The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-02
VOTE ron THE NEW CONSTITUTION

VOTE FOR THE NEW CONSTITUTION,
To day Tho people throughout tho state
VIII declare hy their votes whaihnt they Ell
preve aud a,lnnt tho now organic law framed
hY iheit fcpl aee nInityna assembled For that
purpose III convention. ~ whether tho old In
attt,nent drawn NJ by tho onamies II lion
iniann ahall stand Under il1o old tho burden
~ an enormous debit was l,nppotl upnu the
state, and every Imaginable wrong YES ror
prt,atsd Iuder The Nav tho iinhia nf evo, Y
81 i1an pla guaranteed hla llfn and property
amply ptotontnfl. vpeuaea ~ sverY depnlf
nnp' mo tafunaI nnd II yainn placed al q
iiguto hpi VIII enahlo tho people IT, roeuuer
ata ihel, ehaltnred fortunes Euder tho nlfi
In Tho space ii thitteen yoata tho en'ltn"ua
a,lrn " 1900 900 hoo wac expended lv tho State
aud riiy aevainunnta Under tho New Il The
| snlna unrinl ~ Ilmn Tho amount expanded by
both nnuli mol eseoed i44 Unn 0oa y clear aav
Ing If ft7oooh 900
From standpoint ~ economy alone. thote
lore there should hn no heattptou about
voting H., The new constitution hui Tho aag
Ing IT oven this vast sum ~ taoueg IL nnlg
ono nf tho reasons that should Insure ita
| adoption Aside from tho atttes prnylhng
| IN Tho reduction ~ espensna. there mo othe,
and vitality Important advantages, biennial
aeaainus If the Legislature era ptuvtled fnt .
legislative representation. which YVES So fla
gravity aiprael by Tho ttadloale 10 regulated
So aa to prevent tho possibility ~ such iror,
bio and die ltace III tho future Tic gtaie ID
absolutely prohibited from contracting debts
ri Issuing hnnla eSonpt IN easa ~ Wal ~ In
etr rentiun Tho creation of mnunpolinr ID frl
hidden tho Hiate Is prohibited ftnrn lending
| or granting tho property Ut The State OF IT
any parish IL any individual ~ corporation
tho Ieiu,niup BOARD ayetnn u election is
nhuliahnd Tho Governor 10 compelled 10 70
turn all bills signed ~ dieapptnvel within
Two days, and II not 81 returned " heooinea q
law Legislation affecting lha tefm II office,
salary. jurisdiction ~ my Judge ~ any eot,i /
during tho term e., which ha wan elected ~
appnInintl Ia prohibited taxation aud ASSESS
nenta ata both required 10 ha equal, pr"pl
ajon Ia made fni tho edunation IT tho children
nf all Tho people. regardless 81 color. aud u"
qualification ~ any hind M suffrage ~ nnlee
Ie poi mttn'I
The now constitution ale" provides fef tho
appointment by tho Governnr ~ a uaW s3u
prone Court. TO no composed ~ one ahlai
Iuaiioa null Fnut Associates ,Iusfirea. anl also
II flya District Judges FOR Tho Civil District
Court and Two fnt Tho flilminnl l,ieirn Court
far tho pe,iah ~ Orleans The Importance oi
alactlnu a Democratic Governor IN View ~
these changes IN tho judiciary, cannot he
oyo, estimated. mud every eltlEen of New on
leans whose memory runs back ~ The regime
~ I.udelinn when tho tights 81 the people
weic f,,thlesaly daregatdeti and tho supreme
Court was tho uoat tremendous cnglue ~ our
oppression when tho people feared Tho pai
tiaau md uneerupnlpua Judges mora than the
hayoncta ~ Sheridan cannot for a tnoment
heaitaia aa 10 what duty demands of hm to
day.
Lot HndIcnt tiOVrrHUr hFtvu thf appoint
mrnt III n Radical Huplene Court and NIL The
work of tho last ton years. tho infinite labor
81 throwing of tho Incubus ~ ilndleallam
haa beaI IN vain. aud tho men who tliefl on thf
fourteenth of Reptrmher In the great slrug
plc for liberty offered mp their llFea Tor Il
mere ,nackery Tho State Is too large the
danger 10 Louisiana Too great. 10 admit o
my faterng or oven ~ lukswafmnfas %
tho part Of orr penpe. they must labor Wilt
untIfIng zoal mud enthusiasm 10 carry tbs
constitution, which means emancipation fo
nil limo Tron tho OWLS which Kadlcalism has
left IN M mn heirloom.
Ihean ata n fow Of the sEcelloht points II
Tho propoas Il organic law, mud va nre conn
dent TINT tho people will vlntlicnte th9 wis
dom of their representatives by voting u
adopt MI Instrument that will shield th''I
from harm In tho future under amy possible
change Of party control. md 80 gt"atly lnur
10 tholr pronont happiness and prosperity