The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-03-21
Republican Fusion Meeting.

order at the Neazey Opera House
by Captain John 7. White, who
called upon DIR. s. X. Gay to act as
Chairman. On motion duly second
ed and carried Captain John i.
and Percy Bennett were elected
Secretaries Of the meeting. There
were about 800 people present.
DIR. S. II. Gay, thanked the aud
fence in few appropriate remarks
for having elected him chairman,
after which he introduced as the
first speaker the Hon Henry Me-
Call Of Ascension parish who
said:-"Gentlemen had the hon
or of addressing you four years
ago. The issues then were the
same as they are now. There IS
but one issue, and that is fair cleo
tions and free and fair count
Our friends on the other side are
irving to dodge the question.
When the country is attacked by
a band of robbers, the people band
together against the common en-
4
envy. That is what we are dong
now. The Democratic powers az
Baton Rouge talk to us about their
magnificent administration. The
state has prospered, but t..must be
remembered that we are paying
heavier taxes. All taxes have been
raised and we are paying for all
we get. There is no reason why
we should be thankful to Muir
ply, j. Foster for anything.
When we are deprived of casting
our ballot rs we please we are de
prived of the free rights we ought
to enjoy as citizens. They do not
promise any reform: they say we
have excellent registration laws
and that there if no reason why
we should not have honest cleo
tions. Our ticket is pledged to
remit to the people the powers
that Justly and rightly belong to-
them. The voice of the people is
the voice of God. In other par
ishes of the state the regis ration is
being padded and large number
of good and honest citizens have
been refused registration. The
time has come when we must stand
M for our rights and see that our
ticket is elected. We have not
q lot of men on our ticket who are
traiting for office. The office has
hunted the man, not man the Office.
The Democrats say we have a
mongrel ticket. What have they?
Mr.. Estopinal the Democratic
candidate for Lieutenant Governor
was a Republican in the days of
Narmoth and kellogg. We have
true Republicans, but with
them ii is different" The speaker
then reviewed the levee acts as
ninistratei by the powers at
hton Rouge. He said" the levee
Boards have been nsed by the
Fosterites for political purposes.
There are men on these boards to-
day who are sqnandering the |
money Of the people. Ou schools
also, are political machines. The
ticket we represent is absolutely |
tiit AHilt ilthCt dfiu tHt lyciiiD- l.
cratic ticket il a coalition with
blacks to bring them back into
power. In the last election Captain
John N. Pharr, was elected by the
white vote and Foster received the
negro voters of the 10th Levee
District where there are not more
than twelve hundred white voters.
We have had Democratic rule long
enough in this state, It's now time
'or change. (applause)
State Senator Armand Romaine
xas the next speaker, and he adj
dressed the audience in French. !,
lis speech was evidently enjoyed L
II the French speaking element
resent, as Mrs. Romaine was con.
family interrupted by applaus .lr
lie chairman then introduced '
Ion. Don Gallery, Jr., who said H
Ny fellow citizens. We find by y
xisting circumstances that the /,
itizenship Of men is being drawn d
ut of them. We have come To r
~ that no man shall be inferior