The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-11-11
What Makes Business So Bull?


and manufacturing interests--th
foundation Of the prosperity of til
country-have held a secondary plac
to that occupied bya mere politica
party. Instead of working for tn
prosperity of the country, every eft
fort Of the representatives of the ia
ton in Congress assembled has beer
directed in the interest Of party
In all Legislative matters the question
has not been, how will this effect bus
mess? but, how will this effect MI
party? And thus to day by the force
OF some legislation and the neglec
OF other, the business of the country
is far from being what it should be
The corruption, the filth and mire
which have been dug up at the cap
ital by investigating committees, also
demonstrate the recklessness of the
people during the past few years
No nation can point to a time in its
history similar to our. own-when
unprincipled and Inscriptions poll
ticians, by a peculiar run Of circum.
stances, held sway over the greatest
nation in the world, legislated fol-
themselves and their pet schemes
put their hands into thes public
treasury, donated the nation land as
though it were their own, created
rings within rings, audaciously black.
mailed the merchants of. the land,
voted themselves, back pay, retained
the "damagesoi paid by a foreign
power while those who had suffered
imperatiyely needed relief, and be-
the honor Of the nation
with threats of reputation. And
then, when business grew,dull, when
times grew hard, these same profit
gates and rascals boldly stepped to
the front to suggest more paper mon
~ more lies, in order to relieve the
= .''f, ,.as t'..f
It is time the carnival were stop
ped. We advise the people to cease
their strife among themselves (which
the politicians foment) and to unite
for principle, for the, right and for
the commercial and manufacturing
interests. No men should be sent to
Congress who have had a, hand in
the villainies performed there during
and since the war. Men who. forget
the nation-their ,country-for the
good Of a party are not needed day.
Neither arc Men needed" who would
fan the smoulderihng flames Of discord
and disunion, and stir our Southern
brothers to malness again. The re-
beilion was largely the work Of poll
ticims. The nation, needs peace
quiet, sober, thoughtful peace. Pa
triots are needed more to-day than
oyer TO revive, tile business of the
country, We can not prosperw'len a
great portion Of tie, land is crippled
By btood-suckers supported by bay
onets. 1t is necessary for the coun-
try that all parts Of it be. active and
prosperous. When we help the
South to prosperity we are really
helping ourselves. 80" ~
g, And now we ask pardon of.any of
our readers if these plain-spoken
words offend their justly embittered
spirit. We appeal to them to have
more thought for the material pros
perity, of the country than for q pe-
litical party. Send men to Congress
we care not what they call them
selyes-who will labor for the pros
perity of the nation, the commercial
and manufacturing interests, instead
of7for the maintenance in power of q
political party. Everywhere the cry
is of ''.hard times. ~ Everywhere leg
islation !, is made for some party.
Politicians rule and hold high carni-
val. Right at home our words apply,
for here we have a mere social ques-
ton, such as prohibition, overshad-
owing that of cheap transportation,
which would add new life to the bus
mess of the State. And SO it is and
will be until the people unite against
it, If we could but see the leading
men of the day working for the com
mercial and manufacturing interests
with the zeal that they now labor fol-
party, then business would beagood
all over the land. Let us be sensi-
bic and seek out such mleni,, regard
less as to what they call themselves.
Journal, of, Commerce.
GEORGIA COURTESY TO . a. Civil
RreHrs ADvocATE-During Major
perambulations in Berrien