The Opelousas courier., 1896-03-14
NEVER
l.. NQvERS.
Ouachita in Line for the
Democracy.
Magnificent Outpouring at
Monroe 49,.
To Greet Cows. Foster
and McEnery.
Splendid Address Deliver.
L. ed by Old War Horse
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In Behalf Of Democracy
y .I W1;+o
Splendid Address Deliver
ed by Old War Horse
In Behalf of Democracy
and White Supremacy.

Two monster mass meetings wer
held at Monroe Thursday, at which tn
Etalwart Democracy Of the State O
louisiana turned out in full forSe an,
showed their loyalty to the Standar,
by giving their undivided attention t.
the ringing e%loquence of the distin
guished speakers who addressed tn
meeting and poured hot shot into tn,
enemy's camp.
The beautiful little city Of Monroe
had put on her best bib and tucker t.
receive appropriately the distinguished
sons Of the Pelican State, who had sig
niHed their intention Of telling the
good people what constitutes true Dem.
ocracy.
Y Governor Foster, Ex-Governor Nc
Emery and Congressman Boatner were
given a royal welcome when they ar
rived, and the train pulled in amidst
cannon firing, band playing and threats
Il shouting.
at 2 o'clock the Tabernacle was filled
with an enthusiastic audience and when
E0ngressme 4 Boatner nominated Gov
er1or McEnery for chairman, the old
war horse from Ouachita was cheered
and cheered and cheered.
distinguished gentleman stepped
forward and delivered the following ell
Nquent address:
Feslow-Democrats: This is an hour
o1 stirring memories. I am never in the
presence Of the people Of Ouachita,
assembled to deliberate upon the affairs
~ the State, but my mind reverts to
Fl period when all were united for the
III eilgie purpose Of rescuing the State.
from oppression, and society from de-
sfaaati0n. The institutions Of the past
neg neen swept away, and there was
90 apparent barrier to check the ad-
rance OIL ignorance, vice and crime.
lnelsf was nothing in the whole blank
81 Inc horizon to debar them. There
Nas q rejection of the moral relations
winch should subsist among a people
ing lnere was a striving after freedom
aaaohs the ignorant in mere vacancy
faence. without that might take pos
SESSION OF the empty domain. In the |
pshlal OF all moral restraint there arose
siefyFne among the intelligent and
esltaous people distrust and a%pprehen-
heh.oI the future, and then followed
khe aeraS OF reconstruction, a veritable
s 80 ~ terror, when those who should
sNYsf nave been hidden invaded the
atnIsneu room of freedom, destroyed
H. $50, psauty, spoliated it's ancient pos
SESSIONS, and it became a charneI house
et ne assassinated liberties of the peo-
ks.Sand ne way was open to the en-
1870 OF a corrupt imperial power
~ .uespotism. Freedom was Sought !
spy.lne negroes and their allies, the
salpet-nagger and scallawag, in the
ssmoYei Of all that was assumed as a
II sso - animation. 1t was to be attained
HI .ne erasure of the whole organzia-
sss y. soclety n of all Institutions
INV associations of the past. 1t abol-
Ssnea all that appeared beyond it's i'm
mediate intent. A : 80
M. .,S.nlo had been free awoke to the
sIa ! discovery that we were slaves;
sSssaaDlsE.s or an alien despotism. IT was
~ M u alat We realized the line Of de-
s. sns,se where obedience to law
N.Y. IS sld ana resistance begin. 1t was
III. s sass resource in which the time,
sSs ssss;on ana proVocation teach a ter
N.Y. lesson. It IA a time when your
IkkMHnease, comfort, personal liberty and
I'M IN ~ we're not counted as clements in
NH I'M w OF your determination. tt was
hts s.aas 3Wnen you did acts which. under
49,, conditions, you would have |
sh 1 eaaa from with abhorrence: hut
| |raIs II c9,nultlois were such as to conlpei !
A,,fs III, u ! up your voice, sadly indeed.
mi nshar your arm with reluctance,
M ~, illted. you welded it with ali !:
6manclna WHICH the thought of the !
ans ~ could give it, and # fell ana !
fp safo.eyeF, we had hoped, the auuaci- :
Is 8 people who entertained Me nj :
arnonss g lhat they could ~proselyte ,
ma ias,l sle whites and reduce them to :
mi IN W " ignorance, vice and crime. :
s0niaI1Is..sa,i women of Louisiana to q !
III u. NV worse than death. :
cnra a ! as your servant, and at :,
hat Isnnaaasl1d, IN the spring of. 1867, :
hat The arioed at a public meeting, :
ease. N Il exlsting conditions Should q
6ree, u laat you had determined. ~ +
3ROrs tuht,,aarnlss to rescue the State. and !,
n iasta moment to the depositing IF !
= ma vote in the general election =
Nned tbat never for an instant aban- =
Aecasln, ". discrimination. On a former :
bbports.n,,At,nn october, 1897, I had the :
Mis traasa u review your efforts in =
lafther mn psalod, and I forbear from -
me fa spony your manhood now. in the !.
"A NM. and with the sama anar- =
tsfa ~ !. Y You think vo,1r ha1nvad !,
lae h.,ss.n danger Of being again IN 9
- srsas or those against whom wa .!
b5nr I'll measures, to summon "a II
lre,,sh1 PHI Your PATRIOTISM tha p
lM nnwar i souE arms and the force :.
ara ~ " your intellects to again :
eeaeIty fhat s.aInp out the damnable au- II
GIN ~ psaos again aspire to pun ~;
Fssctel and an;d edlIce which you q.
= ss1 shstfy that would he intensisad q.
afpened appetite of long fast q
Raeaf Il ma 49, y said by some that the It
u ~ ~ termination is a thing If
4 Ii mn 10 ~ cannot be accnmnish- al
AEffhaTssasnatlFe While there NAV not is
4easAe oIifran aegTee of violence. the di
kessrrsss inflicted upon our peo- m
II49n6attsof NJ. aaanacllng and impris- 81
~ "a legislatures chossn h ~, t ~ eli
3ns WI military power. the smain5
q rno,s usufper in power by fed ar
ReefseII 49, g Organization of fhe al
1AAJn1eN ffhaaply Dy an order of a fed te
n. 49, maintaining of pIInhoafs al
aNs Il M u government and sending be
4 fxknina. lsless missions Of murder ia
lsstmeaa m II ans sending of armed po- Ike
a,tiIsanaaa hon with Winches-
mn kaInrna,ys e subjugate the peo- 70
rsp fora11aa Of nineteen mi 81 81
Kszs @Assss N and the raising N IN
fnna,r rem 1900, 600 to $1,000 ar
ID srras 49,. q say, the radical 70
MI plgAin1ate these condi- Il
n Isl they can, and the very pIl
1gSssssneces OF any party CON "a
g gs9ssFOes would bring dig-JEbt
se1saredit upon thes State j