The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-09-04
THE COLLAPSE OF a FRAUD,

AS might have been expected, Den
mis- Kearney turns out to be wretched
humbug. His entire stock In trade is
a riffraff of meaningless abuse which
he scatters Unfortunately, without
method and without reason. Tho man
"who brought him out" denounces him
as "a pitiful rogue" In truth he is
merely rowing "Cheap john" like
the poor player who
"Struts his hour upon the stage,
And then is seen no more; tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing"
It would be strange indeed if honest
workingmen, among whom there are
many thoughtful men, could be duped
by such compound of imbecility, ig-
norance and froth. Great reforms are
never started in passion or led by
malignants. They grow slowly. They
are nourished carefully. They reach
fulfllment through responsible
agencies.
A year ago there was an outbreak in
Louisville which denominated itself
"the labor movement" Organized
and inspired by Blanton Duncan, to
whose magnificent energy and sleep
less industry 1t owed it's practical force,
1t achieved an overwhelming triumph
at the polls. During the canvass
which preceded the election we point
ed out the hollowness of the whole af-
fair with proper specification and en-
phasis. We told the laboringman that
he was being made the dupe of a lot of
demagogues, who were powerless to
help him, that, if he gained victory,
it would be short-lived and illusory
that he was wasting his resources and
his time upon a false trail. We point
ed out the more sensible course. We
urged him to make himself felt inside,
not outside, the Democratic party, the
only party that had the power, and
had shown itself possessed of the Volt
ton, to make his cause its own. He
turned deaf ear to our appeals. Now
what was the RESULT How is his eitu-
alton betteredi What legislative bles-
sings have been showered upon him
Every demagogue processes to be
the poor mans friend. Every sincere,
thoughtful, kind hearted man is so.
In this country all of US, more OF less,
are workingmen. The great majority
of the community get their living by
the sweat of their brow. Properly
speaking, there are no class distinc-
tions, and can be none. The children
of to-day's pauper may be millionaires
tomorrow. The millionaire Of to-day
may be pauper tomorrow. We
have no social castles or degrees, or
laws of primogeniture to keep wealth
in certain places. The communal idea
therefore is absurd. In Europe it is
different. There is less change, less
movement of property. Titles of no.
billty hedge it about. Any one may
be Mayor of Louisville, Governor Of
Kentucky. The doors of promotion
are closed upon nobody. So, why
should any class seek to set itself up as
an exclusive class7 In doing SO it
merely shuts itself out. The commu-
nal principle Of a general divide" is
absurdest Of all. Where everything is
to be divided there will be nothing to
divide. Men must have motive for
working. The greatest of all motives
is accumulation.
For fifteen years the national legisla-
ton has been set to suit the capitalist.
Tho popular outlay has been great.
The increase of machinery has been
great. Hence the prevailing poverty
and discomfort. How can they lie
remidiedi Not by the Republican
party; for the Republican party has
done the mischief complained of. Not
by spasmodic "labor movements" and
''greenback parties" The great Dem
ocratic party is the only cure for the
grievance. It has always been the
friend of the many, the poor mans
friend, and reinstated in power, will
rectify every existing evil. Thought
full workingmen see this, and therefore
the power which they vest in the
Democratic party is not tickle or tran
STORY; but firm and durable as wall.
| -lLouisville Courier Journal.
The Bayou Rapides Ward Meeting
| BAYOU RApIDEs.
| Aug. 81 1S7S(