The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-30

tuC pISthiSt
one most beautiful to behold.
Long before the hour of meeting
the crowd gathered in aud aronnd the
square where the meeting was to be
held. In it the most conspicuous
were the members of the Alexandria
band dressed in tLeir beautiful new
uniforms, and the 200 members OF the
Alexandra Democratic Club, each
wearing beautiful badge Or strea'ner.
Major Watts, president of the Alex
andria Democratic Clab, raped the
meeting to order, and after few com
plimentary and appropriate remarks
introduced Col. A. W. Crandall as
the first speaker.
The gentleman made straight
forward Democratic speech, and was
loudly applanded throughout the
course of bis remarks. Mr.. Crandall
boldly asserted that if the Alliance
should gain power the decapitation OF
Senator Gibson would follow. He
dwelt on the poor condition of the
levees and schools of Louisiana, and
qnoted from the Auditors report to
prove his assertions. Mr.. Crandall is
the gentleman who, in the Legislature
first proposed to submit the revenue
amendment to the vote Of the white
people of the State.
The speeches of Col. R. N. Ogden,
R. Fl. Snyder, Jr., and Gabriel Mon
tegut are in synopsis form in another
portion of this issne.
By special invitation Capt. James
G.. White, president of the Alexan
dria Anti Lottery League, was heard,
and he spoke fo, forty minutes. He
was a Jetfersonian- Andrew Jackson
Anti Lottery Democrat. He said that
the Democratic party was opposed TO
all monopolies, corporations, banks
and canals. He called the lottery
company gambling institution and
said it was robbing the people. 1t
strikes down every right of the people,
and if it continues in power we would
have no peace, no happiness, no tran
guilty in the State. 1t is impossible,
he argued, for # to exist without con-
trolling the politics of Louisiana. The
gentleman continued iu this strain
throughout his speech, and grew more
and more excited during its delivery,
When he took his seat the crowd gave
him a round of cheers.
Judge w. f. Blackman was the
last speaker, and when he mounted
the stand the crowd grew wild with
enthusiasm. They hooped and hol'
Tered, threw their hats in the air.
waved their handkerchiefs, and in
every other way showed how pleased
they were to greet him-tbe tall cot,
Lonwood of Red river. 1t is almost
useless to refer to his speech-tbougt
suffering somewhat from an affection
of the throat, still he was himself
His speech was clear and to the point
and the manner IN which he spoke o
the present campaign, how the Ants
and Farmers Union people had beer
trying to hoodwink and fool the de
mocracy was grandiloquent, and made
the "far fly" fron the slim crowd o
the advocates of these measures who
were on the ground.
Ue referred to the Lafayette com
bine as most extraordinary one-a;
extraordinary as the one charged be
tween Henry Clay and John Adams
what the enemies of Mr.. Clay sale
was a combination between a black
leg and puritan.
He said that Morris and no six me,
could control Louisiana. "Gran
could not do it," and he blushed will
with shame for all who argued ST
foolish a proposition. In closing h'
counselled the people staying togethe
for the good of the Democratic party
At the close of Mr.. CrandalP
speech, committee on resolutions
composed of Mr.. B. Turner, Col. j
G. Wise, Judge W. f. Blackman, r
%. Butler, G. M. Flower, s. L. Comp
ton, and Geo. Marshall, with Col
WIN. Polk as chairman, was appointed
aud at the close of the meering re
ported with only one dissenting voice
the following resolutions:
| Resolved, That we, as Democrats o
| the parish of Rapides, do affirm our al
legiance to the Democratic party, Stat,
and national, and We believe that til,
success of the Democratic party and it
principles are paramount to every othe
political consideration.
Resolved, That we declare that ther,
should be unity and harmony in our ranks
aud that we should stand united on al
questions of party faith and principles
| and that we recognize as dangerous t,
the trne interest of the State the creation
of any party not strictly Democratic,
Resolved, That while majority of Ou
club, and, we believe of tho Democrats o
Rapides, favor and endorse the revenue
amendment, yet we declare that it is no
and should not be party question, bu
that every voter should be lett free TO ex
ercise his own Judgment and conscience
on this, as ON any other constitutions
amendment.
The ball at night was grand sue
cess, and dancing was kept up unit
early morn. With many more meet
ings of this kind in different portions
of the State, and the antis-they viii
have gone "where the woodbine twi