The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-03
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.


Ouachita Parish by the opponents of
a Constitutional Convention is a good
and sure Indication of what the re-
suit will be everywhere, when the
question comes to be fully discussed.
We hope the meeting, to be held
here, which will appoint delegates to
the Baton Rouge Convention, will
adopt the Ouachita resolutions with
out addition or alteration. They
are as good platform as can be
made.
Those who clamor for a Conven-
tion to be held now are merely actu,
ated by desire for change. There
is not one, either man or newspaper,
who is loud-mouthed in its advocacy,
that has not some personal griev-
ance to redress. What sort of body
would be brought together to make a
permanent organic law, if elected in
the present chaotic condition of our
politics. If the Legislature makes
mistakes, they can soon be correct.
ed, but not so with the body that
makes Constitution. sr.a.
From New Orleans we have occa.
sional intimations in the newspapers
of sundry organizations for political
purposes, outside of the Democratic
party. The Communists even have
club, and the American Alliance
boasts a numerous following. The
Picayune of the 21st ult. contains
the substance of an interview with
the head of the Alliance at Washing.
ton, in which he says: aae Fl,
We have most thorough organiza.
ton in Maine, and expect to elect our
State ticket there this year, and have
other States organized almost as com.
pletely, as told you, from Michigan to
Louisiana. The American Alliance in
Louisiana, very large organization,
numbering in New Orleans alone TO-
600 men, have, within the last two
weeks, adopted the Toledo platform,
and have come into line with our Or
ganiZation.
What is the character of this Ameri.
can Alliance in Louisiana? What par
ty does it draw from the most?
l can tell you little or nothing, ex-
cept that there is party there of that
kind, numbering ten or twelve thou
sand in the City of New Orleans alone
think the people there are tired Of
both old parties, and 1 may say thai
there has never been time in the his.
tory of this Government at which there
was so little cohesion in the old par.
ties. That is the reason, above all
others, of our unprecedented success
What this precious set Of scoun,
drels wants has been told by one Of
their own number. The Pscayu7st
also contains an interview with one
Casey, member Of the Executive
Committee, who said:
Of course, Congress won't grant what
we want; but we are going to make
them take the responsibility. They
tell us the trouble is over-production
too many coats and hats; too muci
flour. Well, there may be less afte,
awhile. They tell us we must .respec
the law. Just so. 1t may be a law O
nature that mans tooth must ache
but when it does, he says: Oh tn,
lawl Pull the tooth!' Now, if we ar,
starving, and the law stands in our wa,
we'll kill the law; Well take matter
into our own hands, because we are tn
government, and Wen kick out thes
fellows who are starving us. The.
have plenty, and they don't.believt
anybody else is hungry Why. it's la
Dor that makes property, anA mature
never intended that those who make j
i should starve, while .d--n loAfers fat
ten on it,"
"You are opposed to large fortunes
then? n i.-I.
"Of course we are; we male thes.
millionaires ourselves. A man that!
lucky might perhaps make $40, 0ts9 by
his labor, and if he has got more than
that he has robbed some one else. If {
man has million it stands to reason
that he has made a thousand other
men poor"
"You think propertyfs theft, then?'
"Well, it is just about amounts tt
that"
The people of Louisiana will pu,
off holding q Convention to make .
new Constitution until the Democra
tic party has established it's ascen
dancy, and radicalism, and robbery
such as the above, is put down.
Meanwhile they will adopt til,
Amendments which we are present
ling each week in their regular order
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