The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-03-19
The Foster Mass Meeting.

mass meeting was held in Breaux
Bridge to discuss the political 81
tuation from the Foster standpoint.
There were from six to seven
hundred people on the ground, but
at the time of opening the meeting
there was somewhat of a disap-
pointment, as of all the orators
who were announced to address
the people, only Mr.. Julian Mou.
ton, of Lafayette. was present
The other orators were unavoida-
bly, detained at Raceland, and il
became a matter of impossibility
for them be arrive in time for the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order
at one O'Clock p. H., by Mr.. Jean
Demec, President of the Parish
Committee, by calling Hon. Har.
villien David as President of the
vast gathering and Messrs. Al.
phonse Guilbeau and Leon +. Gil.
lard to act as secretaries.
The following e-Presidents
were then called to take seat on
the stand, viz; John Kidder, En-
nest Petit, Ernest Gillard, Adolf
phe Dupuis, ST., Leon Dupuis, z.
l.. Broussard, DIR. II. p. Guilbeau,
A. c. Mills, Henry Hebert, Abel
ma Broussard, Cleric Gauthier
Hermogene Hebert, Aug. Guche-
reau, Adolphc Pellerin, Robert
Martin, Darcourt Dugas, NJ. l..
Broussard, Sidney Babin, Eug.
Duchamp, Divide Hebert, w. b.
Eastin, Lastie Roy, Anthenor Do
mengeaux, Chas. Delhommer,
Louis c. Duchamp and Albert
Martin.
After the organization of the
meeting the band played a patrio-
tic air after which the chair pre-
scented to the enthusiastic gather
ing, that brilliant young lawyer and
orator, Mr.. Julian Mouton of La
fayette, who, like noble soldier,
fighting for right and justice, did
not feel at all discouraged by the
absence of his co-orators. He
said that for some unaccomitable
reason the orators who were on
the programme had failed to ar
rived, that the full duty of dis
cussing the political matter of the
day fell upon him, and that he
would say like the guard of Napo-
leon, la gdrdc meurt, mdis ne sc
rend pas.
He made an able and exhaustive
address in French. He compared
the fitness and qualifications of
the two candidates. He reviewed
the noble and honorable character
of the gallant and heroic Foster,
after that he began to desect the
administration of McEnery from
its beginning to the last. He cut
piece after piece from the old car
cass Of Mac, and stopped when
there was nothing left of him, not
even the bones. all was gone. He
performed terrible task for his
work was to stir and expose a mass
of fraud. theft and corruption. and
the speaker did the work in a mas
terly manner. He was frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic APP
plause during the course of his
speech.
The President Of the assembly
then walked towards the front Of
the stand accompanied by Judge
James E. Mouton, whom he pre-
sented to his fellow-citizens as one
of our valiant creoles. who would
praise the noble qualities of the
gallant Foster and who would ex-
pose the misdoings and maladmi-
nistration of McEnery. The
Judge was greeted by bust of
applause.
Judge Mouton said it was easy
and it would be a pleasant duty
for him to praise the noble quail
ties of Mr.. Foster. as it was only
necessary to look at the past Of
the gentleman to see a record of
honor, honesty and integrity, and
his incorruptible character was a
for his administration
when he takes the reins of the
state government.