glorious cause. II another
should be chosen rs your standard
bearer. Mr.. Witt will do all in his
power to insure success; but to
be frank and open, ii is my duty to in
form you that, because OF his great per
sonal popularity, the thorough organiza-
tion and esprit de corps that pervades
the ranks Of his followers, it will be i'm
possible to excite the same enthusiasm
for any other candidate as we can for
him. Nominate him and New Orleans
will give five thousand more votes for
the Democratic ticket than any other
can possibly command.
Lastly, gentlemen, l say to you, in all
that when elected, as he
surely will be, if you confer the nomina-
tion upon him, lOe pledge yOu or liUcs
that no returning boards nor metropoli-
tan police can or will prevent him from
taking possession Of the office.
Judging his future by his past, we
know that we can rely upon him ,yben
the hour for acti2snw Orleans, he did
not wait for any declaration by return
ing boards, but ordered his
RADICAL OPPONENT TO vACATE
on five minutes notice, and took posses
sion Of the city government. The events
Of the 4th of January, 1875, are too fresh
in your memories to require any rehear
sal by me. suffice it TO say, he was the
hero ofthe occasion and from the coun
Gil halls of the nation to the humblest
hamlet in the land, glowing encomiums
and praise were bestowed upon his hon
Ored name.
John Cochrane calls his Liberal Re
publican Convention to meet at Sara
toga on the 23d Of August to ratify the
Of Hayes and Wheeler. AS
the Liberal Republicans are men of in
dependent judgments, capable OF pick |
ing out their own candidates to vote for
without John cochrane's help, we fancy |
they will generally keep away from
Saratoga and leave little crowd OF
leaders to run that unrepre-
sentative vention. The mass or the |
Liberal Republican vote, whatever John
Cochrane may say to the contrary, will
go to Tilden and Hendricks. The voters |
know all about the Republican party |
and what its promises are worth, and
they are not the men to be handed over
to the rotten organization, even by John |
New York Sun.
The State Penitentiary, which under |
the Republican administration shows