The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-11-05
ID n VI o g Il VI A 5 .
NJ 81.

The Democrats Of Vermilion par
ish assembled at the Courthouse at
noon last Sunday. The meeting was
called TO order by DR.. r. j. Young,
chairman of the parish executive
committee, who requested w. A.
White to preside. Mr.. White in .
few felicitous remarks cengratula-
ted the unified Democracy of the
parish and urged them to put forth
their hest efforts at the approaching
6 lection.
Hon. Gabriel Montegut was the
first speaker and paid his eloquent
respects to the iniquitous force bill
and the s~ub-treasury bill, and the
third party as a whole. He spoke
both in French and English. His
speech was received with rounds of
applause.
Hon. Andrew Price, our gallant
yong congressman, was the next
speaker and he soon convinced his
hearers OF the Third district that he
is a congressman who is the peer Of
Louisiana's most distinguished mem
bers- He spoke at length on the
tariff, tle force bill aud the third
party and concluded with a mastery
arraignment of the unholy alliance
recently entered into between the
third party people and the Re-
publicaus.
He reviewed the history Of the
latter party, and pointed out the
danger of again turning the state
over TO those who at one time plum.
dered the state and attempted to
degrade the manhood Of libefty.Ioy,
ing Louisiana.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Prices
speech the committee on resolutions
made the following report:
Resolved, That we. the Democrats
of Yernilion parish in mass meet.
ing assembled. believing that the
supremacy Of the Democratic party
is essential to the future we'll Being
Of our country.
Resolved, That We hereby pledge
onr earnest support to the nominees
of the party, presidential aud con-
gresSianal, who have shown them
selves by their record and services
to be worthy Of our continuous
confidence and fealty.
Be it further resolved, That We
view with regret and apprehension
the unconstitutional doctrines up.
held by the Republican party and
made part Of their platform, by
which tie most sacred right guafan.
teed the American citizen is medaced
and the full exercise Of the right OF
SUFFICE is to be hampered and in.
fllenced by the federal bayonets and
controlled by partisan supervisors, as
proposed in the Infamous force bill;
that its tariff legislation has been in
favor of The manufacturers to the
detriment of the producer and con.
sumner, thus creating monopolies and
gigantic corporations, inimical to the
best interests Of The nation. and that
the policy, as exe1npliied in the
Mckinley bill, is a species of class
legislation and indirect antagonism
to the fundamental principles of the
constitutions which guarantees to all
citizens equal rights and privileges.
Be it further resolved. That we
demand a safe. sound and flexible
currency, sufficient and adequate to
accommodate the already vast aud
growing commerce Of the United
States.
Resolved further. That we, iu
common with the Democrats and tie
people Of our sister Attakapas par
ishes declare that the Improvement Of
the waterways Of southwest Louisi-
ana is o measure which meets u
hearty approval; that we desire to
most forclbly emphasize the crying
need Of the immediate opening and
Improvement OF bayou Plaquemine
and we regard this question as one
Of the greatest noment, involving as
it does one Of the greatest CONNER
cial interests of all our people, and
we do hereby urge upon our repre-
sentative in congress the employ
ment of all means in his power to
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