The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-12-18
mo. 6.
Business Politics.


In rather extraordinary article in
the indicator on Saturday last, that
Journal, not greatly to our surprise,
has withdrawn from the Democratic
party. It objects to the following
points in the late Democratic plat
form, and makes Aimsy effort to
prove that they would ruin the State,
| viz:
First. "A tariff for revenue only.r
Second. Opposition to Chinese emil
grafton
Third. "Public money for public
uses only"
The indicator says that these
three points, are almost the marrow"
of the platform, and after labored
effort to show that the interests of
Louisiana are inconsistent with the
purposes OF the Democratic party,
winds up with this remarkable state
ment:
ave do not think the people of this
State will ever again swallow such
BAIT OF RUIN, no matter if gilded with
the vision of soft places in Custom
houses"
Now we propose to show that each
OF the above points of the Democratic
policy are identical with the "busi-
ness interests" of the people of
Louisiana, and as to visions of soft
places in Customhonses, we without
hesitation say, that the rank and file
of the Democracy had no such antic-
ipations, and as to the demagogues
whose only purpose in supporting
the party was the hope of plumber,
well-the sooner we get rid of them,
the better for the party and the State.
In the first place IA tariff for rev.
enue only" will afford ample protec-
ton to the manufacturing interests
of the country, reduce the cost of
manufactured goods used in Louisi-
ana, and totally do away with the
burden of direct taxation. This
proposition is so sound and simple,
that it looks ridiculous to seriously
discuss it. The sugar interests of
Louisiana with moderate protection,
Just such as s'tariff fer revenue on
y" would afford, can successfully
compete with the world in that line.
"Second: Opposition to Chinese en-
igration."
This proposition. the indicator
thinks, is direct blow at our pros
perity, while we think the unrestric-
ted importation OF Mongolians. would
be the death knen, not only to our
prosperity, but to society, religion
and our civilization. and instead of
satisfactorily settling the labor ques-
ton, would effectually check its solu-
ton. In fact the demand for labor
in this State, is now on the eve of u
satisfactory settlement, which will re-
suit in the glory and wealth of the
State. just as soon as the two rail-
roads from Shreveport to Vicksburg
and to New Orleans ars completed,
the hill country of North Louisiana
will be settled up by thrifty white
farmers, and the thousands of negroes
who reside there will gradually drift
to the cotton and sugar plantations
of the bottom or river parishes; thus
the labor question will surely and
happily be solved within the next few
years. We have no objection to
Chinese being brought here from the
Pacific slope, bnt we want to see no
more imported to the United States.
as we now have a sufficient variety of
population, and every mixture of
races tends to create confusion, and
can result in no good to any country.
s'Third: Public money for public
uses only"
This is a doctrine that all good
Democrats favor, and all honest and
we'll informed men should approve.
If the improvement of the Mississippi
river g not public work, what is it ?
1t certainly is not under private con-
troll, but is free to everybody. 1t is
no railroad to be controlled by a COM
pany, or monopoly to be used by
ring, to swindle the people; but it is
an old reliable, public, yea National
thoroughfare. We for one, are OPP
posed to donating public money to
railroads, for capitalists to reap the
benefit of it, unless it is done by local
corporations for their own special
benefit. So the three points that our
Contemporary thinks will never again
be swallowed by our people, are the
vital principles that must prevail to
secure our prosperity. happiness and
future greatness.
The needs and interests of the peo-
pie of this Republic are the same. as
they have been since the foundation
of the Government, and the country
has always prospered under Demo-
cratic rule. Before the war. it was