The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-10-24
Adopted in Convention at New
Orleans, August 8, 1874,

Adopted in Convention At New
| Orleans, August 8, 1874,
The Republican party Of Louisiana: a.
sehfbled in convention in the, city OF Nov
Orleaps ON the fifth day Of August, 1874, a..
sumes and declares that thdi:sNational Re.
Republican party i psrty Of positive
grabd achievements and . glorious history,
i PARTY Of internal improvements and. oi
material development party Of peace and
order, Of liberty and Law. If Universal sui.
frage and equal rights. That II il n party
capable Of purifying its own organizatio. a.
| well as devising reformatory IIasasures for
the public good and therefore. be it
| l. Resolped, That its past history en-
titles it to future confidence. and We again
reiterate our faith in and pledge ourselves
to the support Of the principles. enuncia,ed
in it: national platform, adopted At Phila-
delphia IS II
2: That VIC cordially indorse the liberal,
enlightened and just policy q; President
Grant and the national adminiasrsti both
in domestic and foreign afairs.' IT,. .",
3. That our present State Gevern1oent, in
the face Of unparalleled difke%aaties la.
achieved substsstisl reforms, aid ny its
patient and firm adherence to dhe right
sou.:s under an osEani1ed sys.eH, of Will.
abroad, deserves and has the un4uaiified sp-
provsl and support Of large 1zaiodfity Of
tho people Of the Htate, Of whon + IL the
true and lawful representative. =: Il.
I. That We hereby pledge ourselves to
the reduction Of the expenses Of, tie State
government to the lowest pOssiblo. pOipt
cOusistcnt with an efficient administration.
We distinctly announce this obligation to
be binding upon US. and due alike to tho
people Of the state and to their creditors
and we speciGcally set forth cur intention
to secure y reduction of the heavy and nm.
necessary exponses Of the assessment ana
collection Of the revenue.
5. That duty and sound policy alike
oonstrsin us to nominate and support for
office noae but men Of known honesty and
capacity and that mon who are unmindful
Of the inferests of the State, and whose
records aro roprOach to the parry shall not
Be permitted to force themselves upon us In
any capacity, under any pretsnce whatever.
s. That the misfortunes Of war. foods.
and aludisturbances and previms
lnaladmmistr tiOn 20 seriously impaired
the resources Of the State rs to render ab-
eolutely necessary the passage by tho last
Legislature OF tho law known as the fund
ink bill. which We spprove rs representing
The utmost limits Of our ability to pay, and
more than tho value received by the State
fer tho Indebtedness now outstanding and
We also declare our unqualified approval of
the proposed constitutional amsndments
limiting the State debt to o.. 900 900 and
taxation to twelve AID half mills (exeeDt
Ior school Purposcs) and applying the reve-
nues OF each year to the paymentof the ex.
pensss Of that year.
That the approaching general election
mN4tice . fair, peacesblc and free election.
IT Nllda every legal and qualified elector
.hsp ;hs1e the opportunity 70 cast his ballot
for Aneh candidates ~ b preters without
intimiAsfioa and without Illegal contriv.
ances;ts deprive him Of HE vote and every |
legal vote cast must be counted and credited |
as polled; and to this end euch selection
& othce.s 70 take charge Of regissr.tien and
izqps Of all parties that the Republican,
party vt least does not expect or desire anv.
thing else than u fair election.
8. ThsG We condemn the spirit Of violence |
In certain localities by the Dem
ocfatic party as being in violation of public
peeee aFA eaed order. snd destructive of
the Gaed name and hest interests of the
state ;i1ho suppression Of al violence il de-
msaded,by every lsw-sbidipg citizen in the
3. That ne invoke the assistance Of Con-
Eees towards the early completion OF those
rational works. the Fort St. Philip canal
and the Ayetem Of levbes for the redcn.ption
md prot4otioa Of the sllusial lands Of the
NSer. sit.isfzt -r
Y the two faees in this State, and We dis.
'ountenapoo and condemn all Efforts to TO-
nent such' d conflict. being saeis6ed that
he true i14fnssts Of both races lie in . lust
md Harmonious adjustment Of the relations
t race, labor and capital. aud TIE united
horts a Fl good men to pronaote the com.
non iptlbesf. ind We believe that With such
IeAcc and kAEthO1y. and such unitoi3 effort.
BE- return cf : high degree Of prosperity to
.ouisiara; will aoe b long delayed"
II. That we approve md isdsse the
wi lights bdl SOW pending before Con
SenA 2S cts. for the
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