The herald., 1911-12-21

| for sending out notices and little if
any advertising was done. the regular
Democratic meeting in the Pythian
Hall Friday night was a big success,
five hundred or more enthusiastic men
crowding into the auditorium and fol-
lowing closely the eloquent orators.
One thing that was noticeable in the
crowd was that the gathering was
made up altogether of men-men who
had paid their poll tax, and there was
not a single boy or woman in the
house, unlike the Good Government
assemblages, which are largely made
up of women and children.
The features of the evening were
the splendid addresses. first of Colonel
|. ID. Wall of East Baton Rouge and
Mayor Martin Behrman, and the great
ovation given the Mayor when he took
the stand TO make his Straightforward
Democratic address.
G. G. Norris was the chairman of
the meeting, and Mr.. Norris, in brief
but very comprehensive address. out
lined the campaign and predicted a
big Michel Victory on January %,
1912.
The first regular speaker of the
evening was S. P. Mccall. one of the
silver-tongued orators whose burning
remarks in behalf of a real Democratic
government are winning many con-
/ Nerts from the opposing ranks.
Colonel |. d. Wall of East Baton
Rouge one of the most eloquent of the
out-of-town orators, followed M. Nc
Call.
Colonel Wall said among other
things that if the people wanted to
run the government on wind they just
needed to turn the State over to AS
well. The speaker wanted to know
in what things were the Good Gov
eminent Leaguers good in. Ninety
per cent of them, he declared, had held
office and been turned out, and now
they were only seeking to get back.
He paraphrased the expression of
Nine. Roland on the scaffold, "Oh, Lib
erty, how many crimes are committed
in thy name" by saying, "Oh, people,
oh, people, how many demagogues
catch thy coat tails and try to ride
into office on them"
Colonel Wall questioned the Democ
racy of Colonel Wilkinson and Mr.. CAT
fiery and others in the Good Govern
ment League. why, even Mr.. Taft"
he cried, would come up and kiss the
League on the cheek as a true daugh-
ter of the Republican party" Colonel
Wall asked if Judge Hall had been
true to his friends. How did he get
his place on the Supreme Court if not
through the aid of the machine? He
thought Judge Halls letters to Bern
stein were pitiful. Bernstein and the
machine put victories into his mouth"
cried the speaker, land now he is
belching out curses upon them"
Colonel Wall accused Judge Hall of
base ingratitude. He did not think a
man who had sat on the bench should
be trusted with the position of Gov
ernor, for a Judge was naturally high
apd mighty, having been pampered up
by the attorneys and could not under
stand the people. He proceeded to tell
of Mr.. Michel's splendid record as sec
rotary of State. There's so blame lit
tie in Judge Hall, there is not much
can say about him." declared the
speaker. He is prolific in promises,
but before he could get the nomination
he had to promise to give John NJ.
Parker the control of the patronage
in New Orleans"
Mr.. Wall ridiculed Judge Hall as the
peoples candidate, and described him
as John NJ. Parker's man, who voted
the Republican ticket whenever he
wants to.
He also said that Henri Gueydan
was another candidate showed out by
Mr.. Parker. Judge Wall said that the
people have had one judge as a Gov
ernor, Newton c. Blanchard. He was
all right in some things, but was die
tatorial and tyrannical when he saw
fit, keeping Chandler C. Gutenberg out
of the Office of district attorney when
the people wanted Mr.. Gutenberg. The
people want not a Judge, but a man
who understands their wants, and such
a man is John T. Michel, Judge Wall
declared.
In speaking of the land deals, Col
onel Wall said that Mr.. Michel had