The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-22
LIVE ISSUES.

Ored principles OF " g party were re-
affirmed, some of tho Radical press af-
fected TO ridicule tint Democrats for
sticking to their principles and ignor-
ing what they are pleased to call civ
ing issues" IF VIC enquire closely
what these principles are which, in
Radical estimation, are alone invested
with life, we shall find them to consist
solely of those very revolutionary ideas
which for several years past have been
hurrying the Republic to destruction.
No issue, forsooth, can be live one
unless it turns on the question of in
vesting a whole race of ignorant men
with the right of suffrage without war
rant in the Constitution, and on the
question of distributing the patronage
of the government among tho hungry
brood of Office seekers which the Rad
ical party has broughtinto existence.
Now we are not willing to take tile
opinion of the Radical party as to the
amount of life which the different doc
trines of political parties in the coun-
try now contain. On the contrary we
affirm that all the original principles
of the Democratic party arc living is
sues that the peace, harmony and
prosperity of the Republic will never
be restored until they are again in the
ascendency; and that the Democratic
party will carry them into effect as
soon as it shall obtain the control OF
the government. 1t has ever been, a
fundamental principle of tho Demo
cratic party that there should be econ
omy in tho administration of every
branch of the government. Is not this
q living issue now7 Or must we adj
nit that it is forever settled that the
Radical party, which spent more mon
ey in four years than the Democracy
spent in sixty years, shall continue an
extravaganza which threatens to bank
rupt every section of the country p
The Democratic party under Andrew
Jackson waged II fierce war against a
Nationa! Bank, with all it's attendant
evils, and never gave up the contest
until the monster was destroyed. Now,
however, instead Of one National bank
the Radicals have established one in
every village, and inaugurated a sys-
tenn which, in the smallest commercial
disturbance, must cause poverty and
suffering from one end of the land to
the other. Does any one suppose that
the Democratic party, if in power,
would allow any such monstrosity to
remain for an hourq Is not this, then,
a living issue9 Under the Democrat
ic Tariff of 1916 the Federal Treasury
was full, the government credit above
par, and prosperity everywhere among
the people. The country was fast
verging towards free trade, which has
been adopted by all the enlightened
commercial nations OF the world. Now,
however, under this Radical organiza-
ton, in order to protect the manufac-
turing aristocrats of the North, at the
expense Of the poor honest laborer, We
have Tariff more than twice as higl
as the Wing Tariff Of 1s42, and the
Tariff of 1928 which caused the nullif.
cation acts of South Carolina. The
Democratic party has ever been OPP
posed to squandering the peoples mon
ey in extravagant systems of internal
improvements. Let the corruption and
rascality of those who manage the Pa
cific Rail road answer the question
whether it is not to the interest of th'
country that this issue should retain
its life. The Democratic party guard
ed with jealousy the rights Of the
States. The Radical party has oblite
rated State lines and organized cor
rupt and tyrannical central power
which is fast drifting into the wors
kind of a military despotism. Doe'
any one suppose that the Democratic
party would not make an attempt, il
in power, to arrest this downward ten
dency of the Confederation of our ia
Tiers? FRS lNi'H9f 400 's'i ae3o23I
30 The only party in this country tina
has ever had living issues, and ISSUES
capable of continuing their life, is the
Democratic party. Many have beer
the parties that have arrayed itsel
against it, based on ephemeral issues
and they have all gone down. Twent,
years agoMr. Webster admitted thatth'
principles of the Wing party, the mos
formidable adversary the Democrat,
ever had, were "obsolete IDEAS" Rad
icalism has attempted to galyanize tn
most odious of them into life, and ha
associated with them Others infinitel,
worse than they. They claim tina
they alone are living principles. l
we mistake not the signs of the times
they will soon be buried beyond thu
reach, of the hand of resurrection. Ev
cry day Democracy is increasing it
strength, and wherever it gains vic
tory it is under the banner beneatl
which it has won many victory il
days gone by. The day of its fna