The Opelousas courier., 1900-07-21
Democratic Ratification Meeting.

oStAoASA OO OAN " P@A" " S&oO -S~S'
Monday night, the 10th inst.
to ratify the nominations
of Messrs. W. j. Bryan anc
Adlai Z. Stevenson for President
and Vice-President of the United
States, and the platform adopted
| by the Democrats on the 4th.
The meeting was called to or.
der by William j. Sandoz, Secre.
tary of the Democratic Commit.
tee of the Town, Chairman R
M. Littell, having been com,
PEELED to absent himself by rea.
son Of official business. At his
request Hon. Thos. H. Lewis,
State elector at large, was asked
to preside, and Messrs. Leo.
Mayer and John II. Harmanson
appointed as secretaries.
The following gentlemen were
appointed as vice-presidents at
the request of Chairman Littell ::
Messrs. John Mornhinveg, Maui
rice ViIaseca, C. B. Andrus, Ray
mond Breaux, DIR. J. 2. Saizan,
Leonce Sandoz, Louis Gosselln,
II. E. Estorge, Joseph Devargas,
Robert Chacher6, J. K. Sandoz,
DR.. Fred Mayer, DR.. B. A. Lit
tell, Messrs. Nathan Roos, P. T.
| Blacksher, FL. D. Larcade, Judge
Z. I. Lewis, Messrs. Il. l.. Gar
land, NJ. L. Swords, Martin
Budd, L. G.. Dupr6, Ed.
Loeb, J. G. Lawler, DR.. A. j.
Bercier and DR.. Jas. 0. Ray.
A short address was delivered
by the Chairman, followed by
speeches from the following gem
tiemen Judge w. G.. PerrauIt,
Messrs. P. T. Ogden, Dudley
Guilbeau, r. L. Garland, W. J.
Sandoz, Leo Mayer and NJ. L.
Swords.
Te say the speeches were ex-
cellent, is but to give voice to the
universal expression on the sub
ject. The nominees for Presi-
dent and Vice-President of
the Democracy were eulogized
in glowing terms, the party was
congratulated on their excellent
choice, and the election eff Bryan
and Stevenson was predicted.
The platform adopted at Kansas
City by the Democrats was unan-
imously declared to be the great
est document ever promulgated
by any political organization. It's
planks on imperialism, militarism,
trusts and the currency question
were given extraordinary praise,
and the platform was approved
in every particular, and pro-
claimed so patriotic and bread as
not only to hold every Democrat
but every American.
The imperialistic policy of the
Mckinley administration was de-
nounced as un-American, op-
posed to the principle and theo-
ry of our government, and sub
versive of our free institutions.
The course of the Republicans in
the Philippines, Cuba and Porto
Rice was ably and thoroughly criti-
cised,. and it was pointed out that
what the President had denemina-
ted s'criminal aggression" at the
outset of the war with Spain, and
not to be tolerated by cur system
of government, was not only put
in force by him and his followers
now, but praised and defended in
| their party platform. Attention
| was also directed to the fact that
though the Republican party had
| come into existence forty-four
years ago on the cry that "This
country could not exist half slave
| and half free" I" that their present
policy not only tended to restore
| the conditions which they OPP
posed even to the extent of civil
war in 1861, but had inaugurated
policy which had already caused
| the sacrifice of many precious
lives and the loss of more money
| than the trade Of the PHILIPPINES
would be worth for years to
come. The war in the Philip
fls;nes was, therefore, character
ize6sss blow at freedom, as a
determfgsd effort of Il strong
| government to subjugate peo-
pie and govern them against their
| will, all for the benefit of a few
individuals who desired to con-
troll the markets of the country
for the sale of their goods and
wares.
At the. conclusion of the ad-
dresses a set of ringing reselu-
tions were read by DR.. Fred
Mayer in behalf of the committee
on platform. The music for the
eccasien was furnished by Prof.
Mayer's orchestra, and was much
appreciated by all who were for
tunate enough to attend. 1t is
| with pleasure that we note the
interest manifested in national
| affairs by our people, and we
hope that another meeting will
soon be held. The resolutions,
which were UNANIMOUSLY adopted,
follow: