The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-21
POINTS IN THE NEW CONSTITUTION.

one Of The must important provisions In
Tho now constitution t. that which etunpwerE
thu Governor a. veto an tom ul toms of n
bin approp,lnting money without tnphtihR
the validity Of tho rest If tho hiI lierei"
fore fruitful source ef aorrnptiun has ek
lsieI In Tho tus ernor's want If power In this
matter II has boon unlawful to veto any
single item IN All appropriations bill Without
Ilnvaliatinn tho entire instrument. nnh The
consequence haa hoen that many very nHns
tinunhle nnl nftnm harmful ouantmerlta have
found thair way Into lilo atntntoa. " has
hpen the fnva;iie practice Ut the
mnnpulntnra 1T i@ha tn saddle their littln
unmo upon somo indispensable appropriation
hill which. passed NJ Tho last hour and toe
late for revision, would carry the job through
IN cantor Tho pnWellosRnsss Of tho Gov
ernnr hi emergencies auoll as this hs helng
forced either te sanction All iu4t roper. por-
hays raaoally thing. ~ else to block tbs
wheels of government until an extra session
has been called, llas Too often resulted In his
reluctant endorsement of aisrnpntahle
measures through what mpy Justly n termed
ooinrulslul
This hna, intlend, boon q crying and con-
sninuoua evil IN our Institutions, The good
and true have ,euutod II. tho selfish ataJ cor
rupt hRve used IT systematically, Ihnre has
been 80 escape from its baleFul offt"t unNE Tho
Constitutional Convention assembled and the
Wise and patriotic menlbors 81 thaf body got
about correcting The errors and repairing the
defects ri tho past. We now have provision
81, this auhieot which covers all contingencies
and eTec{ uaiIy fpreataiIa such unworthy
practices aa have boom only too common
| horotofore. Article u ~ The now Nonatltu
tIun reads
Arr. ~, The Governor shall have power to
dianpprove Of any itnm " itema az any bill
making appropriation Of money nmbtanng
dlatInet iamn aud tho nart nr ;arla ~ tho bal
approval shall rs law, anil the Item or items Of
ppurNptln alton lianpIrnveI shall bn void inaHa
,apaeaod according 10 the rules aud limitations
prasorihan for Tho passage of other bills over
tho q sanati Y. yato,
Thus one by ono. the abuses with which
the old constitution il literally alive. are
found to be remedad by the judi"inun and
fal aoaing provisions Of tho now. II ia I'm
possible to take NJ the brief anil compact but
pregnant instrument upon which tho people
arctic i've called to vote NEXT Tuesday week.
without finding q dozen eauaes for satisrae-
ton and gratitude. II may truly hn snid Of
this admirable constitution that II Inns been
framed hy the people aud solely for the poo
pIe's instrument. VI 1t has u fault. that fault
la tn bo found IN the jealous restrictions with
which Tho government ~ hedged about, and
which. In greeting an impassabe barrier
against eneronchmant by the government
upon the people may seem at times to have
left tho government too little discretion oven
for good. This objection. however. ia only
imaginary. With n complete and harmonious
organic law and with room for only the slim
plest and most Indispensable esnrOise Of Tho
leglalnti.N and executives functions, there will
he no occasion for tho employment Of diacro-
tIonary powers aud no unpleasant sense ~
limitation conveyed either to tho people or
their public seryanis. IL will be found that
this now constitution Ia In every way adapted
to tho wants and the requirements Of Louisi-
ana. and that under It's benecent operation
peace, prosperity and progress will DO ours.