The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-10-17
RATIFICATION
We Ting.
and Enthusiastic JAS
remsN Meeting Held in
Baton Rouge.

filed with enthusiastic supporters {
of Gen. Jastremski last Tuesday night {
The meeting was what Mr.. Fuqua ]
called IA plain old Democratic meet
ing without frils or feathers. That
unfailing index Of a candidates pop
ularity, hearty applause was abundant
during the speaking and showed the
high esteem in which General JAS
tremski is held by the people Of his
home parish.
The Tmes-D emoerat's Baton Rouge
correspondent in speaking ofthe meet
ing says 'There can be no reasonable
doubt that Jas eremski is strong IN his
home city The Picayune said
sMr. Fuqua then introduced General
/ Jastremski, who was received with ire
mendous cheering, clapping OF handsaha
ladies waving handkerchieis. Genera
4 .Jastremski acknowledged the greeting,
and said it was something that would be
retained with the fondness OF memory
that the three bars Of captalncy placsd
on the Jacket Of his gray uniform by the
members Of the company were. II was
the greatest honor that could have been
paid him by his home city"
THE CoURIEa regrets that it hasn't
the space to publish all Of Gen. Jas
tremski's speech. The following ex-
tract, inasmuch as it refers to the
fight against the bosses and to the cur
tailment ofthe appointiye power 81 the
Governor will prove Of interest to our
readers
seMr. President, Ladies and Fellow
Citizens The affectionate greeting you
have bestowed upon me is more precious
than any patent OF nobility from Ui5
proudest monarch on earth. IL VIII Pc
. carved in my hearts memory with the
r three bars of a Confederate captalncy
that were placed on the collar OF my
Jacket OF gray shy the votes OF comrades
with whom / had carried a musket. This
greeting from the noble w~omanhood OF
} East Baton Rouge, than whom none are
lovelier on cart this greeting trom the
manhood Of East Baton Rouge, than
whom none art Drawer or more generous,
s are to me the proudest Endorsements 1
: could receive to my candidacy lQr the
Richest tr7st ths. paonle bestow in their
soSpreiontv. fnr IN these greetings you
s nroclaim ia the state that. having known
4 ne since NV vo,tnp manhood. and having
observed NV course in all the pathways
Of life, you believe me worthy and lifted
for this exalted office.
'eBut [ must not allow the emotions OF
+ gratitude that ogerwhelm me to cause me
s TO forget that you expect me to go lntq
e rigbts that Won relinduished in DAYS 81
e Gloom and awful trials. anda voice inmy
r sSonl IS saving HWbatchman, what Of
tbe pightP
an ID nut too true that eternal Vigi.
lanca d tbe nrica of liberty. The right,
le az tbe Deople have been trampled unde.
IF foot MOI bv tle iron heel 81 aruthles
soldiery T6ere isno shame in submits
y SION to the rulp Of irresistible force. Blu
there is shame in submission to the rnl
u If arrogant tricksters and 0verriders o
81 tbe rig6ts III tba American citizen.
oe ~F1r more tEan a a1arter az a century
ne taking adyantaOa az sllDreme necessities,
it bro0d al nettv and unscrupulous politica
is bosses hes held syvav over the superb me
~tropolis. the METROPOLIS ofthe Fourteent
H. NJ September. Bv the vilegt stratagcm
be II has prs1cticaIJy dictated the public III
In ] fairs Of the UTaat cfbV. IL has designate
he its n1bIie @oFfioiols. assessed its propert
and eollected Its revenues witb no lie.
tban seven asse sors and y lake oIlet
tors MT has steadilv extended it's swa
into tbe D~oIiticai and governmental affail
~ tbe State. and barred the way to I'll
,lo talent and 0aFfT6Tfsm 81 rs yU6nE=Ti
matl1re manhood. The public DlaeJ
~ have been mao9 the rewards for COZ
ice tom7tnbue disre.e5r8 III h rights of I'll
oood citizens f@r n~oliiieaI 'Dnlp and sd
a. serviencv.
las saTbis is one of fbe nbases tbroua
bo which several Southern States have b5
N nass and Yo1isiana IA last IA be +
a deemed from II. BHt relief "a IA siGh
be- ana ye shall gain II. five butuse the 81
ri al resolntsly d tbe boys IN ols1v al
ilu tbe White Teagnars snDloved t6s bnllf
We 1nnst insist7 IN u frae ballot and 3 "a
nj conntin INA urinary election al wbi
ye shall nominate tie United Stat
me Senator the Governor and The OH
by State officials. When this first viciu
shall have been won. as I feel confde
"a if win be a law sbonld be passed bv +
a