The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-15
Address and Resolutions OF the State Cen.
trail Committee,
Address.
ADDRESS.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES.

ROOMS DEMOCRAT1C-C CONSERVATIVE
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
New Orleans, Feb. IA, 1876 J
The State Central Committee of the Demo
cratic Conservative party met in this city on
the 10th inst, and organized by the election
of Col. L w. Patton, of Orleans, as President;
Judge Albert VOORHEES, as Vice President, and
Mr.. P. j. Sullivan rs Secretary.
The committee feel that the discharge of
the responsible duties connected with these
several positions has been intrusted to safe
hands, and to gentlemen who are possessed
of qualifications deemed highly essential in a
political campaign where 50 much is at stake
as in that upon which we are entering.
This committee has endeavored to divest
itself of all personal considerations and to be-
gin the discharge of the active duties devolv-
ing upon its members with direct reference to
the political redemption of our State.
The State Central Committee after full
interchange of views among its members, and
consultation with leading citizens of the
State, now in this city, find that nothing is
required from this committee to apprise the
people of tn sir danger, or to stimulate them
to action. All over the State, from the coun-
try and city, from rich and from poor, there
has come to this committee the cry of distress
and the call for succor. The gradual decay
of property interests and values, under q
revenue system equivalent to confscation,
and the certain ruin speedily to follow longer
misrule. to say nothing of the political issues
involved, are matters demanding the atten-
tion not only of Democrats, but of thoughtful
men in the Republican party. 1t is unfortu-
nate that this element in the Republican party
is in hopeless minority, unable to accomplish
needed reforms, and finds honest efforts to re-
store to the people intelligent. economical
government met with rebuke by that
party.
Nothing attempted by the popular branch
of the General Assembly, as correction of
the abuses now affecting this State, has re-
ceived the support Of the Senate. Bills
passed by the House in furtheiance of re-
form, aud sent to the Rspubi lean Senate for
concurrence, have been awaiting the action of
that body for days and weeks. while it has
been absorbed in the momentous duties of in
cooperating villages, instructing the people
on parliamentary law, and struggling with the
still eraver legislative duty OF consuming
time, for which the taxpayers of the State
have to pay. What fate an act in the inter-
est of reform, after having received the sane
ton of the Senate, would meet at the hands
OF the Executive de facto, is not matter OF
controversy.
The people have profuse promises from Mr..
Kellogg, beginning with the campaing Of 1872,
none OF which have been fulfilled.
This committee, speaking for the Conserva.
tive masses of the State, would fail in its duly
did it not express the belief that the party in
power in this State is acting in had faith. 1t
is believed that there is a m stured conspiracy
to defeat all measures of reform, by consum-
ing the few days of the legislative session re-
naming, in idle frivolous discussions, with
the purpose Of leaving the coming election in
the hands of the Governor de facso and the
Returning Board.
We have been rendered no substantial