The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-09-11
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IN THE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
L successor is to be chosen; the Forty
third Congress to be elected. -l.@s ~
North and South, will thus decide the flu
tilre destiny of the Republic, select its ru-
lers, prescribe their course.
How to influence the peoples votes =
By the ncwspaper-for it includes, every
other agency 1t makes known events and
ftcts-among all influences tho chief, it
assemblies the vaster outside audiences
which cannot gather to the State House,
the pulpit, 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 ny those who approve it, aim.
The World will aim to represent and
combine tho labors and votes of
7. All these who find best insurance of
the peoples prosperity, peace. and pro.
gress in a 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 corrnp-
tions, extravaganza, fnisgovernment, sub
version of public liberties, and insecurity
of private rights in our rnlers' lawless
usurpation of inter,lctet and nndelegatef
powers that today marches
deliberately on to the subjngation Of pop
u!ar rule and the possession Of dictatorial
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 viii.
III. all those who wonld maintain the
honor Of republics, aud would preserve
public credit by punctual payment of pub-
lie debts.
III. All those who wonld cat down 10
fewer and fit objects all appropriations of
the peoples money Ito day more than don.
BILE, nearly treble, the appropriations Of a
Democratic Congress eleven Years ago,
not counting annuities to Indians, pens
sions to soldiers, and interest on debit
and who would oblige all spending Of the
pcolpe's. money got by taxes to be with
honesty and thrift likewise all those who
would spare little the peoples landed
estate FOR the landless millions hereafter
and stop its squandering dominions in .
day upon those who already own too
much. .,i. 81 uH
~. All those who would reduce the
number of commodities toxed by our tariff
from thousands to a few dozens. and so
empty onr Custom Honses of half their of.
ficials, rid the statute books of half their
odions snares for honesty or brihes to
fraud. and untetter scores of our native
industries. ,. -, .-. g
V. All those who wonld lower the rates
also of our tariff taxes to the point of most
easily yielding the largest revenne-who
would abandon the proteetionist system Of
reducing the pnblic revenue whilst in
creasing the extortionate profits of a few
at the expense Of all other industries.
VI. All those who would abolish every
unlawful tax, like that on incomes; every
unjust tax like that which gives banks the
peoples profits on . national currency =;
every unequal and indeterminate tax, like
that levied most cruelty upon the poor
the tax of our irredeemable paper money.