St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-08
A CARD.

To the citizens Of the Parish of s.. Tamn,an,
On the occasion of the assembling {
the constitutional Convention, allow IN
to address you: to say that In the pas
we have lived under the Tyranny of u ID
moraiized and corrupt government; tina
IN the present days We are bent unLe
the weight Of increasing poverty. couple,
with excessive taxation, and that Tia
future promises no relief. if the Constr
tutionai Convention is not composed O
practical and energetic men, Drlng.u:
tue red-hot aud healing iron into our ~
cal wounds.
have the greatest respect for the mem
! beers Of the Bar; but, convinced AS am
thSt past con, entions have Deen u.
much ruled by members Of the legal pro.
fession. think that in the present emsr.
geney We want less Law-makers tnan
practical men. Merchants. Planters,
FARMERS and Aechanics, provided tuey
are men Of energy. Industry and unex-
cepnonai political pru5i,y.
Believing that ami ut the height of the
requirements, having oeen Resident of
TINS parish tor the last forty years, /
freely offer my seif to the people as can
didute for delegate from st. ran,many
parrish to the State Constitutional Con-
vention.
For obtaining the Peoples Vote, shall
not, us a Candidate. otter you more but
ter than bread. No! But | think it q
dug OF mine to tell you how l would
vote If elected, and to pledge you my
word of sacred honor, that have NO Der.
sonai object nor interest to f.rward and
promote ON the OCCASION.
Under all circumstances will respect
md ehiorce tae provisions OF the Four
'eentn Amendment to tue Constitution of
he United States.
believe tiiat Universal Suffrage needs
regulating tor the better. and shall in
list on future legislation ON the subject.
SHALL vote to the last tor o large re-
luction of the State taxes. founded on
ealing anew the State debt to the pres
mt market value OF It's bcnds-sbout
orty cents on the dollar. nd that hence
orth the maximum interest ON any State
ebt should not exve.,i live per cent.
In TINS aye Of resumption Of specie
tents. / wIIi vote a an .u.o,u;. re-
'fIction of Parishes AMI Corporations
tue emission Of that demonstrating
ash called warrants. evidences of .iebs,
; the like
In view Of the laborer toiling whole
'ar on piece OF land scsr,el. worth
U, and who is not able, even then. t.
'ocare the uiost absoiuts neues,.tie. vi
e Tor his family. shall persisteu,Iy i'll
SC upon an Immense reduction u the
travagant salaries or fees oil oihcs al
we'd by the state TO some OF her officers I
ch ~ SIX. eight, fifteen and even
,hteeu Thousand dollars, reducing y
EN- to the maximum OF Two THOUSAND u
'ilars. which is nmplJ sufficient to live u
on THESE hard times. will also insist U
1t all State expenditures be re Iuced in
'portion to the ABOVE.
desire tnat Pod lax be established. II
stiaiiy collected and disbursei, solely u
detray the expenses OF u Primary Edu. n
ION 10 the Poor. without distinction of
Or or previous condition. W
:ursl property under une Hundred u,
liars ought TO be exempt from Taxa
q, and ali taxes less than one Dollar in
uld not be c0lleotsd. IA
h. .'res-nt judiciary System needs re-
isioh. r.
these views meet your appreciation, in
vote tor the undersigned to repre-
st. fammany parish IN the Constr all
onai Convention; but ii, on the con. hi,
j. you vote for my staying a. home,
he better, perhaps, tor me.
four devoted servant,
A Conservative-Ds mocat -
A. A. BAUDOUIN,