New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-04
THE NAME DEMOCRACY TAKEN IN VAIN,

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THE NAME DEMOCRACY TAKEN IN VAIN
Hon. E. Booth writes a letter about tn
Democratic party, its duties and destinies
In this he denounces all except himsel
as being moved by the most unworth,
motives. As he wholly omits to tell wha
are the principles of the Democratic party
we will tell them for him.
Northern Democr acy-To maintain the
Union by invasion and conquest of the
seeding States and people.
To enforce the laws by Offering voluntee,
force to suppress the ''insurrection" in
Louisiana.
10 deny the heresy Of State rights and
its only practical remedy, secession in
every form.
1t advocates the largest possible ex-
penditures by the municipal, State and
federal governments.
The highest possible protective tariff.
The most unlimited gift of public lands
and bonds for rivers, harbors and rail-
roads.
Southern Democrat -The opposite of
the first three prin ciples, but the same
disposition to gobble every public dollar,
and to secure con troll of all such monop-
olies OF popular consumption as market
licenses, water, gaslight, butchers meat,
leases of the peoples canals, exclusive
right OF robbing by lottery, drainage of
the swamps-and treasury. If We add
to these the gains of Democratic bankers.
brokers and contractors on city Jobs. it
will be found that the principles" of the
Democratic party-so called here-are the
opposite Of those at the North; while
their practices are just the same with all
hypocritical and dishonest politicians
whether they call themselves Repu b]icaus
or Democrats.
We have charged the Democrats, So
called, with responsibility for the mono
poles and franchises enunciated in the
above category. 1t may be granted that
they were purchased from unworthy legis-
lators whom the journal and court records
show called themselves Democrats as we'll |
as Republicans. These franchises were |
purchased in whole or in part with Dem
ocratic money, and are to-day chiefly held |
by Democratic admin istrations. We cite
he monopoly of butchers meat, of gas
light, of lottery, with the pub
ic administration of market licenses,
water supply, with the beneficiary inter-
'st in the funded depr eciation of city cur
ency, warrants and bonds, Of the drain
ge fund, the park sale and purchase, and
If the drainage.
Such are the practices of the so-called
Democracy South. If Mr.. Booth will take
he trouble to investigate, he will find
hat in each of these extraordinary grants
+ exclusive right, the Democrats either
anticipate principally, or administer the
monopoly exclusively.
Those who really know what Democracy
leans derive their doctrines from one
'bo lived long before Mr.. Booth quilted
foreign land to expound Democracy here.
'homas Jefferson was the advocate of
to all the right of equal suffrage.
lie would have emancipated the slave. He
ould have educated all. If monopoly
yer had foe it was Thomas jefferson.
[e put down the right of primo
eniture in property. He repealed
le right of clergy to receive support
ON public taxation. Can man call
mself Democrat who opposes univer-
i suffrage, or universal education? Can I
: be disciple of Thomas jefferson o
lthout renouncing instantly any share
: may have in any monopoly or special
anchise: v
Men, who are such as Mr.. Booth repre- a
nts all his opponents to be, may do all t
csc acts without inconsistency, but how v
man can call himself Democrat and a
al in city scrip, or hold share in a t
onopoly of gaslight-frst given by the b
ople, and then to be paid for by the n
ople; how a Democrat can hold dead | p
ad o. other shares in meat monopoly. i,
in the lottery tax on the market basket, O.
how follower of Thomas Jefferson can | o.
vocate the grant of an exclusive right al
retail river water by the pail full to a n
opl,e suffering on the rivers brink the n
ngs of Tantalus, we can not understand. Y
omas Jefferson said that .'all public Il
penses should be imposed upon citizens ii
to their property" Every
mocrat on principle has always opposed pe
ariff, either for revenue or protection, in
cause it was an indirect tax on the con- pa
nption of the people. A planter worth it,