The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-11-03

QUESTION neither their Intentions nor motives
tor have always known them as feeling Il sin
cere devotion to the interests OF the State and 10
the cause of the people. But ] fear that their
Judgment has mislsd Them and In campaign
invoI living such momentous Issues thy are
overlooking fundamental principles and bellt-
Ting the question by being influenced by l,cal
and temporary considerations. Certainly nu
1 1pon question h Of ssht desenoe Tor
the dissolution may, involve ruin; certainly
O man does not sue for divorce and destroy
cause Of q slight domestic difference society
Ia not dissolved for the reason that some Of its
net BIZ 9rs aa be 30 80 d
armament so long as we are threatened with q
powerful enemy. say that we, never had So
stand united. or In 1880 a Republican President
| will be elected. and this ought not to bb as our
only security and safety Ia adminlstratinn WILL
| only come through q Democratic government.
| When our honored Senator had concluded
and the storm Of public appreciation had sub
sided.
MAJOR Il. A. BURKE.
being loudly called upon. stepped forward and
said:
Heretofore in conducting the campaign 1t has
never been my part to do the speech making,
but to others ADLER than l. am the task has de-
yolved. TO mo has fallen the humber part OF
| the work, one Of consi1t rAble stress both on
mind and body. and find myself to mig hit hot
prepared: for lack OF time, to speak ut length
But cannot avoid to look back to eight Or
nineyears ago, when poor, and humble frs
| cast my lot with the people. when times were
indeed goouy for us, and can ,temeuber the
state of affairs hon. he people Of the State
| from possessing property to tho value of s47o.,
900, 900 In 1861 have. by the voissitudes Of war;
seen their estates reduced In value to $500 oOo,.
600 In 1865 direct loss of s270 900 900 caused by
| the late unpleasant neas.
| increase to s25o 900. but this was MOI sub
| stantia prosperity, and 1t was found out tuaf
| the result of a. combination by the R'pubIica'
| assessors to raise apparent values as to 500
Hate the revenues of the state. From 1879 here
| was q change; the us essed value of property
was $l76 600 900: We fud au extra expense
of $50 100000 during eight years and s5o.ooo.ooo
decrease IN values IN the state; making d total
loss IF 800 600 900. Oue item alone Of legisla-
tive expenses for ono session in 1871 IL suft1-
eent;, 1t was s958ooO: whilst In 1877, under the
Who does not remember tho ninth of January.
1877 when victory perched upon our banners.
and when Gov. Nichols was installed in thi-
very hall. and who dares to say that he has not
Whit il the record of the members of the
Legislature. 2 adm t they haye mt done oil as
regards reform. as you would have wishe i: but
could they In eighteen short months undo tn,
work of robbery aud .spolta,ton that the, Rad
has by wise acts Of reform saved 5000 600 to the
people OF New Orleans alone. No man denies
this record. Two million five hundred thou
sand dollars In all have been saved to the people.
Now. about the taxes-have they been Iednce3
Yes: In 1871 there was o tax of tx mills. which
raised q ,evenu of s3625 .000 in 1878. by virtue
of the acts of 1877 nOtWitls anding u reductfrn
of $50 900 900 |" the aseeased value Of Droperty,
tho tax was reduced to thirteen mills, and the
revenue derived was 81, 288 .000 clear saving OF
Il 900 BY this we sec that the legislation
now IN force will cause, In 1879, Il pr bHbe RS
duction Of the tax to ton mills saving Of over
Enough on this subject. Now [ must say that
I regret that dissensluns exist among, you. I
can aay nothing to prevent results. have too
L., nba1n hu ri v hnf T a ~ hat
election day the Democratic Cons ervttive peo-
pie will have sense. and Judgment. and patriot
ism enough to prevent any Ill result from our
dfsSensions.
Major Burke retired. and
CONGRESSMAN e. JOHN ELLIS
WIS called
on the eve OF q very important election. upon
which grave interests Of eli y and state and nh
final oharnete, dspend In FepMnoan f33m
parties. Individun actions are Impossible. !
find, however. in this city honest. earnAs ard
sensible men who love their country and their
State and yet go against the fundamental prin-
cipIos of true republican government
We only want g"vtrnment thnt will restore
peace and harmony in the country and bring
a k that pence and that amity which was the
d Dam of our forefa hers; in other words. |
terms and anmosiits among us here: We ore
too sectional: we must trust In that govern
ment which will give us peace: and economy,
by the people, for tho people. and OF tho people
We need government which upholds tho
constitution and laws and protects ever ~, one
one is sowing hatred? Which one, counsels
peace? Look to the North, whore the bloody
. ane, Edmuuds and others Of he same tIk do
all in their power to keep up th4 agitation to
array solid North against the South.
Here. the Republicans work on the same prin-
ciple; they array tho black against thu wht o
element {; they draw the color limo ns Red hand
ed Ludeng and Bloody Fairfax have done.
how. rnfh nj n RI
Spring sHi Of tie so-callrd Native American party.
which is now sowing distrust in our midst by
it's antinathy to, as they say. the foreigners. j.,
The Republican rarty has always sown the
seeds of hate in this country: they have raised
gil the dark storms which have oyershadowed
Louisiana; they have arrayed the North against
the South AM nj IS that party tho party OF peace
Look now at the majestic attitude Of the Dem
ocratc party. which has been always IN favor of
unity and peace. Its great but gentle hands
haye soothed he WOUNDS OF Wnr; It's vGce nas
darkness and des pair. By the grace Of God it
will cement again and obliterate. that wide
chasm of antngonslic principles that yaw,ns
between us. and it will carry out and preach The
evangel of peace aud harmony 10 this country;
the only party Of harm9ny OF econ n;nb and
government. as I have said. for the people, by
the psople and of the people. In 1874. for the
in the lower uouse-a majority which caused.
by its uniring exertions. q saving Of s6G 900 o0u
TO the people OF the Unlted STATES. Ia voice,
"Bully'] The average saving that year was
81 500 900 Our party then Il the party Of reform
and economy, ind day. with tho House with
the Senate in our hands, aft r the fourth of
March, we will be able to secure an honest and
sim pie form of government
The Nationals raise cry on the currency
question. U on that question our party does
not favor either initiation or irredee!nable
paper. That is Buffers, policy, lApplausee.l
We are for hard money. but no forced specie
payment. We do not favor resuHn ption to-day,
because we have not coin enough to IL at the
currency. aud Sherman's plan is bound to fail
until the flow of gold returns to our shores.
until business again flows in its ual chan
nes aud until our Industries are alive: Then
we will have coin enough. and resumption will
come easily and quietly: not forcibly, but by
the will of the people lApplause.l NO Demo
crat will advocate Tired enable paper.
The speaker then spoke about the tendency
Of The Democratic party to foster all internal
i'm provumbnts of u national charactrr. After
discussing the useeesness and folly Of division
in our ranks, the eloquent orator advised his
audience to vote early on election day. ut not
often, and no assured his hear rs that he was
certain Of an overwh lining majority in the