New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-01
Address of the Southern Republicans.

SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN CLUB Room,
Mechanics Institute. ,
New Orleans, September e. 1852
To the Honorable President aud Members of the
Southern Republican Club;
Your committee appointed on the twenty
second instant for tle purpose OF reconsid-
ering the political creed of the Southern
Republican Club, and to advise as to the
propriety of giving it publicity, have dill
gently attended to the matter submitted to
their, and after careful examination found
no necessity to make any material altera-
tions. Although many issues of importance
have recently arisen, your committee are
able to report that nearly all Of them are
fairly met by the platform as it stood on
the records at the time OF the original Or
ganization.
Your committee is deeply impressed with
the principles the association laid down to
guide them through the difficulties fore.
Swallowed in the coming national and local
elections Of 1876, because they are unfet-
tered by narrow party considerations, pO
litical prejudices and partisan animosities,
they are calculated to meet the apprecia-
ton and adhesion OF all good citizens whom
you now invite to unite with you, and who,
like yourselves, are willing to consider
Louisiana first and party afterward. 1t is
only steady and a combined system of
action that will secure to the country the
triumph CT honest principles over c0rrup-
ton and the iallacies engendered by etfete
politicians and political empires.
In conclusion, your committee approve of
and recommend that the annexed deolara-
ton of principles be allowed to 60 before
the public as the platform of the Southern
Republican Club, to which they are sa-
credly pledged to adhere.
L. SEWELL, Chairman.
THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS POLITICAL
PLATFORM.
Louisiana first and party afterward."
]. The Union, the constitution and the
enforcement of tho laws.
.. The promotion of good government on
the great principles of reform in legislation
and administration.
3. The right of free people to govern
themselves without the interference of DO.
litical adventurers; full recognition of all
citizens, natives and otherwise, who, by re-
siding here, have identified themselves with
the interest and we'll being of the State
A. Public education, to the end OF Sc
curing the best intelligence TO the people,
is condition necessary to the vital growth
and future prosperity of the Stats.
). As sudden return to specie payment
and an immediate withdrawal of the present
limited paper currency would seriously en-
barrass the commercial interests of the
country, we do not advocate an immediate
return to specie payment; but do advocate
such return as soon as the demands of
trade will permit action thereon with safety
to the commonwealth; and we support
paper circulation founded OF national re.
sources limited to the wants of commerce,
current all over the country and maintained
at level of gold and silver.
e. The nomination and election OF men
to Congress who will pledge themselves to
urge national aid toward building the
levees and all other needed internal i'm.
provements.
Z. The nomination and election in 1876 to
all local trusts of men Of integrity and Ca
pacity
s. A determined opposition to the grant
ing of new monopolies, and to the renewal
OF old ones.
9. The promotion of the agricultural in
terests Of the State the development of the
resources of the country and the enactment
of proper immigration laws.
TO- The establishment of free port,
thereby etfectually relieving commerce from
tax on tonnig and other oppressive ex-
actions that now EN- Aarrass enterprise.
ii. The amendment of the city charter, to
the end of obtaining the better administra.
ton of city affairs, the increase of public
security, the reduction of the current ex-
penses of the corporation, the more judicious
administration of it's property, the reduction
OF the public debt, the payment of the inter
est thereon well secured, the equalization of
taxes, and creation of public confidence in
the municipal government.
THOMAS MCKNIGHT, President.
l.. SEwgLL, Secret ary.