The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-01-24
WEEKLY, SEMI WEEKLY AND
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'JiEftfi , ~ 't,.tp .!sE3iI 80 ybJti 40
IN THE YEAR. 1872, GEN. GRANTS
L successor Il Il 'to' 'bse chosen; &c Forty
thif,tCougress so Ire elected Y 20! al
- The, penplf's Notes, white and black.
North and South, will thus decide the flu
tnre destiny of the Republic, select its ru-
hers, Prescribe their course. r.. Nj! - Ei.3
:, How to influence the peoples yOtes2-
BY the newSpaper--f0r it includes every
other agency tlmak es know n It's a nd
-Etets-y;.rnoi.g all Influences the, Chief lit
assemblies. the vastcr outside audiences
Which cannot gait tr to fife State HOUSE,
the pnlpit, OF the stump, 1t is the con
slant .inteypreter,o Of mems affairs. and of
error. or truth il the daily seed-sOwer.
i"NeXt November ii OUR political Harvest
tjHe-;, AS WE sew,wei shall reap, % Il, - Z.
The Worlds seed-sowing will be fruitful
to the extent that its circulation is widely
pushed by those wiio'apprhveiits aim. :
, The Merle riH .l4iW, t9 TeRresent and
con,.ine tho labors and votes Of
~ Al these aWio fnd Best in insurance "a a of
tile peoples prosb rity, peace hndi pro-
sress in a government, administered ,Qn th',
principles and in the, pure practice of JET.
fGrs6ii and jackson, ana Who descryy the
tfouift and l8Fiain of tile present ctrrHp-
tons, eTtraYRgaf,Gs, misgaNernment, sub
version of public Liberties, aud, insecurity
Of private rights in our irnlers' lawless.
+nsrrpatiem Of interdIeted and nndelexatsi'
lWwers- nsurpatinn that to-day marches
deliberately on to tile suhjuSition Of pop
ularIrnIe and the possession of dictatorial
power-rfor by acts of, Congress, General
Grant may even now destroy the freedom
Of State elections, invade tile States at his
pleasIte,i and declare martial law of his
own mere Will. l.r, ..,.... ...,
IT. All those Who would maintain the
honor of republics, and wailld preserve
pnh!ici credit 'by Rupctaal payment of pub
lie debts,
f'dIII XII those WHO would cut down to
| iewef aud fit objects all appropriations of
the people'si mpt1ey (to.tlay more than d0u-
hle, nearly treble, the appropriations of a
Democratic Congress eleven Years ago,
| not counting annuities to Indians, pen
| sions to soldiers, and Interest on debt }
and who would oblige all spending of, the
l1,eoHpe's money got by taxes to ise With
honesty and thrift = likewise all those who
would spare Il little the. peoples landed
and stop its s4nan,l. ring dnminions in a
day upon those who already owH too
mneh. .itus,'HlI i1ii
l. Nv. All those, who would reduce the
number of commodities toxrd by, our tariff
:, from thousands to IL few dozens, and, so
| empty our Custom Houses Of half thcif Of.
! tici.lls, rid the statute books of half their
odions snares for Honesty or brihes to
fraud, and untetter scores of oir native
Industries. -, - III rtf ]t.'t''a.i ~
v. All those who would lower the rates
also Of our tariff taxes 10 the point Of most
easily Yielding the largest revrntte-who
would abandon the proteetionist system oil
reducing the phbiic revenue whilst in,
creasing the ext0rtionate' protits of a few
ut 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 thu
peoples profits on a national currency
every nneqnal ard indeterninate tax, like
that levied most crnelly upon the poor
the tax Of our irredecmable paper money