St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-26
The Democratic
| Platform.

! The Democracy Of the State, il
|co;.veption assembled, announc
and declare their steadfast devotion
70 the time-honored principles Q
the Democratic party and the issue
upon which that party has recent.
zone before the country and secur
"a ID magnificent victories, result
ma in the control Of majority o
over 100 in the popular branch o
the Federal Congress. thus indlcat
| inn that At the approaching cleo
tioas these time-l,onOred principle.
win once again be In the ascend
aney, and that the party will onc'
more be charged with the contro
Of the government and its destiny.
In . time thus suspicious of vic
t6fy: at > time when it is almost Ger
tain that the Democratic party vii
be placed In charge Of all hralche.
Of the government, and thus be adj,
! 70 afford relief to the people from
the crushing taxation and the bad
government under which they have
60 long entered, We see with con.
cegn, asd call the attsntlou- Of III
people OF Louisiana to the attempt
to disrupt, disintegrate and leopard.
i'm the power and usefulness OF
tbs party in this State, ehdanger-
Ing IL s(setoFal vats and its useful.
ne(s to protect aud defend the PEG;
pie Of this State from African and
Radical rule.
We call the attention Of the peo-
pie Of Louisiana, and especially Of
the constituencies Interested, to the
fact that many parishes were un.
represented IN this convention,
Though the revolutionary acts Of
tbs delegates from those parishes,
who. without cause, excuse or pso,
vocation, refused to take their seats
and 70 participate in its delibera-
tens. ~ they were appointed to do,
but on the contrary organized an in
dependent convention aud placed in
nomination . ticket which has none
Of the authority or regularity Of q
Democfatic nomination with which
to go before the people, and can On
" DO olassed as an independent or
third party ticket. aud ws urge up.
on the true Democracy OF LOUISE
ana, who have by long years Of de-
v0ti0n to the interests of the party.
which are identified with those Of
The white people of this State, to
stamp With the seal Of thier d;sappro-
baton this attempt to divide them
md to steal from them their suff-
RACES under the pretensc that the
ticket thus nominated in any sense
the Democratic party.
The Democracy of Louisiana re.
gard fealty to the party and faith.
luli adherence to its organization as
lb0ve Ill considerations, and the
,nly means Of sustaining and perpet-
sating white supremacy and good
g0vetnment in Louisiana.
IN view OF the voly proper aaxi-
,ty that exists among the large ma
orlty Of the people OF Louisiana |
rho follow agricultural pursuits, |
n consequence Of the depression Of
heir industry, aud the enormous
'uldens which they are called up
"a 70 bear, We call their attention
o the fact that the Democratic
'ar4y has ever been the friend of
be farmer, the laborer and the
and we ask them to wait
or redress OF their grievances and
remedy for the evils from which
hey suffer till the Democratic party
hall be placed in uncontrolled pow
: in the administration of the gov
Of this country, and shall
E able to afford them that relief
Inch they have failed to receive
oan the Republican party.
Since 1856 the Democratic party ,
u never been in control Of all
tanches of the government, so as
} be able to afford this relief ,
nee the war We have had one !.
resldent, whose administration
ronght credit upon the Democratic
lr:y, but during his administration
Y Senate was Repub lean, and it .
- impossible to obtain relief. At
! other times we have had either +.
Democratic House and Repub-
an Senate and Repub- ,
an President, and it was impossi- )
e for the Democratic party to Sc .
re the adoption Of any measure !
relief for the depressed interests
the country. We ask the agri-
lturists of this Stats to abide :
'tiently their time and to assist the I
etaocratic party in its approach =
3 battle for that power which \
,pe can give relief. There is no
on in the political campaign APP r
for third party and the =
Adjustment Of third party in the !.
9th can only disrupt the Demo- a
ltic party and aid in the perpet- =
ton Of the Republican rule. +
That it is the duty Of the State to !.
ter and to improve all of ITS 81
eat agricultural interests by ade- :,
ate legislation for their develop n
mt and promotion. and specially n
the encouragement and MAIN n,
'snce Of the Agricultural College o.
4 the present State experiment n
lions, and by all other Legislation a,
the special interest Of agricul- .,
4.
We pledge ourselves to an eco
lical administration Of public af- e,
n, to the maintenance Of the III
lte credit by limiting appropria- in
n 70 the amount of the revenues til
I %~> IN. 1in,id atom Of tho State In