St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-08-06
EvANGELINE.
WASHINGTON, La, July 23d, 1892.

WASHINGTON, La, july 23i, 1872.
PURSUANT to call meeting of citizens of the
81 magistrates ward of the parish of ST. Ian
d.y, who believe III the platform of the PEG
pies Party, met on the above date, for the pur
y ,se of organizing club.
The meeting was called to order by Mr. e. r
Hardcsty; Mr.. T. McCatfefy was called to the
chair, and Mr.. j. II. Humble elected Secretary
Major M. r. Wilson was introduced, and il
ali excellent speech of an hour, reviewed The
living issues of the day. He showed how these
is sues had been gradually formulated and built
up by the alliance and kindred organizations
ard how these organizations themselves, were
the out growth OF oppression; and herCaS al
first these organizations were purely defensive
continued oppression on one hand and con
tinued accretions of numbers OH the other, en-
abed their advocates to become aggressive and
demanded that they become and continue so
until for the good of ALL their demands become
law. He showed the Inconsistency OF the pu
iDrratic cry of OVcrproduction, while they :td
wise the people to work more and talk less >"
He paid his respects to Ernert Soyd and the
Congress Of 1928, for demOnetizing silver. He
then paid a glowing tribute to the immortal l.
l.. Polk. Here the Major was about to sit
down, but cries Of go on Go on" were
heard, when he resumed and instituted a com
parison between the platforms of the two old
parties and tho "SecoLd Declaration of indie
pendence," showing that the latter contained
the popular essence of the first Declaration OF
Independence " and the only full embodiment
of Jcffersonlan democracy, to be found ill the
platforms OF the day a set of principles, that
would again restore this government to the
people where it of right belonged. He gave
many fOrcible illustrations of tariff operation,
among which was a comparison of the duty on
plate glass, Is per cent. and common window
glass-used by the poor-ll5 per cent.
Mr.. b f. Hafdesty, was then called and in Il
short address, he showed, that the Farmers
Alliance born on Southern soil and nurlurcd by
Southern heart and brain, had been adopted by
the oppressed millions OF the North; as a re.
suit the blood chasm was closed. He adverted
TO the Peoples Party convention in Kansas,
where an ex-Union soldier, who had lost an
arm in the war and with the stump of it point
ing at the "Old Flag" had nominated for con
yress at large, an eX-Con., Col II. c. Harris
and Alb eX.-UniOn soldiers in the convention,
had ratified it by shouts of accla,nation He
showed, how the work of making Il " More per
feet Union " had been advanced at historic
Omaha, when IA Union General and Confed-
crate General, were nominated for President
and Vice-President by Il reunited people! He
showed how the Democratic party of a Solid
South and the Republican party of a Solid
North tended TO pcrpetlIatc the evils upon
which we have fallen and utterly destroy the
Republic!
MIR. Hardesty then read the platform"
adopted at Omaha and moved the roll be open
ell for siEners to- q club to carry out its pro
visions. Adopted.
After signing the roll motion to go into per-
manent organization prevailed.
MIR. Hardesty nominated Mr.. 4. McCaficry
for President aud he was elected. Five vice
Presidents were elected, viz: LIST Henry Jou-
bert; I'd August Dupuy; Sd j. Il. ST. Cyr; 4th
l.. T. Carriere; 5th Felicien Ptre.
ID.
st. Amant, Assistant Secretary, and X. Bou-
<realI, Treasurer.
The following resolutions were then read and
adopted:
whereas, The entire course of National lcgis-
latiOn for the last thirty years, has shown a
well devised plot, to reduce tho people of the
United States, to- condition of slavery to the
triple Alliance" OF American, English and
German money mongers; and
Whereas. The people of the whole country
and both old parties, learned to their sorrow,
To- 1S,1Nsa
the leaders of which are the Joint owners of all
the trusts, combines and syndicates, which are
expressing and enslaving the people and those
leaders who are not owners are their Paid At
tJrneys; therefore be it
Resolved, That the only hope for the per.
peluity OF freedom in this great land, is in the
success OF the Peoples Party, the enactment of
its platform into law.
Resolved, That we subscribe to every one of
its declarations, believing that they contain
the only full expression OF the principles of free
government, offered by the platforms Of this
Resolved That in the nomination of Gen.
Jas. b. Weaver OF the Blue army and Gen. |
Jas. q. Field Of the Grey army, the bloody
chasm closed with force, that has shaken the
stronghold OF the money power Of Europe and
America; and the acclamations with which |
their nominations were made at Omaha, on
the 4th of July, seals " For Coco" the fate of a |
reunited people!
Resolved, That we will by every means in
or power, push the organization of the Peo- |
Die pbTlSll congressional dis |
trict and to this end we do now call upon all, |
who desire to see free institutions perpetuated |
in this country, to form clubs and join with us |
for the Unions redemption |
The following resolutions were also adopted |
i'll the order given: |
BY Mr.. Hardesty, Resolved, That In the |
death Of President l.. l.. Polk Of the National |
Farmers Alliance, the cause of industrial de- |
livcrance all over the world has lost one of its |
staunchest advocates; and our country one of |
its highest examples of civic virtue
BY MIR. l.. p Carrier, Resolved, That we ratify |
the action OF the mass meeting, that met in |
this town on the 9th of June and organized the !
Ex: Com. Of the Peoples Party for the parish |
OF st. Landry.
BY Mr.. j. I'll. Humble. Resolved, That we |
a knowledge courtesies extended to our party |
by the Washington Argus on and since the 9th |
OF June.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet |
ing be sent TO each of the papers in this parish
and to the Issue, the Comrade, the Battle Flag,
and the Farmers Vidette.
On motion the meeting adjourned to meet al |
the Town Hall ON next Saturday, the 30th, ut
y. III. Il. MCCAFFERY, Chairman.
j. Fl. HUMBLE, Secretary.