The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-08-15
State Convention.
BATON ROUGE, July 9Th.
SECOND DAY.

A platform was adopted. It COM
mends Levee System, calls for aid to
the Pacific Railroad and Brazilian
steamship line, endorses the Nichols
government, endorses the State fund
ing laws, approves the fraud investi-
cation by the Federal House of Con-
gress.
The resolutions favor the next Leg
islature calling Constitutional Con-
vention, asserts that the interest of the
industrial and wealth producing classes
is OF paramount interest to the people
of the United States-those whose Ia
Dor and enterprise produce wealth
should be secure in it's endowment, ex-
presses sympathy for the laboring
classes who have been thrown out Of
employment by the ruinous financial
policy and unjust legislation of the Re-
publican party, and pledges the Dem
ocratic party to reform these wrongs
upon its ascension to power. It is de-
manded that the National banking
system be abolished, national bank
notes retired, and in lieu thereof, the
General Government should issue an
equal amount of Treasury notes, or
"greenbacks." The unconditional re-
peal of the law taxing the circulation
OF State banks is demanded. We are
unalterably opposed to the ruinous
policy purused by the Republican par
ty, whereby the volume Of the curren-
cy has been contracted far below the
business requirements of the country,
and failures, depression of business,
scarcity OF labor and pauper wages
have been curtailed. 1t is the sense of
the Convention that all bonds and obli-
cations of the National Government
should be paid in the Legal Tender
Greenback notes of the United States,
except where it is otherwise provided
in the original laws under which they
were issued. We further demand the
repeal of all laws passed subsequent to
the original law creating the public
debt by which the obligations Of the
contract have been made more Onerous.
We hereby pledge our party to the sat-
isfaction of all legal obligations issued
by the State of Louisiana to the most
strenuous efforts in the direction of re-
form and an economical administration
of the Government, especially to the
abolition of all unnecessary public
offices, the reduction of the fees and
salaries of officers to the standard of q
fair remuneration, and the consequent
reduction of taxation to the lowest pos
sible limit commensurate with the nee
essary expenses of the Government.
Also, the preservation of the public
faith and the curtailment of the dam
gerously large patronage of the Chief
Executive of the State. Francis T..
Nichols, by his prudent and states
manlike management of the many del
icate issues growing out of the success
Of the party in 1875, and resulting in
the firm establishment of the peoples
Government in Louisiana, deserves
the gratitude Of all Louisianians. His
wisdom, justice and moderation in the
administration of his high trusts is in
strict accord with the principles an
nounced by him III accepting the nom-
inati0n for Governor, and has won for
him the respect of all as the Governor
of the whole people of Louisiana, and
entitled him to the support of all who
love good government.
NOMINATIONS.
Hon. J. G. Moncure, of Caddo, Major
E. A. Burke, of New Orleans, and r.