New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-25
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PARTY OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted In Convention nj New Orleans,
Saturday. August =, 1874.

Tie Republican party Of Louisians, assembled i.
convention in the city Of New Orleans on the fflI
day OF August 1874 assumes and declares that the
National Republican party is party Of positive
principles and definite purposes a party OF grand
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party OF peace and order. Of liberty and law, O:
universal suffrage and equal rights. That il is 3
party capable OF purifying us own organization
wei as of devsing ref0rMatory measures for the
Pablo good: therefore. be- it
!. Resolved That its past history entities il 20
future confidence and we again reiterate our faith
IL and pledge ourselves to the support of the prn.
cipes enuncated u its National platform, adopted
2. That we cordially indorse tie liberal enliyYt.
eced and just policy o. President Grant AID the
national administrator. both IN domestic and
5. Thst our .resen. State government. IN the
face Of unparalleled difficulties has achieved sub.
stantai reforms. and by its patient and firm adhe.
renee TO the right course under organized sys.
,eE of vilf cation and Misrepresentation at home
AID abroad, deserves and has the unqualified ap.
IIoval and support Of large majority Of .he PEG.
PIE OF the State, OF whom Il - tit true and Lawful.
| i. Tia. We hereby pledge ourselves 70 tie re.
tuctio1 of the expenses OF tho State government
to the oEest possible point consistent with an ei.
| this obligation 10 be binding upon U.s. and due
alike to the people Of the State and to their eredi
tors and We specifically set forth intention TO
secure reduction OF the heavy and unnecessary
expenses OF the assessment and collection Of the
revenue.
5. That duty and sound policy alike constrsin US
20 nominate and support ior Office none but men
OF known honesty and capacity; and that men
who are unm:ndful of the interests OF the State,
and whose records are a reprOach to the party
shall not be permitted to force them upon Us
| in any capacity; under any pzetence whatever.
o. That the mistOrtur es Of war, Of floods and in.
ternal disturbances and previous maladminisr7a.
ton so seriously impaired the resources of the
State as to render absolutely necessary the pas.
sage by the last Legislature of the law known
the funding bill, which we approve as represent.
ing the utmost limits of our ability to pay and
more than the value received by the State for the
outstanding.
clare our unqualified approval Of the proposed con-
stitutional amendments limiting the State debt to
SIo,ooooo and taxation to twelve and half mills
except Tor school purposes) and applying the
revenues s OF each year TO the payment OF the sx
:. That the approaching general election must
be q tar, peaceable and free election, at which
opportunity to cast his ballot for such candidates
as he prefers without intimidation and without
illegal contrvances to deprive him OF his vote
and every legal vote cast must be counted and
credited as poled and to this end such selection
OF ocers to take charge Of registration and slee,
parties that the Republican party at least does not
expect or desire anything else than fair election.
:: That We condena the spirit OF violence mani.
tested in certain localities by the DemOcratlc
party as being in violation ofpublic peace and good
order, and destructive OF the good name ana best
the State.
ward tie early Completion Of those national
works. the Fort st. Philip canal and the system of
levees for the redemption and protection OF the
auvial lands of the Mississippi river.
10. That we declare our belief that nothing but
disaster can result from a conflict Of the two
races in this State, and We discOuntenauce and
condemn all efforts to foment such a conflict be.
ing satisfied that the true interests of both racea
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 in.
terest, and we believe that with such peace and
harmony and such united efforts. the return Of aaa
high degree of prosperity to Louisiana viii no1 he
long delayed. ~ w
H. That We approve and indorse the civil r:ehts
bill now pending before Congress. sA''
r. That We sympathze with the pstrio tic men
in Cuba who tight for liberty and that We urge
upon the national Congress the early recorn;fiSn
OF the Independence Of Cuba snd heSeby inst.uct
our representatives in Congress- to use III cir iest
eto@ts and influence to this end. WV