The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-08
hiot- Democrat, and which we herewith repro

hriot- Democrat, and which we herewith repro
/" Editor Patriot Democrat:
AT the request Of many of the citizens Of
this parish, / beg leave to make public through
the columns OF your paper, my opinions on tho
the people. namely: The constitutional con.
salaries and abolition OF offices, and incident
ally. the militia law.
adopted the calling Of convention Of the earliest
practicable moment as plank in the platform
and part Of the party policy, most cheer
a majority Of the party in the State, and think
it will be the duty of the Legislature to pass,
bill calling the convention; q bill making the
appropriations necessary to carry on the gov
ernment and pay expenses Of the convention.
then adjourn and return homo, and not engage
T. The Il homestead law. am opposed to the
repeal OF the homestead law am ogposed to
aW viii ony n fo or are
against the debts which have been already con-
the law. It has been gtated that endeavored
made no such attempt At the last session
took ground against any tampetlng With the ss iaw
IN IN he law Ve eerred
Ijoined In an ,unfaVorable report. for q law
passed now might, By Implication, unsette ex-
!
cent decisions. exemption laws can operate only
for the future, and viii not protect property
pdope n IS Ths
repeal Of the, law would operate a great hard
ship to the debtor and be Of little benefit to the
| honeat citizeus OF the means Of paying thefr
debts; It would drive many into exile. ssevering
sWeeDing from them their homesteads; and
thus the impolicy OF tho measure would equal
its inhumanity, depopulating as we'll as imDoV~
r.
"5. Retrenc chment Of the expenses~of govern
mont. think. and have always thought that
from the retrenchment of Its. expenditures
Feto offices and small salaries. All salaries fees.
BE- rseed 20 ares % Po hoge Fs
ing before the war. We are poorer now than
We were then. and cannot afford so costly an es-
Of taxation leads through rigid and stern
economy in the administration Of public affairg:
od be s tax aa6 s as ] an
civiiization to repudate It's honest debt Would W
dlshonor the State and bring reprt ach to every
the tax levied to carry on the State goveinme
T have been charged with having voted to
Whether said ig4orantlv or ,mpliciously, giving
credence to the sIander would be poor reward
for the persistent effort made to reduce the ex~
pay Of the members. | have always voted for
the reduction Of all salaries. fees and perquis-
81 94S WE ha9ne he sgas
the poor AID in favor Of the rich. 10 having
voted for the militia law; This would be too
acquainted with that law. In your last issue
was published the clause of, the law upon
emption to a certain proportion Of the oompa==
MES. on the selection by tn SO companies Of
certain persons who should contribute to the
expense of maintaining i'll efficiency those or
ganizations.
1T was Intended to make the militia organized
into volunteer com panies self-supp porting. The
contributing members selected by the
Companies @ lFhe people,; they c9uld a. refuse It,, to
cipllne upon them 1t selected It was O liberty
Igven the people; # they should see fit to use.
could they attach blame e e their rs representa-.
the practice LET them forbear from exercising
the privilege.
Ored to shape my Legislative action as to favor
no class neither rich nor poor. but as far as
possible to benefit all alike: regard that legisz
another, to conflict the interests Of q State,
which will pull down and destroy one class to
End nh9r as il2u &
ruins the prosperity of @ state is followed by
anarchy and ends u despotism;,r xuo,7e,,,
| Very respectfully, Z. y. IYONSs'
The Democrats of Caddo have nominated for
the House Of Representatives. Hon. John G.
Moncure and Pr. J. T. ,schumpert Col. Mon
ana to require any introduction from us: one
Of the purest and most patriotic nen u Louee
sana he w make hn in9aluabl9 member n Of
never been a politician, but he Is @ stauneh
straight out; Democrat. planter and .Dhysi~
cian and nigh toned gentleman, ne Will look
The Cadho convention unanimously adopted
the two following resolutions the first offered
by Mr.. I. T. Bell and the second by Mr. j, IL,
Shepherd:
"hesolped, That it is tho en- phatic and unauali-
fed sentiment Of this convention that our rep
resentatives in the Legislature shall use every
honorable means to secure the passage OF bill
providing for the Immediate call of constitu~
tiOnaI oOnyanffoD
"Resol0ed, That while We deeply regret the
failure Of the Baton Rouge convention to nom
mate our fellow citizen, the Hon. John q, Mon
cure. for the position Of State Treasurer, we
cordially indorse the action OF that convention.
and ratify its nomination Of the Hon. u. a.
\ Burke as the candidate OF the party for State
Treasurer"
!. Dr.. j. f. Kelly, the Democratic nominee for
G the Senate in the TWenty-fOurth District, was
elected to the Senate In 1872. but was counted
out by the Retgrning Let B9ard He Is horoWughEly y E
f State. aud will stand by the straight Democrats
for retrench,nent and reform.
Scratch an Independent, q. National or aso,
: called Greenbacker In Louisiana and you find
It a Radical. Here is the experience of the Colfaz
a Chronicze with Independents:
. THE claim that we have made that the Inde'
d pendents were but another name for Repub
r cans was fully lated last Saturday even
Ing at the te party hed at Tom o4 Jp3hnson
q zen. Brother Dan Fletcher, was indorsed by 6
9 Republican meeting. and selected as a delegate
: to reDresenta a Republican club at a Republican
= Senatorial, Convention to, be held at Holly
q Springs. Then to make the matter more CON
= elusive, one Of the oracles OF the club and 8
= shining light and leader Of bis race. HARDY
9 said they we're known to the colored people az
= Republicans. and would be supported as such
h They assumed the name Independent to se-
l. cure votes from the Dem ocrats. The negroes
approved the words Of Kearson. aud accepted
= his statementa as a we'll known and recognized
= fact"
How Kearney was Received i'm Boston.
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