The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-05
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tanned through the Legislature anu shen ny 'o''
~ r Tan George Drury (Rep.) had not
riyei1 the subject much attention. He thougnt
knvever L would divide the people, and inquired
IN The present constitu ion wasn't GOOD one. :.
REPRESENTATIVE Chss Tremoulet, OF the Seventh
Ward, was emphatically opposed to conventloh
All the required revision could be mace through
could DO obtained from the people as to their
views. , =, tim Fifth
Ward. said: "No indeed, sir; am not I'D taVor Vi
any constitutional convention. IL Is not neoes-
sary and every needed amendments can Do lhaue
through the Legislature" ,,>
REPRESENTATIVE George dracien tooloreo), OF
the Thirteenth Ward, was present during the IN
terview between our reporter ana senator Du'
mont, and
expressed by him.. .- ,.-,-,, - q.
Representstive Emile Dstiege (colored), OF 81.
Martin was not in favor OF q constitutonal con-
vention for the reasons given In SUBSTANCE Wy
Senator Dumont. . m.,,h w.ra
parish Of Orleans, upon being asked MIS- OPINION
an the subject OF constitutional convention re-
piled: 81 think it inexpedient, az ieas', ~ tnls
time. We have had politics enough in this state
We want peace and prospt rity, and politics mean
anythine but peace. Party lines. that may have
been smoulderipg, ought to be allowed to burn
ont and not BIO LIT up again, which would be the
case, think, should constitutional convention
be called. Democrats or Republicans. oonsetva.
lives. or Workipgmen or Native Americans, ought
to take an interest In the welfare OF the State II
they have not yet done 80. constitutional
convention, in my opinion. would open
another political strife, which the people
We want railroads, internal improvements, that
are mole of necessity at present than change
in our constitution The State credit wants to be
established. The expenses Of the government
should not exceed its revenues, ana that ID step
towards
CARRYING OUT THE PRINCIPLES
IN which the Democratic Conservative party got
into power. This Legislature, although under the
present constitution 1t cannot ourtait certain ex-
penditures ought to leave as an heirloom Tor its
successors law that will reduce the expenses OF
the government In the matter Of salaries, per
diem, mileage, ETC. This will be more direct
practical reform than constitutional convention.
REPRESENTATIVES, n. P. BRIDcER,
Of Caldwell. Our reporter having met Judge
Bridper asked him whether he had defined
opinion ss to the propriety necessity OF calling
q constitutional conventioni
Judge Bridger answered: II have not, but
with The lights before me am rather inclined
10 oppose the calling of convention. think
that existing evils can be remeded without the
calling or q convention and much more economi-
DAILY"
HON. ". W. oARIoss,
az Webster, who happened TO be in company
with Judge Bridger, upon being asked what his
opinions were as to the calling OF convention,
said that he aso was inclined to oppose con-
vention with the lights before him, but that he
was not welded to any proposition.
HON. JAMES BRIoE, JR.,
OF Bienville upon being interviewed. answered
that the people OF his parrish favored . ooDstitu-
tional convention, and that he, as their repre-
sentative in the Legislature. would advocate their
views. ...
HON. JAS. J. DUKE,
of Claiborne, was called upon. He was strongly
An favor OF the proposed constitutional conven-
tion for he believed it to be necessity There
we're articles in the present constitution that re-
CURED change, and so far as he knew the peo-
pie OF his parish wanted convention to make
them. Individually he was strongly in favor OF
the movement.
GEN. JOHN YOUNG,
also OF Claiborne during the short conversation
the reporter had with him. expressed 1t as his
emphatic opinion that 1t would be impolitic at
this time to hold convention. The people are
now rapidly recovering from the effects OF our
past disasters The planters are now raising
their own meat and becoming independent OF
outside markets for supplies. Such thing has
not existed since the war, and political cam
paign, such as this convention would incur.
that the reasoning people OF our State want this:
and believe that very large msjority would
oppose it strongly.
HON. JOHN FrTzpATRIoK.
of the Third Ward, parish of Orleans, when asked
to give his opinion on the subject, stated that he
was not prepared to give any at present.