Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-01-12
1879. I8z
TIE WORLD.

IN the year 1879 Genera! Grants success
or is to be chosen; the Fouy-third Congress to b.
elected.
The peoples votes. white and black, North and
Republic select Its rulers, prescribe their course
How to influence the peoples votesy
BY the newspaper-foT IL includes every othe r
agency II makes known events and facts-among
outside sudieHc'es which cannot .ather to the
State-house, the puldit or the stump. II is the
constant interpreter of mems Affairs and Of error
or truth is the daily seed-sOwer.
Next November is political harvcst-t.rae
As we we shall reap.
THy woRLD's seed sowing will be fruitful to
tie extent that its circulation is widely pushed by
these who approve It's aim.
THE WoKLD viii aim tC rcpr, sent-and combine
the laborS and the votes Of
I.-An those who iud best insurance of the peO-
pies prosperity, peace, anJ Vrnsrcss in a
government aduiinistt red on the principles
and in the pure practice Of Jefferson. aud
Jackson, and who descry the fount and ori, lin
Of the present cOrruptions, eXtrdvaSaEce,
misgUvernment tubversiOu Of public lib"r-
ties, and insecurity of private rights IN our
rulers lawless usurpatiOn of intSrdictad and
uHdelegated pOwers-usurpation that to- day
Iaarches deliberately on to the subjucrtion
ofpOpular rule and .he possession If dicta-
torial power-for by acts Of Congress Gene
raj Grant may even now destroy the freedom
Of State elections. invade the States at his
pleasure, and declare martial Law Of his
own mere will.
H.-AIl those who would maintain the honor Of
republics, and would preserve public credit
by punctual payment "f putlic debts.
lH.-All those who would cu' down to fewer and
fit objects all appropriations Of the peoples
money to-day more than double, nearly
treble, the appropriations of a Democratic
Congress eleven years ago, not counting AT
nuties to Indians, pensions to soldiers and
interest on debt), aud who would oblige ali
spending of the peoples money got by taxes
to be with honesty and thrift; likewise all
those who would spare lit;le the peoples
landed estate for the landless millions here
after and stop its SquauderiGg dominions in
day upon these who ALREADY own too much
lV-Ali those who wuuld redcce the number Of
commodities taxed by "ur tariff from thous-
ands to few dozens and so empty our Gus
tom houses Of half their officials rid the
statute-books of half their odious snares for
honesty or brihes to fraud, and unfctter
scores of cur native industries
V.-All those who would lower the rates also
Of ouTtarif taxes 10 the point of most easily
yielding the largest reveHue-who wsult
abandon the proteclionist system of reduc
ing the public revenue whi st increasing the
eXtortionate profits of q few At ths expense
of all ether industries.
Wall those who would abolish every unlaw-
full tax, like that on incomes every unjust
tax like that which gives banks the people
profits on national currency .ry uue.
quail and indatermiEate tax, like that levied
most cruelty upon the poor-thc tax Of our
irredeemable paper money
THE WORLD viii aim--as the recognized ard
leading organ Of the Democratic party iu the great
focus OF national commerce ard intel!igence-to
iuldil this it's mission and duty with steadfast
holdness and fidelity to inspire in tho ranks Of
those who think the same things concerning the
Republic united, organized, determined and
persistent zeal to win new recruits from amoug
those who have been enemies to the Democracy in
the Conflicts Ot dead past and tp marshal un-
broken phalanx to the triumph at the ballot box
ttrue battle field of republes) Of Liberty, Equa-
~, and Law.