The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-11-02
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
Adopted at Baton Rouge On
The 9th Of August. ISIS.

1onr committee on pEtttofm ana
resolutions have carefully consid-
cred the matters which have come
before us. There have been DIFF
ferences of opinion among MS, but,
i'll the interest of harmony, keep
ing in view the immense impor-
lance of unity ia our party III the
coming contests with the common
enemy, we have united upon a Sc
RES of resolutions, which we sub
mt to this convention, as the best
attainable settlement of the troub-
lesome questions which have di-
yided us.
4. That the Democratic Conserv-
ative party Of the State of Louisi-
ana, in convention assembled, does
hereby reiterate all the pledges
contained in tie party platform
adopted in July, 1876, and partic-
ularly the following, VIZ:
We hereby pledge our party to
the satisfaction of ,,n the legal
obligations issued by the State of
Louisiana; TO the most strenuous
efforts in the direction of reform
and an economical administration
of the government, and especially
the abolition of all unnecessary
offices; to the reduction of the fees
and salaries of office to the stan
dard of fair remuneration; to
the consequent reduction of taxa
ton to the lowest possible limit
commensurate with the necessary
expenses of the government and
the preservation of the public faith;
and to the abolition of the dan
gerously large patronage the Chief
Executive of the State.
2. That the interest Of the in-
dustrial. wealth producing classes
is of paramount importance to the
people of the United States; that
those whose labor and enterprise
produce wealth should be secure in
its enjoyment Our warmest SYM
patty is extended TO the laboring
classes who have been thrown out
Of employment by the ruinous
financial policy Of the Republican
party, and We pledge the Demo-
crutic party to IL reversal of this
policy and to u restoration of all
the rights they are entitled to,
upon its ascendency to national
power. ''''
3. That Francis T. Nichols, by
his prudent and statesmanlike
management of the many delicate
issues growing out OF the success
of our party IN 1876, which result
ed III the firm establishment of the
peoples government in Louisiana,
deserves the gratitude of all Lou
lsianians; that his wisdom, justice
and moderation, III the administra-
tion of his high trust, are i'll strict
accord with the principles an
nounced by him in accepting the
nomination for Governor, and have
won for him the respect of ali as
the Governor of the whole people
of Louisiana, and entitle him to
the support of all who love good
government.
4. That we remember with graft
tude the heroic and patriotic eli
forts Of Gen. Fred. \. Ogden, and
the. citizen soldiers of Louisiana
under hin, in the establishment
and maintenance of the peoples
government in this State.
5. That the vote of Louisiana, at
the election in the year 1876, was
cast for Samuel J. Tilden for Presi-
dent, and for Thomas A. Hendricks
for Vice President, by u majority
of over eight thousand, but was
frandulently counted for Ruther-
ford Il. Hayes and William Il.
Wheeler, under TIE pretense that
the result was accomplished by in
timidation and wholesale murder;
that the failure of the Republican
party to produce witnesses to sus-
tain these charges, when invited
to do so by the Potter Committee,
is q confession of their inability to
maintain their allegations and OF
the falsitv of the CHARGES them
selves; and that the result of the
Investigations of the said commit
tee is affirmative proof that there
was no foundation for the false and
unjust charges and allegations.
6. That the recent admission Of
w. P. Kellogg, as Senator from
this State, was an abuse of parti
san power, for a transient partisan
end, and a breach of the Constitn.
ton, which assures to each State