The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
ADDRESS TO The PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE !
ct ito Central Committee.
Now Orleans. November Il. 1879. J

Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
st,te Central Committee.
now Orleans, November a. 1879. J
To the PeoDle of Louisiana:
You bre called upon In this political CAM
paign to express your opinion upon the abro-
gaton Of the constitution foisted upon this
State under the reconstruction policy OF the
Federal Congress- and tho nd option OF q new
constitution. pr pared by d convention OF your
own frea choice, and by II submitted to your
ratln ,Attou. at the same lime considering the
adop ion Il foreRone conclusion. that convention
has ordered ths simultaneous election OF State
officers and Of tho Genera. Assembly under
that constitution,
Such are the gave and a1l-important issues
Of this political campaign.
Fof ten yours have the Democratic Conserva-
tiyt, people OF this State In State conventions
assembled at different times and places d.
nouuc5d tho so-clEed constitution OF 1883 NOT
only for ilB asmert1s nni internal defects hnf
also for it's Vice Of origin. Considering It M 1
bulge Of serVitude they have Invariably de-
maudei it's abrugation. and pledged themselves
10 tend willing nid to fepea 1t ut the first on
perfume nom II.
Follow itzans, that moment has arrived.
| lii the winter OF 1AI6 aud 1877 under tha Iaad
| orr hip df those distinguished sons OF Lonisf
ANA. &. T. Nichols and Louis Alfred Witt. The
Unuprfatic Conservative ma@ses 81 oir naoni ~
overturned tho usurpatton and established tha
| first government o. their choice since tha ~
vsnt OF the rec instruction laws OF Conpraaa
| YUur state gov FH{1bH{, uup0FtHG from
ed by public oliulOn, aasiduousIy set +, srnrL
to redeem the solemn pledges proclaimed ~
It's people. As It was ~, pext 70 impossible lust
| into another by the immediate abrogatjonu a n
| the reconstruction constitution, our State gov
eminent proceeded at fist but vigoroualv ujth
ihs i'm portant reforms necss-ary te allsyiatat the
| burderg of our taxation. Having discharged
| this mission the other pledge By which our
| final redemption rs state IL to be eonsnIIs-
| mated was grnp pied: and for that sole purpoga
| you have witnessed the epectacle. Of General
Assembly, Just electe and Installed In power.
era cd to the call Of " constitutional convention.
| The convention. composed Of the best ele-
ments Of our 'ople. ana thoroughly repre-
| political has after an afduous session OF thrse
months. proposed for your adoption the eonsti-
| rhs question Il whether you will vote I'd
ratiy that constitution, or signify your willing
4 ness to live undec that 81 1868. Ihere ~ no
no yUte ngaiu 81 adoption Is TO decide that tho
constitution OF 1876. is tho best constitution, de-
spite It's conceded Intrinsic Vices and defects
Ia O her worda. the two constitutions are can.
didutes before the people. And is IL possible.
issue III lis true light. that we should he4itates
| Our State nominating convention OF Baton
Rouge did not hesitate; but. speaking the voice
| OF the Democratic Conservative masses. advo-S
Gated and proclaimed oar advocacy OF the adoDs
ton Of the new constitution.
The hepubl en- party: nssembaad 10 eo,nysa.
''THat rs 10 the ndoDtion Of the constitution noe
recognize an honest and legihn.ate spteref or DIFF.
fiou Of abortion rtjection Of The proposed il.
shas,lent be left to the ladtptdual convictions Of
the uoters." IDe position thus taken by them
is. on the ono hand. n tribute to the merits Of
the constitution Of 1870 while IN the other II ID
a tacit submission TO public opinion. which has
consigned to public oboquyths constitution of
1868, ..s&S9
| Kemember-and the official records exhibit
that. under the consfitu lon OF 1863, and the
government and Ct the government OF the ely
of New Orleans averaged t's 1886, 434 ~ eaaM
millions three hundred and fig1tyfre thousand
fou1. hundred and thirty four dollars and sesei-
teen cents per dnf4et,; while under the new con-
st1tution. tho expenses OF both State and city
governments cannot exceed 80 $3.50 30 tp9
millions sir hundred and ttoentu, three thousand
SIR hundred and ninety too dQttdrs and THIRTY
cents per ann,nn upon the basis OF the assess
ment OF 1879.
| a diff ,rencs In favor ~ the Dem ocratic. Con.
servattve party Of fpe millions sepen hundred aad
| si1ty- one thousand seven hundred and f0rtU-ons
dollars and eighty. sepeat cents per a1una ISL
inc ordinary expenses Of the State govern.
ment for four years OF Republican rule. prior
to the Inauguration NJ thu Nichols government.
averaged three millions fire hundred and eighty
thousand foe hu,tdred and t.irtU seuen dollars
and sixtti one cents per year tS3.5so.537 ell,
The txpenpes Of tn Ntanolls government
average tho millions anil fftU. one thousand nine
hundred aud fhv.fpe doHarsts2.G5l 1851. yearly
saving Of one, million fne hundred and ttoeltg-
right thousand fpe hundred and eighty-t,1 dol.
lars and fhY cents (sl.t28 $50 SOY. as compared
with the preceding Republican government.
| Whea our people ref ct that. under the new
constitution, the total expenses OF the stats
government for all pnrpO4 es will be- less M11s
, ticelpe hundred thousand dollars per anraun
law and the good tal b Of tho Democrats Con:
s@rvative party In thus redaeming It's pledges Oh
re 7orm appear In b III relief.
1t WIS wise EtatfamanshfD Tor the reasons
above indicated not to call constitutional con-
vention Immediately upon blaming posses Ion
of the Stale GOVERN nent; and 1t Ia no less wise
atatesmanship now to ratliy The proposed con-
stiution. Coming events east their shadows
before; and We must. rs a matter OF common
prudence. do All we can to have eonsummhted
our final State redemption by the installation oil
Il now government OF the De pie under con.
stitutton OF our own choice, before the mighty
issues now La preparation shall commence to
shake the very foundation or our NATIONAL
fabric. TIE issue os consolidation OF the Fed
eral government into C ntral despotfsm. upon
the ruins OF the Uoited States constitution, IL
lean people.
Before the issuaa of the al-absorbing presi-
dsntiai election OF 1880 will be npon us let III
title among ourselves. and eign to the past
all the great questions Of local government
witch have distracted us for the past tWC
| years. Tho new constitution being adopted
the State government duly Installed under w
politics by the adoption the debt ordinance
as conprom 80 measure, without reference
to the conflicting opinions and desires we may
all entertain on that aubI ct matter we car
then soberly and resolut-ly prepare for tht
M ghty events In store for ua In the near
future. ALBERT VOORHEES,. President
4 o. III, TENNIsoN Secre arY.