The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1876-01-13

ihe Ger or Hha ine
auah e t.is
8atnfss af8 sseielly defined gaa
limited 81 constitutional pro.
vsaians, and Il was not competent
res lhem fa 6mit u arbitration
tie conflicting eiaims Of the rival
stats governments. and as these
who sapDcrtd said adjustment
never inlended az contemplated
ghas, ISL any possibility, sefd atl-
iustmsnt ahonld embrace cay
question bevond That Of the con-
tested seats Is tile Legislature
Whereas, the radical party q
Esauisiann, nt whose pgomptines
Tie sai,l usurpa'inD his been
ioisled npon this State, las tle-
visetl tire mn comprehensive AS
ten nf measores through iiIiqni-
tons election and registration laws,
aFhitrary n tufning Bnafsi with UNI
limited prefagaiives. and through
fraudulent census r.furns meas
ares devised For che puTl,osa OF
nerpeiuating ille exisserce of this
asnrpatinn, wish which il ID thor
oneliIy identified ; and
Whereas, Tie suid nsurpatory
governments Inns never hncn no.
knowletigad ~ tie people 0f
Louisiana nnil It does not main
| taha its precautions Tenure 0t power
With their consent Or willing snp-
pnrt.
BE Il qeeolCcd Jg fhg Democratic
Conservative party of che STATE of
| Loltisia4a, III Cl3irelii0 assembled,
III. That Tie lie mortal III Tie peo-
ple Of Louisiana, praying for relief
it the hands 0l CRngreas, 10 again
! presented fpf their consideration
/ by our representatives 90 Gone
4 gross.
2. That tile primary fest 81 mem
borship 81 tae Democratic Con-
! aertative patty Of Louisiana Il an
qnrelemiiug opposition 81 the insure
+palioll, and wiiiiVlt regard 90 past
NliiiatI Affiliations. all tlpls,' who
4 Join iR the ernsada ngainst the
ASA l.a .inB ars III full EglioWslSip ~
the par.y.
3. That we advocate tie nboli-
ton III useless Offices, more eFpe-
cially that of tax. collectors, Wbieh
Offices should be- RENTED to tie
sherifs, and d reduction of salaries,
| fees and perquisites of office, and
/ n vigorous rrlrenchment Id the eX-
penses Of The various departments
of Che city and State gCvernmeistat
4 n nay advocate Il substantial
reduction be tHxation, State aud
municipal, and while we are ID fa-
! vOr VI laprting puneinally tile pay-
ment 81 the legitimate debt 81
Louisiana, wa arc inmnyably on
posed t0 she recognition OF tie
dishonest and fraudulent obliga.
lions. issued in me- name NJ the
State and We pledge unrselyes e
make q searching investigation il
Gle matteF
3. We alvacate the reduction
of The pxorhilaut appropriations
FOR puhlic printing and Metrop0lS,
tan Polico purposes and demand
that the whole system 81 police
Esd public printing he rem0dleled
g.. We declare our hearty nppO-
HiliOn 20 ATT monop0lies whatever
z. We rsooanise and Faafirm
slss democralic doctrine tEat gold
auil silver ~ she legal currency
and favor 8 return 20 q specie ba
aia "a soon a. il can bo done with
ont Injury 70 tie maseriai Interests
Of the country
AT. FIJI. Leonard. fthe only one 3
the sighteen membess o. tho CON
mitlea Who Ola noi sign lhe repor
and resolutions. protested agains
/ the report and resolutions.
h. II. Mari. III +. Merrick
James JefErisa g. ~. MoCrenie
IA. C0sa, u. j. Hearsey w. r
Richardson. a. Yoorhiaa and =
IN. Hunlipgon, n committee ap