The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-03-19

on the levee at Lockport, and an i'm
mediate start was msde for the school
house, where the meeting was to be
held. The procession was a gigantic
one. When the vanguard reached the
sc~hoOlhouse it was at once seen that
the building would not possibly hold
one fourth Of the thrOng. 1t was there
upon decided to have an overflow meet
ing outside. Bands were shattered in
side and outsid. A platform WAS
erected in front of the schoolhonSe,
but it was soon seen that the gathering
was of such an overwhelming size that
a second overflow meeting would have
to be held. The gallery of Il corner
house opposite the schoolhouse was,
therefore, used
AS THE THIRD PLATFORM.
The spectacle was then witnessed of
a mammoth meeting addressed in the
same square by three different orators
at the same time. Many of the vast
throng were unable to hear, and a
fourth platform could have been utiliz-
ed to advantage, hut no position could
be found from which to address The
outside multitude.
The schoolheuse had been specially
decorated for the occasion, both out
side and inside. The stage and body
of the hall was charmingly ornament
ed with red white and blue bunting,
flags, evergreens, pictures Of the candi-
dates, flowers and plants. Benches
were erected in amphitheatre form.
The building alone held over u thou
sand. The hall was jammed. The
doors and windows We're filled with
feces. The outside meetings were at
tended by two or three thousand, who
were crowded out of the hall. The
meetings were
SHORT, sNAPPY AND sPLENDIDLY CON
The magnificent speeches of the orators
were received with tumultuons APP
plause, and the cheers we're we'll cal
culated to strike terror into t he hearts
of any Uppositionist. The applause
at times was ~deafening. When Me-
Enery's name was first mentioned the
immense audience went wild with en-
thusias,n. Ladies rose and waved
their hankerchiefs, the sturdy voters
of the parish threw their hats III the
air aud cheered until the chairman had
to intervene. 1t was a great and grand
ovation to Democracy and to S. d.
McEnery.
Every sentiment, every reference to
the gentleman who is leading the true
Dem. Gratis TO victory was cheered to
the echo. The walls of the buildin.
seemed all tOo small to hold the rons-
ing enthusiasm of the people of La
fOurci,e.
At the meeting in the schoolhouse
Hon. Horace Dufour
was the first speaker. DIR. John GazzO
presided over the meeting and read a
telegram from Gov. r. C.. Wickliffe, in
which. the latter said it was impossible
for him to attend ON account of Indis-
position. The doctor was heartily APP
plauded for the neat opening speech he
made. and at the conclusion of his re-
marks Mr.. Dufour spoke in French.
He said that it was with feelings of
the utm' st satisfaction that he bore
the glad tidings of a reunited and
triumphant Democracy. The pleasure
he experienced was intensified by the
consciousness that the agreement en-
tered into by the contending factions
consecrated the principle for which
the people lad been SO earnestly labor
ing for the past two years.
Continuing his remarks. Mr.. Dufour
SAID /:
1t is based on the recognition of the
cardinal article of our political creed,
that the people are the source of all
political power, alone entitled to final
ly pass on all questions affecting their
welfare that public officials aud poll
tical leaders are but public servants,
and that ours is IL government of the
people, for the people, and by the
people. (Cheers.) The agreement in
Eolves a conc .ssion by our opponents
OF the correctness OF our position, and
its full, though tardy vindication Of the
views we have steadfastly held.
The purpose of the present campaign
Is to obtain popular Endorsement of
Our course.
We come before you and say "The
two factions of your party submit 10
your august tribunal their respective
records aud ask you to decide which of
them, by reason Gifts course, aud osthe
methods by which it was organized, is
the exponent of true Democratic doc
trine aud Democratic legitimacy"
Your decision will designate the
ticket to be supported loyalty and
uaruAs lU at tho A..riI a1an, r. II