New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-20
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REPUBLICAN PARTY or LOUISIANA
Adopted In C6nvention At New Orleans.
Saturday. August =. 1874.
OF THE

ADOPTED In Convention AZ New Orleans.
Saturday, August 3. 1874.
The Republican party 0. Louisiana. assembled ia
convention in the city of New Orleans ON the fifth
sssi OF skepIblesn party IS party posi,Ts
principles and definite purposes: party Of grand
achievements and glorious history; party OF in.
party Of peace and order. Of liberty and law. Of
universal suffrage and equal rights. That j; is
party capable Of purifying ITS own organization as
public good: therefore. be it
I. Resolved. That its past history entities It -
future confidence. and again reIterate our faith
in and pledge ourselves to the support OF the prime
ciples snunciated in its national platform. adopted
. That We cordially intiorse che liberal. en,igis.
ened and just policy Of President Grant aud tbs
national administration. both II do!ness's and
, That eur present State government. in the
face of unparalleled difficulties. has achieved sub
stantial reforms and by Its patient ana firm adhe.
renee to the tight course under an organized eyse
tenn of v,llii cation and Misrepresentation at homo
nd Of any ars. 3 Ss
pie Of se State. 81 whom it is tie true and lawful
representative.
ductioA Of the expenses of the State government
to the lowest possible point consistent with an efie
this obIisatios to be Binding upon Us. and due
alike to the people Of the state and to their crede
tors; snd specifically ses forth eur intention to
secure reduction Of the heavy and unnecessary
expenses OF tke assessment and collection Of the
1evenue.
20 nominate and support for office none but men
of known honesty and capacitys and that men
who are unnndful Of the interests OF the States
shall not be permitted to force themselves upon 70
in any capacity. undes ans preteHce whatever:
,ernal disturbances and previous maiad n,inis,ras
ton SO seriously impaired the resources of the
state as to render absolutely necessary. the pas.
sage by the last Legislature of abe law known az
the funding bill, which we approve as Depreseuto
ing the almost limits Of our ability 70 pay, ana
more than the ~alue received by the State toT the
clare unqualified approval Of the proposed con.
stitutionai amendments limiting the State debt to
i OOO1 900 and taxation to twelve and halt mills
Except for school pnrposess and applying the
revenues Of each yeas ~ 5hs payment Ut the es.
!. That the approaching general eiecs,oa nuss
be a fair. peaceabls and free election. at which
every lega! and qualified sleetor shan have shs
as he rrefers without intimidation and withouS
illegal contrivances to deprive him Of his votes
and every legal vote cast must be counted and
credited as polled: and to this erd such selection
OF officers to take charge of registration and <lece
ton should be , aas as will satisfy :tiae1s Of a
expect or desire anything else than fair elections
g. That We condemn the spirit OF violence manic
party as being in violation ofpubic peace and good
order. and destructive OF the good name and best
interests OF the state: the suppression OF all vos
ience is demanded by every law abdin: citizen u
9. That we invoke the assistance 81 Con ress Too
. ard the early completion of those national
works. the Fort ST. Philip canal and the system Of
levees for the redemption and protes tioD. OF the
Alnvial lands Of the Mississippi river.
10. That We declare ous belief that nothing but
disaster can result from a conflict Of the two
races in this State. and we discountenance and
condemn all efforts TO foment such . conflict. bee
ns satisfied that the true interests OF both races
lie in Just and harmonious adjustment of the
relations of race, labor and capital and the united
Efforts Of all good men to promote the common inc
erest. and we believe that with such peace and
harmony. and such united efforts. the return Of a
Ong delayed.
II. That We approve and ndorse She civil s.yh.s
bill now pending before Congress.
y That We sympathizs with the patriotic men
n Cuba whe fight for liberty. and that we urge
lpon the national Congress the early recognition
II the independence of Cuba, and herelA iIistruct
'nr representatives in Congress t. use their bsss
'ffOrts and influence to this end.