Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-09-05

LIE AGE Will ann to represent aud
combine the abors and the votes of
All those who find best insurance of the
peoples prosperity, peace, and progress in
government administered on the princi-
pes and in the pure practice of Jefferson
and Jackson, and who dcscry the fount and
origin OF the present corruptions, cXrava-
sance, misgoyernment, subversion of pub
lie Liberties, and insecurity of private rights
IN our rulers low,es' usurpation of inter-
dIcted and undelegated powcrs-usurpaiion
that to-day marches deliberately on to the
snbjugation of popular rule and the posses.
sion Of dictatolial powcr-ror by acts of
Congress General Grant may even now DE-
stroy the freedom of State elections, invade
the States at his pleasure, and declare mar.
ii law Of his own mere will.
All those who would maintain the honor
OF republics, and would preserve public
credit by punctaal payments of public debts.
All thosl who would cut down to fewer
and MT objects all appropriations Of the peo.
pies money to-day more than double,
nearly treble, the appropriations of a Dem.
ocraiic Congress eleven years ago, not count
ing aunuitics to Indians, pensions to sold
icrS, and interest on debit, and who wouId
obhse all spending of the peoples money
got by taxes to be with honesty and thrift.
likewise all those who would spare little
the peoples landed estate for the handles.
millions hereafter and stop its squandcring
dominions in day upon those VINO already
own too much.
All those who would reduce the number
OF commodities taxed by our tariff from
thousands to few dozens, and so empty
" o"'''i" "o"scH Vi nail tnelr OfhClalS,
rid the statute-books of half their odions
sAares for honesty or brides to fraud, and
untettcr scores Of our native industries.
All those who would lower the rates also
Of our tariff taxes to the point of most easily
yielding the largest revenue-who would
abandon the protectionist sy stem of rednc-
ING the public revenue whilst increasing the
eNtortionatc profits Of few at the expense
OF all other industries.
All those who would abolish every I'm.
lawful tax, like that on incomes every un.
Just tax like that which gives banks the
peoples profits ona national currency;
every unequal and indctermnato tax, like
that levied most cruelty upon TIE poor-the
tax of our irredeemabc paper money.
The AGE will aim-as the recognized
ind only organ of the Democratic party in
in Windsor and Orange Counties by unwa.
yerins attention to the diffusion of general in-
fulfil this it. 5 mission Ind du
" with stcadIast boldness and fidelity to in
spre in the ranks of those who think the
same things concerning the Republic an unit
ed organized determined, and persistent
zeal; to win new recruits from among those
who have been enemies to the Democracy in
the conflicts Of dead past; and to marshal
an unbroken phalanx to the triumph at the
ballot-box [truc battlefield of repubHcs) of
Liberty, Equality, and Law.
The AGE will take the most advanced
ground on all great questions, state and ma
tonal. Seeking to avoid no issues, it will
cardidly discuss them, and at all times advo-
cate the support of what is right, and the sub
mission 10 nothing that is wrong It's lead
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whole country, circumscubcd by no State
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at all times keeping within the limits of can.
dor and vcracity, we shall give the Radicals
a dusty hunt" f,om now forward.
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