New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-20
PLATFORM
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA.
Adopted in Convention at New Orleans,
Saturday, August 5, 1874.

saturday, August - 1874
The Republican party Of Louisiana, assembl ed in
convent in the city Of New Orleans on the fifth
day Of August, 1874 assumes and declares that the
National Republican party is a party of positive
principles and definite purposes; party Of grand
achievements aud glorious history; party Of in
ternal improvements and of material development;
party Of peace and order, Of liberty and law, of
party capable of purifying It's own organisation as
well Is Of devlsing rerormatOry measures fOr the
public good; therefore. be it
l. Resolved, That its past history entities 1t to
future confidence and we again reiterate our faith
and pledge ourselves to the support Of the prin.
cipes enunciated in its national platform, adopted
O. That We cordially indorse the liberal. enlight-
ened and just policy OF President Grant and the
| national administration, both in domestic and
| foreign affairs.
8. That our present State government, in the
face of unparalleled difficulties, has achieved sub.
stanta reforms and By its patient and firm adhe.
renee to the right course under an Organized sys-
tenn of vlllifcaton and ms.epr esen-atio1 at home
and abroad, deserves and has the unqualified ap-
proval and support OF large majority of tie peo-
pie of the State. of whom it is the true and lawful
i. That we hereby pledge ourselves to the re.
duction of the expenses of the State government
to the lowest possible point consistent with an Ell
| this obligation to be binding upon US, aud due
alike to the people of the state and to their cred
tors and we specifically set forth our intention TO
secure reduction of the heavy and unnecessary
expenses of the assessment and collection OF the
revenue.
y.
to nominate and supper: for Office none but men
of known honesty and capacity; and that men
who are unmindtul OF the interests OF the state,
and whose records are a reproach to the party
shall not be permitted to force themse upon us
| in any capacity. under any pretence whatever:
s. That the mis.ortu es Of war, of floods and in.
ternal disturbances and previous maladmi0istra
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 as
tn. 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
indebtedness now outstanding; ana We also de-
clare our unqualified approval OF the proposed Con-
stitutiOnal amendments limiting the State debt to
600 900 and taxation to twelve and half nilla
Except for school purposes) and applying the
revenues of each year to the payment OF the ex-
:. That the approaching general election must
be a fair, peaceable and free election, at which
every legal and qualified elector shall have the
opportunity to cast his ballot for such candidates
as he prefers without intimidation and without
illegal contrivances to deprive him OF his vote;
credited as pol1ed: and to this end such selection
OF officers to take charge of registration and cleo
ton should be ade as will satisfy citizens OF all
parties that the Republican party at least does not
expect desire anything else than fair election.
8. That We condemn the spirit of violence mani
tested in certain localities by the Democratic
party as being in violation of public peace and good
order, and destructive of the good name and best
interests of the State the suppression Of all VIC.
lence is demanded by every law abiding citizen OF
9. That we invoke the assistance Of Congress to:
ward the early completion of those national
works, the Fort st. Philip canal and the system OF
levees for the redemption and protection of the
sllnvial lands of the Mississippi river.
TO- That we declare our belief that nothing but
disaster can result from conflict of the two
races in this State, and discOuntenance and
condemn all efforts to fOment such conflict, be-
ing satisfied that the true interests of both races
lie in q 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
high degree of prosperity to Louisiana will Lot be
long delayed
II. That we approve and indOrse the civil rights
bill now pending before Congress.
II. That we sympathize with the patrio tic men
in Cuba who fight for liberty, and that we urge
upon the national Congress the early reco gnitOn
of the independence Of Cuba, and hereby instruct
representatives in Congress to use tn cir best
efforts and influence to this end.