The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-11
PLAT F OR N
l)sM1caariC CONSERVATIVE PARTY
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

VIZ, the representatives. of the Dem
ocratic- Conservative party of the Stats
of Lon,siaua, in Cor vention assem-
bled, 60 hereby declare administrative
and political reform 10 be the para
mount issue 10 the coming general
election, and we earnestly appeai to
eur fellow citizens of every former po-
iiticsi association of white and colOred
20 sealously cooperate with MS in our
pronounced effort TO effect sncll reform.
We arraigu the Radical party of Lou
isisns for marked and frequent viola
sions of the letter and spirit OF the
Consultation for the assumption of H.
lirit powers for the benefit nf party,
AID to the great injury and almost to-
cal ruin of the State; for fnmenting
aissensions between the races and DR.
liberately exciting strife aud Turmoil!
thereby cruelty sacrificing the lives ut
eolored and white citizens, with the
intent of procuring unwarranfed and
unconstitutional interference in our
State affars.
We denonnce tho usurpative and
bad government which Louisiana has
suffered for the last four years, usur-
patton under which officers ell cted by
she penple have been displaced, the
government arbitrarily overtrown by
Federal power, the Legislature inya
ded aud dispersed by bayonets in time
of profound peace, and snch Tiolept
aud unlawful interference adds but an
other to the long list of crimes for
which the Republican party should he
held to account in November next.
We hereby proclaim that it ia our
desire and fixed purpose under any
and every provocation to have fair
and peaceable election; but we demand
and will insist that there shall be no
violence or intimidation exercised TO
wards such of our colnred fellowciti-
sens as may wish to cooperate with
ns for the redemption of the State from
smisrale.
We fully recognize the binding Of
feet of tho three recent articles of
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, and accept the same rs
a final settlement Of the controversies
that engendered civil war, and we
pledge ourselves to protect every clti-
zen in the exercise of the rights ac-
CURED and guaranteed by said amend
n,ents, whatever be his race, color or
previous condition.
We hereby pledge our party to the
satisfaction of all the legal obligations
isanea by the State of Louisiana; to
the most strenuous efforts in the di-
rection OF reform and an economical
administration of the government, and
especially to the abolition OF all unnec-
essary public officers; tn the reduction
OF the fees and salaries of officers; to
the standard of fair remuneration
and the consequent reduction of taxa
00n to the lowest possible limit con-
mensnrate with the necessary expen-
ses vt the government and the preser-
Walton of the public faith, and to the
rnrtailmeBt Of the dangerously large
patronage of the chief executive of the
Stste.
We declare ourselves in favor of the
passage of the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill, now pending before Congress,
ana recommend our members of Con
gress to advocate its passage at an
early date.
we advocate the fostering OF the
public schools for the benefit of all the
educatable children of the State,
ana that equal advantages be gwen
20 all children, colored 81 we'll nc
white.
:, we cordially approve of and endorse
sne platform OF the national Democrat
ieparty recently assembled in conv.n
.loa at st. Louis, aud ieel inspired
WIN the hope OF a better Government,
70 she future; but the great question OF
.e.'ria Is brought before the people Of
sae whole country hy q great national
party, and wa nlpdgn ,ors.ty., D., 80,
s' utmost efforts to secure the success
'nose great opponents .of nationa
I''ogm, samuel J. TiIden and Thows,
a, Hendricks,