The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-22
NORTHERN AND sOUTpERy STATES
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never been much broad. original hnd
'eoinprehensiye sta'esmanship IN tbe
North The policy of the Government
before the war was controlled by South
arm statesmen. while the isms which
finally plunged the country into ter. r.
! bic war were the products 81 the North.
Tho Republican party. Northern sec
tional party, III tho leaders OF which
arc Northern ,ucn. and whose policies
and workmanship are Northern policies
and statesipanship. has had absolute
control ri the Government for tiftecn
years. and what II has dons, for the
country in that time II Is Ycod-
less for us to rocite hore.u the
story ~ familiar to every school boy.
The Republican party Is rapidly lposinF
it's oneness IN the public mind Indeed.
tho papers will soon cease to speak pnfli
OF tho Republican patty. md instoad they
will dlscourse ~ us Of Gtahtis,n Bel
knapism. I,laiieism, Babcdckisn, Boss
Shepberdism and Moriopism.t No
longer In the Republican partv essooi"-
ted in the public mind with the legiti
mate government Of tho Republic, siilcc
tho war Il has identified itself with no.
great measure which has contributed
10 the national glory Hof proa-
psity. The Credit Mobilier. tho
SALARY Grab. the Pacific Rail !
road swindle. Southern reconstruction.
and the Pacific Mail job are the 'neas-
urea II has ipanguratcd and carried
out. Men do not now associate the Re
publican party with any great prin-
tiple; but speak ~ the "Dlpody Shirt"
BLACK Friday" sale OF Post Tra-
derships," Crooked Whisky" "Wash
ington Paving Oontracts," political
Tbievery In the Ssuth, :" Revenue
Swindlcs," "Nepotism. ""Hift Taking"
"rhe Indiaf, Ring" STRAW Contracts.
"'The Emma Mine Swindle," and every
man IN tho Union knows just as well
that you are talking about Republican
measure rs he world know That you
were talking about u Democratic meas
uro were you to speak Of the right OF
local self-government. or OF the gu
premncy Of the civil over the military
power, or Of economy In the ,administrn7
ton VI the Government, or Of the con a
stituted limitations of the Federal power.
Tho statesmanship " the North Is
narrow. bigotted. sterile and intolerant,
md we see what it's, absolute sway has
brought us To. Tho craftsmanship Of
tho South has always been broad liberal
and original Had Southern statesman
ship retained control Of the Republic
our beautiful and Symmetrical system OF
government would have moved smoothly
on in it's course there would have boen
no jostling OF tho interest Of the several
sections there would have been no VIVA.
and In duo course OF time the slates.
hold by tho South, through humane
and gradual system. favored by Jener
son. Washington. Clay and many other
Southern stateman, would have been
emancpated and provided for. North.
ern craftsmanship. however. obtained
the control aud has kept II, and the re
suits are before US. PITT nl,t Y9di ,t9H
And just at this time. when the Adj
ministration is up TO It's ears In corrup-
ton. and the commerce and Industries
OF the country are prostrate under the
huge burthen Of taxation II has
been necessary to impose for The
support Of Grahtism; after months
and years have been spent by
the Republicans. In and out Of
Congress, In discussing the means Of re-
lief, the cause Of the Prostitution, n
solution Of the financial problem, and
no practical conclusion reached
Southern Senator. vile rebel from
Georgia, o Confederate General, huiet-
ly proposes the frst sensible, practiCa
bic and honest measuresG reform and
relief that has been heard Of TIN tire
9TH OF this month Senator Gordon called
up a resolution he had offered on the
9TH, proposing q radical change IN the
revenue laws, and made very nble
speech IN its support. a. ,,,t'. 81, 81
Mr.. aordon's resolution is not SO CON.
plicated. nor 50 difficult 10 comprehend,
~ the fraud knownras tho Resumption
Act, which Is the best that our North
ern statesmen have 30 far done to res
lievc the distress Of the country, and re-
invigoratc our commerce and ,iudus-
tries \. nevertheless, the Georgian
very clearly showed that. under the
simple and unostentatious 'n system
OF revenue laws, no, proposes,
vast sums would be saved 70 the Govern
meht, and the burthen OF taxation pro
Hghtened. The money on
torted from the consumers of the coun.
try, and stolen from the Government to
FIJI the pockets Of dishonest .distilIers.
swindlinx Government officials, and To
carry elections for the Republican iarty,
Mr. Gordon truthfully observes, would
pay the cost OF a hundred centennials
or build Pacific Railroad almost
around the world were there land to sus-
tain II. In 1864 Mr. Fesscndcn, then Sec
rotary OF the, Treasury, stated that the
annual production Of whisky ia the
United States was one hundred millions
Of gallons On this official statement
MIR. Gordon made the following simple
and startling exposure: +.
Mr.. Fessentd 4 statement that our prod,,.ti,n
was one hundred million gallons. IL IN ust be ror
ncmlcred. IA now far short Of thu truth: for
since thai report not only has our populntinn
largely Increased. hut the entire Southern Sintns