The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-09-17
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CA>sIUS VI CLAY DESCRIBES A POWER
GREATER THAN rAi:Tl POLITICS.

Hon. Cassius VI. Clay, of Kentucky,
was stopping at ,Ie Bulnet House for
some DAYS, and as the distinguished
ex-minister to Russia has been one of
the rather prominent ~personages OF the
land, some of his views Oh some prom
inent subjects may not be altogether
without interest. He was ole of the
striking personalities of the lobby and
dining-room. No one sees him but
what the inquiry Is instantly made:
'.Who is he y Mr.. Clay is an ideal of
your fine, hale old country gentleman,
a nan of large individuality, but at
the same time a perfect Chesterfield.
He is large and rotund and his head is
covered with a splendid crown of white
hair, which falls down over his brow
and seems to be reaching for his eyes,
and his beard is also completely white,
covering the entire face, giving him
al appearance at once striking and
leOnine.
II am away past go" said Mr.. Clay,
"and | am going to live to a hundred.
There is bo reason why a man whose
habits of life are correct and who has a
good constitution shouldn't live to
that age"
1t IS very evident that Mr.. Clay
doesn't train with any of the political
factions of the day, unless it is the
peoples party. He has ii grievance
and doesn't mind telling what it Is.
..Cassius NJ. Clay and the people
against the robbers and monopolists,
and | will go into revolution and suffer
m%artyrdom for the cause If need be-"
said he with great yehemeDce, his
1eonine name shaking and his tine eye
flaming.
None of the candidates are free.
They are all alike, their cause is not
THEN own, they are all slaves to a high
Ell master, and Railroad is king. THIS
G. untry Is practically owned and dom
mated by the railroads, and their power
is frightened every day, and we cannot
help ourselves. Q, yes, ne can, but |
suppose the time hasn't come yet.
But they will keep on in their grasping
fo: domain and power until there will
be an uprising and a revolution, and it
will be the people against the railroads,
and when the people rise up something
else has to go down.
"Why, the railroads control our mar
kets as well as our politics. | raise
stock, cattle and hogs, aud as fine as
any in the world, but | can't get any
price for them or any market for them,
except just what the railroads will al
low me. That is the whole truth with
out any exaggeration, and the farmers
and growers all know it. | had some
fine hogs recently that WANTED to sell
and had to keep them several days over
time and every days feeding them wal
a loss TO me, but they waited their OWL
good time and then came. We'll, what
did l want?' said | wanted 6 cents
Oh, no, they couldn't think of that
Then | said for them to take the hog
away and give me a check for wha
they pleased, as | knew there was NJ
use arguing about it, as they would
have their W price oDy way. The.
gave me Al cents.
1.-The railroads control everything il
this country. They control president
and elections, Congress and every ram
ifcation of politics, and dictate til
ferns upon which all business shall b
done.n-CincinRati Times-Star.