The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-01-23
Democratic Platform.

The following IS the piauorm o.
the Democratic party, adopted by
the Shreveport Convention
Resolved, That we re-atfirm our
allegiance to the time honored prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, be-
lieying that they constitute the best
rule of action for an enlightened peo-
pie under a Democratic Republican
form of Government.
Resolved, That we point with pride |
to the record made by the Democrat
it party through the present admin.
istration, marked by honest, faithful
and business like management OF
every State interest, evinced by the
improved conditions of its finances -
its bonds above par its debt being
gradually retired; its public institu-
tons enlarged and improved and run
upon a cash basis; its constantly
growing and improved public school
system; a complete levee system
its expenses kept below its revenues,
and its obligations promptly paid IN
cash and universal confidence estab-
lished and maintained; that the
management of the affairs of our par
ishes under Democratic rule furnish
es equal source Of congratulation, as
shown by the settlement of a large
judgment and floating debt; the alb
sence of any outstanding claims; the
promp tpayment of current expenses,
as we'll as their material reduction
the improvement of the public roads,
ats public buildings and bridges, and
annual increasing appropriations for
public schools, all within and below
the regular rates of parochial taxa
ton; that the maintenance and per-
petuation of this condition of State
and local administration is the prin-
cipal issue in the coming election.
Resolved, That the State Central
Committee be and is hereby directed
in calling the next State Convention
to fix the representatives of the vari-
GUS parishes of the State and the
wards of the parish of Orleans therein
upon the basis of the total popula
ton, as shown by the United States
census of 1890.
Resolved, That the Convention
heartily Endorses the action of the
last Legislature on the question of
suffrage, which proposes to give the
people of this State an elective system
that will secure to them freedom and
fairness in the expression of the will
of all the people at the polls, a
thorough reform of the ballot, and
will insure the control of affairs to
the intelligence and virtue of the
State for which the party has always
stood before the people.
Resolved, That this Convention
heartily indorses the liberal policy of
fhe Federal Government in respect
to the Mississippi River and approves
of the appropriations made for the
double purpose of improving the nav
igation of the river and the protec-
ton of the alluvial valley from floods.
Resolved r;her, That the work of
the Mississippi River Commission in
carrying out the purposes of Congress
is cordially approved and commended,
and we urge upon Congress to make
such further appropriations for the
continued improvement and control
of the river as the great interests in
volved justify and demand.
Whereas, there is an honest differ
ence of opinion among Democrats
upon the question of the free coinage
of silver, bimetallism, monometal-
ism; and
Whereas, this Convention deals
only with State politics and
Whereas, the money question be-
longs to the domain of national poll
tics only. Therefore be it
Resolved, That this Convention
refer this question to the Democracy
of the State when they select dele,
gates to the National Convention and
in nominating the candidates to the
Legislature, State Senate and mem
bers of Congress.
Resolved, That we indorse and re-
affirm the Monroe Doctrine as an
nounced in the recent message of the
President of the United States ad-
dressed to Congress on the Venezuela
question, and that we pledge the
support of this State to all proper
measures that may be taken for it's
enforcement.