The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-10-16
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the United States !; those Wiidsef labor
and enterprise. produce wealth RKoula
be. seGaro iu6tsenj0ynlerit: [. OUR War
NEST sympathy isiextehdedto Mb.Ia:
boring chasses wlio, hayG bseai tn Town
out Of employment by the .ruinaas e.
nancial policy aud unjust legislation of
the slssput11afr' paftgy hid wet pled3 d
the Democratic party to a reversal of
this policy and to a restoration of all
the rights theyHare entitled tU upon IFS
Eascendancy to power. aA.t 80 cd itis =
h B.. That Francis T. Nichols, by, his
prudent and statesmanlike manage-
ment Of the many delicate Issues 1srOwl
ing out Gof tlleisnccess ofstlle party lin
1876, and resulting, in the firm estab,
iish,i,ent st the Peoples go COVE fIun
in Lauisiana, deserves the gratitude vi
hall ,Louislanians;s Ythat;i,i " isdi,,m jus.
tice and moderation in the admipistra.
| ton Of his high trust is III stree accord
widfltlte priacipies ahnsNneed hsjhid
| in accepting tho inomiYatien,' and has
won for him the respect, of all as the
governor IF tie whole Ipjebple " Lbdts-
lam, Observation-Disclosures supp6rtsoi
gil who love gpod gQveEnmept.d salt.
a, That we remember with gratitude
the iier0ic and patriotic efforts IT G s eff
eralaFs NJ Ogden, aud tile citizen d1li
diers Of Louisiapa7 under him ins the
establishment and maintenance of the
peoples g6vef'hmoht of this State 7'a'
T. !5.l4That, the vote of iLnmisiaHg 40 tile
election in the, year, 1876, was cast for
Samuel J. Tifden for President and
Thomas A:tHefdrlrks fir f'Yice spfesis
dent by amnjority IofI over 8, M0Iyotes,
and was fGaudulehtlys . coupted, for
Rutherford 3. Hayes and William A
Wheeler, Under the ptste1set that the
result Was, accomplished by iutimida,
ton, and wholesale. murder, and that
the failure of the Republican party, to
produce witnesses TO sdstafnFn these
charges wheny iuyited 10 DO so +, by the
Potter committee. is a confession of
tl,eir inabilitF 70 MaihtaiH tlieir taliegat
tions and OF tie falsity Of the lctsasg es
themselves, sapd that the result, of the
Investigation Of the, said committee is
an affirmative proof that There Was no
ffhundations fots ittes false andh sajast
charges and aHegatiens,os sssnuoa u,
n 6. That the recent admission Of w.
P. Kellogg as a Senator from This State
was an Abuse of partisau ipo acn f0r: a
transient partisan purpose, and q
breach Of the Constitution, Which as.
sares to each State two Senators, Is baa
clloseii by the Iegisiaturea tifeteof; ile
that long before' Ksliogg's Tadmissioh
it had beena conclusi vely fsestBed that
the Observation-Disclosures az the
Nicl!0lls' assembly, wasltfle trHes and
solee. Legislature; Of ,Louisiana; that, in
the opinion of this conyeption,s il was
beyond The competeite Of The, United
Estates Senate, W a post nlorten, rec
l0gnition, to gaivatijze' into life. and leg.
islatiye power "ano,lier tsssem BY, Of
wlroso existence, thcre IL mo- token I, poi,
the, statue books iof the State, aud
which dissolved before gaining 1ecog.
milton anywhere, and that id view Of
the unprecedented character tofathe
case, arefislon BY the Senate, of its
action on this, subject Is dda, to Justice,
2. THAT Ne regard with Serious ais,
satisfaction Observation-Disclosures and op 30
sition Of the members Of the National
Congress 'toa systemf' ofi6tefnar I'M
prdtements,I to deysiopsthe i.ldustfies
and restore. the prosperity Of qthe
Southern and Southeastern Stairs, aud
we, urge our, Senators and Repre-
sentatives to use their utmost endeav.
ors in. order to secure such unity of ac-
ton as will, lead to the speedy compile
ton; by tile aidof., tile rational govern.
ment; Of the Texas Pacific Railroad, o5 IL
or. near the thirty second parallel Of
latitude, and a system Of lasees toproL
tect the alluvial lauds Of the VaAeyEof
the Mississippi from overflow rand gof
Enavlgation adeguate to,ithel vaults of
commerce.; wiIi6h measures are nation
al in character, and ibeysnd the con
troll of the respective State Govern
ments. 80 fftaf+ne.sf ~ ~
8. That We cordially endorse the
memorial Of the Chamber Of Commerce