Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
MISS MEETING.


leans assembled in mass meeting last
night at Washington Artillery Hall. !
TIE meeting was what We bad hoped
and expected oft, large in plumbers
aud full Of enthusiasm. 1t showed o
party united against the assaults OF
Warmo,h and his horde Of negroes;
and .vinced he popular interest felt
in the election, and that the entire
Dec ocru,ic par,v Of the State will
march to The polls 90 election day.
and rasl their vos-s tor Caucasian
civiliz Il m and " hi,e supremacy.
New Orleans has teen the hattie
fieiG of rgerv election in this State.
II Was New Orir ans. that on Sept. H.
1874. oy,r,hrew the Kellogg govern.
men,; il was New Orleans, that in
January, 1877, swept the Packard
government from power: and 1t Is III"
Democratic ,,c If New Orleans that
has always given the party majority.
Last nights mfetinS rendered
CERTAIN that New Orleans would again
roll up the majority required for
victory; and if the rest ct the State
does az weli-aoG We have NO reason
10 doubt that il will-WsrmO,hs at
| ten y, to ins'il: new life into Loui>i-
ana Eepublicani-m will meet with
/, complete failure, and his party be
permanently dissolved.
II vas au Uld-timr Democratic rally,
at which past differences were for
! gotten. and all factions came together
nyFn. 1t brought out the most emi-
ucnt party chief,ain>; and first among
them stood. by reason Of bis services
" The party, the head 81 the Demo
cratic administration, Gov. S. ID. Nc
Euery. His patriotic devotion TO the
party and the State wss again evinced
bv bis willingness to give his labor
aad services 10 their cause. He came
forward as the representative OF
Democratic administration t" point
gu, how much it han done for the
people. and to repudiate Wsrmoth.
Islander that Louisiana had not ad'
vanced under Democratic rule Hi.
speecb nust be the key note OF tbs
present compsign, meeting and dis
= cussing, as il did. every issue thu
: can arise. 1t took bis eloquent array
). Of facts to expose the fslIacies ant
sophis:ries Of Warmoth's speech ant
to show the true aim of tho horde o
:. hungry carpet-bsg and negro poll
:" riciens already swarming; it took bin
;. TO point ont exactly what Democrat!
= has done for tho State. and the CON
!; pmrison be drew between it and tb'
u government Warmoth gave us 10 ib
}, pas, aud would give us again "us
,. rouse up esery Democrat who hear
N or read bis speech to 'be necessity a
vigorous action. He poin'ed out 10
brutal force that prevailed unde
- Warn,oth, which nsurped authorit.
10 and subjected right. jnsti"e and hu
y mainly TO selfish and venal purposes
e the peculation, epols'ion, plunder an
!, robi cry that prevailed; the s'andIn
army created, tho navy raised in dc
Ie 6ance Of The Federal Constitution; to
IS corruption and eXtravaeance tha
e bankrupted Louisiana, paralyzed IN
. dividual energy, destroyed commerce
" and unsettled values.
ot Never has o moro terrible an
truthful srraienment been made tba
D. his of Republican rule in Louisiana
:. never one that will 40 call up oil th
., energy end enthusiasm OF Demo
j. Gratis.
al We do not believe that any bette
y; :t history of the maiadministration
" Louisians under The Republican gov
to eminent has been presented than III
i. able. thorough. conciae. yet scatbin
., review that Gov. McEuery presente
y, :" of it's dishonesty, ignorance, fraud an
,e iueapaei,y. After hearing him o
n, one csn hesitate a. to what ia bis dut
ne by the State. A speech like this mus
satisfy all dosbters; q speech like th
:. means thousands Of votes more Il
o, the Democratic ticket.
There were other able and eloquei
Of speakers who followed, and supporte
~ the Governors strong presentation
wba, Democracy means for Louis
= ann, and what Republican victor
wosfd entsil on US.
The meeting has done all ihst v
hoped for. Wsrmoth's speech ia q
swered. the claims Of the Republican
exploded, the Democracy unite
!. The whole people understand DO
much is at stake, and will do the
duty BY usrehiog TO the polls
IS. vote.
We take the foregoing from Il
Times Democrat Of 9Th.