The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-08-21

I TN TIE YEAR 1872 GEN. GRANTS
| l. successor is to be chosen; the Forty
| third Congress to be elected. ,....
| The peoples. votes, white and black.
North aud South, will Thus decide the fiji
| ture destiny Of the Republic, select it's rt,-
;ers, prescribe their course. r -
| How to influence the peoples votes ??
/ By the Iewspaper--for it includes every
other agency. II makes known events and
! facts-among all influences the CHIEF. IT.
assemblies the vaSter outside audiences
which cannot gather to the State House,
! the pulpit, or the stump 1t is the con
! slant interpreter Of mems affairs. and Of
error or truth is the daily seesl-sower. f
| Next November is orr political harvest
| time. AS we SOW we shall reap. ,-.:. =
| The Worlds secd-sowiHg will be fraitfHl
| to the extent that its circulation is widely
pushed by those VITO approve its aim.
| The World vii! aim to represent and
com. me tho labors and votes Of
I. All these who find best insurance OF
the peoples prosperity, peace, and pro-
! ..ress in n government administered on sht.
| principles and il the pnre practice Of JET
! ferson and Jackson, ana who descry tie
fount and origin ri. the present corrup-
! lions, extravaganza, misgovernment, sub
| version ofpubic liberties, and insecurity
| Of private rights IN ORR rulers tawiesS
usurpation Of interdlctett and nndelegatcd
powers uSurpation that to-day marches
Deliberately ON to the subingation of pop
u!ar rule and the possession OF dictat0rial
power--for by acts Of Congress General
| Grant may even now destroy the freedom
OF State elections, invade the States at his
pleasure ans, declare martial law Of his
own mere Will.
/ II. All thosc who would maintain the
honor Of republics aud would preserve
public credit by punctt,al payment Of pub
! lie debts.
/ III. Ali those who would cut down to
fewer and fit objects al! appropriations Of
the peoples money (today mere than don
| bic, nearly treble, the appropriations of a
! Democratic Congress eleven Years ago,
not counting anntiities to Indians, pen
sions to soldiers, and interest on debt,)
ana who would obIige MI spending of the
peolpe's money got by taxes to be with
honesty and thrift; likewise all those who
would spare a little the peoples landed
estate for the landless millions hereafter
and stop its sqtiandoring dcnnious in Il
t,iay upon those who already OWL too
much.
| ". All those who would reduce the
number of commodities toNed by our tariff
from thousands to d few dozens, and so
empty our Custom Houses Of half their of
lticials rid the statute books Of half their
nlions suares for honesty or hribes to
irand and untetter scores Of our native
industries.
Y. All those who wonld lower the rates
also Of orr tariff taxes to the point of most
easily yielding the largest revcnue-wl'o
would abandon the protectioust system Of
reducing tho public TaSenue whilst in
crossing the eXtortionate profits OF: u few
Mt the expense Of all other industries.
VI al! those who would abolish every
unlawful tax, like that.on incomes, every
unjust tax Ike that which gives banks tue
peoples profits on national currency;
every unequal and indetermnate tax, like
that levied most cruelty upon the poor---
the tax Of our irredeemable paper money,