The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-02-23
rHE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

rHE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
The state Democratic Contra
Committee has called a Convention
of Conservative Citizens to meet in
New Orleans on the 4th of March
next.
It would have been better if the
State Central Committee had post.
poned the Convention to some later
day, in order that the people might
have had more time for reflection
and for the selection Of proper del
egates to represent them. But we
are pleased to observe that the call
has been very generally endorsed
and we doubt not that there will
be a full Convention of the Con
sentative people of the State.
Perhaps there never was time
when the united voice of the PEG.
pie in earnest protest against the
outrageous legislation of the dor.
mant party was more needed than
at present. Feeling secure in their
power, and convinced that the
Southern people would submit to
any tyranny at their hands, the
Radical Legislature of Louisiana
has enacted a series of measures
which threaten to deprive the peo-
pie Of their liberties and to bank
1upt the treasury of the State un-
less the party is arrested in its
course. The election Bill, the Con-
stabulary Bill, the Education Bill,
and other acts, tyrannical in their
nature, and subversive of the rights
of the people, have awakened all
alarm throughout the State and
call for earnest efforts to counter
act their baneful effects. Add to
this, wholesale plumber, on the part
of the Radical office-bolders, with
out attempts at concealment, leaves
no roam for doubt that the money
wrung from an over-taxed people
finds its way into the pockets of
the imported hirelings set up as the
rulers of a once happy people.
1t is impossible to put a stop to
this extRavagant legislation upless
the Conservative Citizens take the
matter in hand. 1t was proper that
the Democratic party, which al
ready has formidable organila-
ton, should take the initiative in
the work of re form. But the party
has no idea of being proscriptive,
or of taking such course as to
drive off conservative citizens of
other parties in this momentous
crisis. The party would be recre-
ant to it's duty and unworthy of its
past history if it should lay down
any hide. bound code of principles
which should deplete instead Of FL
ling up its ranks. This Radical
is burdensome on Dem
ocrats and Republicans, on white
and black alike, and it is the duty
Of all who would put a stop to it to
meet together tremendously and
take the necessary steps to arrest
les further progress. We are sure
that the approaching convention
will represent the masses of the
Conservative people of all political
parties.
We hope that the able men who
shall assemble together in conven-
ion will devise some practical plan
If resisting the legislation under
which the StateGs suffering. 1t liz
40 easy matter, it is true, to agree
On a proper course of action, but
the thing is not beyond the range
IF possibility. Hitherto. we must
admit, all the suggestions have
been two visionar, to accomplish
my good. We must do something,
and not have to be asked, as was
asked at the New Orleans meeting,
what are you going to do7 Sound,
practical measures are what is
needed now.
A mass meeting ofthe Democra-
~ of Rapides will be soon held for
The purpose Disappointing delegates
70 the Convention. The Democra-
" of Rapides have never swerved
rom. the line of duty, and should
not fail to be in attendance now to
add their voice to that of the Con
masses of the State.
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