The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-09-16

We, the representatives, OF the Democrat
ic-Conservative party of the State of L0u-
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 zeal
ously cooperate with us in our pronounced
effort to effect such reform.
We arraign the Radical party Of Loui
sian;l for marked and frequent violations
of the letter and spirit Of the constitutions
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
ment;ng dissensions between the races and
deliberately existing strife and turmoil
thereby cruely sacrificing the lives of col
o,ed and white citizens. with the intent of
procuring unwarranted and unconstitu,ion
al interference i'll our State affairs
We denounce the usurpatlve aud bad gov
ernment which Louisiana has suffered for
the last four years, IA usurpation under
which officers elected by the people have
been displaced, the government arbitrarily
overthrcwn by federal power, the Legisla-
ture invaded and dispersed by bayonets in
time Of profound peace, and suct violent
and unlawful interference adds but another
to the long list Of crimes for whsch the re
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 a fair and pcaceable elec
ton; but we demand and will insist that
ther shall be no violence or intimidation ex
ercised towards such of our col0red 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 the same as a final settlement of
the controversies that engendercd civil
war, and We pledge ourselves to protect
every citizen in the exercise OF the rights
acquired aud guaranteed by said amend
nlunts, whatever be his race color or pre-
vious condition.
We hereby pledge our party to the satls
faction OF all the legal obligations issued
by the State Of Louisiana to ihc most sire
nlous efforts in the direction of reform and
ond economical administration of the gov
| ernment, and especially to the abolition OF
all unnecessary public officers 10 the re-
duction Of the fees and salaries of otIlcsrs
| to the standard OF a fair remuneration and
! the consequent reduction of taxation to the
| lowest possible limit commensurate with
y
aud the preservation OF the public faith,
and to the curtailmcnt of the dangerously
| large patronage of the chief executive OF
| the State.
| We declare ourselves in favor of the pas
sage OF the Texas Pacific Railroad bill, now
pending before Congress, and recommend
our members of Congress to advocate its
| passage at ln early date
We advocate the fostering of the public
| schools for the benefit OF all the ebucatablt
| children Of the State, and that equal adv u
, tage be given toalI children, coloretl %;
! we'll as white
| We cordially approve Of and endorse Tia:
| platform Of the national Delnoc1tic part,
| recently assembled in convention at st
Louis, and feel inspired with the hope of
better Government i'll the future, but thu
great question of reform is brought before
the people of the whole country by d Tea
national party, and We pledge ourselves u
use our utmost efforts to secure the success
of those great opponents OF national yeforiI
Sam1 J. Tilden and Thos. A. Hendricks.