Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1892-01-02

UuL Ou tue C&bItlNTy VGXUuuZGO NU |
independent convention and plAc-
ell in nomination Il ticket which |
has none of the authority or regu-
larity of II democratic nomination
With which To go before the people |
and can only bc classc<l as an in
dependent or third party ticket,
and We urge upon tho true dcmoc-
racy of Louisiana, who have BY
long years of devotion to the inter-
ests Of the party, which arc ,slcn-
tilted with those of the white peo-
pic of this state, to stamp with tho
seal Of their .iisapprobation this
attempt to divide them and to steal
from them their suffragcs under
the prctcnsc that tho ticket thus
nominated in any sense represents
the democratic party.
The democracy Of Louisiana re-
gard fe;.lty to the party and faith
full adherence to its organization
as above all considerations, and
the only means of sustaining and
l,crl,ct u:,t,ng white supremacy and
good government in Louisiana.
In view of the very popular anx-
icty that exists among tho large
majority Of the people Of Lou,si-
who follow agricultural pursuits,
in consequence of the depression
! Ofthcir industry and the enormous
burdens which they are called up
on to bear. VIC call their attention
to the fact that the democratic
party has ever been tho friend of
the farmer, the laborcr and the
| mechanic, and we ask them to
| wait for redress of their gr,cva c.
! eS and u remedy for the evils from
| which they suffer until the demo-
cratic party shalt DO placed in I'M
controlled power in tho admins
tration of the government of the
country, and shall be ablo to af-
ford them that relief which they
have failed to receive from the re-
publican party.
Since 1857 the democratic party
has never been IN control of all
branches of the government, SO as
to be able to afford this relief.
Since the war VIC have had but one
President, whose administration
brought credit upon the democrat
| SiS i'dlNSs OAS NulbuS usS N\aAuiulS.
tration the senate was republican,
and it was impossible to obtain re-
lief. At all other times We have
had either Il democratic house and
a republican senate, and repub-
lican President, and 1t was impos-
siblc for the democratic party to
secure the adoption of any meas
urc of relief for the dcpcsscd in
tercsts of the country. We ask
tthe agriculturists Of this state to
abide patiently their time and to
assist the democratic party in its
approaching battle for that power
wh!ch alone can g'verelicf. There
preaching for 4 tttf iiff ;ar party, and
tho establishment of II third party
in the south can only disrupt the
democratic party and ard in the
perpetuation of republican rule.
That It is the duty of the state
to foster and improve all of it's
great agricultural interests by adj
cquato legislation, for their de-
velopment and promotion, and
especially by the encouragement
and maintenance of tho Agrlcul-
turel College and the present state
experiment stations, and by other
Legislation in the special interest
of agriculture.
3. We pledge ourselves to an
economical administration Of pub
lie affairs, to tho maint enance of
the state credit by limiting appro-
priatnns to the amount of the re-
venues and to the liquidation of
the state debt and the prompt pay
ment of the interest on tho same
as now adjusted by law.
4. That the lcvcc system of the
state is n necessity for the protcc-
ton of the lives and property of
our citizens, and we pledge our
selves to develop, maintain and
protect the same to the fullest OK
tent consistent with the finances
of the state, rs absolutely csscnti-
al to the happiness and prosper,-
ty of our people. And we ask the
efforts of our senators and repre-
scntativcs in congress to obtain
the continuance of the liberal and
generous assistance hitherto af-
fortied to us by tho general gov
erEment for this purpose, and
specially to secure The improve
ment of the navigation of the Mis-
| Sissippi river and the prot lection of
he people who live upon its banks.
5. We pledge the democratic
party OF this state to an earnest eff
fort to place the free public
schools of Louisiana upon Il SUBJ
stantial and satisfactory basis, and
to that end the Legislature Is re-
GIested to appropriate II sufficient
amount from the annual revenues
of the state to provide for the sui
table education of tho children Of