The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1894-08-31

to the possibility of the dominance
Of the Confederate Brigadier, there
has grown up a mOneyed power
through combinations of capital
and Aggregation of speculative in.
tereSt, that threatens To enthrOne a
power more detrimental to the
southern people than carpet-bag
government, and more injurious to
the northern and western producer
than the much feared Confederate
Brigadier power. While the eyes
of the people have been watching
their imaginary enemies, the trait.
Ors In both sections have banded
themselves together to deliver over
to the money power every vestage
of the wealth that can be stripped
from the people through corporate
taxation, usury, speculation, tariff
and currency contraction. Through
excessive railroad tariffs the cream
of the farmers products is taken
for transporting the balance.
Through the national bank monOp-
oily, usury has put its clutches on
the homes and farms of the people.
Through speculation the products
of the farms are sold, and their
prices fixed before the farmer has
the seed in the ground. Through
currency contraction, the cost of
money is carried so high that the
products of labor do not bring half
the price they should, and thereby
the debtors of our nation are rob-
bed by bad methods for the benefit
of creditors.
All these evils are matters sub-
ject for legislation, and ii is the
duty Of the voter who has any in
tcrest in the welfare of the people
to do all in his power to rectify
these matters, by casting his vote
for man or party pledged to labor
for the abolition of the evils that
we have pointed out. The Peoples
party stands pledged to work to
reform the abuses that we have
named, and we point with pride to
the good work done by the men,
bers of the Peoples party, who
have made a record in the House
and in the U. S. Senate. They
have stood untlinchingly by the
principles they were chosen to rep.
resent. How is it with the Demo-
cratic party or the Republicans.
The abuses of power we most COM
plain Of were inaugurated during
the time the Republicans had CON-
plete control of the government,
but since the Democrats have had
an influence they have made no eff
fort to repeal the bad laws. Our
people trusted them upon their
pledges of reform, in case they
were given a chance. They have
failed to carry out a single impOr-
tant pledge. They promised us
full and unlimited free coinage Of
silver, but gave us demonetization
instead. They promised us more
money through State banks of is
sue, but refused to remove the 10
per cent tax on State banks of is
sue. They promised to give us
tariff reform-and some of their or
ators almost promised absolute free
trade, but they gave us "BiIl Nc
Kinly junior" instead, in fact they
have given US to understand that
the people are not the ones they are
working for anyway, but for the
corporations, such as the sugar
trust, and the railroad corporations,
as well as the manufacturers of the
east. We ask yOu in all candor
can you further go with a party
that only asks your vote for the
purpose of getting your consent
to draw the salaries and work for
the money power. Can you longer
submit to having your vote endorse
the broken pledges of party you
have served during all your man.
hood. The Peoples party on all
the questions that the Democratic