The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-07-03
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TN THE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
i successor is to be chosen; the Forty
third Congress to he elected.
The peoples votes, white and black,
North and South, will thus decide the flu
ture destiny of the Republic, select its ru-
lers. prescribe their course.
How to influence the peoples votes 3
By the newspaper--for it 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,
the pulpit, or the stump. Il is the con
slant interpreter of mems affairs, and OF
error or truth is the daily seed-sower.
Next November is orr political harvest
time. AS We SOW we shall reap.
The Worlds seed-sowing will be fruitful
to the extent that it's circulation is widely
pushed by those who approve it's aim
The. World will aim to represent and
comLine tho labors and votes Of
l. 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 JEFF
fersOn and Jackson, ana who deScry the
fount and origin Of the present corrup-
tons, extravaganza, miSgoverHment, sub
version of public liberties, and insecurity
of private rights in our rnlers' lawless
usurpation of interdIcted and undelegatef
powers usnrpatiOn that to-day marches
deliberately on to the susjugation of pop
u!ar rule and the possession of dietatorial
pOwer-for by acts Of Congress General
! Grant may even now destroy the freedom
OF State elections. invade the States at his
ipleasure, and declare martial law of his
own mere will.
H. All those who would maintain the
honor of republics, and woula preserve
public credit by punctual payment of pub.
! lie debts
fewer and fit objects all appropriations OF
| be- nearly treble, the appropriations of a
Democratic Congress eleven years ago
not counting annuities to Indians, pen.
sions to soldiers, and interest on debt, J
and who would oblige all spending of the
peoipe'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 a
day upon those who already own toe
much.
~. All those who would reduce the
number of commodities toxed by our tariff
from thousands TO n few dozens, and sc
empty our Custom Houses of half their of
iicials, rid the statute books of half Their
odous snarcs for honesty or brides te
fraud, and unfetter scores of our native
industries. esEs
V. All those who would lower the rates
also of our tariff taxes to the point of most
easily yielding the largest revenue-whc
would abandon the protectionist system OF
reducing tho public revenue whilst in
| creasng the eStortfonate profits of 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 crnelly upon the poor
the tax of our irredeemable paper money