The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-17
United State Ticket.

The following ticket and platform Of
have been adopted by the
central committees for the support of
the Democratic and Reform parties of
Louisiana
UNITED STATE TICKET.
Jno. McEnery, Of Ouachita, for Gov
ernOr.
BIZ. Jonas, of Orleans for Lieutenant
Governor.
Daniel bennett, of St. Mary, for
Auditor.
HIN. Ogden, Of Orleans, for Attor.
ney General.
ID. Lafargue, of Avoyelles for Sec
rotary of State.
r. NJ. Lusher, of Orleans, for Super
intendent of Public Education.
The Democratic and Refoem parties
Of the State of Louisiana announce to
the people of the State the following
platform of principles:
/. We recognize the right of, and
will use every enaeavor to secure and
maintain every citizen Of the State in
the enjoyment ofall his civil and polit-
ical privileges as laid down in the con-
stitution of the United States and Of
this State, and the laws made in pur-
suance thereof.
2. We will insist upon the most
strict and rigid examination into the
origin and character of the public debt
aud while we are willing to pay tho
last dollar Of Indebtedness contracted
for the legitimate purposes of govern
ment, within the scope of rightful aus
tbority, we will advocate the rejection
Iofall that has been contracted frandu-
lently.
3. WeHill insist upon the abolition
Of unnecessary Offices, reduction of eal-1
aries and perquisites in all offices ana
the inauguration Of the most rigid.
economy in oil departments Of govern
ment.
4. We will seek to restore the NUM-
cipal governments and the powers Of
police to the municipalities, cities and
parishes to which they of right belong,
maintaining to the 'uttermost the prin.
ciples oflocal self-governnent.
S. The abolition Of the extraordinary
powers now vested in the Executive,
THE repeal of all obnoxious acts, such
as the registration, the election, thu
printing, the constabulary, militia and
metropolitan police laws, and the en-
actment of wiss, just and economical
laws iD their stead.
| 6. With view Of guarding against
the corruptions and enormities in the
State and city governments during tho
past four years, we will favor and urge
q the immediate passage of the most
stringent and severe penal laws against
the offering OF receiving bride on the
part of Legislators, or any other STATE,
city OF parochial official.
z. We will advocate an amendment
to the constitution which will exclude
from any judicial position men n.
|. learned in the law.
! 8. We will favor the enactment Of 1!
Especial statue imposing the severe1
penalties upon the speculation directly
or indirectly, in State, city or paro-
chial securities by any executive, ju-
: dicial or other officer of the State, city
y or parish during his term Of Office.
EMILE LASERE,
President Democratic State Centrd
Committee.
- w. NJ. RANDOLPH,
: Chairman Reform State Central Con-
mittee.
e A QUEER AFFAIR.-The pecu.
: liarity of this world is that some
9 thing queer is always happening
. in it. for which nobody can account
A correspondent. who says that b
= was an eye witness. writes to thl
h Pail Mall Gazette. of the 9th ult:
"From 4 o'clock yesterday until
ii LIZ last night, the houses of Nos
st Sc and 50 Reverdy road. Bermond
sey, were assailed with stones and
= other missiles coming from an ~
IN seen quarter. Every window We
n broken. and several articles of ful
niture were destroyed. Althouel
&c there was a strong body Sc polio
= men scattered in the neighborhood
4 they could not trace the directio
r whence the stones were thrown
h, We state the facts as they are CIV
r. en- to us. and leave. every reader Z
1; solve tho mystery in his own NJ
IN Some will say "spiritualism |;
=. =, others will say ''magnetisn;" the
will he one party which will inf
ns meteorolites. and another part
al which will have a strong suspiciol
in Of boys; but all will agree thsl
I'd when stones are thrown for seytl
'e' hours and a half, and the poliel
" can not find out who throws the
~ tho affairs hocomoc x,o~y vnvekNli