The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-09


duced to the audience by the president OF the
meeting.
After expressing his appreciation OF the
conplimaut paid him IN asking him 70 speak.
Senator Jones said that he was not mere 70
make a set speech but only to lend helping
hand Ia the cause OF Democracy, hithnu4h y
seemed In this iustanca hardly necessary, It
was the first time he had the pleasure of ad-
dressing this people, but Ii was not the first
time that he had opened hia lips In behalf of
drown tr0dden Louisiana. Enthusiastic ap-
niausp.l He referred to the first opportunity
H. had for speaking in favor OF Louisiana
that It was III 1875. when Grant called the
Senate together for executive business,
| Although few days only q Senator, he could
not help raising his voice against tho use
OF Grant's miniuns to 0ppress Louisiana.
| He asserted that the Democracy had
str,lugei to preserve the rights uf the people
guaranteed by the constitution, while Radi-
| cHliem had labored to destroy them. In 1876.
| Ia the platform Of St. Louis we went as far
as We euuld by adopting the principles Of JEFF
| ferson and we elected n President whom we
] were not permitted to seat He refuted the
| charges laid at the doors of the Democracy
by Radicaliam, 81 the currency question,
| that party being responsible and
not ourselves the departure was from their
eide. The charge that We are advocates q
| paper money was refuted by the statement
| that the Radical party had placed two new
members on TIL" Supreme bench % reverse Tue
dor question: who had. with true democratic
spirit. declared that paper money was not
q legal tender under the constitution. ihe
Republicans had been the advocates of an IT.
| radeemable currency, but the Democracy
| stood for hard money. But tile Republicans
had 40 miarepresantad the Democratic part Y
| that there was no estimating the amount Of
| Injury done to us, and 80 long as these mis-
| representations warr kept ,lp, capital would
not come hore. The cry OF outrage and per
| t{,Xn, Hand yvhnn hn tn w q
! under Republican rulo as IL la now, Senator
Jones' took occasion tn say that this condition
was tending to
IMPERIALISM.
He illustrated hia statement hv referring To
the tendencies of the Republicans to central
ization and tho establishment of n strong
government The States are to he hlotted
out He was not an alarmist, but the events
indicated what we are to expect Under the
present System ot government each State has
| mn equal representation In the Senate and 1t
is TO get rid Of 1t that this cry OF Southern
ontTagss was kept up. they wanted. In his
opinion to base the representation on tho
numerical strength of the respective States.
II made no difference what the politics Of u
man may ba-ho was Interested Iii
maintaining those institutions that pre-
served tho rights Of the minority.
No party had ever thought Of bringing the
Interference of tho military Mt the polls until
| the Republican party came into power. Aud
we were charged with wishing to starve the
army. Again wy wnra misrepresentnd. We
stood upon a great constitutional principls In
that great contest. and II WAS the duty of
| every Democrat and libnrty-loving people to
stand by the men who had defended them in
| that contest
COZ. CHAs. i. FENNER
was next called upon, Col. Fnnnar said that
the interest evidently manifested by the
| audience was well bestowed. considering the
magnitude of the subject 10 be considered.
Constitutional barriers are essentially neccs-
| snry In any government 10 lis proper admin
istration. Tho history of reform tho world
over consisted most in repeating laws that
had hoen made laws not necessarily made
by tyranta. but by good and benevolent peo-
pie. Experiences cnnvinres that government
should conne Itself to the protection of life.
liberty and property. and the development OF
society. Whenever tho government aasumes
to take care Of the interests Of the people.
the latter are sure to suffer The great merit
Of the new constitution Ia that II does impose
| restrictions OIL tho government. and confines
| officers to n certain iuaof duty
| The late constitutional convention was un-
duuhtedly one of the ahest deliberatlve
| bodies ever assembled In this State. and
| thoroughly represented, and they certainly
produced u wonderfully wise constitution.
which commended itself to the whole people.
The apenker called attention to the reforms
| In tho Legislature. biennial sessions being
provided for and expenses reduced. You will
remember that there never was q sass on of
| tho Legislature here that all corporations did
not begin TO shake IL their shuea. All this
has been done away with. Thoy are pre-
| vented from passing any local OF special laws
excepting by notice OF thirty days. and all
the hasty legislation which has heretofore
marked the closing hours of the Legislature
| Ia now impossible.
! The apeakeT passed in review some OF the
more conspicuous features OF the new consti-
tuition and showed their advantage. Fhn jll-
l - a.,
which marked the administrations of War
moth and Kellogg are no longer possible;
neither Ia the establishment Of metropolitan
police such as heretofore carried terror to
the people of the State, but WAS at length
/ halted by the gallant Ogden and his men.
/ The clerks aud sherifrs are adequately pro
vdu for, as also the educational needs OF the
people. and the constitution throws sufficient
safeguards around all corporations. He al
ludod to the provision which secured the pro-
lection or laborers. and held proprietors re-
| sponsibe for their wages over second parties
| lie believed the adoption Of the constitution
was the dawnng OF 4 new and glorious day
upon the people and IL such evil should ever
| hnnprn that the Republican party should
again acquire supremacy there would be left
| this barrier, tho constitution, between The
people and their enemies. And Of all men to
administer the new constitution Louis Alfred
| Wiltz Is eminently competent. understands
| ing 1t and Its makers as he does, and predict
he will retire from Office with record to
which he may afterward point with pride.
SENATOR b. T. JONAS
was the next speaker Mr.. Jonas said that
after the audience had listened to such solid
arguments he would have little to say. He
had Just returned from the canvass In the in
terror of the State. and the people We're unani-
nous In their support OF the nominees OF the
Baton Rouge convention. The people believe
| that there iS no organization confronting
them to defeat their candidates; but while
such Is the case, no efforts should be spared
to elect them. While the people might have
avoided another election. the Democratic
party had promised, two years ago. that It
would provide a new organic law, constitu-
tion that would reduce expenses and afford
other salutary benefits that would lead to
the prosperity of the State. But he warned
his auditors not to sumher on their arms
and not to treat their enemies with indlffer-
ence.
H. said he had heard discontented people
say that they could not see why Taylor
Beattie's election could not be OF as much
advantage to the people as that Of IL. A.
4 Wil,z. 10 this Mr.. Jonas answered by re-
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