The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1879-11-15
The Republican Platform.
Adopted in State Convention at New O
leans, October FL, 1879.

The Republican Platform.
Adopted in State Convention at New Or
| leans, October FL, 1870.
| The Republican party Of Louisiana
presents these fundamental principles OF
policy, to which it pledges its support,
and d due consideration whereof it asks
from the people of Louisiana.
First-We hold that our government is
national in its character, composed of
States free in their sphere but subordi-
nate to the national government, and
united by indissoluble bonds of union.
Second We hold that it is the privi-
| lege right aud duty Of the national gov
eminent to extend its protecting arm so
as to guarantee a free republican form of
| government to each State.
Third-We hold that no government
Of the people, by the people and for the
people can exist when the ballot is not
free, nor when the will of the people ex-
| pressed by the ballot is changed by d
fraudulent and corrupt return.
Fourth--We hold it to be the right
and duty of the national government to
protect the labor and industry of it's citi-
! ducts OF the pauper, forced and slave
labor of foreign nations.
Fifth-We hold that it is the right and
| duty Of the national government to i'm
prove the rivers and harbors Of our ma
! ton, and especially Of that great inland
| sea, the Mississippi and it's tributaries.
| Sixth-We hold that it is the right
and duty Of our national government to
| provide for a Southern transit to our
Pacific coast, and generally to assist in
the construction of such main lines of
| transit through the nation us will enable
| the producer to procure Il market for his
| surplus products, and render more free
and more frequent the inter conlmunica-
| ton of the citizens of the republic.
| Seventh-We hold that the national
government should at once take the nee
| essary steps to strike from all of our
| treaties the clauses therein which place
one and all upon the basis of the most
| favored.
Eighth-We hold that it is the right
and duty of the national government to
encourage foreign commerce in our own
| bottoms by a judicious system Of appro-
| priations and subsidies.
Ninth-We hold that it is the bounden
right and imperative duty of the nation
| al government to secure by all means the
| construction of a canal or other system
| Of transportation across the Isthmus of
| Daricn and to Insist with all Of it's power
that no non-American nations shall
have a prcdominating influence in the
management thereof.
Tenth-We hold that the honor of our
State and the honor or it's citizens, as
well as their national interests, are
pledged to an attempt in good faith to
| pay the State debt represented by the
consolidated bonds issued under the
constitutional amendments approved
and ratified by the people in 1874, and
we further hold that, in our opinion,
| that ordinance constitutes Il valid con
tract binding upon the State.
Eleventh-We hold, that if misfortune
| and financial ruin should at any time
prevent a full and rigid compliance with
the letter and spirit Of our bond, that
then Il settlement should be sought after
consultation with our creditors as our
equals, which shall at the same time he
just to them and commensurate with
our resources.
Twefth-We hold that the judiciary
department OF orr government should
be kept free and unpolluted by the tur-
mon anu NS'iteSt III polltlcS, ana ftcO8-
nize that there may he and is at all
| times an honest difference of opinion
among the NEST learned upon the proper
construction OF constitutional and stat1i-
tory enactmcnts which honest differ
cnce of opinion necessarily leads to diff
ferent political affiliations. We hold
that each of the great political parties
should be represented upon the bench.
The following are the resolutions in
Guided in the report:
Resolrcd, That the recognized position
of the Republican party us the party of
good faith, honest dealing and devoted
adherence t" the principle that the
rights of public creditors must, at all
hazards, be fully and fairly protected,
demands that the vote Of our party
should, rs a unit, be cast against the
debt ordinance of the proposed constitu-
ton.
Resolred, That as to the adoption of
the constitution we recognize an honest
and legitimate sphere for difference of
opinion, and recommend that the ques-
ton of the adoption or rejection Of the
proposed instrument be left to the inli-
vidual convictions Of the voters.