The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-04-12
A CITY MEETING WITH STATE
BEARING.
Report of the Discussion in Wcdnes.
days Democratic Mass Meeting.

Mr.. 8. ID. McEuery said it had been
noised around that there would be an
independent ticket. To this he. as all
good citizens We're, was opposed, and
he would offer some resolutions to this
effect:
Whereas, the success of the Demo-
cratic party at the recent general
election of ZIG has been a cause of con-
graduation to all the good citizens of
the State of Louisiana, and
Whereas, said party has faithfully
kept its pledges in making needed re-
forms SO far as practicable in all de-
partments of the State Government,
and
Whereas the City Government under
Democratic rule has been economi-
cal and just and the rights of all classes,
irrespective of color or party affiliations,
have been protected, and in order to
carry to successful completion the re-
demption of the State and City Gov
eminent from the misrule inaugurated
by the Radical party, there is a neces-
slty tor the Democratic party to be
united; therefore, be it resolved,
l. That we deprecate any indepen-
dent movement or third party forna-
tions, and emphatically declare that all
such movements are the offspring of q
selfish ambition, an attempt to subvert
the general good, and to subordinate
the welfare of the people to individual
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Such movements are
only attempted by disappointed poll
ticians, class who live upon the hopes
of obtaining Office and are willing to
sacrifice principle and to affiliate with
any party that holds out to them the
inducement of obtaining the same.
2. That at the ensuing city election
we will class all persons who attempt
to organize an independent ticket as
Radicals or an attempt to revive the
Radical party.
3. That we denounce any attempt to
bring into the City canvass any other
issues that those that spring from pure
ly local matters.
Mr.. Cobb moved to strike out all
in the second preamble after the word
''faithfully," and explained that he
did not believe the pledges made by
the party had been carried out.
Mr.. McEnery, in reply, maintained
that the pledges had been fulfilled as
far as they had been able, and chal-
lenged any one to point out any thing
wherein the representatives from this
parish had not redeemed all the Pied
ges made by the party. He recalled
the struggles of 1876, and thought no
Democrat should retain his affiliation
with the party who denied that its
pledges had not been redeemed.
been accomplished ? The Democratic
party was his party and he belonged
to it, but the reform promised had not
been made. There is taxation. It has
not been reduced. It was not reform
to release Anderson and other scoun-
drels. The party was pledged to call a
convention. 1t was an unwritten,
sacred pledge. The press had demand
ed it as the representative of the peo-
pie. The legislature had not met this
request, and the party was not bound
by the acts of that body. The revenue
bill, what was that ? The taxpayer
had to count his chickens and old
boots, and put down his walking cane
and old NANCY cur. Reform had not
been carried out as promised. Then
the Town Council had failed to reduce
expenses and diminish the rate of tax
alton as promised. Nine mills city tax
was too much.
Mr.. Renwick arose and said he did
not believe the pledges had been car
ried out. The State Convention had
promised to reduce the number of Off
ces. This had not been done. He call
ed attention to the failure to call con.
stitutional convention and condemned
the failure. He would support the
motion to amend.
Mr.. Stubs said he was not citizen
of the town, but asked permission to
make a few remarks as member OF
the legislature. In his Judgment there
had not been a pledge made since the
canvass of '76 that had not been car.
ried out. Nichols speech of accep
lance had been taken as the keynote
He considered that the legislature anC
judiciary did work out wonders for the