The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-17
The Lines Between the Parties.

party OF the country In oppoSltlon To
the reactionary sectional party which
advocates so called Republicanism.-i
It is the friend of all the people; it
works for the interest of the whole
body of citizens; its every effort is in !
behalf of the welfare of the Union /
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from
the great lakes to the Gulf To this
end it seeks a stoppage of the surplus
revenue, reduction of tariff taxa
ton to the revenue basis. It seeks,
moreover, a careful revision Of the
tariff with the purpose of benefting
all interests as nearly as possible
alike. It strenuously opposes legis-
lation in behalf of any class or classes
at the expense of the MASSES OF the
people, and it demands honesty,
economy and efficiency in the admin
istration of public affairs as matter
of course. Its record is consistent.
It has ever been found true to its
pledges and its principles Its mo-
tives have been those which tend to
the securing of government indeed
of the people, by the people, for the
people, and its constant endeavor has
been to maintain in place and unim
paired those foundations which the
fathers laid and which alone can be
relied upon for the preservation of the
Union. It is broad and liberal in its
views, knowing no North, no South,
no East, no West, but the whole
cour try. It's faith is proven by its
works. It claims to be the friend of
the people, It shows the business of
| it's claim by its every step whether of
proposed legislation or of legislation
actually accomplished.
| Its great opponent is distinctly the
party of sectionalism. Whatever
pretensions to public support it may
have had in the past, it has now
nothing but the continuance of the
passions of the war to stand upon in
its appeal for public confidence. 1t is
the party of the war, now twenty
years and more behind us. Itseeks to
maintain the war tariff, notwithstand-
ing the great burdens it places on the
masses, with the sole purpose of con-
tinuing enormous profits to certain
comparatively small classes, it's pets,
at the expense of the vast majority.
It's tendency is distinctly toward CEN
tralization, the wiping out of State
lines, so that in case of it's permanent
success the individuality Of the citi-
zen, the bulwark of our liberties,
would speedily be dethroned and a
strong central government, tending
toward monarchy and empire, would
take its place and point to the early
destruction of all we hold dear in
government and all the trainers OF
our political system hoped would
eventually be attained through the
plan they formulated. The record Of
the party has been one of shameful
extravaganza, profigacy and corrup
ton in the management Of the PEG
pies affairs. Ithas ever trampled or
the rights and dearest interests Of
t the people, while it has been the OBJ
n sequious slave of the money power
! 1t has been notoriously derelict in it,
l. duty as combination pretending te
s desire the welfare of any large nnm
:; Der of the people. For this derelic
: ton it has been deprived of power
J, by the sovereign voters of the land
Q and at present it is but fomenter o
: strife between the people of two
J, great sections of the country, all it,
t acknowledged leaders apparently
:; wing with each other in the effort t.
: revile the South.
:. It should not be difficult for an,
/. voter to decide as to which of tn,
. two parties he should support will