The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-07-13

upon the broad : 81 ~ .univcrSa
amnesty with impart 2 suffrage.
Third. T'hat sl'biect ~ our sol
emn cons tuIiUnal op:iga Vipn to
maintain the equal rights uf all
citizens, ON policy SD ru'G aim a
local self government ard not 1T
centrallzIt.ou tndt tl- .i... ~r
thorlty should be sGp "a aErl
the military; that the W % b."
beas corpus should be ...rasi.
upheld as the safeguard a. pr
sonal freedom that the individ-
nal citizen should enjoy the lar
gest liberty consistent with pubnr
ord"r, aud that there shall he no
Fe.ieral SubversiOn of the inter.
nal poilty of the several States
and municipalities, but that each
shall he lett free 10 enforce the
rights and promote rhe We'll being
OF the inhabitants by such means
as the Judgment of its own people
shall prescribe. ..
Fourth. There shall he A real
and not merely simulated reform
in the civil service of the Repub
lie, to which end it is indiSpensa-
BILE the Chief dispenser of its vast
official patronage shall he shield
ed from the main temptation to
use his power sel6shly NY II rnie
inexorably forbiding ani prec.uiT
ing his re election. .a.a.s- b..
Fifth. That the raising of Itve-
nue., whether by tariff or other
wise, shall be recognized and rea!
ed as the peoples immediate. u 81
ness, to be shaped and dIrevied ~
the n through theirrepreSa uiariles
. III Congress. who's action hrreGn
the President must nd Ier over
Snte nF Ms veto, Httsl2 ~ 70 DIG
tate, n9f presume tVNuTsH aE
90 owing once uLly on those who
. agree with him, or VII i dr4 sing il
from those who do net. .sraaaF7
Sixth. That the pnhlic lands
: must be sacrediy Reserved for ac
QUESTION and occupation by cult
ratOTs, anu not recklessly squgn.
1ered on the projectors OF rail.
roads, for which cur people have
no present need, and the prpna
tGre construction OF which is an.
- nualiy Plunging ns int0 deeper
and deeper abySses OF tJrtigu in
! debteaUssS.
} Seventh. That the achievement
o. these grind purposes Of I'M
1 rersai heniiiuence is expected IN
sought Of all who approve thepI.
irrespective OF pas; affilia ions.
] Eighth. That the public iait.
must, at all hazards. be mainrai.r
ed, and the national credi, b. IRE
served.
Ninth. That the patriotic de
: votednrsSand iue>tima5lc service,
of our fellow citizens. who A. soi
dlers or sailors, upheld the flag
and maintaI"rG tie aaitf o. The
D repu",ic. siEaii ever beg gratefully
f remembere4 aud honyrabIy re
n Quilted. . -
D These pTnuoStio ns, 50 ably auC
r forcihl! presented in ID p.sgtyru
r OF yOaI Convention, Hav- already
' fixed the a.'@Hts = al c5mmalI
!. 81 thr asset oI a IKE majority
d III our rountryInrn, Wa0 jlytTtI,
:, adopt them, as | do, as the basi,
+ Of Il true, beRfcent, national r.
construction OF a new dppartar,
$ from jeaIousies. strlfes and hates
+ which have no longer an ADEQUATE
/ motive. or even plausible prrtrxr
Il into an atmosphere OF peace, FRI,
e terniiy and mutual good will. IL
! vain do the drill srrgpants of de
d caylng organizations flourish men
II a"lnSiy their truncI.Dus, and an
, 10y In<i that IL. i - shall Ia
! ,spsy,t and iSiraigiiteued. In vail
; io t:i' whiPper> in %: parties one,
= Vita. hrc;iuSe rGied in the vita
! needs of TIN. huur, protest agains
e strdyIng and hoi:iug, dtuounc
d men no wise their interiors n
/ traitors and renega,lps, aud threat
J. en- them with infaErE. auI ruin.
am confident thar the AilericIr
a people have already made lot.
e cause their own, fiIhy resolve,
} that their brave hearts and strou
o arms shall bear il Oh. to triumph
y In this faith and With the dis
h tinct understanding that, If elect
h ed. l'shaIl be President, not of
e party. hut Of the whole peon!r,
Z accept ,rcnT n"mirFuon I'm IN
: cor-ieit rrtyS! t.s. the masses q
Is cPS cgHHiryIRe a. SoV,tsa ~ south
i VIZ fag5ro Gas. binds aa =
p t-5 lpi4ntE ehtsiu, which has 10
: iohE divided heni. sJrcetiing't!a
! they save beet eueuHrs. 10 fG