The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-09-05
THE MASS MEETING.

the Democratic Executive Committee
of the parish of East Carroll at their
session held on August 18Th, 1876, Tue
Democrats of the parish of East Car
roll assembled to-day in Mass Meeting
at The Court House al noon.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. j. S. Guenard, Chairman OF the
Democratic Parish Executive Com
mittee, who announced that this mass
meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of selecting 26 delegates 10 the
Monroe Convention to be held in that |
CITY on tie 9Th day of September, 1890,
| 10 nominate Democratic candidate
for Congress from the 9Th Congress
ional District of Louisiana and also to
endorse the Chicago platform end the
nomination of Bryan and Sewell rs
nominees of.the Democratic party for
| President and Vice President OF the
| United States.
A temporary organization was
effected by The election of Dr. r. IL.
| Bernard IS temporary chairman and
| Chas. II. Egelly as temporary eecre-
! tsrv. and S. 3. Kennedy assistant sec
! rotary.
Upon motion of Mr.. j. w. Dunn. it
was unanimously resolved that the
temporary organization be declared 10
be the permanent Organization OF the
mass meeting.
! Upon motion of Mr.. James Beard,
the Chair appointed committee of
five on resolutions with instructions
TO report ut this meeting.
The chairman appointed the follow
! ing committee: Hon. Jas. Beard,
Hon. f. F. Montgomery, Hon. j. NJ.
Kennedy, Hon. Z. S. WHY aud j. w.
Dunn.
The meeting then took n recess of
80 minutes 10 enable the committee
on resolutions 10 file their report, at
the conclusion of which the mass meet
ing reasscnibled, and the committee on
resolutions through their chairman
submitted the following, which was
read and unanimously adopted, to-
Wit:
We, the Democrats of East Carroll
: in mass meeting assembled. re-affirm
our allegiance 10 the true honored
principles of Democracy. believing
: tina, the observance of these principles
| I'm the administration of the govern
meut will be the surest means of pre-
serving constitutional liberty to our
country and Of bringing about an era
of prosperity and happiness to the peo-
pie.
|, We hereby heartily endorse The plat
!, form adopted al Chicago by the Demo
cratic National Convention, aud sccppt
: same as the Inst and best expression OF
Democratic political faith, founded 10y
jefferson and cxeInplified by jackson,
and as tho outline of the policy that
Y should be- pursued in the sadministra-
D ton of the government.
We recognize the financial question
rs the paramount issue Of the cani-
psign and demand tho free and unlini-
d ted coinage of both gold and silver
d. 1.-THE constitutional money metals) at
: tho presen! legal ratio of Is to !, with
out waiting for the aid or consent OF
any other nation, and the delegates to
r the convention TO be held at monroe
Y on the 9th of September, are instruct
, ell 10 vote for no candidate who is not
: heartily and unequiyocally in favor Of
: this resolution.
r We endorse the nomination of Bryan
aud Sewell AS the Democratic candi-
dates for President End Vice President
and pledge our earnest support Of the
Democratic ticket.
: We believe in the rule of the Maj
e ~ and we hereby condemn the action
!, of those. who. after having partici
paied in The deliberations of the Dem
G ocratic party, some having received al
e its hands high honors, have become
!. boilers, refusing TO support the Chica
60 plat form and ticket, aud denoun
{ cling as mobocracy, the Democratic
r National Convention, regularly con
stituted aud organized in accordance
with the time honored usages and Gus
tom of the party, aud we hereb,
J. denounce them as enemies more hos
:. tile to Democracy than the Republican
IS party itself.
We hereby instruct the delegate
;, selected by this mass meeting to at
IL tend the Congressional Convention a
J, Monroe on the 9Th of September, 1896
% to vote as unit OIL all questions tina
!, may come before said convention.
u We indorsc the candidacy of tb
e Hon. S. L. Baird for Congress, recog
IS nizing his ability and earnest advocac.
= OF the principles embodied in tn
: Chicago platform.
L We observe with approval tb
d efforts of the State Democratic Com
, mitiee to accomplish fusion with tn
Populist on the ELECTORAL ticket an'
wc hopc that their efforts will b
wholly successful.
& James Beard, Char.
N j. 81. Kennedy,
f. E. Montgomery,
j. j. w. Dunn,
E. Chas. S. Wyly.
cl Upon motion of Hon. Jas. Beard
which motion previled, II was resolve
a. that the chairman of this mass meet
20 ing, appoint 26 delegates to attend 'h
W Democratic Congressional Conventio
to be held in the city of Monroe, La
ON September, 9Th, 1896, and that
L. majority OF said delegat es 10 said col
Is veution present, III person or by prox'
9 cast the vote of the parish of East Cal
roll.