The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-07
THE PLATFORM.

Taken as whole tho platform adopted by
the Baton Rouge convention 10 q most admi-
rable document. The fact that It was spdopted
without @ dissenting Voice and Its moderate
and conservative tone i1a1icate that II was the
result OF concessions on oil Sides and that
there existed no irreeonclab1e issues within
the party. This circumstance Is graft
flying In the extreme as 1t precludes
any possibility of disaster or disinte~
grafton resulting from differences among
our own people. The DEMOCRAT has
special reasons for congratulaton over the
result, since our article Of Sunday last antici-
pated every important declaration embodied
III the platform. The resolution In regard to
tho calling OF u constitutional convention
shows that our estimate Of public opinion
upon this subject was correct II Is apparent
that lnrge majority Of tho convention fay
ored an early call Of d convention. The reso-
luton declares "that 1t la the sense of the
convention that the Legislature OF this State,
ut it's nert session, should provide for
tho calling OF % convention at the
earliest practicable time thereafter to frame
and establish n new constitution for the State
Of Louisiana" The words "at the earliest
practicable time thereafter" were doubtless
inserted as u concession TO the nnti-conven-
ton element, yet tho sense Of the convention
lis that the Legislature at It's neat session shall
provide for complete revision of the consti-
tuition. We ore perfectly satisfied to remit
the question under this resolution to the peo~
plo to determine by their selection Of repre-
sentatives to the next Legislature.
Tho position of The convention In regard to
national finances us well hs to the inviolabi-
ity of tho State funding not md OF the amend
mcnt of 1874, In regard to the State debt, are
strictly In accord with the views and recon-
mendations Of this paper. This last deelaru-
tion, together with that discIaiming any pur-
pose of displacing tho Nichols government
In the evont of n constitutional convention,
completely disarm the only serious and
worthy opposition TINT existed TO that
measure.
or not less Importance was tho demand for
the repeal of the 10 per cent tux on State
banks. n measure we deem of commanding
Importance to the whole country. and spe-
oinlly to the South. Indeed the financial fen
lures Of the platform arc most wise and COM
mcndable and wo do not SEQ wherein they
could be improved It is needless 10 say Tint
they meet our entire appreciation and will
command our hearty support The resolu-
tion urging upon Congress tho passage Of ap-
preparations for the levees and tho Southern
Pacific road and tho establishment Of direct
steamship communication with the South
American ports was most appropriate. and the
expression Of confidence In Gov. Nichols and
his administration, AS we'll as tho Just and
grateful acknowledgements made to Cen
Ogden and his citizen soldiers Tor their Sup
port of the legal government Mt most crit
ical period, certainly meet our entire APP
prevail.
The platform Is n fair earnest and compre-
hensive declaration Of the Democratic senti-
ment of the State, and 1t does not contain q
single expression to which any honest Demo
crat cannot yield his unrescrved support. We
look upon the convention rs n great success.
betokening n unity of sentiment and action
which can but result in q great victory and
the perpetuation OF Democratic rule in this
State