The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-09-16

names Applications for membership
were received, and the following names
were added to the roll as members of
the club:
VIM Sanford, L G Rongean,
3 Rognes. Walter Clark,
Roht Martin, AG Reeves,
A Hawthorn, w G Waters,
W Carter, w E Smith,
Geo Crandall, H S Mason,
Alfred Miller, Frank Mcdonald,
A Jackson, R G Holland,
} Cassell, + Cassell,
@ G Cassell, B Cassell,
II j Green, Emile Lamage,
X B. Wcems, John w. Neal,
lobe Neal, Fred Neal.
Frank Muse, j w Bruce,
q A Atferman.
The committee on resolutions and
bylaws made the following report:
Majority report:
That the following resolutions are
in accord with the sentiments of this
club That they form platform
broad and firm enough for all true
Democrats, holding that the integrity
aud unity of the Democratic party il
superior to all side issues to stand up.
on. And therefore We adopt the same
to te our rule and guide.
Resolved by the l,amonrie Demo.
cratic Club, That We take pride in
announcing to the world that We are
Democrats, that we are proud of the
Democratic party, its history, its rec
ord as the champion of human liberty,
honest government, the right of free
thought, free speech and Of free
press.
Resolved, That as Democrats, we
affirm our allegiance to this party, and
believe that in its triumph and sue
cess depends the progress, prosperity
and safety of Louisiana, and is, there.
lore, paramount to every other politi.
Sdi vi ISSUE. .,
Resolved, We declare that the fol.
lowers of the Democratic standard
should he unit on all essentials of par
ty faith and principles; but on non
essential issues there should he liberty
Of thought, expression and action;
and under this head we declare that
the lottery issne is not, and onght not
to be made a party question, but
every Democrat should be left free to
cast his vote according to the dictates
of his own Judgment, as be has been
permitted to do SO on other constitu-
tional amendments. In our opinion
it is the duty. Of every good Democrat
to labor for unity and harmony in our
ranks, neither ostracising or proscrib-
ing any Democrat for the sake of his
opinion on the merits or lemerils of
constitutional amendment, which
should and can only he decided bv
each individual voter in his capacity
as sovereign citizen at the polls.
Resolved, That we Piled ge our
selves to support the nominees of the
Democratic party-state, district and
parochial, and all the qualifications
that We demand for office are upqne,.-
toned Democracy, competency, hon
esty and fidelity in Office, and any
other political qualifications we con.
slider nndemocratic.
Resolved, That We deprecate any
effort by white Democrats, members
of the Farmers Union, to divide and
disrupt our party by the organization
of third party, thus jeopardizing
white supremacy in Louisiana, as we'll
as good and honest government, and
we appeal to them to make the con-
test for their platform Of principles
within the Democratic party, as was
done in our fourth congressional con-
venllon in 1850, and as the Democ-
racy stood with then, adopting many
Of their demands for reform and relief
aud we see no good reason now why
We should recede from that plato, m,
as one that is Democratic and in the
interested all classes, although many of
The leaders of the Farmers Union
abandoned it at the Lafayette Con-
ventinn without cause.
Resolved, That all good Demo
,rats ia tLis ward are invited to unite
with us and subscribe their names to
our list of membership.
On motion it was resolved, that this
'eport he adopted. Yeas, l2; nays, 4.
Mr.. VIM. Polk. Jr., then offered
he following resolution as an amend
nent !:
Resolved, That we believe in equal
lights to all and special privileges to
,one, and therefore desire to foster or
!ld no monoply against free compe.
ition. The chair ruled that it could
aot he accepted as An amendment.
.be majority report having already
been adopted, but if Mr.. Polk desired
70 otter 1t as substitute, and could
get second, he would pat it to a
vote of the club. This being done
he resolution was lost by a vote of
IL to 4.
Mr.. Polk then rendered his resigpa.
ion as a member of the club and re-.
ired.
The report on bylaws was then
'ead and adopted.