The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-17
THEsD1soRAOE or NEW ORLEANS.

| The events which took place On Canal street
last night were dsgrnoe 10 tho police al
ADMINISTRATION Of this city. body Of respect
ahIe citizens. representing considens,l6
amount Of property. called mass meeting
through the newspapers aor the purpose If
enabling the people IN favor of d constitutional
| convention to express tlsei, vrws. At The
bour hppuntedh vast concultse Of people AS
setnhled at the corner Of tHnal and Royal
streets. the place designated for the ncetihg.
and tho speakers invited toaddtess The people
| ranc forward On the balepR1t over Gtiswdla's
jnwalry store. On their appearances they
| wore nsHnlnd with ahowetv,f missiles FROM a
| number Ut iaeeals posted ths;nigh the crowd
| and with jerts and shnsts Of defiance
| In any city. possessing decent police o,gaHis
aation. this outrageous demonstration of u pas-
cel Of ruwiies. led by two mfl,ree ward bul-
lies. md hired na we arc rredfby Informed aild
MS we believe. by the Lottery Company. would
have been promptly suppressed and The ring
leaders Of tho riot lodged ID Jail
There Is ample evidence 10 justify the
belief that Tho police we're IN full
accord with the scont,d,els who Interviewed
with The meeting and finally broke II mp. In
~
toicea full and satisfactory explanation Of tho
criminal conduct nr his men on this occasion.
We demand Of him an explanations Of the fact
that public meeting. called by respectable
gentlemen. presided over by respectable gen
uemen. aud convened for The purpose Of obtain
ing 9n expression Of public opinion On u mat.
Ter Of great public interest. was is,terfpreh
with and broken up by q mob Of row,iles hired
by the Lottery Company, IN one Of the most
public places Of tho city.
Tho Mayor OF New Orleans and the Chief
OF Police are responsible for this scandalous
outrage. and they must either make salts
factory explanation Of their failure to sup
press This riotous aud disgrseeful proceeding
Or benr the shame Of completely In IT.
With The Property Holders Union. whieI, |
called this meeting. tho DEMOCRAT has
not been In accord. our renders arc well
right of tho gentlemen who compose thai |
organization to their views. and to express |
them. II they choose to do 80. at Il |
mass meeting Of their felluw.citinnns |
Tho right they eshreiaed was that Of all men
in n republican government and the Heo,in- |
drels who interrupted them were flt subjects |
for tho display Of Tho energy Of n eolice |
which seems to have been either bought up |
or instructed to permit Tho meeting 10 be |
broken ,ip.
80 acnndnlous proceeding ~ TINT which |
occurred last night we have never before |
aud yet II TRANSFERRED In the pres
noe Of tho uniformed police u New Orleans,
who arc paid by the Taxpayers Of New Or.
leans and arcnow elainoring for M, increase Of
wages.
Has this city boon released from Radicals
tulr to bs turned over 10 n government more
unwilling or Inefficient to protect the people
n their rights thhy any we havo ever
Known We demand Of tho City Council
III investigation into this disgrucefu bust
hess md full exposure to the public of the
,arties responsible for tho non.netion of tho
police.
In the meantime let the property hoLers
md other gentlemen who favor tho calling of
State convention convene meeting .rpr
Tuesday or Wednesday night. and we assure
hem that there will be men there who.
whether they nre IN accord with DR.. Tebnnlt's
organization or not. Will 500 to It Tint no set
II seoundrels. bought up by tho Lottery Com.
'any shall. with inpunity. interfere with
heir freedom Of speech and their right to
.ivo full expression TO any vitSys they may
'nteilhin on that or other subjects.
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