Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-05-01
1882. THE WORLD. 1872.

In tho year 1872 General Grants successor Is
to be chosen; the Forty third Congress TO be
elected
The peoples votes, white and black North and
South, will thus decide the future destiny of the
Republic, select its rulers, prescribe their
course
How to influence the peoples votes9
by the newspaper-for II includes every other
agency. 1t makes known events and facts
among all influences the chief. 1t assemblies the
vaster outside audiences which cannot gather
to the State-house, to the pulpit or the stump.
1t is the constant interpreter of mems affairs.
and ofer 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
Dy those who approve its aim.
The WORLD will aim to represent and COM
bne the labOrs and the votes of
I-All those who find best insurance of the
peoples prosperity, peace, and progress in a
government administered ON the principles and
IN the pure practice Of Jefferson and jackson,
and who deScry the tOunt and origin of the pres
ent corruptiOns extravaganza, misgovernment.
subveriS0n of public liberties, and Insecurity OF
private rights i'll our rulers lawless usurpatiOn
of lnterdicted and undelegated pOwerS-usuTpa-
tion that To-day marches deliberately ON to the
subjugation Of popular rule and the possession
OF diCtat0rial power-for by the acts of Con-
gress General Grant may even now destroy the
freedom OF state elections invade the States ut
his pleasure, and declare martial law Of his own
mere will.
rl.-All those who would maintain the honor
OF republics, and would preserve public credit
by punCtnal payment of public debts.
llL-All those who would cut down to fewer
and fit objects all appropriations of the peoples
money (to-day more than double, nearly tribe,
the appropriations of Democratic Congress
eleven years ago, not counting. annuites to In
dianS, pensions to soldiers, and interest on debit,
and who would oblige all spending of the peo.
pies money got by taxes to be with honesty and
thrift; likewise all those who would spare a lit
tie the peoples landed estate for the landless
millions hereafter and stop its squandering do
minions IN day upon those who already own
too much.
WAN those who would reduce the number
or commodities taxed by our tariff iion thous-
ands to u few dozens, and so empty our custom
houses Of half their officials, rid the statute
books Of half their 0dious snares for honesty or
brides to fraud, and unietter scores of our ma
tive industries.
N.-All those who would lower the rates also
OF our tariff taxes to the point Of most easily
yielding the largest 1pvenue-who would ADAM
don the proteCtionist system Of reducing the
public revenue whilst increasing the extor-
tionate profits Of few at the expense of all 9TH
er industries.
VI.--AH those who would abolish every un-
lawful tax, like that on incomes; every unjust
tax like that which gives banks the peoples
profits on a national currency; every UNEQUAL
and indeterninate tax, like that levied most
cruelty upon the poor-the tax Of our irTedecm-
able paper money.
The WORLD win aim--as the recognized and
leading organ of the Democratic party in the
great focus Of national commerce and intcll-
genc-t0 fulfil this its mission and duty with
steadfast boldness and fidelity; to inspire in the
ranks of those who think the same things con-
cerning the Republic an united organized, de-
terlnined, persistent and zeal 10 win new re-
cruits from among those who have been en-
emies to the Democracy in tho conflict Of dead
the triumph at the ballot-boX true battlefield
Of rcpublics) of Liberty, Equality, and Law.