The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15
Address and Resolutions Of the State Cen
trail Committee.
ADDRESS.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
STATE CENTRAL CoMMrTTEE.
"a Nav Orleans. February IL, 1876.

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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES. Z |
New Orleans. February IA. 1851
The State Central Committee OF the
Democratic-C Conservative party met III
this city on the 10th instant, and organ
lied by the election Of Col. l. w. Patton,
OF Orleans. as President, Judge Albert
VOORHEES, as Vice President, and Mr. +.
J. Sullivan rs Secretary.
The Committee feel that the discharge
OF the responsible duties connected with
these several positions has been en-
entrusted to safe hands, and to gentle
men who are possessed OF qualifications
deemed highly essential In a political
campaign where so much is at stake as
in that upon which we are entering. ;.
This committee has endeayored 10 oil
vest itself Of all personal considerations
and to begin the discharge OF the active
duties devolving upon its members with
direct reference to the political redemp-
ton Of our State.
The State Central Committee, after q
full interchange OF views among us
members, and consultation with ieadlng
citizens of the State, now In this Guy.
find that nothing is required from TINS
committee to apprise the people OF tnelr
danger. or to stimulate them to action;
All over the State, from the country and
city, from rich and from poor, there
has come to this committee the cry OF
distress and the call for succor. Inc
gradual decay OF property interests ana
values. under u revenue system cqulVa-
lent to confiscation, and the certain ruin
speedily to follow longer misrule, TO say
nothing Of the political issues involved,
are matters demanding the attention,
not only OF Democrats. but OF thought
| ful men in the Republican party. 1t Is
nnfortlnate that this element in the
Republican party is in a hopeless minor
ity unable to accomplish needed re-
forms. and finds honest efforts to restore
To the people intelligent, economical
government met with rebuke by that
party. A., ,a
branch OF The General Assembly, as a
correction Of the abuses now afiilctingS
this State, has received the support OF
the Senate. Bills passed by the House
in furtherance of reform and sent to the
Republican Senate for concurrence.
have been awaiting the action OF that
body for days and weeks, while 1t has
been absorbed In the momentous duties
Of INCORPORATING villages, instructinS
the people on parliamentary law, and
struggling with the still graver legisla-
tive duty Of consuming time for which
the Taxpayers OF the State have
to pay. What fate an. act III
the interest Of reform, after hay
ing received the sanction OF the Senate
would meet at the hands OF the Execu
tive de fnctO. Is not matter OF Contro
versy. ,u,
The people have profuse promises
from Mr.. Kellogg, beginning with tn
! campaign OF 1872, none OF which nave
been fulfilled.
This committee, speaking for the Con
seryative masses OF the State, woult
fail In its duty did 1t not express the DC
/ lief that the party In power IN TINS otat
is acting in bad faith. It is believes
that there Is a matured conspiracy .
defeat all measures OF reform, by con
summing the few days OF the legislativ
, session remaining, in idle, frivolous dis
cussions, with the purpose OF leavlnl
the coming election in the hands OF tn
Governor de fdcto and the Returning
Board.
5 We have been rendered no substantial
5 measure of relief nothing in the spirl
of the Wheeler comprOmise-bu wit
cIownish jests and offensive presuml
l ton upon the credulity OF the people.
! It is time. this trifiing with gray la.
public questions should cease. LII
g time for decisive action has arrived
;. The issues are few in number and sim
! pie in their character. The course
S plain and straightforward. There mus
be an honest government in Louis
anna State the fairest among o.
her sisters-or Louisiana, burdene
with debt, exhausted by taxation
: and suffering from the supremacy
9 ignorance over intelligence. viii! becom
? a colony for convicts, and the home {
i depravity. The people, for, whom tn TN
o committee speaks, are resolved, In TIL
i Centennial Of their liberties, to test tn
!, relative strength of intelligence and il
= norance. They will use no violence, br
all the means in their power will be en-
a pIoyed to defeat the further rule OF TIN
n vicious and ignorant in this State. Hal
# pily. the people are united in advoca
=, ing these demands, and this COMMITTEES
. as their organ, promises an earnest cal
J. vass to secure their rights. What r.
d. mains to be done, Is the perfection OF tn
Il Democratic-C Conservative organization
y all the parishes Of the State where az
5 is felt in the Democratic and Conserv;
|. tive members Of the General Assembl
l. to maintain the honor, dignity and il
i terests OF the State; but this cOmmittt
:, accepts the responsibility of urging upo
IL our Senators and Representative
he the adoption OF such measure
D. as, in their judgment, wi
al most speedily demonstrate the pa
~ faith OF our enemies in the Legislature
~ and give the country assurance of
ID vigorous campaign upon the Republics
is party. The people cannot and do N
confide in the promises of their oppre
sors. It is time for action.
g. w. McCRANIE, Chairman
LOUIS ST. MARTIN,
M. A. DooLEY,
"a A. WIZARD,
IN ID. Fl. Common.
it, RESOLUTIONS.
IN Whereas, it is apparent that the RAJ
ical party in the State Of Louisian
despairing OF success by fair mean
e. have resolved to pursue the same polio
+ by which in the past they have bee
- enabled, against the wishes and voice
" majority OF the people, to secure pc
K, session of the government CT the Stat
m and by the aid of Federal bayonets
retain the possession thus fraudulent
s and violently obtained; and,
o. Whereas, it is evident that they ha'
=, determined at every cost to perpetua
~ the Returning Board, which has heret
~ fore done 80 much to render futile o.
u victories at the ballot box and to destrt
=, the liberties Of the people; thereto
ia be it
O. Res0lUed, That the Central Execute