The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24
4 large NUMBER GATHERED
IT THE COURT HOUSE
List Saturday.
Able Speeches made by Hon.
Gabriel Montegut, Gov.
Murphy J. Foster, Hon.
j. ., Wicklif, Judge
4. g. Allen ana our
next congressman,
Robert J. Brous-
sard.

The large Audience Listened
with tho closest attention
to the orators and waxed
every enthusiastic over the
speaking.
The Democratic campaign opened
in Tcrrebonne last Saturday amid the
flourish Of trunipets and great enthu-
siasm. The great free silver wave
that has been rolling over the United
States aud washing away the Teacher
GUS sands of mOnometallism has
reached Terrebohne, and it seems
quite certain that Il large majority OF
our voters will try the delightful and
refreshing sensation of a himetallic.
surf bath on the day of election,
The Demncrats here are jubilant
over the result Of last Saturdays
meeting. Many OF the voters of the
Parish we're too occupied by sugar
rolling dutiesto attend the meeting,
and consequently the Democrats here
thought the meeting wOnld be a very
small one. But instead the meeting
was what might be termed alarge
one, and composed of some OF the
most representative men Of the differ
ent wards OF the parish MasvTC recehA
Lon.
ln the number who helped to swell
the audience and added to the entha.
sidsm were many gentlemen who
voted the Republican ticket during
the state election.
The judges stand in the-court room
was tastefully decorated with flags and
flowers, and on a large flag were
written in silver letters, Is To l.. Oa
the wall back OF the judges stand was
a picture of w. j. Bryan and his en-.
tire family.
When the speakers arrived on the
1899 pm, train they were met at
the depot by the HELLER Band and
quite a number Of citizens and then
driven to the hotels and given an
opportunity to refresh the inner man.
Promptly at o'clock in the Ii
the meeting was called to order by
the Hon. II. w. Barton who called
upon Capt.. B. F. Winchester to pre-
side. Capt. Winchester made a brief
speech in which he outlined the Oh.
Jects of the meeting and then intro
duced The first speaker,
HoN.G GABRIEL MoNTEGur,
who began his address when the an
plause in the hall ceased. Mr..
Montegut said in substance that
although he had withdrawn from
active politics since his acceptance of
the position as cashier of the Peoples
Bank Of Houala, his heart was still
with tho Democrats in their fight for
right and justice, and no could not
refrain from saying u few words, call
the Democrats Of Terrebenne from
whose hands he had been the recipient
many political faVursin the past to
stand by that great leader of the peo-
pie, w. j. Bryan, and the cause he is
leading, and to use every effort to
elect the brilliant young creole Of the
Teche, Z. F. Broussard. Mr.. Montegut
Endorsed every plank in the Chicago
platform. His address a received
with great applause.
The chairman, then amid d~eafenipg
cheers introduced the gentleman who
will represent this district in the next
congress,
HoN. ROBERT f.. BRoUssARp.
Mr.. Broussard has been making the
fur fly in this campaign, travelling
miles in. the night air to address audi
ences ard consequently was a little
hoarse when he began his address, but
hoarseness soon wore off aud he
captured the crowd BY his elo-
quenee and Arguments. He spoke il
both French and English devoting
enough'of bic time to Mckinley aud
reciprocity 60 convince any one that
Mckinley is an enemy Of the sugar
industry, and that reciprocity means