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The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12
Peoples Party Platform.

/. We demand national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, is
sued by the general government
only, a full legal tender for all debt
public and private, and that with
out the use of banking corpora
tions; ajust, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the
people, at a tax not exceeding 2 per
cent, be provided, as set forth in
the sub-treasury plan of the Farm
ers' Alliance, or some better system
also by payments in discharge OF
it's obligations for public improve
ments.
a. We demand free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l.
b. We demand that the amount
Of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 rer
capita.
C. We demand a graduated in
come tax.
d. We believe that the money
of the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands OF
the people, and hence we demand
that all State and national revenue
shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government, eco
nOmically and honestly administer
ed.
c. We demand that postal saw
ings banks be established by the
government for the safe deposit OF
the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
2. Transportation being a means
of exchange and public necessity,
the government should own and
operate the railroads in the inter
est of the people.
a. The telegraph and telephone,
like the post Office system, being a
necessity for the transportation OF
news, should be owned and opera
ted by the government IN the in
terest of the people.
8. The land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not be ponopoli7ed for spec
ulative purposes, and alien owner
ship of land should be prohibited.
All land now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of
their actual needs, and all lands
now owned by aliens, should be re-
claimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12
Reform Press Of Louisiana.

TIE COMRADE. Winfield, La.
B. w. Bailey, Editor.
PRoGREssIvE AGF, Ruston, La.
w, W. Mcclure. Editor.
LOUISIANA PoPULIsT, Natchitcohes, La.
NJ. +. Machen, Editor.
ALLIANCE FARMER, Homer. La.
w. c. Flynt, Editor.
ALLIANCE FORUM, West Monroe, La.
l.. w. Beard, Editor.
BATTLE FLAG, Robeline, La.
J. A. Tetts, Editor.
LAKESIDE REVIEW. Lakeside, La.
c. +. q n. l.. Miller, Editors.
The ISSUE, New Orleans, La.
j. Il. Cameron, Editor
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12
s3S,685, 90s, ,9O4

S3S, 6S5, sos, 904
This is pretty snug little sum
for one Democratic bill, but hold
on; We find that on the third day
of November, 1898, this same SEN
ator, Jno. M. Palmer, of Illinois,
introduced senate bill 1852, which
proposes that the government shall
appropropriate S64, 900, 900 to deep
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

vi MI. w neeler nau Deen capaDl
and had taken the pains to inform
himself, he would have found tha
these bills introduced by Populist:
did not call for a single dollar o.
taxation, but on the other hanC
proposed a plan for relieving tn,
people of the burdens of taxation
that have been heaped upon then
by Democrats and Republicans fol
the last thirty years. The Popu.
list platform demand that our cir.
culating medium shall be increased
to $50 per capita. The bills intro
duced by Populists were intended
to accomplish this object by the
free coinage of silver and gold at
the ratio of Is to /, and the issue
of legal tender grcenbacks. The
passage of one or two of these
bills would have accomplished this
and at once done away with the
necessity for the passage of the
other bills. Mr.. Wheeler well
knows, if he knows anything, that
the Populist party has never advo-
Gated or demanded that our cur
rency should be increased to more
than $50 per capita. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury claims that
we now have about S25 per capita
in circulation. The Populists de-
mand that this amount shall be in
creased to $50 per capita about
the amount we had in circulation
in 1850, which would require that
silver be coined and legal tender
greenbacks be issued to the amount
of 81, $50. 100000. The bills in
troduced by Populist Congressman
referred to by Mr.. Wheeler only
contemplated the issue of the
above amount instead of the S35.-
300, 100000 as conceived only by
the shriveled brain of Mr.. Wheel
er. These old mossback politicians
realize the fact that they are total
y unable to depend on their own
-reacherous records, and meet the
POpulists in the discussion of the
living issues of the day, hence they
ire circulating this imaginary and
foolish twaddle, called a speech by
Joseph Wheeler of Alabama.
Lately quite a number of people
nave written us, asking us to send
hem the bills introduced by our
oopulist Congressman. Endeavor-
ng to comply with this request,
We applied to the Clerk of the
House Document room at the Cap
tol, and he informed us that the
lies had been exhausted. They
AVE been taken out by the Demo-
ratio and Republican Congress
nen to use on the stump in ridicu-
ing and slandering our party in
heir usual way. Failing to find
ny Populists bills on file, con- J
luded to investigate the files of
he bills introduced by the two old
,arties, and behold l found some
hing rich. The S35, 900, 900 which
Ir. Wheeler claims for the Popu-
ist bills is not in it at all. 1t is |
lot a drop in the bucket when COM
jared with the amount proposed to
'e appropriated by the thousands
f bills introduced by Democrats
nd Republicans.
During the sd and 53rd Con-
.resses the Democrats and Repub-
leans introduced something over
5000 bills. The record shows
hat more than half of these bills
allied for appropriations. With
mt knowing what amount any par
icular bill called for, we selected
he numbers of eight bills from the
Document rooms of the House and
'enate. This was impartially done
D ascertain the average appropria-
ion called for by the $4,000 or
,ore hills introduced by Demo-
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

l.. II. Dill NO. 0Jl-DN Nc
Gam OF Illinois Dem. ..... 1 900 OOC
II. X. Bill No. 6715-By Grain
of Texas Dem m)...... go 0OC
H. X. Bill No. 1172-By Stall
ings of Alabama Dem. -. 80 600
II. II. Bill No 4728-By Hicks
of Pennsylvania rep. ..... 100 900
Total called for by eight
bills above. ve.........s4 2I0 539
Divide this amount by s, and we
have the average TO he S526,317 ,35.
Multiply this amount by 1900,
the number of bills introduced
calling for appropriations, and we
have IS, ,S42, ,l25,550 Every dollar
of this enormous amount would
have to be taxed from the people
to build public buildings, clean out
creeks and rivers, and pay claims
of various kinds. We then trans
ferred our investigations to the
senate side for awhile and we found
it richer and richer. On the 18th
day Of April. 1894, we find that
that venerable old Democratic SEN
ator from Illinois, John NJ. Palmer,
introduced senate bill No. 1917.
which provides as follows:
First. That the government shall
loan to the people at , per cent in
terest three-fourths of the value of
all the real estate.
Second. That the government
shall loan to the people at 2 per
cent interest on one-half the mar
ket value of all the wheat, corn,
oats, rye, barley, hops, rice, cot
ton, hemp. jute, tobacco, open
kettle sugar, and sugar house mo-
lasses, or the drippings from sugar,
all kinds of nuts, pinders, castor
beans, indigo, olive oil, coffee, and
all kinds of dried fruit.
Third. That the government shall
loan to the people of Incorporated
cities, towns, and villages at 2 per
cent interest for sewerage and
other sanitary work, 500 per capi-
ia for their voting population.
Fourth. That the government
shall loan to the railroad corpora
tions three-fourths of the value of
all their property at the rate of 2
per cent interest in order to cheap
en- railroad transportation. etc.
Fifth. That the government shall
offer a reward of $3.50 for the
best plan of sewerage and water
supply.
Sixth. That the government |
shall purchase all the gold and sill
yer in the United States each year.
Seventh. That the number of |
Justices of the Supreme Court of |
the United States shall be increas-
ed to thirteen.
Eight. That the government
shall have all this money printed at
the bureau of printing and engrav-
ing at Washington, ID. c., and that
it shall be fiat money and a legal
tender for all debts, both public
and private.
When the provisions of this bill
are all figured out, it shows that
the following amounts would have
to be printed and loaned to the
people
First Three-fourths If Real Estate
(Statis. Abst.l J.. 49,. s29, ,65S, ,4OS, 249
Second. One-half all
farm products men,
toned LAG. r.. .... S54,698,475
Third. 800 per capi-
ia to voters of towns
and cities. .. 364. 713, 400
Fourth. Three-fourths
of value of all rail-
road property. ..... 7,701, 726, $50
Fifth. For sewerage
and water supply
plan (Reward). - $4,000
Sixth. Gold and silver
each year mined. LOG. .697, 900
Sarapfh Eour morn
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

the merchant and other classes.
We say and say unhesitatingly that
for many years the farmers have
been making sacrifices of home
comforts for themselves and fami-
lies and carrying all they have made
except a bare living to the mer
chant.
Of course the merchant did not
bring about the hard times any
more than the farmers did, but the
farmers have felt the squeeze and
have been trying to remedy the
evil by the ballot box. and as the
interest of the farmer and mer-
chant are mutual, and Us the mer-
chant can not stand after the far
mer falls. it is certainly strange
that the merchants can not or will
not see their interest. This is a
reasonable business proposition and
one that is worth the serious CON
sideration of every business man
in this country. The farmer is
now in the last throes of his agony.
The other professionssDf the coun-
try know the cause ofAthis deplor
able condition and it does seem
that if they had no sympathy for
the farmer they should consider
their own interest and join with the
farmer to save the country. I'm
less we get sure and speedy relief
this country is ruined. What
next ! A season of unheard of
crime, with the United States army
in possession of every State in the
Union, then death to the Republi-
can government and the birth of
despOtism. We as farmers feel
that we are making last appeal to
you TO hold us up. VIII you do
it! If not, recollect that you too
must 90, and it is only a question
of time.
The United States is fast follow
ing in the footsteps of other fallen
nations. 1t is time to wake up and
right about face and fall in line.
Don't wait for some Congressman
to come around and tell you what
he has done, but ask him to tell
you what he has not done.
The Democrats have been IN con-
troll of the entire government for
nearly two years and have done
nothing to lift the heavy burdens
from off the country, and now
have the audacity and gall to ask
the people to send them back in
order that they may sink the coun-
try deeper into poverty and crime.
Now let us come together and
vote for our homes and families.
Don't say you can not sacrifice
your dear Democratic principles.
Think what we farmers have sac
rificed for several years in order
that we might pay our accounts to
you, with our produce that was
shrinking in value.
Now in order that you and we may
both prosper, can't yom afford to
sacrifice the sentiment of party |
feeling when that party is sinking
both of us! No honest man can
be so near sighted, that claims to
have two eyes and reads and docs
his own thinking, but what will
say something is wrong. Yes,
says one the government is in bad |
shape but we must correct it in the |
Democratic party. Well, let us
see about that ; if you hire me to
work for you and sell your goods,
put the money in my pocket and
go to Europe for my health till the
time comes for a new contract |
when i come around and tell you
what great things had done would
you hire me again. No, you say. |
You say that is a different thing
entirely, that is business. Well |
don't you think it is matter of
business to see that your wives and
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

en- the channel of the Mississippi
and other rivers.
Going little further we find
that Senator Morgan of Alabama,
has introduced the Nicaragua Ca
nal bill calling for 800, 100000.
l.. f. Livingston Of Georgia, in
troduced ii. X. Bill No. S577 call
ing for an issue of $40 per capita
annually, which would he -. 800
100000 annually, or S2S, 534 900,
900 for ten years. Mr.. Miller of
Wisconsin, on February 14th. 1893,
introduced II. Il. Bill calling for
about SIS. 1000. .000,0 900.
Then comes the Pacific railroad
bill which proposes to re-loan these
roads at ? per cent per annum.
Sl20, 900, 900. the amount they are
now due the government.
Let III now reclpitulate and see
how the two old parties compare
with the Populists when it comes
to introducing bills.
First. $4,000 bills introduced by the
Democrats and Republicans during the
52nd and 50 Congresses. 81, S42, 12j, $50
Senate Bill No. 1917
BY Palmer OF Illinois. s3s, ,6S5 90S, 904
Nicaragua Bill-By Nor
gan of Alabama. . 100, 900, 600
ii. X. Bill No. S571-By
Livingston of Georgia. % j34, 600, 600
ii. r. Bill No. 1O49S-By
Miller of Wisconsin. -. %. .466, ,000. 900
Pacific railroad Bill. ... 10000. 600
S1O1. 74s, OS4. 454
A great many of the bills intro
duced by the Populists were intro
duccd by request, but Mr.. Wheel
er did not mention this fact. He
also included the 52nd and 53 con-
crosses. Therefore in order to be
placed on equal footing with the
Democrats and Republicans we are
compelled to do likewise: that is,
include all bills introduced in the
52nd and 53rd congresses, also to
make no distinction between those
bills introduced by request, and
those prepared by Democrats and
Republicans themselves. This is
the only way we can be placed on
equal footing. Some Democrats
and Republicans will say, that these
bills we object TO or hold up for
ridicule were introduced by request.
Perhaps this is true to some extent,
but they ought TO remember that
they did not make any distinction
in the bills prepared by Populists,
and those introduced by request.
In preparing the above state
ments, we have been as conserva-
tive as we could, and be consistent
with the facts. We have guessed
at nothing, but have relied upon
the records of the government for
every thing.
j. Ii. TURNER,
Secretary, National Peoples Party |
Committee.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

H. r. Bill No. 397-By Nc
Gam OF Illinois Dem. ... 900 900
II. r. Bill No. 6715-By Grain
of Texas Dem .......... go 900
III. II. Bill No. 1172-By Stall
ings of Alabama DEM go. 80 600
II. II. Bill No. 4723-By Hicks
of Pennsylvania rep ..... 100 600
Total pallaJ for b,- oi,,lt
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-12

Total called for by eight
bills above. ............s4 2lO 539
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SHARES SOLD.
The total sales OF stocks today were l6s,-
1868 shares, including; American Sugar.
"a 900: Burlington. 9. 300: Chicago Gas. TO-
TOO: Distiiling. IL. 200: General Electric,
1880: National Lead. 500: National
Cordags, 3 loo: New England. L. 800; Rock
Island, $500, ST. Paul, li.soo; Western
Union. 30.
Hops-Quiet.
Pig iron-Duii: American &i70iSN.
Copper-Qulst; Lake. 81 50 asked.
Lead-Qalet: domestic, $3.50.
Tin--Easie-; Straits, $40 50 asked plates,
firm.
spelssr--Easy: domestic, &375 asked.
coFFxE.
CofYse-Options onened dull at from
points down to points advance. rallied 10
e6 20 points, chiefly on advance at Havrs,
and closed firm At ioef9a points net sd-
vance. Sales 1900 hays. including April,
sie 10; May al $ie iotaia ID. June. Is s59
1868: August, sisas, September. si5d
ialo; December, sii40. Spot cotiee-Rlo.
steady; Ne. :. i55.r; mid. steady; Cor
dova. 49,. 1i9tae. Sales yesterday, $500
hags, No. : Hat bean sold a, baltimore a.
1-i.c. Warehouse deliveries yesterday.
SAB bags: New York stock today. To-. oon
bags. afiost for the United States. 92.0t0
bags: total visible for the United States,
So, $50 bags. against last year. ga, so bags
Rio--Market ffm: No. :. Rio le. 500;
exchange, 99sd; receipts o,ooo bags; stock,
i66, ooo bags.
Santos Market quiet; good average
Santos nominal, No quotations; receipts.
none stock. ~, 100 bags.
London-Markes quiet; prices un-
changed.
Hamh urg-Marks. steady; sales, II, 600
bags: prices I'd x pig higher.
Uavre -- MarAeE steady. Sales, IL. coo
bags Prices :. TO II higher.
SUGAR
Sugar--Easier: fair refining, 2'ae; cen
trifugal. aS test Csc. Sales, three car
goes centrifugal. al test. II 2ssc Refined.
quiet; No. $. Slses3 Ills.
pgY soops MARKET.
The demand in ali brands Of COM
mission trade Was on light scale
As result Of rainsiorra. Good sales were
received. however. through filing OF
previoas orders tor all descriptions OF
soods Wide sAeetings moved fairy well
and stocks were in good shape. Brown
aud hirarhed eoftoas we're IN moderate re-
quest as were printed fabrics. There v as
20 special inquiry in any direction, a.
though there sas fairly large buyers in the
market for al kinds
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Wheat. 10 cars. corn. 80 cars: oats, $50
cars: hogs 8 .001 head.
Whess-Cash. sf5xc, Mar, S1r<c.
Corn-Cash. 56Tse: Nay, 377& a57Tse-
Osts-taah, 30sse; Nay. size. Ssptsm-
bsr. 351xc.
EryK NfocK.
Csttis-Receipis. il.0U head. Market
acfive, at i5g2Dc higher: prime 10 extra
Others. tx354a -, fexans, a009a6O
Hog Receipts. n 900 head MARKET
opened l0c higher and closed about like
yesterday; rougn heavv. 81 2Iz4 IS: pack
err and MIXED. 4-7nQ4 10: Erime heavy
and brichers' weights. s. ExS490. assorted
light "a. sAtAsa
sheep aad iambs-Receipts. 500 head
Markst active 10 l5c higher: top sheep,
A8; top lambs. 4.u0455i
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SAN FRANCISCO MARKxrs.
STATE on TRADE

STATE or TRADE
/ eAs FRANCISCO. April 4.-Tho receipts
vegetables this morning include 767
Dcxes asparagus. 5i6 boxes rhubarb. @
1e1es cucumbers. 30 sacks onions, 20i
yncks peas, 81 sacks new potatoes. The
|4otsto market 10 dull and weak and onions
fsmer.
No Strawberries came in this morning.
Oranges and apples are in light demand.
Lines a shade firmer.
The butter and egg market continues
weak, and cheese in lower.
fair demand prevails for poultry, with
Nceipts more moderate.
Produce receipts-Fiour. Quarter sacks.
n,ass; wheat, centsls, 1900; barley, CEN
sass. i.ssI; beans. sacks, 1850; potatoes.
aeks. i.1ts: onions, sacks. 2ot;; bran, sacks,
BREADsrUrFs AND GRAINS.
The directors of the Produce Exchange
lead meeting this afternoon To CONSIDER
we resignation Of President Laumeister.
@ndered because OF the directors recent
9uon IN hxing an arbitrary marginal
Msne to Nav wheat. No action was taken
mi no effort will DO made TO induce Lau-
4 nsssef To reconsider. by unanimous
sc:e the directors fixed at 81. Is the sna rgi-
"a vs'ue of December wheat. which op-
non had advanced today to $i.l6.
fiour-Ne quote: Net cash prices
mf iamiiy extras. si25ax3 IS Per barrel.
axes extras. $3i56a25. supernne,
"heat-For shipping purposes. desira-
N wheat Is worth a2tatIeSc per GENITAL
soeofding to quality. but there is no de-
nsad for the article. as exporters have
sooat enough to meet present engage
aens. For call board purposes wheat
VA Will pass inspection will bring 81 To
/ Ng's. In milling descriptions there is
ae heavy trading. though prices keep
cn;al.
j baFley-Nolume of business in the regu-
w way IL somewhat small, though in the
spesniatise market there is considerable
aaa.ng. The feeling was not as frm and
sehhdent 50 Yesterday and prices ware less
asaay. We quote: Feed. s2s4efs3asc per
Wasal for fair 10 good quality, soe1sei.c
- cenisi Tor choice bright, brewing, ga
" per GENITAL.
Hsaion. while prospects have favorable
saliook for increased business, with posi-
~ some Improvement in prices Wa
/ r.: Milling. siesi. 10; surprise, N.i7is
80; fancy feed, sLi2isGsLia: good To
saa'es, slo91sI lilo: poor 10 fair, soat5c,
sAs. soeGeSI ~: red. $i.ooes 10: gray.
1Giee per GENITAL
FINANCIAL
rm,a'is-on sight New York. rer 500.
Sterling bil!s-on London. 6o-day hank.
Silver bsrs-Per ounce, es,sssssse
Asxlcan aollars-aS 81 5ii.e.
4 MINNIE. xrorxx
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BOSTON sroCk kxCHANcE
CHICAGO Ers.


CHICAGO. April 4--Wheas shot up with
A rush today, advancing cents and clos
Ing -, cents higher for May. Crop dam
are reports caused the bulge, and despite
the heavy selling Of Partridge and ksai-
man. Who poured out several million bush
els. MAY closed only =. 81 ecat FROM the
tor. The trading was unusually heavy.
FOR some tine in the sariy part Of the ses-
sion i, vas . NJ after Of uncertainty whether
whea. or reSk ~ould furnish the sensation
af the aay. Wheat IN ade the most sefss-
,ians. advance. eas pork ma6e an aarsnse
az n cents at ore tine sn4 with 81 cents al
that held % the end. Corn aud bats we're
dun. sas arna, each gaining about y Of
ce2I.
Estimated receipts tos tenoxrs1--
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ssrxsEAroLIs rLoU. xARKEr.

MfssEAPoLis. April A--The Nortasestern
Aii1<v says: Flour ground last week by
Minneapolis mills vas i6e SIS barrels,
against LIZ. $50 barrels the week before and
i63. 200 barrsls for the corresponding time
in 1888. 4 good deal more Hour vas sold
last week than for some time. Thu sales
Of the week probably aggregate ~ 90
barress- About the usual proportion Of
export orders were booked. The niils 1t
Superior and Duluth ground 81, .5S barrels
of -four last week compared with ~. go
barrels the week before and q. 752 barrels
in shs corresponding week Of 1853 The
market shows no sign Of improvement
Foreign business 10 very quiet, practically
no -four having been worked for export
since the bulge in wheat last week.
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IH1 been changed into . deficit Of over
Sl1.000 GOD IN fs5. The report caused :
selling movement Of large proportions.
which resulted In break in the CON-
panys shares Of 81 per cent, at which
only y was recovered at the eiose. The
general market opsned weak and . shade
lover than the closing priess Of yesser.
day. Dissillsns. aftsr N advance Of =.
vas sod down H pr cent on Chicago
orders, bassd On reports that the attorney
general would tomorrow render decision
against the company. The shares closed
y shove the bottom figures. Missouri
Pacific reacted y ia the early dealings On
iiquidatirg sales. bat later recovered. and
on buying reported to be for the Gould
party, rose iss per cent. subsequently re-
acted y and closed as rally Of y. y be-
low yesteruay's final sales. ST. Paul Vas
sold by London and the local srssers in
the opening dealings. bat receded only y
later. recovering u and selling OF i. The
speculation WAS heavy IN tone durinx the
first hour. but between II O'Clock and noon
WAS fairly firm IT higher figures mp to l
O'Clock. A period Of depression followed
the losses. however. being merely frac-
tionai. and WAS succeeded by . good mar
ket, which lasted TO the delivery hour.
From that time 10 the close the tendency
was downward and the final trading WAS
heavy.
The bond market vss fairly stssdy IN
the early dealings, but in the later trad
Ing became heavy in sympathy with
the stock speculation and closed weak. :
Government bonds. urn.
State bonds, inactive.
Petroseum-Sssady: Pennsylvania oil
sales, none; April option ssles, none:
closed szsSc bid. Lima oil sales, none.
FINANCIAL.
Money-on call. easy At 1 per cent: last
loan and closed per cent Prime msr-
camille paper. 305K per cent. Sssri ne
exchange. firm, with actual business ~
bankers bills at &4.esH94 ssh: de-
mand. at 4.s7N@4 s-,1 for sixtv DAYS
Posted rates. $4ss9slsstx; commercial
bills. As62i osH. silver certificates. 6is4e.