The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-21
TIE DEMOCR ATIG PARTY
Grand Gathering at Odd Fellows
Hall.
What the Democratic Party Has Ac-
complished for the Country.
It's Principles Ably and Logically Ez=
pounded Speeches by Hon. E.
John Ellis and Hon,
z, B. Vance.

Tho audience which convened last night ut
odd Follows Hall to hear the addresses Of Hon.
crsbles Z. B. Vnnee of North Cirolns. and T..
John Ellis of New Orleans. took np NIL avail
ahie space and was composed OF representative
men OF I'll classes. At tho appointed hanr Hon
vnorhIes called the meeting TO order end In
troducei as first speaker
FnN, Il. toHE ELLIS,
Mr. ELLIS said Your chairman has told you
truly that | need no ntrod uotion to a New Or
leans audience Eg1eat applaueel, for as | look
oyer tho fHees before mo recognize many dear
and familinr ones. | do not forget thaS when
Repub icnnsm enshrondad our State was with
you aud lm now as WAS before battling side
by ri Ia with You.
We are now engaged In tho same old cause.
Tho enemy has tho Same essential uuallGies as II
had before and ills not because you haze been
under Democratic rule that you should relax
your vigilance. for the same old enemy Is still
rnuning ut the efta lei OF your liherties The
system Il known by Its fruits aud let ns COM
pare the tw, now In existence.
Tho Republican system has made 100000
Rrean graves. It has prostituted liberty and
Law. It hos wiped out the State lines, 1t has set
tho military TO rule over tho people and do
haneinef the civil service.
On the other hand the Democratic party.
which so lnug guided tho deatiniss Of tho ma
ton was always party OF law aud order, and
under IL the Republic reached the highest pin
naaIe Of Its glory. Which system will you have2
Whether the system which would consolidate
tho powers Of State government. or that which
reserves to btates their sovsrelgn rights. leav-
ing The Federal government to tho exercise Of
those function delegated toit.
NI,nt 4. p,ii vi I,,f 1p0e
It means that tZntl your local ind muuietpHl
nfYaira shall be ndjudieatei upon bv y Federal
authority and all matta,s Of lay decided unsn
would think af abandoning the Democratic
party, which has fought SO steadily against
Federal ancrnanllmpIta.
In 1865 q war had deoolated vonr homes and
reduced youto beggary L was then said the
Democracy was dead, but In that year Demoe-
power and the South handed over TO bar
baeianism mud greed. But the Democratic,
parry etose md led the nsppo back to tho old
which always marked their course. Yes, II has
advanced TIL It eaptnred both houses Vt Con
gress and elacted President In ts76 lost by the
frauds of John sherman and the cowardlce of
Iilien. The Democratic party has delivered
to the States Of the South their own govern
mnntR one by one. and to 1t you ARE Indebted for
the liberty you now ENJOY. All your heroic
efforts IN 1877 would have been unnvaillng but
for the party.
il ls77 when yen were brought face to face
with tho enemy nnaer the leadership Of the
glorious Niehoils Iereat ,applanee and Ogden.
the Democratic party told y. +. Grant that
south Carolina md Louisiana must be let go
We held the money. the appropriattng power
of Congress. and told him tho. States must GO
| or lerish the army,
The Democratic party told tho Republican
party that free Iuries must exist Ia the South
ae elsewhere. It was hard struggle, but We
finally compelled them, by refusing the sup,
plies TO carry on the Federal courts to Yield
| nnd ab0liah the test nath
The Democratic party has radueed the. ex :,
/ nf, mt
mon from power and restored liberty through
out. | have heard It said tnat tho Repnbicans,
ask what 'hey have done tho many years they
have been In power with two thirds Of both
houses and n Republican Prsasidant Dld they
build your levees. grant . Brazil subsidy. or
| construct d railroad2 No. but they have given
out fat Jobs upon which they bhttened hem
solves. + may be said TINT they gave ns the
jattine Bllt did hey do thnt fog ns2 Mo- II was
II national measure. and that is why il was nc
ccmplshel. 1t may be e9saia q Brazil subsidy
IN yt 1 Demoaratia House sBut / ean tell you
that some Sontharn Democrats were bitterly
oppOaedEtoit. aud some Northern ones IN ored
H. ~ that ito rnnpt bo charged to The national
During the last four yoars the Democratic
House had voted more money Tor tha=hnrh3t of
/ Nav Orleans than the Republican party In its
Wholh career and IT appointed commission.
/ with view to improving the Mt9stSainp1 river
conventions Let me then hear no mors dettna-
i0n In regard tothe Democratic party from the
/ lips nt any Southern man.
/ Regarding State htfairs ] have, to say that
/ ovnry maa.ilre Of ratnru n0sRihib Flns bnsn nc
ropIpltshed nnder the Nichols government,
bat Iii or,ior y Great 9 n much hatler condition
qf affairs, the constitutional ennVaati1n was
7 held Tbeinstrfmsnt given bV this body | ao
not claim to hh perfect-nothing human Is but
/ gives you 4 nheap government. which is %
much Desired. would. theretore, adIuro y9''
/ TO vote for he canstiui i0n.Z
You MI know that did not originally favor
the nomination of T. Wt,t1anof tr thar py9a
il nut l hnv tn hs - u
/ and hold before You for SUPPORT the pure, me
upright and tho manly Louts Alfred WIZ. Wh9
j hhs risen stop by step 10 the nlga p0Sltioh ol
1 honor he now OCCUPIES
Dan Won nifora 10 return aean to Repubi-
canIsm2 Rememher whom yonr judges were
driven frnm#thair benches: legislators from
their seats. Rstnsmbar whom you groaned IN
der taxation when your arms were taken from
you hy the lanissaries of Kellogg. And cox
say say You ever can return TO that party
I Ia v0iee-NevArJ j
| [Another voice Hardly ever.1 f.
The speaker hoped that The Greenback her.
esy had been Abandoned. There was use fol
thi9 party once: but Thanks to the DeH ocratit
patty, which remoneizsd silver and eompeiled
the Nnitpd Sates government to take green
backs for customs dutics. its usefulness has u
partDd The party Is dead forever. Like To
rishman'4 turtle. she rs dead. but ts not sens
Wa have another party n our midst eall 9
sumed any position Of Importance
In conclusion the spenker adlured his q I'D
tors to close M their ranks for tho fray. a i'd
the matter OF local Offices he would su gge
tic selecion of good and able men, partlc ular
fur the tngisaturs But the candidates ON IL
state ticket are uorigbt and honest mei j, and
eli reat you 10 harmont2e your dlfferei iees ar
roll up an old d-faehioned majority In New O
leans Tremendous applause.l
HON. 2, b. VANCE,
United States Senator from North O. Arollna. WI
next introduced. Mr.. Vance said b @ was awai
1t WAS in bad taste fora publcspe aker to apo
gize for want OF preparation. bu he was con
, PEELED to do 50. as his time vas occupied
} fulfilling his eontract-inves. .igating the Gu
I tom House-hut. like anoH Ter man who new
shrapk from any respon' abilities or the r
rpshments. he was prese at to speak
, have been SO long n the North and We'
looking upon the faces there that | have hu
: Rered to see tle faces of those born under Il
same sun as rnyself.
am satisfied that the bitterness reRardiI
? this eonntr la stronger now In the North tha
8 1t was ter years ago. The feeling engendere
by the Var has Intensified till solid North n