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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29

"A RESOLUTION has been intro
duced in the house of representative
by Gen. Munday making: an appro-
priation to erect q tablet in honor
Of Gen. Philimone Thomas. While
there can be no objection to such a
testimonial to a brave and good
man, it suggests the recollection Of
one whose name lives in the heart
Of every Louisianian who will never
cease to cherish with pride, affec-
ton and gratitude the chivalry, pr
triotic devotion and distinguished
services as soldier and statesman Of
Henry W. Allen. Let the Legisla-
Of his State do him that honor to
which his glorious record is SO de-
servedly entitled. Orleans
States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29

-CoNGREssMAN Weller intre-
duced in the House, on the 10th
inst, a bill authorizing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to use, as soon
as practicable, all surplus funds in
the treasury for the redemption Of
United States bonds outstanding Of
a price not above par, and we see
no reason why such a bill should
not become law, as we are in ia
vor Of liquidating the national debt
as speedily as possible, and put a
stop to the paying Of vast sums
yearly as interest on a debt which
has been heaped upon the nation
by a party that is corrupt to the
core.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29
NOTICE.

Minors Minnie f. andy
@ Mary j. Jones Noas1
for A>o' 1'''
Family Meeting, etc.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29
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Apply to HENRY ST. JOHN,
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The Great Eastern will be on.
gagged to come to New Orleans dur
ing the Exposition, and do duty as
a floating hotel in the habor. A
correspondent writes E1When the
Exposition shall have closed, it is
proposed to load the Great Eastern
with cotton, and such . cargo as she
will carry over the sea has never
been seen. What . contrast will
this INDUSTRIOUS caga Of cotton pres,
ent to the first three bales of Amer
lean cotton shipped to Europe one
hundred years ago, the event which
our great Exposition will fitly celo.-
brate. claiborne Guardian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29
EMIGRATION.
A Great Portion Of Our State to be
Settled By German
Farmers.

A reporter of the States called
to see Mr.. Morrison, yesterday, for
the purpose of ascertaining, through
that gentleman, some facts in con
nection with the nature, objects
and purposes Of the Louisiana EN-
igration Society, Of which he has
been appointed the foreign agent.
Mr.. Morrison said The object
of the society referred to is to in
duce European emigrants to come
to this county, to make their homes
here, and to become co-laborers
with us in the grand work Of OPEN
ing up and developing the agricult-
ural resources of this State. To
this end it is proposed on the part
of the society to not only guarantee
the transportation Of such as may
desire to come to this country, but
to locate them, to furnish them with
the very best quality Of land, as
also with the implements necessary
to the cultivation of the same, be.
sides horses, mules, cows, ETC., and
to supply their wants until such
time as their crop will have ma
tured.
Those emigrants who are pos
sessed of the means can purchase
lands and secure splendid homes
under the most favorable conditions,
in fact, in no other State in the
Union are the same inducements
offered the industrious foreigner to
unite his destinies with those of the
new world and its people. All that
is expected of him in return is the
faithful exercise of his muscle as
directed in the papers and intelli-
gent cultivation Of the soil. Thou
sands and thousands of acres of as
fine lands as there is to be found on
the face of the earth is lying idle
and growing up in weeds in every
portion of this State. A family of
six persons, continued Mr.. NJ, could
more than purchase plantation in
Louisiana for the sum it would cost
for their passage from this city to
California. In addition to this,
California offers no such induce
ments to the emigrant as this State,
and its soil, with some rare excep.
tons, is by no means as good.
The society has thus far received,
through the influence of Mr.. Morri-
son, a pioneer colony Of fourteen
persons, all from the south Of Ger
many, of which eight are located
in Webster Parish, La, and the re.
mainder are still in this city await.
ing orders.
| The former are unbounded in
their expressions Of compliment Il
the society through whose influence
they were enabled to secure homes
and are delighted with the country
and the prospects before them. HI
has letters from these people t
their relatives in Germany, compris
ing fully 30 families, setting fortl
the superior advantages Of this coun
try over their own in respect to it
agricultural resources, and advising
that they come over Immediately
He has ALREADY selected lands AMI
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-05-29
CARDS.

4 NDREWS g. FOSTER, flames
n Andrews, T. d. Foster,) At
tnrneys at Law. Office, corner of
Second aud Washington streets, Os.
bmr building.
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NO. CT.

rope on that business next week.
Whether these people are with or
without means is immaterial. He
has already in view one hundred
families who have applied to him
for transportation to this State, and
he will bring them with others on
his return to this country next fall.
He has fully 200 agents all over
Germany, who are working in the
interest Of the Emigration society,
and has established headquarters of,
his own at Antwerp.-[New Orleans
States.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

to be a problem for solution as fol-
lows suppose an irresistible
should run against an immovable,
what would be the consequences ?
Here we seem to have case in
hand. Irresistible prohibition is
running against the immovable llq-
uor traffic. What will be the issue ?
Evidently the latter will be pull
verified and made to scud before
the inevitable. 1t is true now
that there is more prohibition in
license States than there is license
or lawlessness in prohibition. States
Kansas in the Great West is pro-
hibition State, and the places are
comparatively few where public
opinion will even tolerate the sale
of liquor; while West Virginia is
a license State and in over 40 coun-
ties of the 81, public opinion pro-
hibits the open saloon. In not a
few places the people prohibit con-
trary to law.
The license is granted, the mon
ey paid and the business started,
when a number of indignant citi-
zens take possession and close out
the business by pouring the liquor
into the streets and persuading the
saloon. keeper to leave the country.
Such cases would be more frequent
were it not that prohibitionists are
almost universally law abiding
people. There is no use fighting
it. Prohibition will not die, and
there is no power on earth that
can stop it.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Beer Authority.

We take much pleasure in u.s.
ing "Beer Authority" on the great
issues of the day. 1t is always prac-
teal and to the point. The whis-
ky and beer organs don't 60 fool
ing about side issues and lodging
the main question.
We earnestly ask every FREE
MAN reader to read the two edito-
rails taken from the Champion, the
leading organ Of the Liquor Deal
ers, as found in this FREEMAN. I'm.
der the captions, "Swarms Of Fan
atics," and "The Prohibition
Wave"
These articles will be good read
ing for that peculiar class of Tenn.
perance people who think votimg
for Prohibition kills it.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Philosophy VS.. Rage.

Temperance is no less a good, in
temperance is no less an evil than
before. st. Johns conduct and
that of those who supported him,
have not made the free sale
of intoxicating liquors any less
dangerous to the public welfare,
or destructive of public morality
and happiness than they were
before No true man should let any
feeling of pique or Indignation at
the action of any other man or set
of men, influence him in this
respect. Keyser Echo.
So philosophers the Echo, after
lamenting the result of the cleo
ton. We wish some other Repub-
lican papers had more such phil.
osphy and less of unreasonable
rage.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Push the Petitions.

We are much rejoiced to note
a greatly improved interest in
pushing the Petitions, in the last
week or two.
The State Committee has in the
past few days sent petitions to ev-
cry minister in the State whose
address could be obtained. All
this costs much time, labor and
money, and we hope all to whom
these blanks may come will real
ize the exceeding Importance OF
having them circulated for sigma
lures at once.
Let every friend Of Submission
in the State have a petition and
secure signatures wherever ne
goes. IT you have no blanks, send
to the FREEMAN for them at once
and they'll be sent by return mail.
We are mailing them every day to
friends all over the State.
PUSH THE PETITIONS!
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Practical Results.

Bro. Weekdays "Practical Propo-
sition," is just the kind to bring
practical results. Let it be re-
sponded to promptly and numer-
ously.
This "Proposition" was made I'M
der the spur of the temporary per-
secution of the FREEMAN and the
cause it upholds, by disappointed
partisans, who were so unreason-
able in their rage as to turn and
rend their very best friends, the
true defenders of their homes and
families. For every deserter from
motives of selfshness or reven ge,
the cause should and will have a
score of true and brave recruits.
No true friend of a good cause will
turn against it because other
friends may have differed from
him.
Let the signatures for this guar
anty come in from all parts of the
State. Any active friend of Tenn
perance can get the ten subscribers
without cost. We have faith to be-
lieve this list can be run up rapid
Iy to the full hundred.
See the new names added this
week, and send in yours for next
issue.
Who'll be the ne1t?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Pay as You Pray.

We commend the above motto
of our staunch and stalwart friend,
Hon. T. R. Carskadon, as the very
best we have seen for true Tenn
perance workers. See his note
with check for SIS, under that
Practical Proposition" This is
the sort of sympathy that gives
real comfort and consolation to
those who toll and sacrifice and
struggle to carry forward the great
Temperance reformation.
Are there not number of friends
who have it in their hearts and
pockets to follow this most prdcts-
cal example in response to this
Practical Proposition?
Who'll be the next?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
A Preachers Personal Liberty.
can stop it.

In a West Virginia Town, on
the line of the B. & O. Road is a
minister of the Gospel and pastor
of a church, who Is sorely exercis-
ed for the purity of the church and
the sanctity of the Temperance
cause and who laments the impend-
ing calamities Of mixing Church
and State, Politics and Religion
and all that. Moreover, his ideas
of Personal Liberty" are at once
alarmingly acute and hopelessly
chronic, insomuch that he was re-
Gently heard to say that if the Pro-
hibitory Amendment should be
adopted he would at once set a bot
tie of whisky on his table, just to
show his independent manhood
and to publicly express his con-
tempt and defiance of such unwar-
ranted interference On the part of
the State with the personal liberty
of the citizen.
May the Lord have mercy on
such preachers and save the people
from the baneful influences of such
an evil spirit and unchristian ex-
ample.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Can't Stop 1t.

n SlCoV many PooPi0 oee' III W
position to prohibition, that you
can't stop the liquor traffic. Just
now sufficient answer to that ar
gument is that you can't stop prohi-
bitiom The prohibition crank is
proving himself just about as OBJ
stinate as the whisky crank. He
is getting to be as fully determined
that the saloon shall go, as any one
can be that it shall stay. When
two hundred thousand of these
cranks get to grinding in real solid
earnest something is going to be
crushed. There are now about
that many voters in this country
who have come to stay, and in their
minds prohibition is the greatest
question of the day. Their num-
Der is increasing continually, and
they are growing more and more
determined. Yet they are only
fraction of the great body of voters
whose hearts are set on "pulveriz-
ing the liquor traffic" You can't
stop them in their work of prohi-
hition. They are securing it in
thousands of places, and they are
tenfold more successful in enforc-
ing the laws against the traffic
than the saloon keepers are in
evading them. If persons are de-
termined to sell in spite of the law :;
these voters have purposed in their
hearts to stop them in spite Of
their determination. If there are
people who aUW have their dram !;
there are other people who aoiU not
have dram-shops in the communi-
ity for their accommodation. There
are also a few hundred thousand
women in this country who have
made if their minds that this whis-
ky business shall stop. They are
more determined to save their
boys than the saloon-keepers are to
destroy them. If the latter have
learned that there is money
in making drunk ards of the boys
and will carry on their business in
spite of law, the former also have
learned that there is something
infinitely more than money in
keeping the boys sober and they
are intent on having the business
stopped by the law. By destroy
ing the boy the saloon-keeper may
make money; but by saving him
the mother saves money j she saves
her happiness, saves her boys char
-acter; saves his lite and health and
saves his soul. Is she apt to give
up the idea of prohibition with all
these tempting profits in view ?
Isn't it easier to stop the saloon
keeper than to stop her? He may
give up his business and be the
happier for it. But prohibition is
her only hope. Her boy is in dan
ger SO long as there is an open sa-
loon in the community. There used
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Suicidal LOgic.-Are Pr0h1oi-
tionists Consistent!

Certain Republican journals
have noted with much unreason-
ing flourish, the small Prohibition
vote in Prohibition Iowa and
Kansas-this to "show up" the
"duplicity" and Inconsistency" OF
Prohibitionists.
Now let us see how this is. Let
us dispose of the matter by one d.
rect application of this suicidal log
&c of these enraged partisans.
Prohibitionists have everywhere
and always declared their readiness
to stand for and with the party
That would stand for Prohibition.
In Iowa and Kansas the Republi-
can party is standing squareIy and
aqqress5vely for Prohibition, and
the Temperance people of all par
ties are standing with them. In
Kansas, all possible opposing ele-
ments were combined in the late
election, the anti-prohi5ition Re-
publicans, holding separate Con-
vention and joining the Demo
crats to defeat the Prohibition
Republican party, which by its
honest, outspoken position on the
issues that concern the people, has
absorbed all the Temperance worth
and strength of all parties of the
State. And what was the result?
Prohibition and the renovated par
ty, without its saloon contingents,
stands invincible behind forty
thousand majority.
Mr.. Click, who sent the memoir
able dispatch to Mr.. Baker, two
years ago, is now overwhelmingly
defea ted, and Prohibition goes on
prohibiting in Kansas.
With the Republican party of
Kansas as their fast and faithful
friends, the Prohibitionists of that
State took little interest in the Ma
tional Prohibition campaign. They
were all busy in a Prohibition
fight at home.
1t was in New York, Michigan,
and other States where the oil ! par
ties heaped wrong after wrong,
and piled up insults after insults
on the Temperance people, that
the Independent movement found
its strength. The small st. John
vote in Kansas and the large vote
in New York, proves the inyinci-
BILE integrity and never-failing con-
sistency of Prohibitionists. And
so is the logic of events suicidal to
these clumsy political logicians
that talk without any logic.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
States Smashed.

A recent decision in Rhode
Island, holds all accounts for lilo
uor sold to be drunk on the prem
Uses to be uncollectable, as the
law prohibits such sales.
The result is the smashing OF a
great many saloon states. The
sensible way to prevent liquor be-
ing sold to be drunk on the premi-
ses, is not to allow it sold on the
premises.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
AMONG OUR EXCHANGED
Their Notions and Ours

What grand thing it won,d !.
for the temples we call home i :
three-months campaign. fona y
as vigorously as the pvlit;o.ii
cam paign has been fought for t5s
past three months, was wasaS l.
against the whisky traffic of f..
country? Why do political paris
refuse to take hold of this gras,
question ?-Crescert.
Because political parties vet
think the saloon controI,|
more votes than the Home. When
the Home shows itself the stroppa,
Of the two in politics, then va
shall have the vigorous campaign
you speak of. Let the question
come before the people and let i,
see which is the stronger.
If the Republican Party choose
to array itself against Probi.
bition we have no right to object
We want it distinctly understood
that this is not our funeral.-Mon.
REQ Watchmdn.
But you may as distinctly I'm.
derstand, that any party that per.
sists in resisting the people that it
may please the saloonists, will not
have to wait long for its funeral
The Prohibitionists are not 81
enthusiastic as they were when
they were helping to elect the
candidates of party that had
declared against the enactment
of "all sumptuary laws" Marshal
Herald.
All true Temperance men Of
West Virginia are as enthusiastic
as ever in their desires and efforts
for the submission OF the amend
ment.
If temperance voters have differ.
ed as to how their ballots should
be cast there's no room for a quar-
rel on that account in West Vir.
ginia.
Let US all and altogether insist
on the submission of the question
to West Virginia's voters.
Funny to see-The FREEMAN
quoting the Sentinel as first clasi
prohibition authority State Jour
nal.
The FREEMAN quoted some sen
sible remarks from the Sentinel OF
the question of the Submission o
theAmendment by the Legislature
We are sorry the Journal has sail
nothing sensible on that subject
since the election.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
PRACTICAL PROPOSITION
To add One Thousand New Names
To the Freeman Lists.

Last week we published stir
ring practical communication from
Rev. w. M. Weekley, showing
special reasons why sperinl efforts
should be made at once to extend
the FREEMAN circulation. The
appeal closed with the following
practical proposition:
ONE THOUSAND NEW NAMES,
Ought to be added to the FREEMAN
subscription lists in the near fu-
ture.
Who will help add them! Let at
least one hundred Temperance
workers respond at once by sign
ing their names with mine to the
following agreement.
We the undersigned, hereby respect
ively agree to secure and forward to
the Freeman within the ne1t three
months, ten yearly subscriptions, or
the equivalent IN qearIy and shorter
time subscriptions.
w. NJ. WEEKLY.
These responses came In before
we went to press last week:
q. WARNER,
G. G. WELDING,
J. f. CHENoWETH.
This week we are glad to add to
this list of ready friends of the
cause, as follows:
G.. w. WEEKLY,
J. H. SPENCE,
~ FRANK BURT,
MRS G. d. MERRICK.
And these
WINFIELD, w. VA.
Ed. FREEMAN
I heartily endorse "Practical
Proposition" and hereby subscribe
to same,
r r SADIER
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Who'll be the ne1t d?

A very interesting account of
Thanksgiving Day at the Peni-
Tertiary, by one of the prisoners,
will be enjoyed by our readers,
this week. And all who read will
say, God bless the Moundsville
w. C. T. u"
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
KEYsER, W. VA.
DEAR FREEMAN

DEAR FREEMAN:
1 hope, as good Temperan ce
friends all over the State, we will
find it in our hearts to pay as we
pray. Enclosed find check, $500,
my ten new subscribers, in re-
Spouse to practical Proposition
Send FREEMAN as follows x * X
T. R. CARsKADoN.
Now friends, let us have the
hundred. Who'll be the next?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

Read what the Anderson States
man says about Prohibition, on an
inside page.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

Let everybody circulate and sign
the petitions. IG u
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10
Prohibition and Regulation.

Does Prohibition prohibit? This
question will be carefully consid-
cred by the people, before they fix
their autographs to any of the num-
erous petitions about to be circulat-
ed in West Virginia.-Charlestom
Leader.
In the same issue with the above,
the Leader reports drunken
row in which two citizens were
shot by the accidental discharge
of gun. AS Charleston is license
city may we ask in this con-
nection, Does Regulation regulate :?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

Let West Virginia freemen
speak their will at the polls. Is
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

Every W. G. T. U. woman ought
to hive petition and secure
names-Send for blanks.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

ALWA vs. In sOriting about subscrtp-
tsons, ARRAYS give p o. at which you recetUe the
paper. This will Sose US much trouble.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-10

ED. FREEMAN
I heartily endorse "Practical
Proposition" and hereby subscribe
to same,
r. r. SADLER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-14
Mclaughlin Wins II Wrestling Match with
NIuldoOn.

ST I.oUIs, Mo, Nov. 9.-Wm. Muldoon
of New York, the champion Grace Ro-
man wrestler, and Col. Mclaughlin of
this city. had mixed wrestling match,
best three in five for purse of $500 last
night. Each secured two falls aud i'm the
fifth bout MuldOOn's hold broke when
Mclaughlin was declared the winner
Good health is the greatest of fortunes, no
remedy has so olten restored ms prize to the
Offering, us Hoods Sarsaparilla. Try il.