New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-11
RATIFICATION.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING
Mechanics Institute Thronged
THE NOMINATIONS INDORsED
Speeches by Hon. S. B. Packard,
Lieutenant Governor C. c. Antoine,
Hon. H. C. Warm0th, ]. r. G..
Pitkin, ESD, and Others.

national nominations at CINCINNATI anu
those made at the State convention IN TINS
city was held last evening at the Mechan-
ios Institute, in the old hall CT tie House
OF Representatives.
Before seven o'clock there was largo
crowd assembled in front Of the building TO
listen to the patriotic music from hel!y's
band. and watch the course OF the rockets
continually sent up from the front win
dows.
By eight o'clock the hall was filed, and
the assembly entertained with more music.
The stage was decorated simply with the
American flag.
The Fourth Ward Radical Republican
Club, with banners. music, and>a trans
parency. and otter clubs marched into the
convention.
The entrance of Marshal Packard, Judge
Dibble. Superintendent of Police Loan and
others was hailed by applause.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
NJ. A. Southworth, vice president of the
State Central Committee, at few minutes
past eight O'Clock, who introduced ~ the
presiding officer Of the meeting, his Ex-
cellency w. P. Kellogg, Governor of the
State.
He then directed Mr.. William vigers to
read the list Of officers.
The list Of vice presidents, selected from
all parts of the State. together with the list
of secretaries, was unanimously adopted.
A.'s' As''s'''' AsD'sS' 40 taxing me ''''''
Fellow-c w-citizens-I thank you for the
honor conferred by calling on me to preside
over this large and enthusiastic meeting
that see before NE. We have assembled
for the purpose OF ratifying the nomina-
tions made by the national convention at
Cincinnati and by the more recent conven-
tion assembled here for State nomin ations.
see most OF the candidates selected, and
think we can congratulate ourselves On the
excellent choice made by the convention.
They may well take renewed satisfaction
ard confidence in success from this gener-
oue presence. There are those here who
have renewed their allegiance to the Re-
publican party. and who express their con-
tidence in the success of their ticket in No
vember next. / can say that never has the
Republican party entered on canvass un-
der more favorable auspices.
The people Of this country never intend
to turn over this government to that party,
which, when in power did its utmost to
destroy and Overturn it. The people never
intend that the civil rights now established
IN this land, without respect to color, race
or previous condition. shall be turned over
TO the administration of party which be-
fore the war; during it and ever since. did
their utmost to destroy. The people intend
that the administration Of the finances OF
the government shall not be committed to
~. hi ,nff fho fi,
party 1t has been said the Republican
party is corrupt; that it has done nothing
to merit confidence. 1temay be that there
have been members of the party who have
pillaged the people, but it is the Republican
party that will pursue and punish them
and it requires no aid from aliens to do it.
The Republican party has kept the Union
and has awaked the admiration Of Christen-
dom for it's championship Of civil rights in
this our great centennial year. 1t has only
enfranchised four millions, but it still
stands forth before the world and says of
these two triumphs, these be my jewels.
] had not intended to say single word
tonight, only to thank you for the compli-
on me to preside over You; but in c0nclu-
eiOn ] will say l believe the Republican
party will give it's support to the men it has
honored in the past, and will in the future
delight to honor az the President and Vice
President of the nation. For this State you
have nominated for Governor q gentleman
we'll known GO you all. Even our opponents
acknowledge he is an honest man. The same
can be said of your candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor and considering all on
the ticket, you will agree the choice Of the
convention was q wise and iudicious One
In addition, We have more united and
harmonious party than at any time during
the past six years. Some friends are with
us now who in 1872 went away from us to
feed on the husks of the enemy. They
have returned 70 the fold of our brethren,
and they intend, with all their power, great
influence ana ability, to endeaver to se-
cure the election of our ticket. And in
order to give this ball a good send of,
call tor three hearty cheers for our ticket.
The cheers we're given with will and
the band followed with more music.
Governor Kellogg then said he took
pleasure in introducing the nominee for
Governor, Hon. s. B. Packard.
Mr.. Packard said that as this was the
first time he had addressed the people since
his nomination he had deemed it proper to
reduce his remarks to writing. He then
read the following:
Irejoice to see the enthusiasm with which
you have numer0usly assent bled to ratify
your State ticket. You have good plat
form, that consists in every respect with
your national platform, and have selected
candidates who mean, as in the past, to do
their whole duty to you and to your fellow
citizens, irrespective Of party.
It is not my purpose at this time to pre-
cent thorough analysis of the platform
adopted by your late Republican conven-
ton. / indorse it. My views accord with
the principles therein set forth. To few
OF it's leading features l will. refer. Our
party is pledged, as heretofore, to q speedy
resumption of specie payment, and in en-
tering the present national contest, resorts
to no eu ubterfuge in its platform, nor to anv
barter between sections by which they are
each represented in a candidate standing
upon directly opposite basis. The Re-
publican party stands unqtalifedly by its
past avOwals in convention, and points to
its legislation in Congress as q guarantee
that it will surrender none Of it's pledges.
1t is reasonably matter of serious So
licitude to the citizen of Louisiana engaged
in the sugar and rice culture, that their
protection be jealOusly maintained az in
the past by the Republican party. The
national Democratic platform declares that
for revenue" 1t also uses the following
emphatic languages: 1--WE denounce the
present tariff levied upon nearly 1000
articles a. masterpiece Of inius-
tice, inequality and false pretense."
That platform was in every part rati-
fed here by Democrats at their late mass
meeting in Lafayette Square with total dis
regard of these two important interests.
The language Of our platform is not smbigu-
ous upon this subject to wit: IA system of
revenue, taxation and assessment which,