The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-31
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TN THE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
l. successor is to be chosen; the Forty
third Congress to be elected. Ea.as
The peoples votes, white and black,
North and South, will Thus decide the fu-
ture destiny of the Republic, select it's ru-
lers, prescribe their course. gi.s...-. =
How to influence the peoples votes g
BY the newspaper--for it includes every
other agency. It makes known events and
facts--among all influences the chief. 1t
assemblies the vastcr outside audiences
which cannot gather to the State House,
the pulpit, OF 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. .r, ri
The Worlds sced-sowing will be fruitful
to the extent that it's circulation is widely
pushed by those who approve it's aim,7 a.,
/, The World will aim to represent and
combine tho labors and votes Of '"''-s
I. All these who find best insurance of
the peoples prosperity, peace, and pro-
gress in d government administered on the
principles and in the pure practice of JEFF
ferson and Jackson, and who descry the
fount and origin Of the present corrup-
lions, extravaganza, misgoyernment, sub
version of public liberties, and insecurity
of private rights in our rnlers' Jlawless
usurpation of interdlcted and undelegateG
powers-usurpation that to-day marches
deliberately on to the sub cation 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 ut his
PLEASURE, and declare martial law Of his
own mere will:
| II. 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 eul down to
fewer and fit objects all appropriations of
the peoples money (to.day more than dou-
bic, nearly treble, the appropriations u "a
Dem ocratic Congress; eleven Years ago,
not counting, annnties to Indians, PEN
sions to soldiers, and interest on debt
l;rdu who would oblige all spending Of the
peolpe's money got by taxes to be with
honesty and thrift; likewise all those who
would spare d little the peoples landed
estate for the lan,lless millionsl hereafter
and stop its sqnandering dominions in a
day upon those who already own too
much. -~1- 7s'' e~------
Nv. All those who would reduce the
number of commodities toxed by our tariff
from thousands to a few dozens, and so
empty our Custom Honses of half their Of.
ficials, rid the statute books Of half their
odious snares for honesty or brides to
fraud, and untetter scores Of our native
industries. 2 Hgt, o." 81, Sos
V. 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 protectionjst system of
reducing the public revenue whilst in
creasing the cxtortionate 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 a national currency;
every unequal and indetcrminate tax. like
that levied most crnelly upon the poor
the tax of our irredeennable paper money.