St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-01
IA CARD.

To the c;f;.c:,s If tie Parish Of s.. Tan,nany:
---en tire OCCASION OF the assembling
the Constitutional Conseniien,Ea llo8 me
to address you: TO say that IN the past
We. have lived under the Tyranny OF II de
nioraiized and corrupt government; tina.
in the present days We are lent under
,lIeGeighso, increasing Poverty coupled
WITH excessive taxation, and that tae
future promises ho reiici. II the Constl-
p.act.c.tl and ,uefsetic iuen, hrlns, IN
tile re,i-.iot AMI he,,iius Iron into our So
clai wuuu;is.
have the greatest respect for the MEM
hers uf the D.r, but, convinced rs / ain.
much raIei by nielu tera 81 tie LEGAL pro-
t..,sion, tnina that lii the present e.nef-
gency we want less L..a-.nukers tiian
practical men. Merchants. Planters.
rarEiers AMI Aiecil..iIcs. provided they
are men OF energy. Industry and uneA-
celtional loiiticai proUity.
Believing that L am ut the height of the
rex alreinents, having been fesiLcns o.
tnis parish for the lust forty Years, /
freely offer myself to the people as can
d;date for delegate irenI st. Tainnian,
PARISH 20 the state Constitutional Cob
vtntion.
For Obtaining the Peoples Vote, shall
not, as u candidate, oder yoa more bu;-
ter than bread. M! But / think it u
duty OF mine 10 tell yoa how L woGl,.
Vote II elected, and t, ple,ige You my
word of sacred honor, that 1 have no per-
sonal object nor In,srest 10 rward anu
promote ON tie occasion.
Under NIL circumstance will respect
and enforce the provisions OF the Four
teenth Amendment to theCenstitution OF
the United States. -
IIelieye tina: Universal Suffrage needs
regulating for the better, and | shall In
si,t on future legislation on the subject.
] sllali vote TO the itst for IL large re-
scaling anew the State debt 10 the pres
ent market value of its bends -i,Dout
forty ceats ON the dollar-and that hence
forth the maximum interest on rRy State
debt should not exceA,i i've ifer cent.
In this aye of resumption of specie
nents, Will vote tor an absolute re-
striction of Parishes AMI Corporations
in the emission OF that demoralizing
trash called warrants, evidences of debt.
or the like. ri }G11i y.
In view of the laborer toil;nga whole
year ON l. piece OF lnnl scarcely worth
$3.50, and who is not able. even then TO
procure the most absolute necessities OF
hic for his family, shall persistently in
Sist upon an immense reduction OF the
ex;raya.ant salaries or fees OF office al
lowed by the State to some of her officers,
s9ch as six, eight, fifteen and even
eighteen thousand dollars. reducing
them In the 1ttiiNlHlu UNI DI WO L uuiiSitlil
Dollars, which is amply sufficient to live
UPON these hard times. will also insist
that all State expenditures, be reduced in
proportion tothe ,tDove.a - r $3.50
| desire that Poll fax be established,
specially collected and ,lisburse,L solely
10 deiray the expenses of Primary Elu-
cation To the Poor. without distinction OF
color or previous condition.
lurat property under one Hundred
Dolrafs ought to be exempt from Taxa-
ton, and all taxes less than OneaDoliat
should not be collected.
Th, resent Judiciary System needs
revision.
II these views meet your appreciation.
then vote for the undersigned to repre-
sent St. fainmany parish in the Cnnsti-
tutional Convcni. On; nut if; on the con-
trary, you vote foi NY staying ut home.
all the better, perhaps, for ne.
Your devoted servant,
A Conservative smocrnt,
A. A. RAiiDfDk'sN