The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-08-31
oeaaecratic- Conservative Platform
ADOPTED Az RATION ROUGE.

We, the representatives, of the Democratic
Conservative party Of tho State Of Louisiana.
IN convention assembled, do hereby declare I'd.
ministrative and political reform to be the
paramount Issue in the coming general cleo.
ton. and We earnestly appeal to our fellow
citizens of every former political association.
of white or colOred, to sealously cooperate
with rs in our pronounced effort to affect such
reform.
We srraign the Radical party for marked
and frequent violations of the letter and snirit
of the Constitution, for the assumption Of
Illicit powers for the benefit Of party. and ia
the great injury and almost total ruin of the
State; for fOmenting dissensiOns between the
races and deliberately exciting strife and tur.
mcil, thereby cruelty sacraficing the lives Of
cOl0red end white citizens, with the intent of
procuring unwarranted and unconstitutional
Interference in our State affairs
We don0unce the usurpative and bad gov
ernment which Louisiana has suffered for the
last four years, . usurpation under which the
officers elected BY the people have been dis
BY Federal power, the Legislature invaded and
dispersed BY bayonets in time of profound
peace, and such violent and unlawful Inter
ference adds but another to the long list of
crimes for which the Republican party should
be held to account in November next.
We hereby proclaim that it is our desire and
liked purpose under any aud every proyoca-
ton to have fair and peaceable election: lint
we demand and will insist that there shall he
no violence or intimidation exercised towarils
such Of our colored fellow citizens q NAV v;sh
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 con.
stitution of the United States, and accept the
same as q final settlement of the Controversies
that engendered civil war, and we pledge our.
selves to protect every citizen in the exercise
OF the rights acquired and guaranteed by said
amendments, whatever be his race color or
previous condition.
:. We hereby pledge our party to the satjsfac
ton OF all the legal obligations issued nv the
State Of Louisiana; to the most strenuous 81
forts in the direction of reform and an econo,n.
ioal sdmlnistration Of the government, and
public Offices to the reduction Of the fees and
salaries Of officers; to the standard Of . fair Re-
muneration and the consequent reduction Of
taxation to the lowest possible limit oommen.
surate with the necessary expenses of the gov.
eminent and tho preservation of the public
faith. and to the curtailment Of the vigorously
State.
We declare ourselves in favor of the passaee
OF the Texas Pacific railroad bill, now pending
before Congress, aud recommend our members
o. Congress to advocate its passage ct an early
We advocate the fostering Of the nnhl;c
schools for the benefit ofell tie educable chil.
dren Of tho State, and that equal advantage
BE- given to al children. colored a. we'll e
white.
We cordially approve Of and endorse thu
platform Of the National Democratic party re-
Gently assembled in convention at st. Louis.
and feel inspired with tho hope Of better gov.
ernment in the future; but the great question
Of Reform 10 brought before the people Of the
whole country BY great national party, and
10 pledge 0uroelvoo 70 uoe our utmost eiEorts
to secure tie success Of thoee great opponents
of National Re6nem. Samuel J. Tlden and
Thomas A. Hendricks.