The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-14
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Democratic Party Stands for ALI
That Is Best for the State.

lana, pledging itself to the faith
full observance of the principles
hereinafter announced, solicits
the support and suffrages of the
white electors of the State for its
nominees for State officers at the
general election to be held Tues
day, April 10, 1904.
The cause of public education is
sacred to the Democratic party.
It will be fostered with all the
wisdom. care and liberal ideas
which the party can bestow. The
party will strive to develop and
maintain the highest standard for
the diffusion of knowledge among
the people, and to that end will
endeavor to multiply the common
schools, lengthen their terms, in
crease the pay of teachers, and
while in all practicable ways
strengthening the State universe
ties, colleges a n d industrial
schools, will seek as its ideal to
place a good common school ed
ucation within the reach of every
child in the State.
The Importance Of protection
against the floods of the Missis-
sippi is recognized. While the
assistance of the Federal govern
ment has been considerable, the
main burden for an adequate
levee system within the State of
Louisiana is upon the State, and
its levee districts. The Demo-
cratic party will see to it that the
effectiveness of levee protection
hitherto attained shall be pre-
served and increased.
The public credit Of the State,
DETAINED by Republican corrup-
ton, has been restored and reha-
bilitated by Democratic honor
and vigilance and it will be main
tanned by prompt collections and
honest distribution of the public
revenue.
The happiness and safety of the
people are dependent on a rigid
and impartial enforcement of the
laws and on the preservation of
order under any and all circum-
stances.
A new and dazzling era of pros
perity dawns on Louisiana. She
has entered upon the greatest in
dustrial development in her his
tory. The present generation will
see her rank with the richest and
most powerful commonwealth of
the union. 1t will be an especial
purpose of the Democratic party
to hasten this progress by the
passage of the proper laws to
foster the investment of foreign
| capital and the immigration of in
| telligent farmers and laborers.
! The rights and duties of capital
and labor are of much concern.
The Democratic party stands
pledged to the enactment of laws
necessary to assure to labor just
recognition of its rights and the
prompt payment of wages, and to
capital security and the right to
earn fair revenues upon its in
| vestments.
! The heroes of the "lost cause"
are the wards of Louisiana. The
Democratic party will continue
its policy and practice of protect
ing Confederate veterans and the
widows of veterans against want
and privation.
The burden of taxation upon
the people will be lightened when
and to the extent of the credit of
| the State and efficiency of it's
government will permit. Monop-
olies, trusts and pernicious cor
porations are public. menances
which the Democratic party con-
dennis and will restrain and sup
press by legislation as far as
possible.
The Democratic party will en-
act proper laws relating to pri-'
mary elections, to the end that a