The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-08-12

We, the representatives of the Democrat.
ic-Conservative party Of the State Of LOpi.
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 p0iiti
cal association Of white and col0red to seal.
Ously cooperate with Us in our pronounced
effort to effect such reform.
We arraign the Radical party Of Lodi.
siann 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 aud
deliberately existing strife and turmoil,
thereby cruely sacrificing the lives Of col
OIed and white citizens. with the intent Of
procuring unwarranted and uncOnstitution
al interference in our State affairs.
We denOunce the usurpative and bad gOv
ernnent which Louisiana has suffered Tor
the last four years, q isurpatiOn under
which officers elected by tho people have
been displaced, the government arbitrarily
overthrcwn by federal power, the Legisla-
turc invaded and dispersed by bayonets in
time of profound peace, and such violent
and unlawful interference adds bu. another
publican party should be held to account ia
November next.
We hereby proclaim that it is Our desire
and fixed purpose under any and every pro-
vocation to have q fair and peaeeable cleo
tion; but we demand and will insist that
ther shall be no violence or intimidation OK
erciscd towards such of our c0lorcd fellow
citizens as may wish to cooperate with
| us for tho redemption Of the State from
| misrule
We fully recognize tho binding effect Of
| the three recent articles Of amendment to
the constitution of the United States, and
| accept the same as final settlement Of
| the controversies that engendered civil
| war, ,and We pledge ourselves to protect
| every citizen in the exercise of the rights
acquired and guaranteed by said amend. !.
nlcnts, whatever be his race color OF pre-
yious condition.
faction of all the legal obligations issued
by the State of Louisiana to ihe most sire
| nuOus efforts in the direction of reform and
Ond economical administration of the gov
erninent, and especially to the abolition Ut
all unnecessary public officers TO the re-
ductiOn OF the fees and salaries of ofiicsrs
to the standard Of q fair remuneration and
the consequent reduction of taxation to the
lowest possible limit commensurste With
I Sho ASS Cocoty CApCuSCe VI tu0 00VeTOWc0E
aud the preservation Of the public faith,
and to the curtailment Of the dangerously
large patronage Of the chief executive oi
the State.
We declare ourselvesin favor II the pas.
sage Of the Texas Pacific Railroad biIE nov
pending before Congress, and recommend
our members Of Congress to advocate r.
passage at an early date.
We advocate the fostering Of the public
schools for the benefit of ali the educsfa ~
children of the State. and that equal advln
tage be given to all children, colored =
well as white
We cordially approve of and endorse The
platform Of the national Democrats party
recently assembled in convention at 81
Louis, and feel inspired with the hops Of Z
better Government in the future; but tn
great question Of reform 10 brought before
tho people Of the whole co6ntry By KreA,
national party. and We pledge ourselves q
use our utmost efforts to secure the suecesl
of those great exponents Of national yeforx
Sam1 j.. Tilden and Thas. 4. 4epdriaks