The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-09-30
PLATFORM
of Tie
Democratic Conservative Pnstu
Of the State Of Louisiana.

We, the representatives of the Democrat
ic-COnservative party Of the State of Loui.
siana, in Convention assembled, do hereby
declare administrative and political reform
to be the paramount Issue in the coming
general election, and we earnestly appeal
to our fellow-citizens OF every former politi
cal association Of white and colored to seal.
onsly cooperate with US in our pronounced
effort to effect such reform.
We arraign the Radical party of Loui.
siana for marked and frequent violations
of the letter and spirit Of the constitution;
for the assumption Of Illicit powers for the
benefit of party. and to the grear injury
and almost total ruin Of the State; for for
menting diesensiOns between the races and
deliberately existing strife and turmoil,
thereby cruely sacrificing the lives of COL
OTed and white citizens, with the intent Of
procuring unwarranted and uncOnstitution
al interference in our State affairs.
Wedenounce the usurpative and bad gov
ernment which Louisiana has suffered for
the last four years, . usurpation under
which officers elected by the people have
been displaced, the government arbitrarily
oveFthrown by federal power, the Legisla-
ture invaded and dispersed by bayonets in
time Of profound peace, and suc6 violent
and unlawful interference adds bu. another
to the long list of crimes for whsch the Ne
publican party should be held to account in
November next.
We hereby proclaim that it is our desire
and fixed purpose under any and every pro-
vocation to have fair and peaceable elec
ton; but we demand and will insist that
ther shall be no violence or intimidation ex
ercised towards such of our cOlOred fellow
citizens as may wish to cooperate with
US for the redemption Of the State from
misrule
We fully recognize the binding effect of
the three recent articles Of amendment to
the constitution Of the United States, and
accept tho same a. final settlement Of
the controversies that engendered civil
war, and we pledge ourselves to protect
acquired and guaranteed by said amend
nlonts, whatever be his race color or pre-
vious condition. -
We hereby pledge our party to the salts
faction Of all the legal obligations issued
by the State of Louisiana to The most sire
nuous efforts in the direction of reform and
Ond economical administration Of the gov
ernment, and especially to the abolition OF
oil unnecessary public officers TO the re-
duction Of the fees and salaries of oficsrs !;
to the standard Of fair remuneration and
the consequent reduction Of taxation to the
lowest possible limit commensurate with
asd the preservation Of the public faith,
and to the curtsilment Of the dangerously
large patronage Of the chief executive of
the State.
We declare ourselves in favor Of tho pas
cage of the Texas Pacific Railroad bill, now
pending before Congress-, and recommend
our members Of Congress 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, and that equal advsn-
| tage be given to all children, colored as
well a. white
| We cordially approve of and enderse the
| platform Of the national Democratic party
recently assembled in convention at st.
Louis, and feel inspired with the hope of q
better Government in the future; but the
great question 0f reform is brought before
The people of the whole country BY grea,
national party, and We pledge ourselves t.
use our utmost Efforts to secure the succes,
tof those great expohputs Of national rsforlr
AAn1 J. Tldep .a9d Thos. 4. Handgicks.