The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-14
ASEUN1CATED
RAMSEY, Nov. 4, 1891.

The Star OF October 3lst pubs
fishes a lengthy report Of the grand
pro gathering in the second ward.
The glaring Partially with which
said report teens as we'll al the
misstatements and omissions as re-
CARDS my actions during the progress
Of the meeting demand consideration
and correction. AS usual the at.
tendance is greatly exaggerated by
the reporter. That however is not
surprising, we have become so ac-
customed to exaggerated reports that
we expect them and the contrary
would by far be more unexpected
and astonishing than the report Of
an attendance of 1888. A faction that
can convene $1,000 stauneh Demo
Gratis from a parish containing 5000
voters all told can surely. muster
TOO people in the second ward. NY
"attempt at interruption" aud what
follows next strike our attention,
and the whole affair is reported with
as mach accuracy as is the atten-
dance. I arrived just as Mr.. L. o.
Hacker, was concluding his remarks
and giving 10 peroration an eDlogy
OR "True Democracy" Knowing that
Mr.. Hacker, vas but a couple or
more years ago chairman Of the
Iberia republican parish committee.
] resolved to inquire of him how
long since be had changed parties.
therefore asked bis permission to-
ask him a question. His answer
~"certainly sir you can ask me a
question: asked him how long
had he been q democrat and he repii
ed that it was none of my business.
The Stars reporter omits the fact
that I asked and obtained permiss.
lion of Mr.. Hacker to ask him a
question before putting the question
to him. As soon as the question
was asked and the unsatisfactory
answer above written was gwen Mr..
EG. B. Shaw, came down from the
stand and asked me did [ know that
| was i~Rterrupting the meeting. My
answer was No, / had no intention
to interrupt the meeting. but as q
democrat consider myself invited
to q "Grand Democratic Rally" by
the posters that were nai.ed to every
corner post in the ward, and that as
a democrat I thought / had a perfect
right to ask questions to a demo-
cratic orator. He Mr.. Shaw said
that he did not think | had any right
to question any n at a "pro meet
ing" since the pros asked none at
Anti meetings. / had NOT the slight
est intention Of breaking 40 the
meeting and the statement that I
had made remarks to that effect is
utterly false. Had I entertained
any such intentions / surely would
not have gone to the meeting alone
as / did. | saw no one who seemed
dispoaed to- deal with me in a severe
manner," but havesince learned that
buggy whips we're not the only wea-
pons on the Geld, but that pistols
we're also drawn. however not by re-
sidents OF the second ward. One in
particular, who is not even o resident
of the parish I was told drew a re.
%volver, and prepared it for action.
The reporters statement Of what
zone of the Vice Presidents" said is
also incorrect. Mr.. Theogene Brous.
sard, the vice president referred To-,
said (and the remark was altogether
MealIed for) that Il should not be
noticed, that I was not more than the
balance Of them even if I was q son
Of Robert Cade."
When the speaking was over, a
gentleman whom I have since learn
ed is Mr.. A. e.. Barrow of New The.
ria came to mo and saying that he
vas an intimate friend of both Of
my brothers, O. and G. T. Cade,
asked me to allow him to explain
why Mr.. L. O. Hacker had been a
republican. He stated that at the
time. when Hacker was a republican
meant bread and meat for him. /
One would think from the tenor of
the whole of the Willie Oscar Pipes
report that | had gone to the meet.
ing with the express purpose of
Ii M and that when fhnra