The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-11-14
Is THERE ANY CORRUPTION III
THE DEMOCRATIC
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and popular. botn nave A
existed from the time that communities +,
becoming SO numerous, they were tore h
cd to combine aud frame governmental e
laws which might be equally beneh- b
cial to all. a
A monarchial government ia one IN l
der the will of one, therefore immuta-
ble unless tora asunder by an irrup- E
ton Of popular will, which brings US to
the Interchangeable axiom of political
economy, that the popular will Ia the
foundation of all governments. popu-
lar m.ans many, therefore it follows
tina. where many axe interested in one
thing there u.ust be diversity Of opin
ions from which arise parties.
A. far q. r:lemory Of man carries us,
wherever several communities we're
gathered under one government we
find diyririty of parties. The chill
dren Of Israel had hardly left the land
of bondage before Aaron and part OF
the Jews formed party against Mo-
ses : Homer tells us Of the dlSsensions
Of the Greeks before Troy; and the
Republics Of Greece had their eandl-
dates the sane as we have OURS
Charges of corruption were US frequent
s AZ now, antil, history informs US, at
e Athens, q couptryman vo'ed against
t Ar;stitles, being tired, he said, of hear
d inc him called "the JUST in opposition
70 .ae otter candidate who vas &C
cussd Of corruption.
Rome, stretching her arms to the
four corners q IL. world, became SO
corr.,,, ,Ast .ha votes OF her citizens
:. w.,. u.;cl.as.d ~ merchandise, and
"a the Dlrbs we're marched to the polls II
~ mv;,;tuass, upsil usurpins soldier!
took possession of the government
=, What you might call strict!
>, pare government cannot exist unless
49, is s,:!l in q communal or primitive
~ stats. A Cincinnatus or Washing
,d ton can have existed in the early day
of their Republic, but in tie m!dst
population Of millions on million
Nv tLev rever could have left the shadt
~ Of private life.
=. The revolution which tears to piece
- the actual condition Of things to bull
~ anew, will produce tho minds necess'
w. =, 20 build the Eew ediRce--corruptic
~ then would be impossible, the asper
''i' tons Of men are above it; even Il
~ French revolution with IT'D rivers
blood aud its incredible excuses, Sc
'''' its leaders to the scailold without
=, r'- stain of dishonesty; their blood pa
LID for the blood they had shed, but tn
died leaving the millions in their pc
act session untouched.
nm. Each generation brings with it
.nts necessities, therefore what was requ
lore ed in the eighteenth century would
on an isupossibility in the nineteenth.
RES What was required to govern ten N
ST. lions would become impracticable
sup govern sixty millions.
g to The charges OF corruption are as {
b a. az our government, and even Wa
d in ington was attacked by his contem]
ora. raries. Jackson came into power al
uisb rebuke to the extravaganza and spe
cost lations of the Wings. Harrison 6
Tippecanoe too, retired the Democl
from power for the same reasons, I
INKS so it has been ever since.
o. Other questions have since ari
ire" of far greater importance, but it has
term ways been a favorite plank in
=, ne platforms.
ince The mastery Of the State being c
IT, fined, you might say, to one pa
Tue having 10 one accuse, it appears
'fary have to accuse each other, on the p
9 ne ciple of the Greek who was tire
''on' hear the other one called "the j.
case All peculations in office are felo
'no's anil all felonies are punishable by
y IN law, therefore if any change ca,
'euSe laid at the door Of any one membe
nd OF o.r State government, it is the du'
y OF the r:uty cognizant of the fact to
the patty accused indicted. 1t Sc
the matte, Of corruption ut first 81
o,r conviction is necessary before j
,ra, ment and our Counts Of justice are
4 Dr. to probe the matter.
II tn AS regards the Democratic par
big has always been on the vanguar
!, ,;ns country it led our armies into L
. lie, ans! planted .ur tags en- the fortr
com. of Mexico; it gave us California
eople our Continent if''' 81" 70 STD una
better to any agencies opposed to the FL
a. an mental principles of our govern
more it has always stood the sentinel G
$ the rights of the people; and it is t
very Democratic party that we owe t
nd do the retirement of Glantism and
check to the usurpation of the r