The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-03-27
NEW YORK WORLD.
NEW YORK WORLD !!
FOR
1877 2!
WEEKLY, SEMI-WEEKLY AND
DAILY

TN THE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
successor is to be chosen; the fof'J-
third Congress to be elected. .,.oL
Tho neople's votes, white ard oiack'
North and South, will thus decide the 1u-
tnre destiny of the Republic, select It's ru-
lers, prescribe their conrse.
How to influence the peoples votes =
Rv the newspaper-for it includes every
other agency. 1t makes known events anu
facts-a,nong all influences the cher. ~
assemblies the vaster outside audiences
which cannot gather to the State House,
the nulpit, or the stump. 1T is the con
slant Interpreter of mems affairs, and OF
error or truth is the daily seed-sower.
Next November is our political harvest
time. AS we SOW we shall reap.
The Worlds seed-sowing will be fruitful
TO the extent that its circulation is widely
pushed by those who approve it's aim.
The World will aim to represent and
combine the labors and votes OF
I. All these who find-best insurance of
the peoples prosperity, peace, and pro-
gress in government administered on the
principles and in the pure practice OF JET
ferson and Jackson, and who descry the
fount and origin Of the present corrup-
tions, extravaganza, misgovernment, sub
version of public liberties, and insecurity
usurpation of interdIcted and undelegateG
lpowers-usurpation that to-day marches
deliberately on to the subjugation of pop.
Mar rule and the possession of dictatOrlal
power-for by acts of Congress General
Grant may even now destroy the freedom
of State elections, invade the States at his
pleasure, and declare martial law OF his
own mere Will. =,
III, All those who would maintain the
honor of republics, and would preserve
public credit by punctual payment OF pub
lie debts.
III All those who would cut down tc
fewer and fit objects all appropriations Of
. the peoples money (to-day more than dou
!, BILE, nearly treble, the appropriations OF
:. Democratic Congress eleven years ago
t not counting annuities to Indians, pen
r sions to soldiers, and interest on debt,
and who would oblige all spending of til,
u peOlpes money got by taxes to be will
IS honesty and thrift likewise all those VIII
would spare a little the peoples lande'
J. estate for the landless millions hereatte
c. and stop it's squandering dominions IN
day upon those who already own to
% much. ;,
q ". All those who would reduce tn
number of commodities toxed by our tart
S, from thousands to few dozens, and 8
empty our Custom Houses of half their o
ficials, rid the statute books of half thel
=, odious snares for honesty OF brides t
>, fraud, and untetter scores of our nativ
industries.
Of V. Nil those who would lower the rate
&c also of our tariff taxes to the point of mo:
easily yielding the largest revenue-wh
~ would abandon the protectionist system
I reducing the public revenue whilst II
: creasing the eXtortionate profits of fe
at the expense of all other industries.
vi. All those who would abolish evel
unlawful tax, like that on incomes eveI
unjust tax like that which gives banks tt
every UNEQUAL and indeterminate tax, lii
that levied most cruelty upon the poor
| the tax of our irredeemable paper none