The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-03-12
AN INTERESTING LETTER.

The following letter from the
Hon. Gabriel Montegut was read
at the Democratic mass-meetlng
held here on the 3rd. inst.
NKAR HouMA. La, March sd, 1892.
Capt. B. :. Winchester. Chairman McEnery
0ampaisn tvn.nIttee;
DEAR S.R-On account OF the illnrss
Of my wife which occurred on Monday
morning, the seriousness OF which is
set 90 alarming to life, I will not lie
able to address the Democrats Mass
Meeting 70 be hsld to-day ut the HOunia
FAIR Grounds. -
Please express ia open meeting, for
me, to the patriotic and answering
Democrats whO, | know will be gath
cred there TO dag, my sincere regret
that distressing ciIeumsta nces wall pre-
vtBt me ilom minglimg with them on
such a happy occasion.
1 w0uld hive been plopd To stand
before that patriotic gatlleiing to-day,
aud pointing them nut with extended
arm say 10 onr distinguished guests,
She patIiStic Democrats who wnI ad
dIsss them :
There stands the TsrrebsGRsit
DemuclACy there they sta0d t 9
s~lalwart veterans who '.througll
thick and THAI .'stOgm And ~snnshiDe, =
du.ing long aud dreary years, stood
shoulder to shoulder, battling tor ihs
preservation vt the Democratic part,
ana is organization; and Ter seeking
wlAose elevation | lnve been vliilfira
- hon1e ana aUrssaal by IiiusIlI"us nem-
beIs u That mise.able aud a. sg1 unileG
-Ruis or Ruin'' element new hgu.ing
- conspicaOusty LoalAiAasa poIi-
sics."
Pulnt out Thar patriotic eolumu / .
snl distinguished rrIc. de, aud tcli lAeM
again.
There they stand the staiwan
DemocTats who have honOled me with
sneir leadership for the past IS ,ears;
ANA Who but recently nc y primary
eitclion helu ia this parish ON .NOyem
ssr xiaE, 1901, confirmed their apprO-
val q my cOuIse in the past, Is el,Os-
hng me again iOI their leader Oy u vote
u 1889 against 3e5 Tor the ~oppositiap;
q clcan enc majority Of 564 Votes"
Aud sea but ~recently, less than two
weeks ago, . distinguished and very
much dissatisfied g~snElcnlau, one Of lhe
littls pitifnI a95 niinorit, just men
tIunsd, IA addresping u public meeting
here on thls very spot had, l am in-
iUimed, the ~auaacity 10 any to the l25g
majonty that he was tined OF this one
mnn's party, this Uie man's power.
he Aas hitting ~ me jast aOOus that
time, and lam reliably informed that
hin little riloleric display ouded much
amussalemt TO evesy true itlrebonns
DemocFat. For the special benefit u
this very distinguished and very much
dissatisfied gentleman, aud all others
who sun Ia tile sane groove, / point
pat tho patllotic column u tla Tsrre.
h0pne Democracy and say to theu,.
lhesv Ii tho title ~ which / hold
the pasitien / occupy Ia the councils Of
alle Dsmor.atic party
This ID = bsttle iOr tbs pressF yatiOn
q she Danoclatir party and its oFgaa-
ination, against tie encraacllmsnts ii
fsandulent and double ahlra elrmrnt
IL srif seekers, asla / ain plasla ts Ieul
and % know thar when tbs crises
Ttt5sbnnne VIII 40 her full
duls, ~ giving her ssiid Democrats
a. Tie Ticket led bE the aide.
an4gNeflc, STAINLESS asi pMsfiotic SIC
1notf Tor Governor, and that grand
pld hsmar, that grand Old tsiBnne IT
Ihn A9hihiann ueinacsaey. RtDE d.
AftkHNt W. his L~itufenauE.
INm w1th inNA eOn1lllelnti0n.
Yours very sincerely,
@ NoETBour.