St. Landry democrat., 1883-12-29

Affairs, TOFelSn felaGlOHS, luthlS ation'
internal Improvements, and many other
subjects of equal Importance were IN
troduced.
Resolutions OF the Baton
Rouge Convention
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed majority and minority reports. Ihe
following is the report OF the majority
Whereas, ten years OF mlsgovernment
under usurpation had brought the State
to the verge of ruin, after sowing broad
cast throughout its limits the seeds OF
strife and discussion and
Whereas, the Democratic party has
under great difficulties redeemed the
solemn pledges it had made OF reform IN
all the branches OF the Governments;
Resolued, That we congratulate the
people of Louisiana that through the
we'll defined and progressive policy OF
Democratic Executive the following re-
suits have been achieved:
1. The prevalence OF peaceful and
contented relations between the people
of all classes and races, so that every
citizen is now protected in all his rights,
and all are practically as we'll as tneo-
retically equal before the law through
speedy and impartial administration OF
justice.
2. The progress achieved in this State
| in all departments OF enterprise. labor
and industry under the benign influence
of an economical and stable govern
ment.
Q. The restoration of the public credit
| of the State, the finances being Ill a
l "a hu
tematic retrenchment, judiciously intro
duced in all departments of the State
Government, and Of the honest and effl-
cienalusbandry OF public resources, fol-
| lowed by a material reduction OF the
burden of taxation.
4. The rehabilitation of the public
levees within the limits of this State
through the enterprise and energy OF a
| Democratic administration, acting on
the wise policy of trusting first to our
selves in this great emergency, without
| awaiting the action OF the General Gov
ernment, which will ultimately be ex-
tended to foster such national interests
Resolved, That the records of this
! Democratic party exhibit a full redemp-
| tion of its pledges to the people; that It
establishes in bold relief its aim and
purpose to rear and foster a government
| of law and order, a government OF the
people by the people and for the peo-
pie; and hence that it is patriotism to
preserve it's integrity and promote its
| perpetuity, so that any attempt to dis
1 integrate it deserves to be frOwned
down by the good people Of the State.
ResOlred, That the public schools OF
| this State demand the fostering care of
the Government; that although much
has been achieved for their promotion
with the limited means heretofore
available, yet Il great deal more must be
done to render the public schools etfi-
| cient so as to confer the benefits of edu-
cation equally upon each and every
child of all races within the limit Of the
State, and for this purpose. inasmucli as
| balances have accrued for the first time
1 in many years, and are accrning in the
State Treasury from different sources,
being surplus, after paying current
expenses, and inasmuch as the State has
| become owner, by forfeiture and pur-
chase, OF a large amount of land, the
| Democratic party pledges itself to the
policy of applying these balances and
the proceeds of those lands in aid OF the
public schools aud of immigration.
ResOlued, That we recognize the Wis
dom of article 1886, of the State constitu
ton, securing "the equal rights OF indi--
viduals and the general well-being OF
the State against the creation OF monop-
olies," and that the policy OF the Demo-
cratic party is to extend to all monopo-
lies and exclusive privileges, the prOyi-
siOns of the constitution.
A majority of the Committee on Reso-
lutions beg leave to report the accom-
panyihg resolutions and move their
adnnfinn
Gus "A. BREUAX, Chairman.
Agreed to by Ed. Scannell, r. D..
Bridger, Andrew Price, /. +. Geary,
Thos. x. Ably, Gus "A. Breaux.
The following resolutions were sub
mitted by the minority:
ResOlCed, That we reaffirm our alie-
glance to the time-hOnored principles OF
the Democratic party as so often ex-
pressed in it's State and National con-
venti0ns, and that we approach another
State and national contest with the de-
ligIitful prospect that these principles
will triumph, after SO long an absence
of the Democratic party from the con-
troll Of the Federal Government.
Resolced, That economy in the admin
istration Of tho National Govern
ment being fundamental principle OF
the Democracy, we view with alarm the
accumulation in the Federal Treasury
of SO large an amount of money wrung
from the necessities of the people, and
that we demand that the revenues shall
be collected commensurate only with
the necessities of the Government.
Resolved, That prudence and economy
should work the administration OF the
State Government, and that we should
ever keep this administration in strik-
ing contrast with the corruption and
extravaganza which characterized the
Radical regime.
Resolued, That the Democratic party
will sit oainst all gigantic monODOlies