The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-09
FhhFR02 III
OF THE
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARTY
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
FAh 'F r. OR III

WE, the representatiI as Of TIE lem
;5cratic- Conservative party OF the state
of Louisiana, in Convention Assem-
b!ed, 10 hereby declare administrative
and political reform to be the para
mount Issue in the coming genera!
election, and we earnestly appeal 70
[yav fcllow-citizcns Of every former pr
litical association Of white and colore1,
to zealoualy cooperate with It's in our
pronounced effort to effect sach reform.
We arraign the Radical party Of Leu
isiana for marked and frequent viola
tions Of the letter and spirit Of the
Constitution fer the assumption Of j.
licit powers for Inc benefit Of party
aud to the great injary and almost 10
tal ruin of the State; for fonentin;
disscns3nns between the races and dc
fiberatcly exciting strife aud tarmoi'
thereby cruelty sacrificing the lives d
colored and white citizens, with tn
intcnt of procuring unwarranted an
unconstitutional interference i'll OIL
State affairs.
We dcnourco the usurpative ali
bad government which Louisiana hi
suffered fer the last four years, usu
patton unfcr which officers elected |
the people have been displaced, Il
government arbitrarily ovcrthrown |
Federal power, the Legislature inv
ded and dispersed by bayonets in tin
of profound peace, and such viole
and unlawful interference adds but a
other to the long list of crimes f
which the Republican party should
held to account in November next.
We hereby proclaim that it is o
desire and fixed purpose under al
ind every provacation to have f;
and peaceahle election; but we dema
aud will insist that ,here shall be
violence or intimidation exercised t
wards such OF our colDred fellow CT
gems as may wish to cooperate wi
us for the redemption of the State fire.
misrule.
We fully recognize the binding
feet of the three recent articles
amendment to the constitution OF
United States, and accept the same
q final settlement of the controvers
chat augenderFd civil war, and
l,rn ,lyr,l 70 loaf m
zen in the exercise of the rights
CURED and guaranteed by said amer
ments, whatever be his race, color
previous condition.
We hereby pledge our party to
satisfaction of all the legal obligatit
issued by the State Of Louisiana;
the most strenuous efforts in the
rection Of reform aud an ecOnomi
administration of the government, {
especially to the abolition of all unn
essary public officers; to tho reduct
OF the fees and salaries Of officers;
the standard of IL fair remunerat
and the consequent reduction of TIA
ton to the lowest possible limit &C
mensurate with the necessary exp
SEES of the government and the pre-.
walton of the public faith, and to
curtailment of the dangerously Ia
patronage of the chief executive OF
State.
We declare ourselves in favor of
passage of the Texas Pacific Railr
bill, now pending before Congr
and recommend our members OF &
gress to advocate its passage at
early date.
We advocate the fostering of
public schools for the benefit of all
educatable children of the St
and that equal advantages be 81
to all children, colored as we'll
white.
We cordially approve of aud end'
the platform of the national Delaoc
ic party recently assembled in cons
ton at st. Louis, and feel insp
with the hope OF better Governn
in the future; but the great quest!o
reform is brought before the peopl
the whole country By great matte
party, and we pledge ourselves to
our utmost efforts to secure the sue
OF those great opponents of natl
reform, Samuel j. TiIden and Tho
a, Hendricks.