The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-04-10
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TN THE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
i successor is to be chosen; the forty-
third Congress to be elected.
/. The neople's votes, white and blacK'
North and South, will thus decide the 1n'
ture destiny of the Republic, select lts ru-
Iers. nrescribe their course.
How to influence the peoples voteSs-|
By the newspaper-fOr it includes every
other agency. It makes known events anu
facts-amohg all influences the chief. IL
assemblies the vaster. outside audiences
which cannot gather to the State House,
the nulpit, 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 VIC SOW we shall reap.
The Worlds seed-sowing will be fruitful
to the extent that its circulation is widely
pushed by those who approve its aim. :.
The World will aim to represent and
combine tho labors and votes Of rs a4au'
I. 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, and who descry the
fount and origin Of the present corrup-
tions, extravagance, misgovernment, sub
version of public liberties, and insecurity
of private rights in our rulers lawless
usurpation of interdlcted and undelegatec
powers-usurpation that to-day marches
deliberately on to the subjugation of pop.
ular 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 hi
own nero will.
II, All those who would maintain th,
honor of republics, and would preserve
public credit by punctual payment OF pub
lie debts. s. -i-.
III. All those who would cut down t.
fewer and fit objects all appropriations
the peoples money (to.day more than dou
; BILE, nearly treble, the appropriations OF
Il 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 tn
l peolpe's money got by taxes to be wit
s honesty and thrift; likewise all those VIII
: would spare little the peoples lande
! estate for the 1andless millions hereafte
: and stop its squandering dominions in
day upon those who already own to
. much.
| ". All those who would reduce tn
number Of commodities toxed by our tart
J, from thousands to q few dozens, and
I. empty our custom Houses OF nait Cnei,
ficials, rid the statute books of half the
:, odians snares for honesty or brides 4
. fraud, and untetter scores OF our natlV
industries.
# v. All those who would lower the rat'
3 also of our tariff taxes to the point of mo-
easily yielding the largest revenue-wf
;, would abandon the protectionist system
Z reducing the public revenue whilst il
: creasing the extortionate profits of TO
at the expense of all other industries.
vi. Ali those who would abolish eve1
unlawful tax, like that on incomes evel
unjust tax like that which gives banks tt
L peoples profits on a, national currenc.
every unequal and indeterminate tax, lii
that levied most cruelty upon the poor
the tax of our irredeemable paper none