The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-08-26
Slavery Of the Masses the Aim Of
Radicals.

Three years ago the war ceased, and
smiling peace spread her benefcient wings
over our harassed and mourning land. Yet
we have now standing army stationed at
the South to enforce military despotism
over ten Of the Southern States Of this
Union--this land of professed Liberty and
Justice-aud to subject the white man to
the domination of the ignorant, degraded
and barbarous black-the most atrocious
diobolical political crime attempted in
modern times in any country. The army
costs over $lO0,000,000 annually. Next
we have seven fleets with as many Admirals
commanding, sailing over the different seas
and oceans, at cost OF more than $50,
100000. XIX
Then we have huge civil list, costing
thirty millions more. and National Bank
ing system sucking its 650,000.000 of pro-
fits annually from the body of Labor. The
legislation of the party in power-the lead
ers of which are traitors to their country
and to humanity-is all for the benefit of
capital at the expense Of labor. In the
first place, they increase tile salaries of
members OF Congress, from SO per day to
more than $32 for each day devoted to the
public service. For the purpose of en-
riching favorites and buying their political
support, they squander untold millions
upon projects and schemes not warranted
by the public necessities. And many, as
the climax in this. chapter of outrage and
injustice to the workingmen of this Repnb-
lie, they repeal the internal. revenue duties
upon manufacturers. without making cor.
responding reduction in the duties upon
the competing foreign fabric. This is
equal to a gift of $lO0,OOO,00O to the man.
ufacturers of this country, already rolling
in wealth accumulated by the favor of leg
islation, at the expense of labor. And
this largesse is given Notwithstanding the
existing tariff was framed particularly to
favor the manufacturers, most of whom
have made colossal fortunes during the last
six years. 3.
And while this system Of robbery Of, and
perfdy to-, the iaboring classes has been
going on, they have deluded with the cry
of freedom to the negro, and by SANDER
and invective against the conquered, sub
jugated and Frustrated people Of the South!
Oh. what victims of delusion! And what
hope have they If they thus yield to the
arts of the cunning and unprincipled dema-.
gogue? The amount Of taxes in all forms
collected from the people of the Govern
ment of the United States, is over $780,
600, 900 per annum. 3r.s e 9
The State and municipal taxation will
amount to $l00,0O0,OOO moro. Then the
bounties in the shape of profits, which the
manufacturers are enabled to exact from
the people through thu fundamentally of
the tariff, will amount, if it could be ascer-
tanned to a least 100000, 900. Then come
the rentals Of real estate, church contribu-
tions and the like, with the cheat Of paper
money, and the amount .exacted yearly
from the people Of this favored Republic
will far exceed the amount exacted in the
most tax-burthened country Of Europe.
The inevitable consequence of all this is
the ultimate impoverished degradation
and sud5,sgation Of tie la6oring masses to
The despotism of money;
II is labor which pays for all. Labor is
the source of all value, and the true meas
ure of value. All value exists in the mus
cles of the human arm. Machineries null
tiples quantities and reduces the prices of
individual things, but human labor is the
only element OF value in all products in
which il is considered as creating agent.
Thus the working man can see how all tax
alton, all rents, all expenses Of society, ulti-
mately fall upon the shoulders of labor.
And, in the immense burdens of taxation
which the policy Of Radicalism has i'm
posed upon the country, he cab read his
doom. Is it that of the proletarian classes
of Europe subsection to the despotism Of
wpalth--slavery to the moneyed classes
poverty, degradation, ignorance, suffering
and sorrow through endless generations.
And yet, with such doom before him, he
will, perhaps, still give his vote, Oh sell it,
shame be to him Ito the vile and unprin-
cipled conspirators- against his liberties, to
whose wicked schemes we have called his
attention in this article. But, when he is
thoroughly subjected, as he surely will be
by the policy he DOW supports, he will have
no vote to give or sell. It will be cheap
er tor his masters to take away the ballot
and govern him by the boyonet, as his fell
lows are governed in Europe.
That will be the next step in the pro-
gramme of Radicalism, which is nothing
but the principle ofabsolutism or despotism
dressed in the garb and trappiDgs of Re-
publicanism. To accomplish this last step,
the inestimable and sacred right Of suff.
rage--the potent sceptre of the sovereign
and imperial people, is first to be degra-
ded by admitting the ignorant and brutal
negro to participation of its great privi-
Iege equality with the white man. Then
come the forerunners OF impending anarchy
corruption of the balot-box by the agen
cy of money, coercion of the poor voter by
the rich employer, and his decentralization
by the arts Of the corrupt and vicious dem
agogue from which troubled country
will seek reliefin the abolition of universal
suffrage. Then the final fall and subjuga-
ton Of the laboring men of America will
have been accomplished-then the Repub-
lie of the United States will have been
revolutionized, and merged in an aristocra-
cy or monarchy. And then the revolution
airy schemes of the leaders of Radicalism
will have been realized, and the people will
at length find that American radicalism has
become the most hateful and tyrannical Of
all aristocracies.-l Boston Courier.
THE SwINDLE OF THE ELECTORAL COL
LEcE BnL.-The Boston Post thus shows
up the swindle and danger to the peace Of
the country which turks within the elector-
al college bill