New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-01
WHARTON'S ELOQUENCE
PACKARD'S WELCOME
New IBERIA, October 90, 1876.

EDITOR REPUBLICANS:
Mr.. Packard and party arrived on
Wednesday. the eighteenth. at Houma,
Terrebonne parish, and were heartily and
Hospitality welcomed by Mr.. Wright, SEN
ator Cage, Representative Keyes and .
Large gathering of the leading Republicans.
The meeting was held On Thursday, in
front of the courthouse. Although it is
the grinding season, and the meeting in
the middle of the week, which circum.
stances kept away fully one-hslf Of tho
people Who would otherwise have come,
the meeting was Unexpectedly large. Over
1000 people assembled.
General Jack Wharton opened the dis
cussion in an eloquent speech of one hour.
He addressed himself alternately to his
white and colored hearers in rapid success
sion, convulsing them with laughter and
moving them to deepest emotion by pas
sages Of masterfal feeling and pathos.
He claimed that political experience both
at home and abroad taught that peace
brought plenty, confidence and prosperity;
that when the wealthy protected the labor
ing classes tho material interests always ad-
vanoed; that the main object Of ell parties
ahould be protection of life and liberty and
.ha advancement of material interests; that
to vote wss duty as well as privilege.
We must judge parties by their past con-
duct - we'll - professions.
It 10 the duty Of white and black to sup
port that party which gave the largest lib
erty and protection to its laboring classes.
The Republican party had been consistent
in its course toward the black. Tho Demo
cratic party had only accepted the situa-
t;on.~ This had been moro from motives OF
policy than Of conviction.
In 1879 the Fusion party preached Oil
over tho State tho broadcast policy toward
tia bl.cks-had q black man ON the ticket.
In 1874 the Democratic party was white
mans party; said this was white mans
country, and drew the color line. The b"s.
1e,ia advocated star cars again. In 1876
they again 60 back to liberal PLATFORM
vbile At Monroe We have Nicholls and Mo-
Emery ON tho same stand, tho one preaching
peace, the other war.
What does such Q mixture mean-prln-
e;nle or object Nichols means right, no
doubt, but his party would get away with
him.
This is an imperfect sketch OF his re-
r.rks. "a he swept over the salient points
Of this canvass. At some other time we
hone that he will be persuaded to give his
able and eloquent speech to the press.
Among his happy hits, he suggested that
nrob.bly the best plan to harmonic the
oonoaite views of Tilden and Hendricks, on
the currency, would be to place john NOR
,;..ev in the treasury and pay Oh the ma
+;or.l debt with few chips.
He exposed tho deception BY the Demo-
ar,t. in pretending that they furnished tne
,.l;ef TO the overfowed districts.
Ia Rad from the New Orleans B's@es'n
extracts from tho Texas papers cia'mlnR
tA.t. under tho Democracy, that ssase wss
go;no to tho dogs, and $eoo,ooo OF 1ne
.cbool funds had been squandered'
IA pronounced beautiful sulogy on mr.
p.nf.rd,s public and private oharacst'
"a .hoved how Democratic House had'
.ftar . ssarching investigation OF his omoe,
.vsr = record Of eight years. been compenoo
~ acknowledge that his Official conduct nso
ham sbove reproach.
~ p.ckard followed, and was received
18th laundering cheer upon cheer. he.e'
=. It every place upon his triumpnal louee;
..s .o,ored people, in their enthusiasm ana
.eort. to demonstrate their affection ana
devotion for their most traed' u0.'eu :S'. ~.
s. ss,"v.d leader. exhausted every pp'siOle
..s.ns of expression. They elung s0une
hia steps, showered boquets upon nim' ., ..-
-.dsed themselves solidly add oompassly
.-ornd him while he was speaking. Inc
-h;ta farmers were largely Represented.
r.d..a this class Of tho Terrebonne people
have now completely thrown OF the iron
-ora which the naughty planter VI
The ancient regime had once ~
rude,v ard harshly pressed upon .nem'
rh. email white farmers OF iefre'
non,. have declared their independence
and are solidly for Hayes and fsokAf.. :.
rba Democratic party in Terrebonne Is
composed mainly Of reduced, oroken-u0"n
Office seekers. e NTH
u, Packard addressed himseH VII.
Ealing effeos to the planting interest," .nu
+ha husiness men. He showed tnss 'n0