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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

evils under which they unuty complain national
character that by local
remedies National legislation which dnina against Expresses
Virginia. Georgia Texas Hence meet the demands OF the
the Of the United
onal organization They must make against common
danger
mpeed by these and conformity to the aim
Order which
through
cordial aternal
regular annual at Oca Fla Tuesday the I'd December
1890 Permit that properly accredited delegates
entire
such would them full authority premises
meeting with similarly
would greatly facilitate the determination the great
unity action between the farmers of the country The National Farm
Alliance Industrial
Union all Of which will be and beg
body with the most cordial OF regard and
letter of like import has this been mailed to the chief
Husbandy
the Farmers Mutual Benefit
earliest
whether order will
service be able to render is fire ~ your
The Democrats must district pos they
Louisiana The fighting who
Democratic candidate Congress the sate
would discussions the ranks bring split
division allies Republicans operating with
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

Well, the Mckinley Bill passed
and passed by the republican party.
1t adds millions of dollars to the
taxes OF the laborer. The big hurrah
over binding Irvine was all lost
thunder. The tariff is reduced, but
retained. So far as that is concerned
the vote in the senate to remove it
was not the vote OF the republican
party. Seventeen voted for the tax
and fifteen against.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

The last day before going to the
press we received a circular which
stamped L. L. Polk as one of the
sublimest rascals of the age-right
from his own Office. Thunderstruck
by such an outrageous matter the
GREAT WEST got it's hipboots on and
waded in to discover the hippopota-
mus in the cranebrake-and in less
than two hours the corpse of the
monster was laid at it's feet. See an
other column in this page.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

The Northern Pacific railway has
at last got about forty million acres
OF land to which it has no right. The
senators put up a bill to "forieit" un-
earned land! Yes, but the ''if'' in the
bill gave away an empire! And
thousands upon thousands of set
tiers can now ''settle" with the COM
pany or-''git." And yet, the farm
ers see the bankers and railroad min
ions run their party without a
CrOan,
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

In some states the increase in tax
alton to support the official depart
ment, has amounted to It's per cent
IN the last ten years-while the in
come from farms has decreased from
$l5 an acre to $6.75 per acre. In
general, the farmer now has to bring
100 bushels of wheat to pay what 60
bushels paid for a few years ago.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

1t is universally regretted by dem
ocrats throughout the state that
some man like Gen. Pope or Mr..
Buck was not nominated in place of
Wilson. The railroad attorney must
take back seat-backer than any
profession on earth, even a banker,
as far as that goes.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

In regard to Mr.. Owen charging
$25 for his speech at the Pope Coun-
ty Fair, and another 9Th District
Fair-as also in the I'd District Cam
paign work, we wish to say that the
whole matter is Mr.. Warren's fault.
He wrote the letters-probably with
out Mr.. OVENS knowledge.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

One OF the most prominent officials
of the 5th District writes us:
Doctor, we are with you, and when
the state meeting meets Hall and his
entire gang will get the same drub-
bling we gave them at Fergus Falls"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

just before going to press a letter
comes from lifelong democrat, who
says he never wavered from his dem
ocratic allegiance-nor Joined the al
lance Tom Wilson was nomi-
mated. He says the opportunity to
nominate man free from monopo-
~ rule was a good one. but they.
wouldn't take it. And then, after
giving dig at banker governors he
concludes with, 1.-THE man 1 want is
DOnnellv.''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

1t is CHASTITY to see the Alliance
Campaign Committee flirting with
Tom Wilson-what are we for?-Is
it a game of puppets for monsters to
use us as moving pasteboard fig
ures? No, we are not the ''organ"
of this political debauchery!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

The St. Paul Independent Party
Club (Alliance) denounces the State
Committee for monkeying with the
old parties, especially the Tom Will
son branch-and there is war! Oh,
that bug-iuice committee.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

Well, which is it-Alliance or demo-
cratic? 1t is the Daily News we speak
OF. 1t takes up the club for Tom
Wilson with much vim. Where is Mr..
Owen all this time. that he permits
his official organ to swing so far
away?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

Mr.. Sprague is a lovely alliance
mamie states that he ''has knife
in his boots for Donnelly in Dakota
County," Sprague is curious man; ;
he promised friendship for Merriam
in 1888, and then went down into
Fillmore County to work for E. M.
Wilson.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

We are glad to state that the
Sweet Blakely charges made against
Gen. Baker recently, in relation to
the Chicago Pension Office are false.
They never had any foundation in
fact. The whole matter concerned
the removal of q pension agent, and
Gen. Baker was long since exoner-
ated from any connection Herewith.
Gen. Baker is making an active CAM
paign inlhis district, and we hope to
see him elected.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10
THE GOOSE THAT GOLDEN
Eggs

Folks envelopes and folding the fraud within it, mail broad
the North.
detect this fraud just time columns Let nfamy
seek deeper hole if it can
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10
VOL. I. NO. So
withdraw.

Mort. Wilkinson, democratic candi-
date for Congress in the I'd District.
has withdrawn, in favor of Gen:
Baker. That sends Gen. Baker to
Congress!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10
Kitte1 Halvorson.

Besure that his namei spelled right
on tickets. We have often spelled it
wrong ourselves, and have just as
certained that the above "spell'' is
corrective refer to the first name
Kittel.
We hear good words from the can
vas for him. He is today at the
head of the list, and Is gaining con-
tinually. Want of time alone pre-
vents us from entering his district to
aid in the work.
Gentlemen de Pitchfork-do not
wait to be pulled into the local work
push, that's the idea-push ahead,
and work 'like all get OUT nor rest
until the night of Nov. 4th!
Tom Wilson has publicly stated
the remainder of his speech which he
began by declaring a fellow-feeling
for the railroads. But it is no use.
The whole history of his life has
been a corporation history. He has
identified himself with their interests.
He has defended them in public and
in private. He has defended the is-
sue of bonds, even to the tune of
$15O,O0O by a single village. He has
even defended their theft in order
that they might pass into the hands
OF the third parties. There are no
bright spots in his career. As law
yer defending an injured man, or de-
handing compensation, examine the
magnitude of his fees!
We make no assault upon democ-
|racy. No, we simply ask of that
great body of reform democrats that
they come with us. We beg them to
leave the machine, the Dorans and
Kellys, the Tom Wilson's and Jim
Hills, and move in solid line with the
farmers alliance.
For one year we have been taking
down tie bars of the G. O.. P. and
urging the farmers to come out into
broader freedom and nobler pa
triotism. But now we discover a
''scheme" on the part of q machine
to involve the democrats as little as
possible in the alliance. But We be-
lieve in the political honor of the
democratic masses-and we urge
them to stand friendly by US. You
cannot consistently vote for Thomas
Wilson. The party might have
shaken off the hide-bound machine
under the guide of the Kel]y-Doran
politicians, and nominated men like
Buck or Pope-or even Durant. But
no, they nominated, out of all the
able and prominent democrats of the
state, that one man who represents
the corporation interests of the
northwest. Come ye out Of the
smoke, honest men, and dwell in the
brighter daylight of free political
life.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

Remember, the GREAT WEST until
Nov. 18th for ONE DINE. Give us an
other l 900 namesl
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

We print this week the engravings
of Pres't Polk. and Pres't Glover,
from plates kindly furnished us by
the Nonconformist-a grand anti
monopolist organ of Winfield, Kan
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

Geo. L. Becker, the Railroad Com
missioner, is an ex-railway president.
Did you know it?
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10
SHARPEN UP YOUR BATTLE-AxE!
The Great West Unearths Tremendous Fraud

coNTEA1PTIBLE TRICK.
circular letter has been published by parties
envelope L. L. thereon which m
O. TIL DYE.
Look out for it and spot it, Here is the
September &c. President Polk addressed Loucks ESQ.,
copy:
The time for actonpompt united decisive action
farmers of the whole country absolutely and mperative demanded
No could emphasize this truth deeply
been impressed by the alarming and constantly augmentng depression
of agricultural almost
farmers home this broad land Imped
localities various
forms Of Differing
carnations acuate by and guided
ests of the But confronting them all
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-10-10

This Republic WIS 1oundeo
upon principles which involved
the Dignity Of Labor. To deS-
troy the power Ol Labor is to
construct Caste. A Caste cannon
CO exist with 3 Republic.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04
West Bellevue Farmers Alliance,
No. 4S2.

. This branch of the Alliance has bold
: ly placed itself in line, to carry out {
purpose which is strictly in accord will
the objects of its formation. See its
resolution.
The West Bellevue Farmers Ali.
ance, at Their regular meeting Aug. ESD
1881, passed the following resolution
; Resotued, that we pledge ourselves not
TO sell our cotton seed, Of the present
lncomrins crop for less than ten dollars
rer ton, and do most respectfully peti-
ton every subordinate union ia this
parish, and our parish union to adopt a
similar resolution, believing that it will
he better for US to pnt the seed upon
our lands than to take less than ten
dollars per ton.
LUCIUS DAVID,
". L. TRUMAN. President.
Secretary.
We wish right here, to say once for
all, to the Alliance that, we will cheer
fully publish any matters it may desire
TO have attention called to through the
medium of a Newspaper. if they be not
too lengthy, and prorided al,coys, they
be such as legitimateIy relate to it's pur-
poses as set forth in its constitution and
bylaws. OF this we must be the Judge.
1t has no better friend than ourseIf
Whilst as Individuals the members have
the perfect right to vote on all questions
as they see fit-we hold that as an or
gan'Sdt,on it has uone to bind its mem
hers IN any issue not expressly covered
by its constitution. Some one or more
persons, have endeayored to persuade
the Alliance that the DEMOCRAT is not
disposed to lend its columns in aid of
Its legitimate purposes. We will not |
characterize such conduct, because we
are determined to refrain uniformly,
from telling falsifiers they lie, but we
do respectfully request the Alliance to
put the question to the test, lust as
often as ii may deem it necessary. We
have no right to dictate to anyone how
he should vote on any question, but we
think We have as much right to do so
as any organization or, those who plo.
pose to use it.
Friends of the Alliance permit us to
repeat, what once we have already said
When you dance with bear keep your
eye on your partner.
Mrs. Mowitt has couched about the
same moral i'll her familiar little poem
beginning thus:
Walk into my parlor said the spider
% the fly"
We repeat it, cling to the declared
of your organization, avoid all
lde pretences,-let the politicians come
o you, if you wish to hold the balance
# power at the polls, but never go to a
hem, for, should you do so, they will s
Don have you grinding their axe, and h
cave you nothing to grind for your 8
elves
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04
A Pleasant Occasion

The st. Landry Lodge No. 4, A. 0. U
| W., gave their 9th anniversary entertain
ment at Vllesaca's restaurant in thi
place, last Monday night. The orde,
kindly invited the DEMOCRAT to bt
there. IN the person of its editor. The
Courier too was duly respected. The
ladies were on hand in proportionate
numbers. The guests were seateC
about o'clock. The table was taste.
fully spread, flowers Of the season were
appropriately distributed and togethe,
with the handsome, and beautiful
dresses aud coiffnres aud lovely faces OF
the ladies, presented magnificent
bouquet to the visions Of the Ancien,
Order, reslvIDg feelings indigenous to
the Eden of the heart.
The menu was varied, the claret fine
and abundant, and all were prepared to
suit fastidious tastes. Every one had
as much of enjoyment, as could we'll be
crowded into three hours Of indulgence.
But by far the most pleasing part of the
entertainment, were the post -prandial
speeches. The opening one being made
by Master Workman w. C. Perranlt
With head half foot behind a perpen
dicular, to preserve an eanipoise of
gravltatlon. he delivered welcoming
speech, giving a condensed history Of
the order in appropriate language, and
one which all were pleased with. He
was followed by DR.. V. X. Irion, whose
speech was appropriate, short, but ele-
CANT. Then our old fellow-townsman.
Claudius Mayo was called upon. He
managed to get poised on his pedals.
and to say that he was funny and hu,
mOrous-ls but to say that he was
himself.
The editor of the DEMOCRAT was next
called upon as the representative of the
Press. He did the best be could.
But how the subject theme did gang,
Let Others there determine
Perhaps 1t was tuneiess song,
Perhaps stupid sermon.
Lastly the Treasurer, Joseph Bloch
arose. he seemed at peace with all the
world "and the balance of mankind"
HIS fieart full OF charity and his face as
radiant as the sun. He gave a succinct
and lucid statement of his stewartsh,n.
followed by some suggestions to which
all listened with respectful attention.
A bumper was drank to the memory
Df departed member, the ipcorruptibIe
and able jurist now gone, Judge Geo. w.
Hudspeth. This was drank with heads |
bowed. Letters were read from some
prominent officers of distant Lodges of |
he order in which they expressed re-
grets that they We're not able to attend. |
Bumpers were drank to them, and all |
he guests went home pleased with the
The Lodge in this Mace
9 prospering and we hope it may CON
inue to do so. 1t is worthy and q
,oble fraternity. We are thankful for
he courtesy shown the Press in this
,lace.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04
MARRIED.

HENRY w. JACKSON to Miss MOLL1E
G. RHoRER, both of Avoyelles, La, a,
| the Methodist E. Church, in Bunkie
La, on Wednesday, Sept. "a, 1890, by
| the Rev. j. E. benson of Washington
| La.
After the celebration of the marriage,
the handsome couple returned with
some particular friends to the residence
of the brides mother and step father,
Mr.. Henry Leckie, on Bayou Beuf a
short distance above Eola, where some
very nice things were provided and
partaken of. The attendance at the
church was large and composed of the
very best elements of society, from
there and the surrounding sections.
The whole affair was elegant, and in
good taste.
Thus happily launchd on the high tide of
In the sacred relation of husband and
wife,
May the ocean be calm and the brcezcs set
fair,
And the voyage be made in good health,
and no care.
In Opelousas, on the 30th Sept, 1890,
at the residence OF the brides parents,
by the Rev. Father Noise, Miss BESSIE
LEWIS to DR.. j. P. SAIzAN.
May the journey of their lives be made
cheerful by mutual love, and their union
be crowned with happiness.
Alexandria, La, papers please copy.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04

The people will soon be brought to q
sadly realizing sense of the insufficiency
Of the Leyee fund, by having to pay in.
creased taxes. Those of the Atchafaa-
va basin and Pontclartrain Levee Dis
trict are already demursing TO increased
tax for levee purposes. They are hold
ing meetings-passiug resolutions full
of laundering denunciations and de-
claring their determination to fight it
0b QUO.
The law is the first legitimate birth,
resulting from the marital union, of
Wilfull Deception with Anti-Lottery.
The couple are yet young and there is
no telling how numerous their mon
strous offspring may be.
Three or four new levee districts have
been created, aud we predict that music
will be heard ia all the low lands before
the tax collectors make their next set
Elements.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04
Who are Creoles /?

1hIs name has given rise to some
amusing anecdotes. While at college
some years ago, our good old landlady
had the President of the college and
some other congenial spirits to dine
with her. She was an Octogenarian
herself-had been politely educated in
Virginia, her native state, and before
her eyes became dimmed by time-was
lady of general reading. The con-
versatlon turned upon the Creoles. The
President seemed no better informed
than "old Hunt g., as VIC endear-
lngty called her. At certain point in
the conversation, we ventured to saw
we were u creole.
Nothing could have shocked the COM
pany more. She laid her fork down.
aud looking towards US with an air of
ntfer amazement, calculated are vou q
Creoteg We assured her that snch was
The tact She was actually astounded
for moment-the President and Others
at the table paused and all sat with
their eyes fixed upon us. She at last
spoke out with emphatic utterance,
which very clearly Indicated feeling
OF mingled Indignation and astonish-
ment. "Why! Mr.. C, ever since Won
have boarded with ME, have believed
you were achite man." and you now
tell me you are Creole
We at once discovered that our an
nouncement had greatly offended the
ancestral and personal pride of our ven
cradle hostess, as well as that of her
guests. Realizing the sudden embar-
rassment of the party, we proceeded to
explain.
"Why Aunt, l am a ,chite man, Yon
possibly may not understand the term
Creole, as we of Louisiana do. Its sig
is somewhat dependent on |
locality. In Louisiana we believe it TO |
be Spanish word, 4Criollo, and it is |
there generally applied to all the ua-
tives of the State. Among the better
informed classes it is not so applied. 1t
is more accurate to say that the term
was originally used to designate the
direct descendants Of Parents of foreign
birth, born in Louisiana. 1t applied
and still applies to the inhabitants of
Spanish America, South America, the
West Indies and Mauritius.
All children born OF parents, not pa
ives of those States, are generally
'aIled Creoles. In some places the
whites were not so called, in others all
we're. 1t is true it is used in some
to designate persons of mixed
blood parentage, and it is probable that
he error of spposing all ,cho are called
;reoles are colored, had its origin in
hat fact. Aunt C. and the President
It the college, seemed much relieved
" the explanation, and promptly apo
oglzed. The incident gave rise to a
'earty laugh, and all ended well.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04

1t gives us pleasure to note the fact
that Mrs. Nj. NJ. Hayes has secured the
services of Miss Alice Latour as her
music teacher for the present session.
~Miss Latour's reputation as an accom-
plished musician is too well established
iD our community to require any enco-
miums~from us, and we can only con-
gratulate Mrs. Hayes on her wise selec-
tion. We also learn that Mrs. Hayes
has made arrangements to give month
~ "Soir6es Mnsicales" at her seminary
where the finest class of vocal and ms
trumental music will be executed, Civ
ing the parents of children at her school
an opportunity to note their progress in
music as well os an opportunity to the
public generally to hear good music
and enjoy social gathering. We much
admire Mrs. Hayes progressive spirit
and look forward to many enjoyable
Evenings.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-10-04
The Attitude Of the Democratic Partv

We have never been one OF those who
protessed to believe that the Demo
cratic party has never changed it's is
sues. A glance at the history of our
country for the last forty five years
in all that regards its party struggles,
must satisfy any candid man that great
changes have taken place. But one
principle has remained such as it was
when the machinery of the Government
WAS first set in motion.
We allude to the asserted doctrine of
STATES RIGHTS. Although it was great
stumbling block to several of the great
est minds of the Colonial era, and re-
manned so to the most of them, even
after the adoption of the Federal Con-
sttutlon, it never found any formulated
expression before the Kentucky and
Virginia resolutions of 179S-9 Ever
since that time, it has been adhered to
by the original Republican democratic
party and by the democratic party with
fidelity. Many Of tie leading Whigs
were equally devoted to it. 1t was in
conformity to that doctrine that the
Southern states seeded from the Uuion.
1t WAS for it they fought. 1t still ami
mates the great democratic party as a
party. Such being the history
OF the doctrine, such the attitude of the
national patty, it is astounding to real
ze the fact that we have INTELLIGENT
men among us, who claim to be ,Jefer- |
'on'dn Democrats, and who are clamor.
ng to ignore and despise it, for the sake |
'f the success of mere hobby, in n
single parish of State.
If this means of success were coptined
o an expedient purely local, some .x-
use might be found in the uncontrol-
bile ardor of party feeling. But fo1
action to trample on the traditions and
rystallzed principles of tie party to
which they profess to belong, by going
yer to the enemy, and melting it to
ervent and prostitute the legitimate
overs OF Government, is astounding.
Such democracy, is like a counterfeit
DIN, 1t has not the genuine ring.
VIII dabblers in politics never learn
lat the State Constitutions contain
othing but catalogues of limitations,
and divisions of power9
he Federal Constitution spre eminent
so constructed. 1t is a tau of limitations
Hd nothing more. Why practically ig
ore this fact, and so act as to virtually
,move all of them 2