The Lake Charles echo., 1884-11-22
49, By - PLa7roRE

oH, the results Of which are agonizinl
the entire States Of the North. Abou
al he coaid get from gur peopit
would be- We have held our elec
ton, and Ee nos leave the matter il
the hands Of those who have ATTENDED
70 the results for the past twenty-five
yezrs- All cur people want Is peace
better times, and strict adherence tC
the Constitution and laws of the land
Joined with an honest administration
Of affairh We want downright, pEae
tical reform, void Of All superficial
ostensibilitiss, because we believe it il
necessary IN the management of ON
governments, both State and National
and viii be the onIy necessary factol
in the management to give us that
peace Of mind, hsppinsss and pros,
perity which we 50 much desire to en-
JOY, and be able to hand down to ON
children.
That We have not been permitted to
enjoy these blessing for the past twsn,
ty-fEe years no one can truly gainsay,
and who are we to lay the blame to
Democrats or Republicansl In ON
cool, calm moments We have con
sidsred this question with as eomplets
Investment Of Prejndicss or the slight
est Influences Of the unfortunate con
ditions Of existing zfzirz, being per
mitted 10 intervene to SWAY, one OF
the other way, our minds, and Ell
deayored TO come to eonclusion, and
q proper and Just location Of the cause
as to who are to blame OF course,
now, as we write our convictions and
conclusions, We hope no one will con
slider Us as being beyond the Possibili-
ties Of other and opposite oonrietions.
| Both Politica' parties seem to haEe
eentered upOn the question Of ss-if
again, as being the bone Of eoussH-
tion and cause Of our prssent financial
and political trOubles- The RsPEb-
Iiesns claim that the great aes1mala-
tiOn Of wealth in our country for the
past twenty-five years has been Ooca-
stoned by ProteetioB-tarif-bHt Go
most undoubtedly endeayor to keep
ont Of sight the great fact that nine,
teen-twentieths Of the people of this
country are really poor and suffering,
while the oDe-twentieth are rolling in
wealth, and crying for further help
from the government in the way Of
tariff subsidies. Whereas the De
mocracy are sticking to it with seem
ing rightfulDess and truthful eonyic.
tions that the one-twentieth of our
people are already rich enough and
protected enough, and it is high time
that the nineteen-twentieths should
now be entitled TO due consideration,
assistance and material aid. Here we
agree with the Democracy. There
might be some tangibility in the BE,
publican idea Of protection to home
industries, were it not a faet that it is
foreign money that import foreign
goods and merchandise in foreign
ships into this country; and though
they pay q duty to the Government
for these imPortations, do they not
the foreigners-gst back this duty by
charging our people with it in their
bills Of sales. English capitalists not
only have enormous branch importing
houses in every city Of our country,
bnt also have the position Of being the
government money lender. Yes, we
ere largely indebted to them to-day,
and they are thus enabled 10 exercise
here an influence which We see in the
closing Of our factories, workshops,
the reduction of laborers' wages and
an increase in the cOrruptiDg infu-
enCes used in debauehing our legis-
latiEe departments.
| Now, as the axiomatieal condition
of Affairs are such as operate in reality,
as paying British capitalists bonus
tariT-for importing their goods, and
consequently, underselling our manu-
iaeturers, would it not be better to
discontinue doing 50, and compel oul
people 10 actually enter into practical
competition with tbemi And show to
them that in bloody conflict we were
not only their equals, but their snpe.
riors, and now that we intend TO build
our own ships, manufacture onr own
goods and defeat them in a fair and
square competition for the trade and
traffic Of this globe. Such is what we
consider 10 be the duty Of nation
like ours, which boasts Of its enter.
PRISE, its energies and its genius, in
stead Of supinely laying back and cry.
ing protection. Get mp and defend
yourselves from the insidions on
slanghts Of these British capitalists,
and we predict rapid disappearance
Of the present troubles, and the early
enjoyment Of the fruits Of our labor.
By way Of arriving at these desired
great results we think the Democracy
has fallen upon The correct plan a,
set forth IN the Democratic Tariff