The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-30
NEW ORLEANS. WEDNESDAY, EVENING" AUGUST 3d. 1876.
GRAND RALLY IN THE NINTH.
The OLD Third Dlstrlct housed Last
Njght.

| GRAND RALLY In THE NINTH.
the elA rh'r4 ..:, S,.sr'ss housed Last
Pursuant1to call there was an Immense
raliyinR Of the people of the Third Dis.
trict last night, on the levee,. In front ol
the Lower Cotton Press. A large stand
had been erected and handsomely deco
rated with Chinese lanterns and flags In
profusiop, and numerous bonfjres and
torches illuminated the scene. A large
number Of ladies were In attendance
seats having been specially provided FOL
them.
The meeting was called to order at
o'clock by Mr.. Jos. Zengel, President oi
the Workingmen' Club, under whose
auspices the meeting was held. Mr.
! Zengel, after Q few appropriate remarks
/ introduced Major J. Henry Behan az
President OF the meeting, and q long
list. of vice presidents was read. Major
Behan addressed the meeting In short
speech, and then introduced the first
regular speaker to the assemblage,. The
Hap- n. M Ogden, who devotedhim.
W.lf to review OF the corruption
Of. the Federal and State admin
istrations, the frauds by which the
people had been deprived OF their rights
and laid particular stress upon the
tyranny which resulted from the control
u the judiciary and the Legislative
body. exercised by the Executive De-
partrhent the shamelessness with
which the Radicals robbed the people,
Of which they boosted when they should
blush. But the blush on a Radical $
face was % thing unknown for they
seemed to rejoice ut being called thieves.
The Hon. j. b. Eustis was the next
speaker, who drew an accurate picture
Of the method bv which the carpet
baggers maintained aud Intended to
perfJetuate their scandalous power and
their robberies OF the people Mr.. Thos.
). Wilkinson spoke next, and was fol-
lowed by j.. b. Coleman, Esq, both
making able speeches, which stirred the
enthusiasm OF their auditors TO the
highest pitch. They were followed by
Il. III. Farrar, Esq, who devoted himself
to urge upon his hearers the necessity OF
insisting that their representatives In
the Legislature should pledge them
selves to a genuine refcrm, the abolition
Of useless Offices and the reduction OF
salaries and exorbitant fees. Showed
the State had been robbed OF $36, 900, 900
by Radical legislation, which had to be
undone In order to bring back normal
Of things.
Major Il. A.. Burke, following the
same strain, took up the municipal rob
berries. The figures which he used to
show the rapacity OF these thieves can.
not be too often repeated. He exposed
the City Park robbery, by which the
thieves managed to secure for them
selves $600.OO0 and one-half OF
The Foucher property; that In
stolen by Radical administrations osten-
,{t>Ity ffar 1AnIiX&n tha g1hnOIS
that cost O14y 500, 900 a year now. were
made to cost from $600,0O0 to 1000
during their power. They had expended
nearly $4,000, 900 for wharves that could
be built for $400, 900. The Radicals had.
in fact, during their term of power,
robbed the city OF $50, ,000. 900, an enorm-
GUS sum when 1t is considered that the
entire taxable property OF the city Is
valued at $1l9,000,0o0. Industry and
had been .prostrated
In consequence, and there was
nothing TO show for this extraordinary
Of money. He then re-
trations which had followed, and showed
4 large reduction of debt and taxation,
md would have done even better but
that their hands were tied by legisla-
ton, which vested the control OF GER
tain departments of the city affairs in
Radical rings and boards.
Hon. A. j. Lewis also addressed the
and charged his hearers to
cave no stone unturned to bring about
. change, and to elect the reform
tickets, headed by Tilden and Nichols.
Hon. l.. A. Wiltz also addressed the
his remarks being OF a local
referring to the expressions
pflicted. on the peor of the Third Dis
rict, which were received with that en-
husiasm which his utterances always
provoke among our people. /
The meeting then adjourned. i
Among the Incidents which marked
he meeting may be mentioned IA splen-
lid display Of fireworks from on board
he English steamer Cordova, lying
lbreast Of the cotton press. AT one
,eriod the yard-arms Of this vessel were
manned and brilliantly illuminated by
fine display OF Bengal fires.
Taking the meeting as whole, 1t was
me of the grandest political gatherings
hat has taken place in the Old Third
or many years, and honors the gentle
nen who organized it and the people
vho lent their encouraging presence
md their enthusiastic marks of appro-
'ation.