The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-05-24

American Register.

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AS the Presidential election ap-
proaches it is most important to un-
derstand the actual issues involved,
which the people have to decide, A
comprehensive and accurate view of
them grows in interest and import
| ance.
l. The first question which arises
is whether the welfare and interests of
the country do not require change
Of party in power. When one party
is continued in power tso long It be-
comes corrupt, arrogant and wanton
in abuses and evil practices in the
public service, and regardless Of the
rights and interests Of the people. The
history of all governments show this.
Let the books of the government be
looked into by new set of men. Let
abuses and frauds be exposed and
corrected. If the party that comes
into power does not do right and
prove faithful it will doubtless be
turned out at the end of four years.
Let us have a change. The present
party has been already too long in
power. Twenty-four years is too
long for one set of men to control the
power and affairs of the people unless
our government is to be changed and
Offices are to be for life, and one dy-
nasty of men is to be made perpetual
without change or reform. If the
people are capable of preserving their
free institutions and maintaining their
liberties and rights they will demand
change. Let the change come; let
1t be tried for time at least. Wis
dom, good sense, and common hon
esty on the part Of the people, as well
as fidelity to themselves and their
country require it. This is the first
issue.
2. Are the abuses and evil prac-
tices of the party in power to be ap-
proved and sanctioned by the people
The star route swindle and the star
ronte trial stand to-day % the most
recent practical demonstrations of the
necessity Of a change. But this is but
one Of a thousand of such things.
This happened to crop ont frem in.
testine yariances in the party, like the
sale of the trading stations by Belknap
as Secretary of War, the whisky ring
frauds, Che Credit MobiiieF bribes and
swindle. Bnt hundreds of others
doubtless exist, which have not been
brought before the gaze Of the world
Reform and . change of FRrty are inn
peratiyely demanded,
3, Every department of the gov
erDmept has deteriorated and become
corrupted by the long continuance
of this party In power. Even the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
has become so far partisanized as to |
declare in q recent decision that the |
standard Of value of the commercial
world is not by our Constitution made |
a basis of our money system. This |
sweeps away at once the foundation Of |
our financial system, and Of the credit
and character of our government at
home and abroad, and subjects the
country hereafter to the deplorable
evils Of an irredeemable paper money
system,
4. The rights and interests Of
the citizens Of the United States are
not protected against foreign nations.
The State Department is 6lled with
complaints Of wrongs, depTedations
and outrages committed upon Amer
icaa citizens By foreign governments,
TO which no attention whatsoever Is
given. The foreign legations have the
ear and control Of the Staas Depart
lncpt under injanctioRs Of mock se
cFacy, and American citizens IRE de-
MED even semblapce Of justice IN an
appeal for profession against wrongs
and depredations from foreign nations.
And the nost solemn adjudicetions on
full bearing Of both parties, under
treaties ii favor of American citizens
agsinst foreign governments, are re-
pudiated and set aside upon meee ex
paFte aud irresponsible statements
inadc Ia secrecy by The emisaaries ~
she foreign powers FaiF and impaF,
tial justice to American citizeus
pesiest foreign powers requires a 4
ehange Of men ip power
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