The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-01-23

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the organisation Of the grand old
Democratic party, and who by their
evolutionary conduct have alarmed
every woman aud child in the land,
and destroyed the peace and happi
uess Of every home and iresldein the
State of Louisiana.
my friends, these are troublous
and never before was the De-
mocratic party surrounded with great
dangers.
"The preservation Of individual
liberty in 1.-THE State of Louisiana is now
absolutely in the stewardship of the
Democratic party; and in the face of
the dangers that surround us, in the
face Of the snares and pitfalls laid to
eEtrap us By designing men, %self-opin-
donated, selfish aud INSCRIPTIONS polls
ticians who, through the prejudices of
fanatlcismand demagoguism, p~urpOsely
and seditious'y worked up by them
selves for Interior purposes, have
Inundated Gar manhood, destroyed
the freedom D fthe press and to some
extent thetreedom o fspeech, Louisiana
now calls for redress, aud expects
every Democrat to do his duty. Stand
ing upon this glorious platform of true
Democracy, the platform of truth and
right, here in the City of New Orleans,
at Washington Artillery Hall, on this
9th day uf January, 1892, the $ seventy
seventh anniversary of the famous
battle OF New Orleans, with the spirit
OF Andrew jackson. the great Demos
cratic ehieftain, looking down npOn us
from his home above; here in the pres
ence of the intelligence, the beauty
and the chivalry of Orleans, | say
Fire the signal gun and call the rally.
Fail in liue to a nan, and swear on
your honor that on the 18th day o.
April next. under the leadotthe heroic
McEnery, yeu will lash and route tbs
deserters and allied enemies Of tn,
Democratic party just
AS JACKSON dashed AND ROUTED THEN
City years ago,
.:Mr. President, lam Democrat ant
a cosmopolitan. American, and as suclil
repudiate aristocracy aud its twin bro
ther coxcombry, and proclaim tina
plain American citizenship is the high
est type Of human civilization and til,
highest title of human nobility.
Il recognize no other majesty than
the majesty Of the people /; l recogniz,
no other Democracy than the voice o
the people ; and true to those CRANE
principles Of Democracy, comment
the action Of the true and faithful re
representatives. of the Democratic party
in regular convention assembled, at
Pixies Hall, IN the City ofBaton Rouge
on Dec 10Th, 1891, in denying to i
factions and unreasonable minority
their insolent and imperial demand to
insert a plank IN the PLATFORM of the
great Democratic party that would roi
he people Of their right to vote upot
the revenue amendment, which is now
lawfully and constitutionafly before
them for their consideration, which
directly concerns them, and the adop.
ton or rejectisn of which they, the
supreme power in a Democratic govern
ment, they, the people, and they alone
have a right to decide. And in the de
Tense of that sacred right, thank God
we find to-day banded together in til,
sturdy columns ofthe Democratic part.
all true Democrats, whether they favor
or oppose the adoption OF thesaidr eve
nue. amendment.
"Ml. President, / am in the s~trictes
sense OF the word a J~effersonian Dem.
ocrat, and, with one quarter of II cen
tury of active service in the ranks o
the Democratic party, | think | hav'
absorbed its principles, and am able t.
interpret its faith with sufficient in
telliigence to know what it is to be
Democrat. And rs such it is low OF
the subject ofthe Democratic party ant
ali that q its welfare, and al
that concerns the welfare Of the PEG
pie that / propose to speak.
II say AGAIN that never before wa
the Democratic party surrounded will
greater dangers
at is, therefore the daty of all tru,
Democrats to come together and stant
shoulder TO shoulder, SO as to repe
with courage and. vigor anda any cost
or sacrifice the onslaught of the leser-
ters and allied enemies of the Demo
cratic party at the general engagement
in April next. The Democrat is blind
indeed, who does not realize thai til,
stupendous effort being made By III
entire Republican party Of the N ortI
to aid and encourage that.
DISTURBING AND CHAMELEON ELEMEN
n1w existing in Louisiana politics tina
should be kno wa only as imperialist
and centralists, WHO so recently at
tempted to disrupt the organization OF
tile Democratic party in Louisiana is
with the view Of strengthening
the Republican cause in th
coming presidential campaign.