New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-05

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

[Prom the proce edingl
of the Democratic Parish
Convention, which me
in this city, September
ID, 1876
Cfrom tie report of III.
committee On creden
tisls:l
Ana in conclusion, Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen
Of the convent on, w
would respectfully SAY
that the Issue before tbs
people is nothing else
Than the proper guidance
CT our primary eit ctiol,
Thir, Mr.. Charm an and
gentlemen o. the conven,
tion, s, EN- E o Us to bs
The only d ,uand OF on,
citizeDs, and not q low
equsbb e for Off cial emol
ument, but q demand fOl
the proper exercise OF
those. prlnciDk $ upon
which our government
WAS founded, and upOr
the existence and per,
" tuation o. which W,
can alone expect it,
honest al d happy Cen.
tinuasce. Your cOmni il.
tee during its past week
OF toll and labor r. greet
to have it to state mat
the recent primary elec
tions held IN some OF the
wards OF the city have
been such as to command
the honest condemn alton
of every 60 d citizen; and
that tie inquiries made
and the oral and docu.
mental evidence adGuced
60 to show that, il tn.
administrative powers Of
the Stste and of this par.
ish do not resort to some
organized system for the
proper control of party
politics in the different
wards of this parish I hal
in every subsequent cor
ventiou to be held the
same turmoil and s.Iit
will contir ually exist.
The adoption of some
rlan in q body polite is
the cause Of the pro-
foundest solicited of a.,
thoughtful citizens. This
solicitude is DE- opened
and intensified bv evente
transpiring every day.
and is involving y public
sentiment which sooner
or later will compel q re.
form in primary e'ec
items in spite OF the arbi-
trarv measures resorted
to by cfiice seekers and
party managers, and,
there fore, we propose to
submit before the ai-
jaurnment Of this con.
ventiou, rules and Tegu.
latons for the prorer.
guidance Of primary Q &c
tons IN this parish.
The resolutions adopt.
ed:
WHBREAs, There are
be fore the Governor of
The STATE, awaiting Lie
signature, bills fxngl
the COMPENSATION of thei
criminal sheriff for tbtl
parish of Orl. ans; to es \
rablish 'he the fees of
the civil sheriff in and
for the citv Of New Or
leans, parish of Orleans,
and a bill to fix the com /
pensa'lon of the clel K 5
of the First District
Court and offhe Superior
Court Of the parish of
Orleans; be il
Resolved, That eachl'
and every candidate be
fore This convention be-
required md unde stood
to pledge himself by the /
fact of screpting theti
domination from the said |,
convei tiOl to conform Il
himself to the above
acts from the momentll
trey become law by the 4
of the Govern L
or, without reference toit
the plea o. their b ingI'
ex post factO in effect. |,
Resolved, That 10 case
Governor W. p. Kellogg,
should lot sign any oft
said acts and that THEFT
next Legislature should
enact laws on the sub |,
iscts above il dicated, L
each and every NOMINEE L
of said convention is TO- 4
CURED and undersi God I
10y the fact of accepting K
from eaia L
to p'edgelt
himfelf to conform toll,
ssid law without refer. 4
e nee TO the pie a Of theirlr
being ex post post fActOlt
In effect. Il
Besolved, That it lie THEFT
serse Of this conventional
that the nominations for
candidature to positions a
legislative and judicial, )
be confined to mon who's e e
honesty and probity lie L
lnquestiOned ana above I
suspicion, and whose 20. Ic
litical record is clear, IN
and shows no afiiliatiOnl
with our eremies in thelt
past, and no instance of
promoting private inter b
SITS to the prejudice OF e
The general good. 1t,
Resolved, That any de n
.ePafe nominating any 4
person for the votes Olt'
mis- convention shall, a. &c
he came time, furnish .
he pledge of said candi.
late. in writing, that II
whether he be chosen orI d
rot he will fsithfullyIp
lbide by the decision Of Ii
aid convention. and will u
lot allow the use Of his ~
IaIne, nor will he sup II
'ort any nomination 10 n
to the choice "
1 this convention, and ii
hat no name ehall be v,
and no perst n %
allotted for without the re
rtt submission of said II
ledge in writing, which,ti
hall be retained by the
Pcietary and turned p1
ver to the parish com. Iel
,ittee. n
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