The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-04-09
THINGS LOOK BRIGHT.
The People Are Growing Tired OF Repuo-
lican cant and Extravaganza.

The outlook or the Democracy WAS
never brighter than this year, and the
unvarying success shown in local cleo
tons in this and other States are indica-
tons OF grander and more enduring |
triumph in the legislative and execu-
tive branches of the Federal Govern
1t was confidently stated after
"Mat" Quay's successful purchase OF the
for Harrison, that the Re
publcans had come to stay, and that IL
would be another quarter of century
before their opponents would have even
a chance of regaining control OF the
Tariff reform was de-
clared dead beyond the possibility OF
resurrection, and funeral orations were
pronounced over it everywhere in the
columns of the Republican press, at Re-
publican banquets, love feasts and on
other congratulatory occasions, and IN
all the official utterances of the party
which had returned to power. There
appeared to be no obstacle in the path
of the war tariff advocates and loudly
Wanted champions of protection"
The first year of unobstructed PRO
lection" has shown most concluslyely
the correctness of the views OF the
friends of tariff reform, who held that
the seed planted during the memorable
campaign OF education, of 1888, would
bring forth most fruitful harvest. But
the most sanguine of those advocates OF
true protection did not, probably, ex-
pect that the harvest would begin to
show results 50 soon. They did not
look for such a signal triumph of tariff
reform in Ohio and Iowa on the ami
versary of the day when that reform was
supposed to have been finally disposed
of, nor did they hope for such grand
series of Democratic victories in other
Republican strongholds on the first an
niversary of Harrison's Inauguration.
The issue between the parties is pre-
cisely the same now as it was in 1883,
the Democracy insisting upon reason
able extension of the free list and ma
terial reduction of the tariff schedules,
in accordance with the interests and de-
mands Of American industry, and the
monopolists and lobbyists, who control
Republican legislation at Washington,
still maintaining the doctrine OF higher
duties on every commodity of manufac'
ture in ordinary use, and declaring that
before clothing, lumber, salt, hardware
and glass. The popular majority thai
endorsed President Cleveland's views
ors tariff reform showed that he had the
people with him, even if he failed tt
secure sufficient number of votes In
the electoral college, and the popularity
of his honest, fearless, statesmanlike
policy has been increasing ever since.
The frightened Republican leader.
are resort ug to all manner of desperate
expedients to stay the progress of the
rising tide. burt their very efforts arr
but revealing their weakness and pre-
cipitating the very catastrophe the,
would avoid. The usurpation of Reed
the threat to make Federal bayonets thu
controlling element at the polls, tn,
irightful extravaganza in Congress AMI
in the Government departments, tina
,hide fair to empty the Treasury ant
bring about deficit to be met neces
sari.'v by increased taxation, the nulli
ficati,, VI of the will of the peopl
bv un. eating Democratic representa-
tives WHO have been legally cleo
ted, the repeated and costly blum
,,ers in the Treasury Department, tn
Tanner and Noble scandal, the outra
geous nepotisnr illustrated in ever
branch of the Government in emulatio
of the example seq By the President min
self. and the complete restoration of tn
infarno us spoils system, have disguste
and asienated the people in regard t
this ill-starred Administration.
Rut beyond all these consideration:
weight = though they may be, is the eve
PRESSING question of tariff reform;
question " 'hich the enlarged list of bus
ness failure during the past year an
the ruin of SO many industries ha
forced upon t.Ne intelligent consider;
ton of the PEG, Vie everywhere. Eve
now Republicans in many parts OF tn
country are practic, My demanding frol
Congress larger con, 'essions in the lin
of tariff reform than he Mills bill COZ
templated, and are sho wing by concl'
sive arguments that the policy lnaug'
rated by President Cleve tand and Il
dorsed by the Democratic administr'
ton is the true policy for the protectlo
of American industry, and that the pre-
ent Republican tariff is wrong, uJurlo'
and indefensible. The striking contra
presented by the economical, = ruden
honest administration OF Pre- slider
Cleveland and the corruption, ex trav
gance and plumber of the present go
eminent is also having its shect upc
the masses of the people throughout tn
country. The tide fs rising, and it wi
In time overwhelm the forces OF orga1
lied plumber at Washingto' eHeetua
ly as the waters of the Red Sea dtd tt
host of Pharaoh. Albany IN, ~ A
gus.
TAXING THE POOR.
Imposts Levied for the Benefit OF