The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-11

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By John Fredericss:
Resolved That delegates to the constti uttonal
convention should be pledged to the toliowlne
reforms:
i. Adjustment of all monopoly rights, 30.
called. and the placing of every interest and OF
every business upon the same common DELE,
open for all and privileged for none on the
| principle that competition is liberty aud life,
monopoly oppression and death.
2 A6olishmeDt of the often sive ana snsmelui
| license system which is Disgrace to the nine
tesn1h century in which we live,
matter wherher held by devils or by saints; ana
| TO reduce the interest on all valid and legal /
| obligations within the borders of this State 10
4. Prohibition of high schools and the public I
expense: limit instruction to reading writing. |
grammar and arithmeti.. and to provide a poll |
/ tax sufficient to defrav the expenses Of same.
5. Reduction of all officials to the fewest num-
ber consistent with the proper conduct of the |
govern ment; to pay these reasonable cash |
comp mpensation for services thus rendered and |
to abolish all perquisites in Office without an
8 TO make petty larceny cause for dlsfran-
chisement.'that the Industrious may reap what
i ITO give the executive the fewest possible
appointments.
s. TO make lobbying peuitentiary ofrense.
O. To suspend the whole interest on State, city
and parish obligations throughout the State for
Ave years in order to afford the people an op-
Effects Effects of the war and the long course Of op-
preston from which they have just emerged in
a condition of exhaustion. and TO constitution
hOOOAckO"
! ResoIeed. That the charge to the grand jury
on the part OF Judge Billings. on an occasion
! somewhat similar TO the trials now being con-
: Quoted before Judge Woods. concluded in the
words following:
, | struction to give you. In the selection of you
: gentlemen, composing this grand Jury. have
! endeayored to arrive at this result, that you
would be constituted of one half from each po-
liteal party; but the Federal statutes. as
J acted when revised and compiled. have revived
: the disqualification which is contained in what
is known as the test oath provision. very
= high authority in decision invoked by accused
: persons, has held that the impaneting OF grand
; Jurors thus disqualified. vftiaies indictments
found by them. so that IL has been my duty 10
PROFOUND the question to each Of you. whether
- you wers included In that disqualification and
. It has come about that you are. to a very large
4 extent. composed of the members OF one OF the
r political parties which divide this state"
+ Resolued, That we thank Judge Billings in the
r name Of those Of our fellow citizsns now under
+ going trial before Judge Woods. for this frank
y and manly utteranee of his and which can be
!. construed in no way except as cond. mnation
Il of such an unrepubican and one-sided political
jury charged with passing about grave matters
n in connection with political opponents.
II R,soleed, That We ask all the newspapers OF
o our city in the interest of common Justice, that
4 this charge of Judge Billings be reproduced In
"a their several issuss-the same having been pub
n iished in the Pcdglepe of December Sunday.
# II. 1875. and was on the following day forwarded
q by US To Speaker Randall, of the National House
= | OF RsDreSe natives.
:, Resoiued. That our fellow-ctizens from tie
: such jury system nave our deepest sympathy
ls and that we call upon our fetowsitizans 70 as
semble quietly in mass meeting and 70 protest
against This outrage aud political persecution
n so that the whole country may hear their pro-
er test against this Infringement OF personal lib-
Il erfy-
3 Resolped That Edmund Burkes maxim Ia tbs
correct theory for governments 10 follow
70 namely: 1T s to the property Of the citizen auC
q not TO the demands of the cl editor of the Stat,
r that the first and original faith OF civil s9eiet!
le time. paramount in title and superior IL
Is equity
a. has now become necessary for our judges anC
r other officers and employees generally to in
of stifufe suits In their own interests ii they ex
q pect to be paid as they have right TO be paid
ia for honest services faithfully rendered.
20 Resolued. That we believe that the officers ana
N employees State aud city, are entitled to b
paid, as promised, for services exacted, ant
I'd that they should, one and all, be entitled Il
a. precedence over all other claims against tn.
. pubic exchequer because they are themselves
r. Indispensable to- the existence OF government
1e itself, and because. without such services th'
"A governmental functions would be necessaril,
Il suspended.
- By Mr. Carroll:
an Whereas the election for members TO the con
Id stitutiongl convention will be held on tn
ar eighteenth day of March next; and
th Whereas. organizatieps are forming in th
h interest of the bondholder5 or tax-deyourers
It. IN the interest of the monopolists or genera
plunderers. And whereas, this is the only as
H. sociaton organized in the interest and for tn
protection Of. the, honest but plundered tax
"a o. Resolred 5y he Union, That we are in favor
at the constitution prohibiting the State, cit
nd or parish authorities from contracting any der
- are in favor of repealtng, all mono
nh poles and of prohibiting the creation
"a Favor any Of monPy probibising R f9 the impestioS
by any tax except for the economical admins
nd tration of State, city and parish governments
over per cent and for the State one half of
i'd per cent. That We are 10 favor OF Drohlbitin
ha the imposition in New Orleans Of all licens
esf was proposed by Mayor L@eds and Adminstrs
he tors Pilsbury and Brown in 1876 the second set
ton of which says that no tax on real estate an
an capital for paying said bonded debt shall be In
lat posed or levied from and after the first day
,er e If this was deemed right, proper and Just
az 1876 1t is still rfore to-day. And We belie1
ire with Edmund Burke that it is 10 the proper
OF the cftiZ3n, and not TO the demands of Il
,ad creditors Of the State. that the first and origin
of faith of civil society Is pledged, and We mail
ar tain also with great American jurfst th
nd public credit is a public CURSE" therefore be
ich further
ON ON Resolved. That five members of this associ
~ ton bo aDDoin' ed to draw up interogaTort
an predicated on these resolutions TO be present,
to to every candidate for the constitutional col
m, vention from the parish Of Orleans.
ace Resolred. That we state to the taxpayers tn
ant we have again stopped the issue Of bont
loo against them on behalf Of the Pacific Railro;
efy Company, and that this road had better new
an be- built If its construction must attack the rig
os- of ownership in property.
in Res0tCPd, That we hope this road will nc
are looA W pIpper aun leglSilndeo HsduS 1or
erS constEuctlon, ana IL lt 40 so, we snaii WISH
the dod-spee1 ana aDundant prosperity.
3 OF R6sotpeL 1na1 we nope Ine rumOr Lnab .
ore Governor will not sign the Lottery bill is n
Irue anu nat We oHlieVg lllAt LIS retusdl 10 s
the the bill repeating the Lottery act at this tim
ia would be a public calamity.
of ReSoteed mat We depend upon me peoDle
the country for salvatton in the coming conve
ing tion and hope that they will be as true to i
1im erty and the rights of the people of Louisia
is II tue ul 9rT r. as tney nave ~ me past. =, y
be- heSottett Ihat We call upon INC potots " "a "a
TO city 70 ssna as IeW aWyers Io Gne co.saa = =
len, couVFuloh aS poSsUao' toL LIS 80 :
ur- e&ciqslysly 20 iSeil Tue inleI eIpree.iio. a.
mi application of the laws and constitution a.
aria the people themselves ought to frame tne |, :
ght ganlc iaw-tne consutnIlon-unusrr sr hEanefctal
aid must llve. anu Wnose artLciss intsresfs