The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-07
THE LAMOURIE CLUB
Proceedings Of the Meeting Held on
Sept. 30th.
THE RESOLUTIONS SPEECH OF MIR
C. L. ROBINSON.
LAMoURlE BRIDGE, LA, I
Sent 2O 1901 1

LAMoURlE BRIDGE, La,
Sept. 80, 1891. J
The Lamousie Ward Democratic
Club met this day at p. M, with the
following officers present: Chas. L.
Robinson, President; S. l.. Compton,
Vice President; d. Weinberg, Treas
urer; aud f. b. Pendleton, Secretary.
The Club was called to order by
the President, the roll called and the
minutes of the last meeting read and
approved.
The names of thirteen new mem
bers were added to the roll
/ The COMMITTEE. on arrangements and
invitations for Barbecue tn be held
on the 2d Of October reported that IN
consequence of prior engagements and
otherwise they had been unable to Sc
cure the speakers they desired for that
occasion and recommended post
p"nement.
\ On motion it was
! Resolved, That the Barbecue an
nounced for October I'd, at Mo"reland
be postponed to a future day, due ""
tice of which will be given
The following preamble and res"
lntions were then submitted to the
Club and unanimously adopted -
Whereas. After the organization Of the
Lamourie Ward Democratic Club invita-
tious were extended to a number of Dem.
ocrats of the Ward by postal and other
wise to join MS, and by courtesy one was
addressed t. DIR. w. A Hardy, of lie.
c0mpte, and at our next regular meeting
q | q communication was received from Dr.
Hardy assigning his reasons for not being
c willing to join our Club and requesting
y that his letter should he read to the Club,
!. which was done in accordance with his
o ishpd business
Whereas, 1t now seems that DR.. Hardy
y was not satisfied with declining to be-
@ come member and assigning his reasons
for not doing so to the Club, but has
e thought proper to advertise them to the
public through the columns of the Tou,
Talk; we therefore
e Resolve, That the insinuatiOns and re-
! I "nr(
" Democratic Club, its objects aud pur
e poses, are unjust and without cause OF
foundation, and we would ask iron
whence comes this second Daniel t
5. sit in Judgment upon our motives and &C
tions. When onr patriotic citizens o
J. New Orleans were forced to heroic revo
y lutlOnary measures to wrest our Stat
government from tyrannical rulers, ne
+" groes and carpet baggers, who had bee'
v foisted upon us and backed by Fedora
bayonets, and the country parishes wer
. using heroic efforts at the ballot box t
d re establish an honest Democratic gov
ernment, which they succeeded in doinI
IL in 1876, where then was our sensitiv
a friendf Did he show that zeal aud fdel
ity to the Democratic party that he ha
g so recently manifested, and assist his fel
9. low citizens to regain theii liberty Z
Current report says no; that he was luke
)! warm and took no active part in til
~ campaign.
Resolved, That we re-affirm the pream
. bic and resolutions adopted by this Clul
), claiming that they are sufficiently eS
:" planatory of its objects and purposes
ID That this Club is in the interest of II
candidate for Office who does not believ
u that the integrity and unity of the Demo
Q. cratic party is above all outside issues
!. by which alone We hope to maintai
10 white supremacy in our State. That "
r. prescribe no applicant for admission t
our Club on account of conscientiOu
difference of opinion on the lotter
amendment question, as specially state
in the adopted resolutions, preterring t
have members free to vote on that ques
e, ton as their judgment dictates.
~ Resolved, That we claim to be 'Jeffel
sonian Democrats" with all the meanin
" that the term implies, working only j
ID the interest of those principles and
H. united party.
at An address was then delivered b
"a "a the chairman, Mr.. G. l.. Robinson
I'd which was approved and ordere
as as spread upon the minutes and publish
It. ed together with the resolutions, a
et ef part of the proceedings of this meeting
g, No further business appearing til
nj nj Club adjourned to meet on Wedue'
X day, October 14th.
% CHAs. L. ROBINSON,
E. B. PENDLEToN, Presiden
VI Sprrotnrv