New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-24

From the proceeding
Of the Republican Parisl
Convention. which me-
in this city October l6
lS7e.l
Yhe report Of the com
mittee on pls tforn va
read and adopted, as fol
lows:
The administration o
city sfsirs by flor
chosen eolely ON accom-
of their party as ssOci
tions, / las IN the coucs'
OF years ronsolida ed
chr0nic mis- Dansgemen
and extravsgence i 10
large city Dr. br, o. d alAt'
If taxation on labt r IN
property bryond ths abil
itv ofthe citis~ns to beaI
The Rep blican party
by prohibiting furtht
incIe ase Ct this debt snI
restrict ng the city ad
minis ration to pay .
you Co." fas arrtste'
this evil. 1t remains t
Ies0!m 1t, ..5.
Tho immed,s:o agent
at this { ebt burden IN
drain by taxat. on hav
heea a00 still are tn
Democratic party, ~ thI
representative Of tn
greater number and c
the greatest property
The RepuS lean Einolis.
eu6er In at least IN equa
ratio with others. It ID
therefore, cha'gtd tha
this Democratic Inc a PC
ity q. d exts tsav1gar ce ha
been unaffected in th,
following psTticulars:
l. In ihe failure to i'm
prove the foreign or 10
cal eonmerce Of the cit,
bv shippinS. railroads Of
otherwise.
2. In the decline o
uopulatien and psoport! J!
in the city, while the aS
ricultu1i portions Of thu
Rtsto have incseA ed IL
both.
2. In the dilapidstet
condition Of our public
bul.dings, " b Arves
br dsee snd streets.
1. In the iosumeieu,
sanitary care Of thu
puh1fo streeta. and III
peeRtoee Of the Ieeple
S. In the famine of Va
ter, which n suits from
q deficient pubic supply
for domestic uso or prop
erty protection.
6. In IN unequsl dis.
tribut:or Of Omcial nat
ronags, labor, mechan'
icAl coorrActs and s'Eeei
imeyovementE pavins
and cleaning streets il
some wards while othe, z
have received NO such
care for years past;
flushing the gUtterD and
laying the dust in some
pacos y ith . profu'i' i'n
Of public water viii q
thousa IDS want enough
10 ouench Thirst or cnob
their victuals IN other
parts Of the cit~.
This psr;ial policy
giveo to some wsYds hav
ing influence with the
Administ-At0so IN undue
proportion Of prt te ctieD
ana patror age. while
other qrArters, not %
fortunate, sra lett to pri
vati0n and ruin. In view,
there fore, Of thes> , fActs.
your c mmittee have de.
termined to recommend
to your henoIab'e body
the adoption Of the fol.
lowing re solutions:
Resolved, That the Re-
publican party. always
the advocate or equality.
touched with the suffer
ines Of the poor, In which
Republican, part. cir ate,
moved with the com.
plaints Of properly hold.
ers, merchants and ne
chan cs. who pay nearly
twice - much in tara
tion for the adKninistra- :
tion Of tire city - they
do for the government Of
the state, deem it . duty
to unite In common repro
icAtis,n Of misrule and In
compeyency. and 10 com.
mon o6oet TO arrest end
reform both these evils
The Republican party Of
the 6tste and city have
ever regarded 1t as d
moral Obligation to abafe|
the riRor Of party viii in|
the presence OF Q pnblic
calsmity which presents
NO evidence OF Ditiga
ton. They will there.
fore. address their efforts
to ref eem the city and
relieve the perple.
Resolved, That while
all Republicans every
where arc required to|
vote without quAliAea
ticn the psrty ticket f-r|
Fed.rA ard State ON
c ,ys ard Representatives
Nominated by the ma
tioDal and State O0nven :.
tione, the bepubl cans of
the parish Of Orleans are
herr by authorised to ex-I
evcise Their best dis Gre
ton in the apIroachir g
municipal election, 70 -
to secu e hocest. cOmre-
tort and conservative in
cumbents for the munich,
psi o@ces in this city.
Resolved, That mas.
much ss the Peoples In
dependent Conservative
parry has Presented .
ticket favorable to mu
uicipal reform ard pit dq-
ed to popular reli~f, snd
the Rspub j. amp ,rty can
not comrnal d q SUN cient
vote to elect a party
ticket, the Republican
voters in the parish OF
Orleans are earnestly
rfc Jm mmended to vote fO.'
the nominations Of that
ticket.
Resolved, That no Re
publican voter who shall
eAer.ase such discretion
in the int4re.t Of good
local government and hu
mauity shall incur cen
sure or disqualification
by such vote, nor shsll 1t
be considered . b each of
party fidelity. party dis
cipliue or personal con-
sistency.