The Donaldsonville chief., 1911-07-01
PLATFORM OF GOOD GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE.

nent LeagSe embraces the foiioW-
ing declarations and demands;
i Curtalment of the governor s
appointive Iower and the submission
Of a, constitutional amendment 70
that effect. -
3 Abolition Of all superfluous OF
fices. consolidation Of boards anu
commissions wherever practicable,
and especially the abolition OF at
torneyships of these bodies ana Trans
fer Of then duties to the attorney
generals and district attorney OF
fices.
8. Dual officeholding to be aoso,
lItely prohibited, by consttutlohal
amendment if necessary.
4. Retrenchment of governmental
expenses, keeping appropriations al
ways well within the states rev
enues and Tightening Of the burden
Of taxation.
5. A fundamental change in our
obsolete and unjust system OF as
sessment and taxation.
6 The banks paying the highest
rate Of interest and furnishing aae-
uuate security to be awarded the
states fiscal agency contracts.
Z Repeal of the so-calied con-
seryation act Of the present ad-
ministration with its foollsh reslrh-
tions against the catch OF deep sea
fish and shrimp which do not Dreea
in our waters, and whereby oppres-
siye taxes and charges have beeh
n,rt unon fishermen who struggle Iof
hare living, and a swarm OF game
| Wardens have been placed at Tue
beck and call of the governor. Ine
duties assigned to these Wardens
should be performed by constaples'
and hunting licenses and warden
! fees should be fixed by the pollce
iuries of the respective parishes.
/ Construction of good roads.
Separation of the public school
| system from politics and the glVlng
of full authority to school boards &c
manage schools and school OFFICIALS
within their territorial jurisdiction.
10. Revision Of primary electlor
laws SO as to prevent fraud and Vro
| Hence at primary elections.
4 il. Revision of registration laws
to like effect.
12. Parish assessors to be made
registrars of voters and the presen
office of registrar abolished.
l3. Liberal support of all the edu
cational and charitable institution
of the state and full maintenance o
the leyee system.
IA. The most liberal policy to
wards Confederate veterans.
IS. A constitutional amendmen
permitting women to hold any oftlc'
connected with the conduct and ad
ministration Of the public school sys
) | tenn and boards of charity and col
: rection.
16. Local option in the sale 9
) liquors.
IL. Reform of legal methods s
as to reduce costs and delays
: litigation.
18. Reform of the criminal law
). and elimination Of antiquated form
!, alities and technicalities which han
per the administration Of justlc
and aid the guilty to escape punisl
ment.
10. That Louisiana shall. cease
) be the only state in the Un1o
: where a poor man cannot so int
the courts and litigate his right
! without the payment of costs.
S 20. Revision of all our corpor;
i / ton laws SO as to insure regulatlo
and good conduct of corporation
prevent the issuance of f1ctltlou
i stocks and bonds and prohibit poll
il ical contributions.
d 81. A workingman's compensate
: law and an employers liability a.
as applied to dangerous trades al
= occupations
S %. A corrupt practices act Z
d prevent corruption of voters at pl
y mary or general elections, and r
3 quiring publication of sworn stat
ments Of campaign contributions b
4. fore elections and of expenses aft
l. elections.
" %, A stringent antilobby la
j that will abolish the third house
: with provision for proper hearinl
y before legislative committees for a
y credited representatives OF partl
lie or corporations having any intere
is in pending legislation.
"a. Election Of a legislature tn
= will ratify the proposed income t
~ amendment to the constitution
,; the United States.
h 25. Submission to the people OF
!. constitutional amendment enlbodyl
: the principle of the recall OF leg
= lative and executive officers, to
G end that the popular will on tt
question may be ascertained Al
into 5s5s
IN The platform closes with an
le peal to every Democrat in louisa
ed 9'to subordinate every local OF +
If tional issue that would tend to
nd vide the people, and join US in II
of movement to restore economical a
I'll democratic government to the peol
70 of this commonwealth and to inst
s, the enactment into law of the
= mands set forth in this declaration
us Death Of E. P. Munson.
he E. p. Munson, one Of Louisian
n most prominent and successful sus
in planters, died at his home on Gil
= wood plantation, Assumption pari
II lost C1Tndau hi