The Opelousas courier., 1892-01-16
The Willie Plate Meeting.

UGISOHt
VINO were present and acted as vice.
presidents of the meeting which va:
held at Vile Plate on Saturday last, car
but satisfy the minds of all that the De.
mocracy of St. Landry are not WILLING
to accept and support the ticket foisteG
upon the voters by the Lewis and Fen
tenot manipulation. The people are in
dead earnest, and are going to ge
through, or, be out-voted squarely and
fairly
NO better representative men evel
nave, or eEer can meet in convention ir
st. Landry. The list of vice PRESIDENT
speaks for itself. Every one named il
It was present, and it will be found te
comprise members of the Farmers ALI.
ance, as well as Democrats not members
OF it. The day of the meeting vas very
inclement. Heavy rains had fallen the
night and day before the meeting The
distance travelled in many Instances was
great, roads were in many places
almost impossible, but Indifferent tc
wind and rain, water, mud, distance
bleak and cold atmosphere, the sup.
porters of McEnery, and opponents o,
the local get-up, went to Vile Plate
There was ND discord among them
They had not fixed up tickets to be foist'
ed upon the people. They went there
to organize. They felt that they had
been betrayed and were determined to
rectify the wrongs that had been done
them.
Mr.. Eli Clark. Of Bayou Chicot, 8
member in excellent standing of the
Farmers Alliance and known to be
anti-lottery, was made chairman of the
meeting. and G.. r. Baillio, secretary
The chairman explained the object o.
The meeting in appropriate words, anC
business was proceeded With. The ven
cradle Henry L. Garland, who has never
been known to shrink from duty to the
Democratic party, though frail and oi
very delicate health, was there, and al
an appropriate stage of the proceedings
made u speech full of patriotism and
sound Democracy. He is always lis
tened to with respectful attention, but
never with more than on this occasion
4 few Ants were there, who must have
been impressed with the digniied and
deter mined manner with which the
proceedings were conducted.
We assure all parties that the unad
duIterated democracy are determined tt
keep the party intact on recognized
Democratic principles. That no side
issues will be permitted to turn it aside
to please any set of politicians
The meeting which is to be held a
Washington on Wednesday, 27fh inst.
will be composed of straighout Demo
Craftsmen who propose to vote as they
please on the Lottery Amendment pro-
position, and to vote the McEnery
Wicklife, q Democratic ticket. against al
boilers and the supporters of boilers.
AT that cGNvention. the Democratic
Executive Committee Of ST. Landry
will be orgaaized, the people holding
that we hGge none as matters nov
stand. Th&t if such were not the case
they beirgstlie creator of committees
| they can also remove them That they
are higher than their creatures Tha
when agents transcend their power.
they should be removed, and others no
minated 10 their stead.
At that Convention delegates will be
selected to represent the democracy o.
St. Landry, at the District Convention
at Crowley. which will be held for thu
purpose of nominating District Judge
and District Attorney for the 18th Ju.
dicial District, and also senators for ths
18th Senatorial District. And lastly
to nominate democratic parish tickle
| in full All the friends of the McEnery
Democratic ticket, whether members
of the Farmers Alliance or, nuf, prosi
ded they are willing To repudiate th,
| Foster, Parlange ticket, aud that pu
| ont by the Lewis and Fontenot com
bine, and are willing to aid 10 defeat
/ ing them by all honorable means, mr.
respectfully invited to be present. mi
Ito participate in forming straight on
democratic tickets. We can suceee,
We will succeed
Democrats come up to The work liz
men. There is nothing tltat can eom
pensate the downfall and dpfrat Of ,ll
old democracy There ii nothing ii
government, or politics, so dear to pa
friots as the triumph Of nnadnlteratet
democratic principles. They need nj
additions of Antis, they sicken am
i vomit over the itlea OF secrecy. Tier
Is no thing in constitutions and laws
Come Democrats and let as hare an oil
/ fashioned democratic gathering and vic
tory will crown the effort.