The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-02

Va tilVSu uiscDUgBnbeu HHu WDuku~UE
trotibl0sonie spirits which are doing ALI
that II In their little power teresolve
the DemocrAtic-C Conservative party into
dIscordant factions. It has promptly
taken up the demand upon the Demo-
cratic nominees totlefine thsir positions.
upon all sorts Of questions, and socks
TO divert attention from the ugly record
Of lin own party sndthe ugly character
OF Its candidates by trying to set us by
the ears over the railroad tax question. !
Says the Republican, iliV u,
The aiHt .e4sitemsnt is avsr-stf,s cannon
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bave thsf sseArsd therswth ti,oss guarabf as
fqr tho btonotiep # the material l,,lsrests Of
the btsfAs Without which whatetsf victory may
l't ohtstaBa m vt be ne Dead sea Fruit"
In thspiatform OF principles adopted
and che candidates nominated at Baton
Rouge, the State has every proper
gs,arsntcs ttiat, if tho Demoerntfcsf sfsDf.
servative party carries tho election. its
material interests will be revived and
advanced The platform is an unex-
ceptionable policy az State. aud the
nominees are men identified with our
people and our Interests; they are
men OF ability. cultivation and hohorI
with every reason TO Iabbr for the rs-
lief Of Louisiana. Thegpbatform DOES
not. OF course, pronouncs aponueyer
special interest, and It fs not necessary
that II should do so. Indeed, 1t wotitd
have been exseedingly unwise to have
embraced spscinI interests in the plat
form. The purpose of the Democratic
Conservative party II to establish ID
State government which will reform tiieI
evil legislation of the State: enfpreeI
the law and SUPPRESS violence. protect
tnpithl and Labor; edndate the
Ghildrett and recouciIe the races
This In work enopgh to attempt
ut ono time, III IL work
in which We can all cordially unite asI
one man, and which,sif it is accom- !
plished, will In tbssnAkire Of things do
more for the encouragement Of the spe-
dial interests OF the Bsate than would
The declarations Of a. thousand plat.
forms. IL Ia the provipce of parties to
establish aud maiatainl policies OF gov
erhutfnt. not to build railroads, ol
canalk, or factories. liza party advocat-
Ing yjse policy OF government obtains
powaxisnd is true to it's trusts. railroads.
cornmerce and Industries will flourish
under It's administration. though II
never mention In its platform railroads.
factories and trade. And upon the
other hand. II party organized on evil
principles aud led by pro6igate men,
obtains. control. even though il be
pledged to build railroads. and % f5stef
all the th ousand special and general in
terests Of the State, there will be only
plumbers and misrule in the admins
tration. and poverty, distress aud decay
throughout the land.
And It is thus that the Democratic
Conservative party and the Radical
party OF Louisiana stand. In the gene
raj policy marked out in the platform
Of the first, and In the high character
and abilities OF It's leaders, Louisiana
has world OF hope. In these she has
peace, and Of the revival OF her pros.
perity. Upon the other hand, the char.
acter OF the Radical party and Of it,
nominees belle all the fine pro-
fessions OF Its platform. Time
and again that organization Of
public plunderers has tickled our
ears with professions Of reform and
promises TO build up our material In.
| terests. Il it necessary to relate how,
time and again, these pledges have
been broken? Is 1t necessary to point
! to the North Louisiana and Texas Rail
| road swindle: to the Chattanooga Rail
| road fraud, or to the Mexican Gulf Ship
| Canal rascality. to show how the Rldi-
Gals have built up our material inter
ests? Is it necessary to point to
the vacant warehouses, or to re-
peat the doleful complaints Of
our merchants, to show how, with
fine Radical platforms. our com
merce. under Radical rule, has de-
clined? It Is necessary to refer to the
murders In the city and the violence In
the country. and to the pardoned CON
vcts In Office, to show how Radicals,
after adopting the best sort Of plat
forms, have neglected to enforce the
law and have given public Offices to
thieves? We think not. The people
know these things toe we'll to be di-
verted from observation Of them, or
from the support OF the ticket in which
Is their sole hope Of relief.
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The R,,IIekin Is determined not to be