The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-08
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.

The Parish Nominating Convention of the
Democratic and Conservative parties charged
he undersigned committee With the duty If pre-
pairing an address, and instructed lis to protest
earnestly against the signing and promu CATION,
by the Executive, Of the bin amending the char
ter of the city Of New Orleans.
The Convention composed OF delegates
chosen b., and representing the conservative
voters in their respective wards, AMI charged
sJlcly with The duty # nominating 'aadldaies for
The various offices to BE- flied b. popu election
IN November: and we do not understand that 1t
fell within the province OF the Convention no
DO ~ think that IL would be, III any respect,
proper for u To make any declaratlo OF political
principles. eli % announces any yolltIcAl do5mas
.. tenets
1ne proceedings q the convention nave 600
become matter OF history. and il calno' be neces-
stry 10 reca pltuate them III tins address. lhtre
ile good many offices to be filled at me next
election. and there Were MANY as plrantS Tor sacl
office. 70 llnnately the candidates we've good
ana Q lie men, and tn, labJrs OF The Con
yention were narrowed down % the mere
selection. ont OF the many good names
suggested Of those who. III the ESTIMATION OF the
ma l,rIty uf the convention. comOlacd hpst ~
the Qualifications likely to command the -ultaSes
of the Conservative voters. In III tklng this s. ece
ton the Converts, II was actuated by 81 gle
purpose. she securing q honest, saliiifnl ana
competent men, aud such as would DE most ace
ceptable to the largest numbes o. the eonscsvS
tive voters.
TWAS noe possible for the Convention o. niece
the views Of each individual voter: and III St lect-
ing the nominees We ar aware OF the tact that
some of the candidates VINO Failed are equally
COMPETENT honest and faithful th' II more
fortunate competitors i. but we teel assured thao
the scEcs presented by the ConveItl III Is, III ls
entirety, as whole, i'll Ill respects worthy OF The
contidenc and support of the Coiscr'ati's
voters Of the parish; AMI II gives promise, u
only of ih~ election of tue nomne es, tut also OF
the faithful and efficient performance by them oS
all the official dutIcs VITA WHICH they Sal be
charged.
1t mas been rumored that Il is Che intention OF
the Executive 10 sign and promulgate bill
amending the charter OF til city OF New Otle ans
Thls bill has not, so far as are informed, been
mad public; and W. cannot undertake any expo
sltion OF it, terms and pro lslons. Bn Il - g II
orally understood that the effect would be to
abolish til. existing City Government to
vaca;e the Offices of the present lncuin5ents ;
aud to bject the municipal admtnlstrati II to
tn control of The Executive through officers to be
appointed by hun. Should this bill assume the
form OF law by Executive approval and signature,
the city of New Orleans will be disfIanclllre ed,
and 4 power will be lodged i'll the executive de
struc i've of our rights and interests, and lmml-
nifty dangerous to the public peace
We trust that no such nten ION exists on the
part of the Elk cutive; but instru ted to that
effect by the Con,e ntion, we do, in the name
and behalf OF the conservative people OF New
reans most sotemnly protest, against any
change at this time, 10 our city charter, more
particularly against the signing and promulga-
ton Of lh3 bill IL question, or OF bill y which
the city of New Oreansl, to be DISTINGUISHED, and
the cry government subje,te to the apprentices OF
The Executive or If any officers save those c..os-
Ell. or 10 be chosen. by the tree Gle jtlon or the
people Without intending TO use any language
Of menace. We declare, that III our p!nlon, any
such cIange wonl | be attended with the most
serious consequences, and would greatly tndan-
ger the public peace, which we do III, st earn
astlv desire to preserved
And now feowcltlZens, Conservative voters
oil the Parish If Or cans, OF every Gas and con
diion YOU who desirf to free yourself es OF the
misrnle, the usurpati' IN, the oppre- sions an ex-
actions which have well nigh made the people,
the State an the city bank upt, and have
b rou hit us to the verge OF political lin and
degra n, W. prcsen o t'ket to 70 and
demand for it your fair and ndid
con i eration. We know that some Of
70. mast nee sarlly be disa pointed
at the failure Of candidates whom Yea personally
preferred but having submitted their claims to
the decision of the Convention, it remains now
for us all as good citizens, des ring only the pro-
motion of the public interest to give to this n
IRE ticket our hearty support. Let us lay aside
our personal preferences, our personal wishes,
orr personal jealouses. and uDlte as one man Ia
one common purpose.
Let every man who is entitleA register: let
every man who Is raS tered vote; and let every
Conservative voter, every one who is opposed to
the existing usurpation. cast his vo'e FOR the Con-
servatlve ticket as a whole; and we may, at no
distant day, see our State and people redeemed
and free II. II MAkR,
Chat man.
r. TAILLY BLASCHARD
w. b. SCHMIDT,
EMILE j. U l5RIEN,
ARCHIBALD MITCHELL,
Committee.