The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-08-23
How Grant is Reducing the Taxes.


The cry Of Grants party is, eve
are reducing the taxes" And every
month tables of cunningly arranged
but false figures are put forth to de-
ceive the people into such belief.
But there stand the round numbers to
refutc their pretensions. To support
the first year of Grants Administra-
ton the people were taxed $40S, $751;
372, which was $38, 1887 ,625 more than
they were taxed under the last year Of
Johnson's Administration, and $50
976, 1873 more than in the last year of
Buchanan's Administration. That is
the way Grants party is reducing
the taxes" If they could keep on IRE
ducing the taxes" at this rate for five
YEARS longer there would be nothing
left of our country but the taxes
BoutwelPs last showing is that all the
coin now in the Treasury is but 1884,
SIG, 1902; and this is every cent the
"prudent and economical" Admins
tration of Grant has with which to pay
1897 ,00O, 900 of liabilities now overdue.
That is, under Grant the Government
is bankrupt to-day for overdue liabili-
ties to the amount of $685., 123, 678 !!
When a merchant is in that condition
he is published to the world as bank
rupt. And after all this noise, this
blatant false pretension about the fin
ancial success of Grants Administra-
ton, his own Secretary of the Treasu-
ry is compelled to confess bankruptcy.
And the startling fact is just made
public that Boutwell, is himself de-
fauIter to the amount of 1926, 900.
So the charge boldly stands at this
moment. That is fresh instance of
Grants Financial success" His year
ly household expense to the people of
the United States has just been made
public, and discloses the sum of $780,
600 exclusive of his legal salary and
including that Grant costs the people
annually 1857 900. He has nine clerks,
six civil and three military, to run his
individual machine. He taxed the
people last year for manure to enrich
his garden $4,000. If some of this
richness could have been applied to
his head the people would have less
cause of complaint. He taxed the peo-
pie $4,000 for stationery: and for
painting the exterior of his house s15,-
600! And he taxed them for fitting up
and refurnishing the White House
S55,OOO, which is we presume more
than the original cost of the house. 1t
is an illustration of the old saying that,
"Put a beggar on horseback and he
will ride to the devil" If Mr.. Grant
were going alone in that direction the
people would not have cause of COM
plant; but the misfortune is that our
country is his horse. His Administra-
ton has robbed the people of not less
than $500, 900, 900 since his election.
MIsAPPLIcATIoN OF SHAKESPEARE
Hon. BENJAMIN F. Wade and the late
Hon. Joshua Giddings used to be con-
slant competitors at the bar in told,
benighted Ashtabula, their place of
residence. In the early part Of his
practice, Wade was defending man
against an action of SANDER, and, after
having concluded a very effective
speech to the jury, sat awkwardly lean.
ing backward, his feet on the counsel
table, and facing Giddings, who was
attempting to be eloquent in behalf of
his slandered client. "Old Cid" as lie
was familiarity called, knew little
smattering of Shakespeare" and now
determined to bring that great author
to his aid.
Gentlemen Of the jury" said he,
with much ardor,
HE that steals my purse steals trash !:
But he that rObs me of my good Dame-!"
(Ahem y
At this point, to his great discom-
future, Shakespeare deserted him. He
repeated: --..r
But he that robs me of my good name"
(Another pause,)
"Takes that never had," whisper
ed Wade, as if prompting him, and so
distinctly as to be heard by all in the
room.
Amid the laughter and his own con-
fusion, Giddings brought his speech to
such a ELAINE and impotont conclu-
sion," that his client recovered but six
and quarter cents for his lost char
acter.-[Bench and Bar, by L. j. Bige-
low.
The MARsEILLAtsE HYMN.-When
the Prussians and Austrians marched
against France in 1892, to restore Louis
XIV, to bis throne, the National AS
sembly declared that the country was
in danger, and called upon all French
men to enlist under the banners of
Liberty, to repel the invaders. Mar