New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-18
REPUBLICAN PARISH CONVENTION

The convention assembled at twelve
| O'Clock yesterday pursuant to adjournment
President Dupart in the chair, and q quo
rum present
The minutes of the preceding session were
read and approved.
A communication was received from the
conference committee of the Independent
Republican convention, declining to pledge
themselves in advance to the Endorsement
OF the national Republican and State tick
cts, and asking that they be treated with
on a basis Of equal independence A mo.
ton to lay the communication on the table
did not prevail.
Mr., Howard, of the fifth ward, moved
that the resolutions requiring the Inde-
pendent Republicans to pledge themselves
in advance to the Republican national and
State ticket be reconsidered.
The chairman of the conference com
mittee with naturalized Republicans, Mr..
Herbert, reported that no further progress
could be made without further instructions.
The committee on resolutions reported
favorably on the propriety of selecting
candidates for Administrators and judges,
of well known fitness and capacity, without
regard to affiliations. The report was re-
ceived and adopted.
The committee on platform reported the
following resolutions
l. That the delegates of the several ward
clubs OF the Republican party of the parish
of Orleans, Louisiana, ip convention as
sembled, do congratulate our fellow citizens
upon the evident prosperity Of the country
and OF the Republican party, through whose
stability the best interests of all the people
in the land will be established upon firm
basis
2. We place our full faith in the national
administration of General u. S. Grant,
President Of the United States, and the
great party that placed the same in power,
believing that they understand that govern
ments are formed for the express purpose of
eleTating mankind. We heartily indorse
the principles embodied in the Philadelphia
convention.
8. We are in favor of granting immediate
relief from ruinous and reckless expendi-
tpre and int0lerable taxation. We recon-
mend the nomination of such persons only
as are pledged to retrenchment, and COM
plete revision of our system of taxation to
one of justice and equality.
A. AS security we demand that our public
officials be required to render precise
exhibit Of all receipts and disbursements.
SO that the people may ascertain at all
times what disposition is made of
the public funds in their control.
We consider the spirit manifested
by our public servants to hide from
the people the financial condition Of our
State and city, an insult to our intelligence
and an evidence of guilt on the part Of the
officials. Education being the true f0unda-
tion of all greatness, we are in favor of fos-
tering the public schools to the fullest ex-
tent, so that the children Of rich and poor
alike may share the same results.
5. We are in favor of the payment of all
just obligations OF our State and city gov
ernments, and of yearly reduction of the
debt so as lefully to avoid burdening the
people with excessive taxation, and may
thus maintain the credit Of the State and
city. We desire that every part of our
State and city may be trayersed by rail
cheap communication with every part of
the country. Enterprise and capital should
by liberal and prudent legislation, be in
yited to accomplish such works of internal
improvements as our State and city require
6. That the Republican party of the State
OF Louisiana welcome to our shores all per-
sons of every nation, cline, race or color
voluntarily seeking a home in our midst,
and that all the rights we as citizens de-
mand for ourselves we freely accord to
them. We admit of no distinction between
citizens of native or foreign birth, and
pledge ourselves to a full protection of all
alike.
I. We recommend a reduction of the enor-
nous wharfage tax, reduction of fifty per
cent OF the tax imposed upon persons occu-
pying stalls in our public markets, and par
ticularly recommend the revoking of ali Ii
cense taxes imposed upop retail grocery
stores where liquor is not sold and upon all
mechanical trades.
s. We believe that the present condition
Of our city imperatively demands that our
candidates for office shall be chosen solely
for their capacity and fitness, irrespective
of their political affiliations; and that, by
making our nominations upon this basis, we
shall secure the support Of citizens who de-
sire faithful and honest administration Of
the city government.