St. Landry democrat., 1884-12-06
Communicated.
GUMs1Y PoINT. Pine Prairie,
Nov. 80, 1884.
Dear DEMOCRAT


but what we get, when we get it, is re-
liable and duly appreciated. | Informed
you in the early part of the fall that
Cleveland would be our next president,
and by the grace of God and the votes
of the American people he will be.
The spirit of the Lord has been abroad
in the land and political righteousness
is again triumphant. The great Goliath
of the Republican party has met the
Democratic David and the Philistine
has been sent to "grass." 1t would
seem all the political mercenary ele-
ment of the great State of New York
has been buried under and covered up
with green backs and gold to cast their
votes for Blaine, butas Aaron's golden
calf of old was failure, so has been
the gold of Gould and the railroad mo-
nopolists. With Blaine, Butler, st.
John and, last but not least, the CHARM
ing Belva, Cleveland had "a hard row
to hoe,n remindful of the story OF Davy
Crockett upon his visiting the MENACE
RE of living animals, which after look
ing over with much interest the show
man enquired what he thought OF his
choice collection, Davy replied Il can
whip your lions, tigers and bears, you
may throw in all your big snakes and
monkeys and let the zebra kick me oc-
casionally,n Our population IS not
dense up here at the "pint" as Rance
pronounces it, yet some OF US live Dem
ocrats resolved to have political SIN
killing and soul-reviving time over the
national Democratic success, which
meeting came off last Saturday night at
the 'sPintn school house. The meeting
was not large in numbers but in enthu-
siastic zeal it was "a big thing" Elder
Van East was called to preside and up
ON taking the chair thanked the meet
ing for the honor bestowed upon him
and proceeded with an eloquent and
thrilling speech. Among other remarks
he stated: 1.-THE Republican party,
slow to auger but quick to steal, had in
good time "come to grief" and the
country had been rescued from great
peril, having been redeemed, Olsen
thralled and regenerated, from the
whitening and poluting grasp OF the Re
publican Gothic and Vaqdal, who like
the filthy frogs of Egypt had crawled
into the bread troughts of the people
and we're rapidly devouring their SUBJ
stance" Then followed telling remarks
from Nathan Brown Esq, who preceded
his speech by quoting
"This is the day we long have sought,
And mourned because we found it not"
Mr.. Browns remarks all through were
pointed and replete with sound Demo
eeatic adviee to his hearers. Mr.. Jason
+. smith then addressed the meeting
and recognized the debt of gratitude
due to the Independents and honeet
Republicans who voted for Cleveland
and gave imprOmptu
LET earth rejoice in lions thanks,g
Henry Ward Beecher has joined our ranks,
And WIllIC the laulp NOUS VuG W SlOMs
We have strong hopes OF the great Roscoe.
John Dusenbury and old time Demo-
.crat originally from Connecticut said to
the meeting, it did him good to be pres
emf upon such an occasion, it refreshed
old recollections, and as anxious as he
was for the continued success and as
tendency of the Democratic party in
the councils of the nation he would
prefor that such men as Roscoe Conk-
ling should do work meet for repent
ancen before being admitted into full
political communion with the grand
old National Democratic party. Tucker
Wentworth conceded with Mr.. Dusen-
berg in his views as to the admission of
Conkling into the Democratic party and
if said Blaine thought Conkling had
any show to win Democratic favor,
Blaine himself would soon be knocking
at the door of the party for admission.
William Gale thought Blaine had
ceased to be dangerous, though the
virus and fangs he showed at Augusta
were formidable, the best interests of
the country and people were beyond
his striking distance, Blaine he said
had come as near being President as
old Miller did to getting married. He
asked young lady's hand in marriage
md she Gas Miller said) thought she
would not have him, and then she
thought she would, and just as she was
going to she didn't. Gale said Blaine
was politically dead, besides being