The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-01-02

, hepubl! an victory (such as it is)
nave scare ely died away, the falsity OF
their clamor is already becoming ap-
Parent From every quarter comes
the information that manufacturers
| ar,4tutting down the wages of their
fla5orers. A registry of all such cases
SHOULD be made and kept before the
wage-earners. Surely no other fact
would be so convincing to them as
such a showing. And already tho
utterances Of leading Republicans
show that their cry to the voters, to
alarm them and get their votes, was
shamefully false, and known to be so
by them. Now, that no election is
Immediately impending, the truth will
come forth. AS an illustration, note
this utterance of Gath on the 14th of
the present month. Speaking of the
late canvass, this distinguished Re-
publican, writing in pretended
Democratic paper, says: "The Re-
publicans were engineered by both
sagacity and sacrifice. The issue be-
ing made against the manufacturers,
they put their hands in their pockets
for self-deliverance. Provided with
funds, Mr.. Quay and his associates
studied the ground and made their ar
engagements accordingly"
There it is plainly stated. The man.
ufacturer shelled out part Of his
profits; made "self sacrifice" fur
nished the corruption funds, debauched
the voters for his own benefit to save
the monopolies. Per contra, the VIC
tim-the wage-worker is told that he
must vote the ticket or his American
wages can not be paid, that he will be
pauperized, and then when the mo-
nopoly succeeds in the election the
hoss III once tells him that his wages
are too high and must be cut down
thirty per cent. And he has the plsas-
ing information Vouchsafed hi-i t5tst
he must submit to this or quit. las
quits, and this same manufaeClii, 81 p
puts in his place his Italian or Poland
er, who will work in this country for
pauper wages. upon which the A,neri-
can can not live, and thereby the man
utacturer secures the greater profit on
his goods. He, the manufacturer, is
ready to have the "fat fried out of
him." to preserve the monopoly, and
the party under it has and will con-
tinue to grow and wax fat. And by
the aid of this Republican party the
victim-the laborer-is made to be-
lieve lie and thus aid the monopoly
party to power and so accomplish
his own slavery to the manufacture
er and monopolist. Before the cleo
ton the laborer is told that to secure
good wages he must vote our ticket,
so that we may be able to pay such
wages. On this false clamor his vote
is secured. As soon as his vote is cast
he is then advised that he must submit
to a reduction of thirty per cent or
quit; and if he quits, this deluded
voter sees his place filled with the inn
ported pauper laborer. He is further
informed by Republicans that they,
the manufacturers, put their hands
in their pockets for self-deliverance,"
and that the Republican National Com.
mittee being provided with funds,
Mr. Quay and his associates Dudley
and others) studied the ground and
made their arrangements accord
ingly."
The Democracy should take no step |
backward. Its position on the tariff /
is right and that of the Republicans
wrong and false. Keep up the discus
sion. Error and wrong may have a
temporary triumph, through misun-
passion or prejudice. but
The advocates of tariff reform have
only to agitate and educate the voters
TO see what are the true interests of |
The country, and then truth and right
will assuredly triumph.
down with monopoly taxes. y
Cor. Indianapolis Sentinel.
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