The Opelousas courier., 1896-02-15
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Resolved, That we reafirm our allegiance 20
| the time honored principles Of the Democratic
| party, believing that they. constitute the best
| a Democratic republican form of government.
Resolved. That we point with pride to the
record made by the Democratic party through
faithful and business-like management of every
State interest, evidenced by the improved con
dition OF it's finances, its bonds above par, its
buttons enlarged and improved and run upon a
cash basis it's constantly growing and inn
proved public school system, a complete levee
system, its expenses kept below its revenues
and its obligations promptly paid in cash and
universal confidence established and main
tanned that the management Of the affairs Of
our parishes, under Democratic rule, furnishes
equal source of congratulation as shown by
the settlement of a large judgment and floating
debt, the absence of any outstanding claims,
We'll as their material reduction the i'm.
provement of the public roads, its public
buildings and bridges and annual increasing
appropriations for public schools, all within
and below the regular rate OF parOchial taxa
ton.
That the maintenance and perpetuation of
tl~HA of State and local administra-
ton is the principal issue in the coming cleo
ton.
Resolved, That the State Central Committee
be and is hereby directed in calling the next
State Convention to fix the representation of
the various parishes of the State and wards of
the parish Of Orleans therein upon the basis OF
The total population as shown by the United
States census Of 1890.
Resolved that this Convention heartily H.
dorses 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 the people at the
polls, a thorough reform of the ballot, and will
and virtue of the State, for which the party
has always stood before the people,.
Resolved, That this Convention heartily in
dorses the liberal policy of the Federal Govern
ment in respect to the Mississippi river and ap- |
proves Of the appropriations made for the
of the river and the protection of its alluvial
valley from floods.
Resolved further, That the work of the Mis-
sissippi river commission in carrying out the
purposes of Congress is cordially approved and
commended. and we urge upon Congress to
tinued improvement and control of the river as
the great interests involved justify and de-
mand.
Whereas, there is an honest difference of
opinion among Democrats upon the question
of the free coinage of silver, bimetalism and
monometalism, and whereas this Convention
deals only with State politics, and whereas the
money question belongs to the domain of ma
tional politics only, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this convention refers this
question to the Democracy of the State, when
they select delegates to the national conven-
ton and in nominating their candidates to the
legislature, State Senate and members OF Con-
gress.
Resolved, that we indorse and reaflrm the
Monroe doctrine. as announced in the recent
message OF the President OF the United States
addressed to Congress on the Venezuela ques-
ton, and that we pledge the support of this
State to all proper measures that may be taken
for its enforcement.