The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-11-10
The Mass Meeting.

last Sunday were given out but the
day before, a crowd of about 400 per-
o IN assembled in the afternoon to
listen to good, sound Democratic doc
trines from the various speakers.
The band was in attendance and
cnlivcned the occasion with sweet and
stirring music.
Dr. John Gazzo was appointed chair
man, Messrs. +. II. Berdou and Frank
Pike secretaries and IA long list of vice
presidents WA, also appointed.
Mr.. l.. =. Caillouet was the first
speaker and he was followed in the
order named by Messrs. |. ID. Moore.
T. \. Badeaux and John $. Billiu.
At the close of the speaking the fol-
lowing resolutions were read and
unanimously adopted:
BE it Hes0irrd. BY the Democracy
of the parish of Lafourche. in mass
meeting assembled, That we heartily
indorse the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland rs the best and clean
est that has been given the country for
years: that we recognize that the sym
pathies, powers and influence of the
lirSt Democratic administration since
the war have ever been enlisted on
tie side OF the people and exerted in
their interest and for their protection
as against all monopo.ies and %tyranni-
Cal corporations.
That We heartily indorse the unari-
nous denomination of Grover Clcve-
land, the pure and patriotic statesman
and true and trirt, leader of the De
mOcracy, in whose hands the welfare,
dignity and honor of this great and in
vincible American Union have exc
been well guarded and jealousy de-
Tended.
"And we likewise highly approve
and indorse the nomination for Vice
President of that grand Old Roman,
Allen G.. Thurman, the true statesman
and %undaun:ed patriot, as Il fit tribute
for the man. signal services rendered
by him to his party in the course OF Il
long, eventtul and brilliant career: and
we do hereby pledge both OF our hi
tional nominees the solid Democratic
vote of LafOurche.
That we receive with Il singular
and lively pleasure the fiattering and
unanimous denomination for Congress
of our worthy Representative. the Hon
. Edward j. Gay, and most heartily APP
prove and indorse said nomination as
a token of the high appreciation il
which Mr.. Gays many and valued ser
vices are held by the grateful people
of this district.
9 "'That in our candid opinion Mr.
Gay has made the best Representative
of this district for time immemorial
and the people Of Lafoulchc, for whom
. he has done 40 much in obtaining ;
. handsome appropriation tor II bayo,
and in his noble defense Of sugar ant
:. rice-Our main industries, do hereb,
pledge him our earnest and undivided
= support.
+ THAT We cordially approve the &C
ton or our parish executive committee
> in calling IL primary election for as
n SCISSOR for the Governors appointment
as was suggested by our c%ongressiona
Executive committee; that rs the as
SCISSOR comes so close to the people i
!. the discharge of his functions, it is bu
right aud proper and i'll strict accord
It ancc with pure Democratic doctrine.
=, that the people should be heard in til
matter of his selection. and we there
fore call u|on IN Senator and Repre-
!. sentatives to urge upon his Excellenc
the Governor the appointment of til
,. ,h, ,l,A1 L., .l,!,. I. m Il
ed in the coming primaries, and "
y pledge ourselves to Use and exert even
Z honorable means to secure salt III
pointment.
THAT copies nf these resolutions
j. furnished our Senator and Represent;
=, tiveS and he published in the New o
:, leans as we'll as oar local papers"
After the adjournment of the NEE
ing the orators and the Protector Bra
Band from this place were royalty ell
: tertained mt the mansion of DR.. Jol
GazZo, at Raceland.
We clip the following startling
OF news from our esteemed contemp
d rary the Sugar HoTi:
l. ..Baseball in Thibodaux, on Su
DAYS. has been found guilty, with
commentator to mercy. Jnd!
Bcattie presided.
:" Either O. T.. &. is Joking or has be,
woefully imposed upon by some fac
tious correspondent with il turn I
praclical Jokes. No. ThibodauX is