Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-08-25

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Saturday, the 2ist inst. wss bright
day. A. had bern annsaneed for some
weeks by the Guardian IL wss the day sp-
pointed by the Democracy Of Claiborne
parish for grand ratification meeting at
Homer. The morning dswn-d with oil
the brightness Of nature and the e6ulgcnt
rays OF the morning sun found many en-
thusias,ic Democrats vending their way
IN Homer. Early in the morning some Of
the young m-n Of Homer made arrange
ments and 6red many sslutes 10 honor Of
The occasion. notwithstanding the In
t~nss heat, by eleven o'clock quite crowd
had asse N l-d in and srouud the Court
house, all busy talking about the pros
p~cts Of crops and the probability Of .
failure in the cotton crop, and ali highly
elsted with the existing hopes Of Demo-
cratic success in November next.
At eleven O'Clock the Homer brass band
had repaired to the Court house and COM
uencsd making some eclectic music, and
- the m~ludious strains were being rever-
berat-d through the air they were caught
BY the trained ears Of politicians, and
made Democratic hearts feel oil aglow
with tie hopes Of success, while Green
bsckers and Republicans felt = faintness
aud looked disconsolste. At this signal
the people In solid mass crowded into the
Court house. The meeting was soon reg
ulsrly organised with Gen. John Young
- its Chairman aud J. A. Richardson Sec
Rotary. SO soon ~ some resolutions, rati-
fying the actions Of the late Cincinnati
| Convention and tho Monroe Convention,
were adopted, the Hon. @. n. Ellis, Of
Bastrop, candidate for State Elector in
| the Fifth District. Wa introduced to the
audience AZ one Of the speaker Of the oc
casion. Mr.. Ellis was saluted by cheers
from the people He held the audience
for abont one hour with his cogent argu-
ments and enthusiastic orstorical style.
| He laid bare the fraudulent actions OF that
party that has been swAying the National
Government for q score Of years, and
showed the beauties of the immaculate
Hancock and the stable principles Of De-
mocracy. Mr.. Ellis concluded by appeal
ing to the people, snd warning them Of
the danger. Of th. spsthistical feeling that
s-en-d to be prominent among the l,eo-
pie concerning the cnsuing election.
Next Hon. J. d. Watkins, Of Minden,
| and State Senator from this district, mas
introduced under . shower Of cheers and
shouts, who, in his logical manner, and by
u parity of reasoning, made it plain TO all
unbiased minds that il WAS better for all
classes If every tint and color that Han
cock should be the next President. He
too, urged the people Of Claiborne to
move up flor, that state Of lrthrrgy in
which they have been 80 long slumbering,
Ia more active cooperation, and thereby
become instrumental in graspins the great
American Government from the hands OF
s~indlers and plundsrers.
when Mr.. Watkins had made bis exit
from the stand the crowd still seemed not
satisfied. and clammored for Gen. John
Young. who 10 too good Democrat to re-
fuse such call from bic countrymen, and
accordingly he arose, and with bis sedste
Wit told Of many Of the unwsrrantable
frauds that had been practiced by tue Re.
publicans during their pilfering reign,
and illustrated many of their deceptive
swiudles by an appropriate anecdote.
The only objectionable error committed
by the speakers on this occasion was the
car-lesa manner In which they passed the
Gr-enbackers- with their groundless prin.
ciplrs By, with supreme contempt. For =
few Of them were present aud listened
with bland smile Of child-likc innocence
playing over their di-consolate faces.