The Progress., 1893-03-18
FROM WOOL HAT, "


Au uDilp lnl' y ''''r -
roster. 2nl, ki,led til" Lottery, 3rd,
hurled th,marlycs.
Tho first two of the'' accusations
,o correct and have b"eu fully ven.
a ed The last one IA false.
Tho farmers have never buried
b mselv sn>r have th'y b ell nur'e@
y the aciiun Of the one man power
Joui,inna. neither have they heen
laced upon the ''raoimG board but
bre vet alive aud moro vigorous and
Hote,miuod in their tight for reform
gainsi the bosses cf Louisiana, tring
kulcl. than they hRy"cy"r been.
No donbt the hcuchmun OF his OK
tellpncy are praying for the early
Hroming Of the day wlon the Farmers
n prpanization will be disorganlzed
Ilisbanded and be thing of the past
Aud it's members who we're formerly
slayes Of the political bosses will
again be forced to fall IN line bar
bng their backs to the political lash
of the partisan leaders
These self same farmers who ar
now derlded as idiots and lunatics
for their effort to call "A halt aud re
turn 10 the first principles 81 Domoc
racv. were once careasingly called the
back bone Of the Democratic party
/ And when il became essential 10 gam
Democratic victory, this pnrt OF the
A. omy Of the Democratic party wa
stiff enough TO always gain the day
and perch the old bosses IN honored
and lucrative places. But now since
the farmers have been read out oi
the Democratic party, or at least az
attempt of that kind made 10y mil
ority of the Foster faction OF the
4 Democratic party, and what is left
il mere handful of Office seeking
politicians. Nothing more.
These modern prophets who are pro
nouncing the doom of the farmer
organization, and too after their votes
had placed them in comfortable reach
Of the State crib, show their appreci-
alton 10y vilifying aud ostracising tn.
men who had elevated tnem 10y then
suffrage. Even Gov. Foster in his
speech before the Alliance caucus ol
Dec. II. 1891, said: Fellow citizens
of the Alliance Caucus Of Louisiana
I had no idea of being put IN this po-
sition. but say to you emphatically
that ! would never have
never accepted this posi-
ton. IL I should not have It ten
dered me by this body. tApplause
| recognize in this caucus the bcn'
and sinew Of the Democratic party o
this State. aud assure you that
will always recognize in this body
that il is by their vote that am /,
be elected. and will always be fount
guarding their interests" (ProlongeC
applause.)
After all of these boueyed promise'
he shows his high appreciation %
the farmers valuable and indispcnsi
BILE services in electing him governor
OF the great State of Louisiaua, b,
completely ignoring their claims t'
public patronage in sixty days aftel
he was comfortably seated in Che
gubernatorial chair.
The farmers now fully understand
the position they occupy with the
present administration. and they have
no recourse. except to remembe
them faithfully in the future. II,
the lihe Of policy adopted by the ad
mimic ration towards the Alliance ha
proveh their enmity towards the or
panization. and all their venomou
TRADE made upon them IL simply be
cause they would not indorse IN tot'
this modern class rule principles o
the so called Democratic party. vii
venture TO say that nine-tenths Of tn
farmers Of Louisiana were born q
Democratic parentagc, nurtured u.
the milk Of Democracy, with the i'm
mortal principles of Thos. jefferson
instilled in their hearts fiom earl.
boyhood, and who have never dew
ated from their early training. AM
instead of leaving the Democrats
party the Democratic party has LEI
them. The principles advocated h.
the farmers are the bed rock princi
pies Of Jefrersonian Democracy.
For thirty wears the farmers bein,