The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-25
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The State convention in session
at Shreveport last week was about
as harmoniousss..asi assemblies OF
this kind usually are. AS we
have predicted for several months,
Governor Foster was unanimous
ly renominated to II ,ceed him self.
The remainder of the ticket will
be found in the announcement col
umn.
/. While.it is to be regretted that
Rapides did not secure place,
the personnel OF the ticket is excel
lent and will be zealously sup.
ported by all good Democrats.
AS will be seen by reference to
the resolutions adopted and here
with appended, the convention EN-
dorsed the suffrage amendment
and approved Of the presidential
message in reference to the Brit.
ish, Venezuelan boundary dispute,
but declined to pass a resolution
in favor of free silver, RELOCATING
it to the domain of national poll
tics, where we have all the time
contended, it properly belongs.
1t only.remains now for the Dem
ocrats of this State to buckle Oh
their armOr and elect this ticket
over the combined opposition OF
the Republicans and P6pulists.
Louisiana must never again be
reverted to the tender. mercies of
that political party, which turned
loose uponit and its sister southern
States and sustained them in pow.
or with Federal bayouets, an ar
my OF voraciOus cormorants, more
hungry and relentless than Xerxes
and his unnumbered Persian hosts
at the pass of Thermopylae.
Resolved, that we reaffirm our
allegiance to the time honored
principles of the Democratic party,
believing that they constitute the
best rule of action for an enlight-
ened people under a Democratic
republican form of government.
Resolved, that we point with
pride to the record made by the
party through the present State
administration, marked by an hon,
est, faithful aud business like man.
agement Of every State:interest,
evidenced by the improved con
dition of its finances, its bonds
above par, its debt being gradually
retired, its public institutions en-
larged, improved and run upon Il
cash basis, its constantly growing
and improving public school sys
ten, its expenses kept below its
revenues and its obligations
promptly paid in cash, and uulver.
sal confidence established and
maintained.
That the management of our
parish affairs under Democratic
rule furnishes equal source of con
graduation as shown by the settle
ment of a large Judgment aud
floating debt, the absence of any
outstanding claim, the prompt
payment of current. expenses, as
well as their material reduction,
the Improvement Of the public
roads, the building of bridges, a
new courthouse being constructed
and annually increasing appropri.
ations for our public schools, all
within ana below the regular rate
OF parochial taxation.
That the maintenance and per
petuation of this condition of State
and local administration is the
principal issue in the coming elect
ion.
Resolved, that the State Contra!
Committee be and is hereby direct
ed in calling the next State. Con
Iyeution to fix the representation
of the various parishes of the State
and wards of the pariSlIof Orleans,
therein upon the basis of the total
population as shewn by the Uni
Ted States census of 1890.
Resolved, that this Convention
heartily endorses the action of che
last Legislature on the question Of
suffrage, which proposes to give to
the people of this State an election
system which will secure to them
freedom and fairness in the ex-
preston OF the will of the people
at the polls; thorough reform Of
the ballot, and will insure the CON
troll of the affairs to the intelligence
and virtue OF the State, for which
the party has always stood before
the people.
Resolved, that this Convention
heartily endorses the liberal policy
of the Federal government in res.
pect to the Mississippi river, aud
approves ofsthe appropriations
made for the double purpose of i'm,
proving the navigation of the
rivers aud the protection of it's al
luvial valley from floods.
Resolution by Mr.. Wilkinson:
Resolved, that the Democracy
of Louisiana, in convention An