The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19
Take Courage.

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abused by the subsidized press and
speakers of the country, and had
it not been born of the spirit that
is to rule this American people in
the future, it must long since have
succumbed to the effect of the vii
lainous falsehoods that have been
hurled at it. But not so; like all
other revolutions it is never to 90
backward, but onward and finally
accomplish the good work intend
ed for it in the beginning. And like
all other revolutions that have
been successful in the redemption
of nations, it started among the
class of people that are not seek
ing Office, therefore it is not sus-
ceptible of the charge of Office
seeking. 1t started where all Op-
position to oppression starts, among
the oppressed masses. Where else
could it have started! Who arises
in their manhood to defend the
country against a foreign enemy! {!
The common masses, who as a rule
know nothing but honesty and pu-
rity of purpose. The masses.
And to the masses must all
countries look for healthy
government. The most prominent
men of both old parties are recog-
nizing this fact, and are fast throw
ing off the bond of allegience to
the old parties whose days of use
fuluess they feel is over, and hon
estly casting their powerful intelli-
gence with the masses of the peo-
pie in this great reform movement.
AS a matter of course, these men
are doing so after investigation and
conviction that such move is right,
and there is no better evidence than
the fact that they always give in
vincible and unanswerable argu-
ment in support of their action.
This class of men was, Of cOulse,
slow to move without investiga-
tion-this was right, and adds
greatly to their standing as men of
thought and intelligence, and the
fact that they have come speaks
volumes in their favor, as men who
have the courage of their convic-
tions. When they decided that
such course was right they dared
to face all the opprobious epithets
that could be hurled at them by the
two old parties, and they to-day,
are bright, shining lights in the es-
timation of all men who love truth,
justice and honor. Judge Lyman
Trumbun in speech at Chicago,
on the 9th of October, told the
people in very plain words why he
had left the Democratic party, and
he also told them that it behooved
every man in this country to put
his shoulder to the wheel and save
this country from the certain doom
that now overshadows it. He told
them that the prevailing conditions
were brought about by Legislation
which both old parties had aided
in bringing about, and that neither
old party would ever attempt to
overthrow the money power that is
now driving the people into slave
ry as fast as possible.
And in Denver, Cox, on October
IL, Alfred Skeels, secretary, and A.
H. Flood, Treasurer, of the Re-
publican league, resigned their po-
sitions and severed their connec-
tions with the Republican party,
because the national Republican
party did not favor the free coin
age of silver. Let us say to our
friends chat the leaven is working,
and it will not do to falter by the
wayside, but come out to the polls
and vote for the Hon. B. w. Bal
ley, who is on the platform of the
party that is pledged to all the re-
forms demanded by the people.