New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-07

THE RIVAL PLATFORMS
Democratic Demands and Republican
Reform.
Two Pictures for Honest Voters to
Study.

TAou tile pltNGculIk
D lot the Republican Parish
Convention. winch mel
r IN this city October l6
ll816.I
? The report Of the com
: mittee Oh platform was
read and adopted, as fol
.Il0ws:
n The administration OF
: lefty affairs by officers
chosen solely on account
Iof their party associa.
tioDs, las in the course
,Iof wears consolidated a
chronic mis- management
and extravagance into q
arge city debt, ard arate
lof u xatiOn on labor and
property hey Ond the abll.
-,isy Ofthe citize us 10 besr.
The Rep biican party,
10y PROHIBITING further
nciease Of this debt and
restricting tho city ad-
minis ration to pay rs
lvOu CO." has arreKted
this evil. IL remains to
reform it.
The immediate agents
II this debt burden and
drain by taxation have
Neu and still are tho
Democratic party, as the
Representatives of the
greater number and Of
be greatest property.
rh- Repub lean minority
-uffer ia at least an equal
ratio with others. 1t ia.
therefore, charge d that
this Democratic incapac-
ty and extravaganza has
0-en manifested i'll the
following particulars:
| l. In the failure to i'm
lprore the foreign OF 10
Zeal Commerce of the city
iby shipping. railroads or
10 herwlsr.
| 2. 10 the decline Of
population and property
i , th- city, while the ag-
Iricui'u n portions of the
state have increased in
DO b.
3. In the dilapidated
of our public
|bui n,ngs. W h rves,
,brid es End streets.
4. In the insufficient
sanitary care of the
pubic stree.s and the
lprrnisee OF the teop.e.
S. In the famine of Wa.
ter. which r. suits from
a cenci. mt pubic supply
tor domestic Use or prop
trty pro ect'On.
s. IA an un equal dis
friout o. Of official nat
ronsas labor, nechan-
icAl Contracts and street
imrrOvs m-nts: paving
sid cleaning streets in
some wards while othe' 8
have received no such
Gale for years past;
flushing the cutters and
aging the dust in some
p aces with a profu i'm
Of public water viii e
thOusa q 5 want enough
o uuercb thi st or cook
their victnals IN other
yarrs o. I e CITY.
This partial policy
sives to $ Dme wsIds hay.
ng influence with the
an undue |
proportion of pr, t, cfisn |
ana patron age. whi'e
'thsr quarters. not so
'oriunate. ar left 10 pri.
,a'ion and ruin. In view,
here ore, of tn, $ , facts. |
cur C mmiitea have de-
TO recommend /!
y your Memorable body |
he adoption Of the foi.
owing resolutions:
Resolved, Tina: the Re.
publican parry, a!eeys
lie advocate OF equality.
Ouched with the suffer
lss OF the pi or, in which
republicans part clcate,
rnved with the com.
'laints of properly ho.d-
rs, 10. re. an S and ne
hsn'cs. who psy nearly
v lee as much in taxa
ion for the administra-
ion of tie city as they
10 for the government of
he Sta'r, "eem it q dnty
o unite in comm nreprO-
'atie n of misrule aud in
omprrtncy, and 10 com
non effort TO arrest and
{ form 10th these evils
lie Republican party of
he State and city have
yer regarded it as a
porsl obligation TO abs'e
he ligor o. party willin
h. presence of q public
alamity which presents
% evidence OF mitiga-
ion They will there
ore, address their efforts
o redeem the city and
RI eve the people.
Resolved. That while
II Repub leans every.
here are required to
ote without qual'fica.
i'm the parry t cket FIR
+, d IA a d State off.
is d Represen' atires
minated by the ma
Ional and State conven.
ions, the Eepubl cans Of
he parish of Orleans are
ere by authorized tack
: else the r best di Gre
Isn IN the sp, roachirg
,uuici ,al election. so as
D secu e hO-est. cOmIe-
A. t md conservative in
umben-s for the munich
VI office, in this city.
Reso we'd, That mas.
.uch IS the Peopl q In
|, pendt mt Consf rvat ys
ar y has lress nted q
.cket favorable TO mn
icipsl reform ard plt dg-
4 10 Popular reli-t, snd
i" 4 pus i an party can
OF conmat d a sufficient
tie TO elect a party
eset. the Republican
Dters in The parish of
rleals ara earnestly
C IN mended to v0ts for
70 nominations Of that
Cket
Resolved, That no Re-
voter who shall
er Sc such discretion
The intere t If good
cal government and hu
ality shall incur cen
ire OF disqualification
! such vote, nor shall it
, cDnsi tered a b. each of
.Tty fidelity, party dis