The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-24
ADDRESS 70 THE PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
State Central Committpa.
MnM lrEnnnE MnYNMasur Il IA1n.

State Central Cpmmittee.
8 Few Orleans. Npverabnr "a 1870.
70 tbp People Vt Louisiana.
You are called upon in this political eam-
@pAiRn to express your opinion upon tho nbro-
cation of tho constitution fpiRei upon thiE
State Under tho reconstruction policy of tho
Federal Congress nni tho adoption Of now
constitution. prepared NY convention NJ your
own FREQ choice and by tt submitted to your
ratification. at tho ahinn 'imo, considering tbe
adoption foreRona conclusion thai convention
has ordered the simultaneous election OF STATE
offlcars and af the Genera! Assembly undof
that constitution.
s,eh are the grave and NIL important lRaues
of this political oampalgn,
For tsn years. havo the Democratic -GonHerva-
eye neope OF tbla State, IN State, conventions
assembled sG different times mud phoeh u".
nouneed fin so-called constitution n laaa nol
only fnr ita detnnrits and internal dolentR. but
also for ita yIes ~ origin. CONSIDERING u as u
baags n safya9 ,h sd Mad n"ra
10 lendr willing nid ~ repeal " Vt tha 'fat op
perfume moment.
In tho winter Of tgT6 and 1877, nnder the lead
nrahII pf thuse distinguished Hona " Louie
ana.T. y. NICHOLS and Louis Alfred W''is. WE
Democratic CONSERVATIVES nnsH"s OF orr teonie
overturned tho usurpntlon and 6Rthhishsd inc
nrst government ot their choice ainge lho hu
vent III tho reconstruction laws " Congress-
Your BtHie government supported ana prompt
aS b. public opinion. nesi1uouely sol to work
to redeem the solemn pohEna prnnlnl,m,nh ny
tta people. Az " wac next ~ tmpoaeine JUST
after emerging from dlrefnl conflict to rush
into another by the immodiato abrnsa,ion q
eminent procsoiud 1T first. bit vigorously. with
tho Important reforms neceaanry to hllevtatethe
hurdsns Of our taxation. Having dls.harRed
this mission the other pledge ny. which our
final redemption m u State Ia to BY consim-
mated was grhppied; md for that solo purpose
you have Witnessed tho apeetacle Of General
Ansn Lt.,s 5.jn iEt M
ynnntlnE their Bsnts afsr II brief assalnn, rnnHn-
Grated 20 the call Of u constitutional convention
The convention. composed OF tho best ele-
d nentH vi our people. and thoroughly repre-.
Anting NIL their Interests, material. aoolhl and
teal has. after mn atdnona sensiop OF three
I'D Aha. proposed for your adoption tho eonsti-
The question n whether Won will vote 20
ratify That constitution. or signify Lour willing
ness to live under that OF tS6s. There rs no
other nlternntlve
To vote against adoption to decide Tint tho
constitution Df 1908 Ia tho beat tuition. de-
spite its conceded intrinsic yines and defects
ana H. original sin. ,.,
didates before the people And IL !! possible.
after mature reflection and considering the
Issue In liz true light. that we should heaLtatef
Our State nominating cpnvnntian ~ Baton
4sottk tiia H hesitate: Int aennEinR tic voice
Of tho Democratic Conservative masses. advo-
atsd end "nF p the adop
!!op IN tho city q Now Orleans. declared !:
y.rcopHiEe aH honest anil leplfimhid apierf IN df
ference W opinion a,daee",a,ncn y fAaI the ayes-
.Sn e. sSS T. H. e%" % r ean "pGs"a n
,fhspofersn Tho position thus taken by them
IL. On tho one hand v tribute To tho merits. "
"A taeit submission 10 public opinion. which has
consigned 10 public ohlounytho constitution Of
lBGB.
that under the constitution Of 1908. and the
Legislation under II tho exponsos of the State
y sam Sreana Y eo
millions three hundred dad eiPnudne thousand
four hundred aud MtfV foar dollars and seren-
tee,. cents psf nuuvH. while, unier tho new con
stitutlon. the expenses Of both state and city
governments cannot exceed ts2 a6pl 3pl ttho
s ss aa ,,nc anI n" 'e ods @a 2Ga, y
CENTS per untsr,l. upon tho basis OF tho aasess-
aiIfp.o,,e Hanaata saren hundred AMI forty. enc
dollars and eighty sate't ct'.fs per dauh Sse76l.-
The ordinary expenses "a tho stntc govern
ment for four years Or Republican rule. prior
TO tho Inauguration OF tho Nichols government,
averaged three millions fre hundred aud eighty
thousand me hundred na.d thirty Aanan dollars
and strtp-ona cents pe, IRA, lss n.s97 ~.
average too millions and mtD one thousand 'a,se
hundred end dhVNra doNnfslssubt os5l yaRrly
esgM thousand dre l,piGted and eightp-ttoo dol.
lars and ftttp cents isl.S2s,bsa SOY, compared
with tho preceding Republican government.
When our people rnI sut that under tho now
constitution, the total expenses of the state
government for MI purposes will be less thar
ttcaira hundred thousand dollars pfr d,at,nri
All ana. pUol tho advantages or tho new organic
law and the good faith Of the Democratic Don,
servatiye party Ia thus redaeming It's Pledges OF
reform appear In bold relief.
Iii was wiaa piateamHnship Tor the rnnsont
above indicated not 10 cnli u constitutional CON
vention Immediately upon Obtaining possession
OF the State governments and H. is no less wise
RtAtesmnnahlp now to ratlty tho proposed con
sttution. Coming events cRst their shadows
before; and we must, M a matter OF common
prudence, do oil wa can to have onnsummater
our final State Redemption by tho installation q
anew government Of the people under con
stitution OF our own choice. before tho mighty
Issues now In preparation shall commence tc
phnke thn worry foundation Of our natinna
fabric The Issue Of consolidation Of the Fed
erai government into central deapotism, upoI
the ruins of tho United States constitution, II
slowly but surely forcing Itself upon the Amer
lean people.
Before the Issues of tho all nbaorhing presi
dental election OF 1880 will be upon us lot III
settle among ourselves. nrn ronsiEn ~ tho past
all the great questions VI local government
which have distracted us for the past two
years. The new constitution being adopted
the State government duly Installed under II
politics by the adoption Of the debt ordinance
as q compromise moaaurn, without reference
tQ the conflicting npinious and desires We maj
all entertain ou that auhj sct- matter we car
then soberiy and resolutsty prepare for thu
mighty events In store for us In the neal
future. ALBERT VOORHEES,. President.
%. Ill, TENEIsoN. Secretary