Louisiana capitolian., 1880-03-06
WYE La REPUBLlQUEl

centuries, by the titled lnOnarclls, up
on the nations Of Europe, there are
men IN our country, who are eager to
sacrifice the Republic, in order that a
Master may organize what they are
pleased to term, ~ strong Govern
mcnt."
They forget that the Mighty Car Of
all the Russias, can no longer find rest
under the jcweled crown transmitted
to him by Peter the Great. AT the
dinner table, in the railway cnrringc,
the bomb of tho Nihlist pursucs him
rs u warning that the SHOWS Of frozen
Siberia and the bayonets Of his SOL
dicrs have lost their terrors. The
boundltss Empire contains n volean"
in its bosom; and ere long the sans
culoltrs will pull down tho pillars OF
the hated temple, so carefully reared
over the heads of the cnslavcd human
beings who to-day are the equals OF
his august majesty.
Tho hour is Mt hand when martyred,
bleeding Poland, will again rise to MD
in the final overthrow of dcspotism.
And the spirit Of Kosciusk0 will
hover around Libcrty's battalions
when Freedoms glorious anthem re-
sounds near the spot where his body
fell, on the hallowed ramparts of un-
conquerable Warsaw. %
Everywhere throughout tho old
Continent the voice of the people il
for freedom.
Here, in tho American Union, where
Liberty was cradlcd, and afterwards
reared by those who hid made it thc'
country, their asylum against the
hated oppressors Of tho old world; the
men of yesterday, blinded by rapidly
earned wealth have taken up the idea
that u barrier of distinction must be
erected between themselves and the
struggling masses from whence they
have but lately sprung. A govern
mcnt in the hands of u cold -bloodcd
soldier, who has shown himself in
the past to be tho plinnt tool Of the
money power, must in their opinion
supersede that created by the Consti-
ton of our Fathers.
When the wealthy manufacturers,
the railway and other corporations,
shall enter into active competition by
reducing the wages Of their thousands
of employees, who may dare to rebel
and strike for bread for their families,
Il dragoon accustomed to tho reckless
shedding of human blood, will, in
their belief be wanted to give them
grape and canister" in lieu of the
equitable remuneration which honest
work would otherwise obtain.
It is true that the riot0us strikers
of three years ago, controlled by
frenzy and anger were guilty Of COM
mittiug many exccsscs; but the evils
found their own cure. The hard times
have almost ceased since the products
of the manufactures and the fields
command higher prices, thus enabling
the working classes to earn better
wngese
This state of affairs is undoubtedly
far better than to have filed humble
homes with widows and orphans in
whose hearts the ardent wish for re-
vcngc could never have been extin-
guished.
Who can be so thoughtless as not to
remember that the reign of terror in
France in 1893, was provoked by tho
refusal of the infatuated nobility to
make such concessions to what they
termed the canaille as the advanced
period in civilization should have
prompted men of foresight and intel
ligcnce to have accorded.
The shoddyites ought to see that
when they seek "strong government
they seperato themselves from the
masses and cause breach that must
in the end be filled by torrents of
| blood.
So soon as the people Of this coun
try can bc made to understand that
Gen. Grunt is to be the Sabreur whom
the blinded upstarts want to place in
power for the purpose Of protccting(0
this or that interest, then will the pa
triotic masses rally us one man to pre-
vent his elevation.
We want a republican form of gov
ernmcnt; one that will guard the rights
of the rich us well as those of the poor.
One class must not and cannot in a
Democratic State cncroach upon the
property and liberties of the other.
We want no military satraps! We
can live under the laws as they are
now being administered.
The defects that exist are in the
main so trivial that no one can right
fully complain.
And all things considered we live
"nder the best government that the
world ever saw"
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