The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-26

this result she must bring about
a dissension in the United States
that would force the masses through
the advice and influence of leaders
(who did not face bullets to kill
each other. This, of course, was
a terrible foundation upon which
to build the money aristocracy of
America, but it must be had, the
debt must be created, and it was.
Hardly had the smoke of battle
cleared away when we see the tools
of these conspirators (the patriots
having die6 rapidly fastening the
shackles of slavery upon the peo-
pie of this country. These shy
locks had already failed ION account
of that grand old patriot Abraham
Lincoln) to create the bonded in
debtedness of the United States
as the war progressed, but the
money (greenbacks) issued to carry
on the war was still extant, and
made the people prosperous. This
vast amount of money must be
funded and put into interest bear
ing bonds, hence this second act of
English legislation.
Starvation, raggedness, death,
idleness and prostitution has been
rife in the United States as a re-
suit of this Legislation. The peo-
pie have in some instances feebly
resisted these expressions, but up
to date the hired tools of these En-
glish money lords have succeeded
in keeping the people divided and
fighting each other over old war is
sues, negro domination in the
South, and above all the tariff
question, while these shylocks have
persistently and effectively continu-
ed to rob the people by shrink
age in value of property and pro-
duce. The tariff question is never
intended to be settled so long as it
will remain a successful subterfuge
to deceive the people, the only alb
solute evidence that the people
have as to their condition, is that
this shrinkage of value has continu-
ed since 1865. This they know to
be a fact, and during this time we
have had low tariff and high tariff,
and yet the shrinkage continues.
The solution is not to be found out
side of the financial issue, and this
will not be done until the people
see their interest and unite. The
strike has been tried, but the for
eigner is permitted to keep an ar
my of hired thugs to shoot down
the laborer who was contending for
his rights, and when the hired pri-
vate army of these shylocks were
found insufficient, the United States
army was. put at their command,
and innocent women and children
shot down for no other reason than
that they were in the scramble for
work or bread. The English mon
ey power has absolute control over
the people of this country, and
they now use the United States
army to subjugate American citi-
zens, something that they have
failed to do with their own army
after two unsuccessful attempts.
Can you, my countrymen, look
these conditions in the face and re-
main unmoveda Can you contem-
plate the sad reality of the near fu-
ture that these conditions must
evidently bring about, and at the
same time not rise beyond and
above that old party sentiments
You have been trying that for
years, and have continued to grow
worse; will you perpetuate' your
miserable condition that must end
in povery, ignorance and homeless
ness for you and your own.
These things are held up plainly
before you for your inspection and
action, you had better act no,c.
You can not help seeing them.