, 1879-03-13
LOUISIANA,

ers Of Louisiana Is printed In the New Orleans
Observer:
FELLOW. CITIZENS: You ara called Upon to
assist III ehousIng, on the 18th ot this month,
,te,ssates & M To- represent YOU tn convention to be
0nnic law Of the State.
Not content with having expelled you from
oil share IN the administration OF State alIairs,
With tlse ann'iaEion Of rout party representa-.
t!on In ConrEees aud the nullItica.lan Of oil the
rights tue nation had given you, It Is now feared
that your political opponents will seck In tue
convention to restrict Of qualify sutftnges 30 as
to practically result in the political e1ter,nlia-
ton Of q large portion Of the Republican voters
OF LouIstsDh.
In this emergency the Republican Stats Cen.
trail Cotnmtttes has doomed It It's duty to organ.
izs the best resistance which tho limited time
appointed Campaign Committed composed Of
n1n. member from each Congressional District,
With three frum tllc State At large. Upon thia
COMMITTEES las devolved ali the power Of the
M State ccntral M Committee during ths sboFs po-
mittee Which now addresses you feW worls Of
exhortation before entering on tic Impending
contest.
IN all cascs 10 which the election Of m ntelll.
you to concentrate sour votes in hts support.
When nu such oceas!on presents ttsclf, you
should offer your votes to any candidate, With
out regard % his political antecedcnts, who
r!a!! ptuEo uiHisulI 70 MINIMUM the Pill ol
IL IT. ess prosop. sF any yyhstsve s
rights secured beyond question, your
Tepof. ar to may the 'iis1 secaou t. 5 sy
economy OF tho Government. They may Indeed
wull afford to disable tile possibility Of opprcs-
sion, w repeating power aud patronage v hici
constitutes tho ctslef motive Of tic fraud nnl
violencc from WHICH you suffer.
TtA InEHAi1rFA nj nnGntf(Dent wtlfrf We t7ntt1T
cnumesnte In tho Convention arc to separate
riEldly the powers Of republican government;
to tnko from tho Governor all other than ex
sea1ee Of I'll power lie eoee &c % q III munepai IL t
officers by popular nlcctf0n; TO restrict The
power Of The Legislature to create debt or i'm
pose taxatfop, both Of which must be In pnrt
ltquidatcd ny your labor; to recognize and pro-
State In such manner and It such current ratio
Of interest Us mar be satisfactory to the crcl-
it0rs Of the State, aud within tile Impaired abtl-
ity , et tt1c present generation to pay. A..
should clearly understand that wllo VIC intend
in good faith to advocate Gycry measure of
economy, olticlal and Representative responsi-
btlity, We t!aye determined to resiss any dispar.
agenicnt OF our wrltton rights by oil lawful
means accessible TO our efforts, and that among
these mcauB may be mentioned tho following.
!. An appeal 10 the National Republican party
to aid the colorcd people Of the State In with
AlhNNi5 Hun u yAA1$0A@t4Q3t hilEN BHAlt
have proved itself pitnscal 10 their enjoyment
Of the rights which tho nation hos conferred
upon them.
II, An appeal to the property interests Of tho
cotton, and ricc crops. OF Louisiana were worth
lust year S30, 000, ,0o0; that other nianta-
t[on products would bare Increased the
amount largely; that labor connected with
storage, and shipment OF cargoes, has been
performed with mechanical aud domestic sery-
ICES Of which. no estimate can BE- offered ta
money, but which are not the less Indispensable
merchants to aay what valuca SHOULD he placed
on tile aggregate Of tlieaa productions and these
scrvces, and how much thereof may have been
due to thc falthlul, efficient mud accl!natcd
Aeef Of TIC eolorsa Republicans o. Louisiana
thu possible danger TO their political rights
which rAay result from tbs denial Of your own
In this:
That, II the right to vots at Federal Or State
elections shall be denied, or In any manner
nbrIdgcd. hy my State 70 any class OF citizens.
the baAIs Of rrurcsputgtion to which eteh Etate
nav i,e entitled may be reduced RcroFti,1r 10
lie nroportion wLici, tho class Of voters 40 dis
irunrhfscd eball bear to the whole nopulasion OF
Bucl State,
In fmpreastnr tfia laAt confederation It mnv In
rccrssary to advert 10 tile danger Of q revived
scctionailRn with tic t,ptncuso and fucrca slnp
prapondorauce OF The NORTH mud West over tl5
South in aIi tic clemcnts Of nonuIatfnn. wealth.
aud iatiucncu, It must not bo omitted tllnt
nicrcn nav Trrrttnrtcs nre mut,irjnT jntn Stotes
IN tjIe Northwest. and that liz Hauti, I I'M
neither tho lautl nor Tic nuu,pera to oountcfact
this Etow,h Of sectional power, Tbis would
nlare TrtnanImenta Tn tha I,onst,tntfon within
Lie mower Of thrco.fourths OF tbs 1,ew a. wall a.
the iii atntrx. 'S'@ -
It must bp apparent to those to whom tl,ts ap-
mani viii be nJdrcsscd that il any lnroe nnrtjnn
r. iM ncn1,,s nf lie N,mtr shn1i i,r dcnrfvnf ~
thc ,ncans r. rclirI in,iicatc. the contfn,,ri m.
nressior,s. Observation-Disclosures. and denial cf nro.
tcrifnt, tnnst cnTM.irr herrnrv. vo""hnndnrc
AMI vicn. Tho rost and c1rse of snch rnuses
noners fn,,st ia,1 Muo,, tnc,r nrnncTtg md so,nd
rrn,nfori' lila sommrrciai rcenff]s t,s lin Stato
nirrniv s,,ow a ticuiorahlo tenluney to liza crcn.
tjon ~ a,c class. ii,a only udro,iato corrctiyo
pottsa .Gea , a naustria| y; Ea!g 5gs; H.