St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-09

ance with the plan OF popular government.
that majoritieS must rule in the deciS. on OF all
questions
2. It is in violation of the rights and inter
eStS OF the States whe are particularly
centered the great wealth and Industries OF
the Nation and which pay an overwhe ming
portion of the National taxes. The immense
aggregation of interests embraced WiCaIn
and the enormously greater population OF
these other States of the Union. are sub
jected every four years 10 the dangers OF
wholly fraudulent show OF numerical
strength.
Under this system minorities actually at
tempt to direct the course of Mai nal at
fairs, and though up to this time success has
not attended their efforts to elect II President,
yet success has been so perilouSly imminent
as TO encourage q repetition of the effort at
each qualrennial election, and to subject tue
interests of an 0yerwhe ming majority OF oar
people, North and South, to the ha ards OF
ileral subverson.
The stereotyped argument in REPUTATION of
these plain truths is that if tt Q Republican
they could not be deprived of the r
rights and privileges by minority;
but nei her statistics of population
nor the unavoidable logic of the situation can
be overridden or escaped. The colored peo-
pie of the South have recently emerged from
the bondage of their present political oppres-
sion: they have had but few OF the advantages
of education which might enable them to com
| pete with the whites.
FREE EXERCISE OF THE FRANCHISE.
/ As have heretofore maintained in orderto
eminent, it is absolutely necessary that the
masses should be educated. This proposition
! applies itself with full force to the eolore1
| people of the South. They must have better
educational advantages, and thus be enabled
| to become the intellectual peers OF their
white brethren, as many OF them tln1
school system should be provided
! for the rising genera ion of the
South, and the colored people be made as
| capable of exercising the duties of electors
! q q w nPnntp- the
! duty of the National Government to go be-
/ yond resolutions and deciarat Ons on the sub
| Ject, and to take such action as may lie in ITS
! power to secure tae absolute freedom of Ma,
! Jional elections everywhere, to the end that
| our Congress may cease to contain members
representing fictitious majorities of their
people, thus misdireCting the popular will
| concerning National legislation. and eS-
| pecially to the end that, in Presidential con.
tests the great business and other interests OF
| the country may not be placed III fear and
trembling, lest an INSCRIPTIONS minority
| should succeed in ling the wishes OF ne
majority. In accordance with the spirit OF
the last resolution of the Chicago platform,
measures should be taken at once to remedy
this great evil
PAUPER LABOR.
Under our liberal institutions the subjects
and citizens of every nation have been well
/ comel to d home in our midst, and on com
| pliance with our laws to a cooperation in our
F.! Government. While it is the policy OF the
| Republican party to encourage The oppressed
of other nations and offer them faclIiteS for
becoming useful and intelligent citizens in
| the legal definition OF the term, the party has
| never contemplated the admission of class
of servile people who are not only unable to
comprehend our institutions, but indispoSed
/ to become part OF our National family or 70
/ embrace any higher civilization than their
own. To admit such immigrants would be
/ only to throw retaCding element into the
very path of our progress. Our legislation
/ should be amply protective against this d an
ger. and ii not sufficiently so now should be
made SO to the full extent allowed by our
treaties with fri. ndly powers.
/ CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The subject of civil service administration
is a problem tnat has occupied the earnest
thought of statesmen for a number o yeas
i past, and the res ord will show that toward its
! solution maly II suits Of valuable and com
prenensive character have beel alta ned by
Ine tepubl,can party since ITS Access on to
power. In tae partisan warfare mace upon
the latter Wi5h the view OF weakening IL IN
the public c0nfid snce a 2Ie 1t deaf has Deen
alleged in connection WITH the abu e of the
civil se.vice the ,arty making thc Indscrin-
mate charges seetu. ng 10 nave enE .ly 1oF-
gotten that it was under the fun sway of tlle
Democratic organization tina; the motto 10
the victOrs belong the Spots became car
dinal article in tie Democt afi3 creed
With the determination to elevate our Gov
ernmental administration to L stan lard OF
justice, excellence and public morality. the
Republican party has Sc fulouSly eudeaEotea
10 lay the foundation OF a system Whlth shail
treacn the highest perfection under the plastic
4 hand OF time and accommodating eXper ence.
&c nnn pf GapV
NE plopaelri - ,re ~,rS i ~ s,,,orl en S
tt@h ap ob,3cas tSe s1Iblstons of now
30 syoId inc abnses possible 20 the 10 lgmeaG
OF an immense number of appoint nents in
tba hands Of fhe executives; of how 10 give
encoura cement 10 ana provoke emulation in
fhe yalIs3lls Government employees, in ot,;e
II that thef may strive for proficiency ana st
heir homes Of advancement upo the attri-
b1fes Of Official merit, good co iuu3t and ex-
emplary honesty; and how best 10 avoit t re
evils OF creating privileged class IN the 6oF-
ernment service, who, in imitation OF EURO
scieney and value in the belief thai tley pos
sess 4 lie calling only to be taken away III
case OF some dagrant abuse,
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