Richland beacon., 1878-10-12
The Democra. C Speaking.

Agreeable to appointment, Gen. J. Floyd
King, accompanied by Col. L H. Bowden,
addressed very respectable and in,elligen,
audience at Redmou,h, in this parish, on Tues.
day last. They also s poke a, Al,o that night.
where they spent the night
On Wednesday morning it was raining, bu,
they came on to Rayville, where they found
a goodly number Of our people assembled to
see our next Representative in Congress, but
hey hardly hoped to hear him peak, as it
was ia,, isy, bat the weather being tor bad
for the ialies to turn out to church. and the
hour being passed for divine service, we
requested them to give us a talk
Gen King being introduced to the audience,
proceeded 20 address them 10 plain. common
sense speech, in which he exhibited facts and
figures, that were so clear and uDanswerable
that they could not fail to con, ince any one OF
the trurhfulness Of his arraignm-nt of the
Republican party and its leaders and the vim
dication Of the Democratic party He showed
up his apponent IN his true character, having
,he3 decision Of the highest tribunal in the
land to sustain him in his charges.
His speech was interspersed with occasion
al outbursts Of native eloqrence, and was
listened to with rspt attention throughout ex>
cept when his strong points called forth bursts
Of applause or his humorous Illustrations con.
vulsed his audience with laughter He makes
a most favorable impression or the minds of
all, of both races, Wherever he goes; and
will no doubt carry the District ir despite of
all the tricks Of the willy Ex Chief Justice and
his assoeates.
Gen King was followed by Col. L. II.
Bowden, nominee of our party for State Sem
aror, it. short but pointed speech and, as
he said, there were no issues efiecting the
Office for which he is candidate, except TO
say that he stood upon the platform Of the
Baton Rouge Convention, he put in few
good Iicks for our distinguished and worthy
candidates for Congress and State Treasurer !;
paying a very high, though fully merited,
compliment to Major E A. burke, and re-
iiniinding lis hearers OF ,se invaluable ser.
vices he had rendered the State, in assisting
to establish our present State government,
He took hi. seat amid round Of applause +;
and Dorsey. RichIand's colored orator, being
called for, stepped forward, and, after coins
pIineintins his Distinguished predecessors,
made a short but eloquent and telling speech.
in which he addressed himself principally to
his own race with good effect We think he
is doing good work for the party, which
entities him TO the kindly consideration Vi all
| the party.
Both our candidates for congress, and in
fact all our ticket, are sure to receive q large
majority of all :he votes of Richand and
we want 10 See that msjoriiy swelled to Its
u,,r,os, extent By tiil registration through
out tie parish. We, therefore, urge oiit PEG.
pie to turn out and register. Let us also go
to work in earnest. and keep at it persistently
until the day Of election and on tha, day lei
US bring out every vote we can. for they may
| be all needed to elect our candidates Tor con-
gress-ahd Than we must do by all means
We cannot afford TO have them beaten by
Ludeling, who has bseh branded by even a
Republican bench as a gross judicial fraud
and the vindictive. deluded negro preacher
Fairfax. who is doing everything he eau to
array the co.ofed race agains, tile whites.