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The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19
The Populist Campaign.

The great throng that gathered
to greet the populist speakers Sat
urday night gives significant illus
tration of the strength which that
movement has gained in Chicago.
Significant, too. was the enthusi-
asm manifested for Mr.. Debs. who
even in defeat, holds the confidence
and affection of the wageWorking
class as only sincere and upright
man could. 1t is daily becoming
more evident that-as the Times
predicted at the outset-the Pull
man strike and boycott has been a
priceless boon to the cause of labor
in that it has set wageworkers to
thinking for themselves and to
breaking away from the ties of
purely partisan politics. 1t show
ed the futility of a strike under ex-
isting conditions. showed, too, how
easily the privileged corporations,
who make always the hardest task
masters. can bring the powerful
enginery of the national govern
ment to their aid. If there had
been any doubt that in Chicago at
least the wageworkers are alive to
the situation and propose to allevi-
ate it. not by the aid of the strike
and boycott but with their ballots,
the meetings Saturday night would
have set it at rest.
New occasions have brought new
duties. The ancient function of a
labor union must now be supple
mented and amplified by provid-
ing for political action of its men,
bers in their mutual interest. There
are many who decry this, who urge
incessently that the unions keep
out of politics, but they are men,
as a rule, of the Sort who would
suppress the unions altogether if
they could. 1t is impossible for
the clear-sighted student of indus
trial affairs not to discern that un-
less wageworkers seize the power
which lies ready to their hands
they will be hopelessly outclassed
in their contest for livelihood.
Whether it is through the action
of the peoples party that the mass
es will wrest back from the classes
some of the rights they have lost,
or whether the democracy will
have wisdom enough to break away
from plutocratic alliances and ac-
cept the trust of guarding faith
fully the peoples rights, is yet to
be seen. Certainly, however, the
now started in Chicago,
and, indeed, throughout the nation,
will not stop until the government
shall be made in fact one of the
people, by the people, and for the
people.-Chicago Times.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19
Reform Press OF Louisiana.

THE CoMRADE. Winfield, La.
B. w. Bailey, Editor.
PROGRESSIVE AGE, Ruston, La.
W. w. Mcclure. Editor.
LOUISIANA PoPULIsT, Natchitoohes. 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. Tets, Editor.
LAKESIDE REVIEW, Lakeside, La.
c. f. & n. l.. Miller, Editors.
THE ISSUE, New Orleans, La.
J. B. Cameron, Editor.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19

The Democratic tariff bill has
become a law, and the price Of
wheat Immediately went down sew.
eral cents bushel. The Republi-
cans were dead sure wheat would
go UP with the Repeal of the Sher-
man bill and the Democrats were
equally as positive that wheat
would 60 up when they revised
the tariff.-News, Leeds, n. Oak,
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19

Gann OF Illinois DEM .... 4 900 OOC
Ii. r. Bill No. G715-By Grain
of Texas Dem. ........ 60 00O
II. II. Bill No. 1172-By Stall
ings of Alabama Dem. so 600
H. X. Bill No 472S-By Hicks
of Pennsylvania (Rep)... 100 0OC
Total called for by eight
bills above "a 2I0 go
Divide this amount by s. and we
have the average to be S526,317. 80.
Multiply this amount by 1900,
the number of bills introduced
calling for appropriations, and we
have Sc, ,S42, 125, $50. 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 11rh
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 2 per cent in
terest hree-fOurths of the value Of
all the real estate.
Second. That the government
shall loan to the people at . 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 tbree-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 reward of $4,000 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 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 Il Real Estate
(Statis. Abst J. -. S29, COS, 40S, ,249
Second. One-half all
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19

The Peoples party of New York
City nominated Monday full tick
ct with DIR. James McCallum for
mayor.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19

Hard times and poor crops, hail
storms or drOuth doesn't seriously
effect the high-salaried official, but
the poor chap that pays the taxes
catches it every time. No wonder
the crop OF candidates is always
good.-Chicago Express.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19
ct. II. I Z KNER.
Secretary, National Peoples Party
Committee.

The yearly income of W. w.
Astor is $4,000, 900 or S22,377 a
day John ID. Rockefeller's yearly
income is S7,601, ,259. his daily
tribute S20,S53. Jay Gould's es-
tate draws S4,040,O 900 yearly from
the living workers. Cornelius
Yanderbilt's yearly tribute is ST.
0lS, 900. w. II. Vanderbuilt's s
yearly revenue is 13, ,795, 900 or
$50, 1897 per day. Now what is this
but monarchy, despotlsm, robbery {.
A dead man commanding the liv-
ing to pay his posterity S11, ,06S a
day. or S4,040,000 a year world
without end. And the American
people have become so accustomed
to paying this tribute at the dicta-
ton of dead men and the useless
living, the class who do nothing eX-
cept to invest and increase their in
comes, that but a small part of
them comprehend that there is any
injustice in it. Our people would
be aroused if a monachy were pro-
posed. Yet pay princely revenues
to useless citizens and bind their
children of all generations to sup
port and extend the monopoly dy-
nasties.-The Wealth Maker, Lin
coin, Neb.
The Louisiana populist., 1894-10-19

now due the government.
Let us now recapitulate 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
Send and 53 Congresses. So, ,Si2, 12J SO
Senate Bill No. 1917
BY Palmer of Illinois. s3S, 6S5. 90S. 90i
Nicaragua Bill-By Nor
gan of Alabama ...... 100, 900. 600
H. r. Bill No 'S577-By
Livingston OF Georgia. 2S,53i, 900, 600
H. r. Bill No 10i9S- by
Miller of Wisconsin. -. 27466, 900, 900
Pacific railroad Bill. . 120, 900 900
SOL, AS. 034. 454
A great many of the bills intro
duced by the Populists were intro
duced by request, but Mr.. Wheel
er did not mention this fact. He
also included the 52nd and 53 con-
gresses. Therefore in order to he
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 he consistent
with the facts. We have guessed
at nothing, but have relied upon
the records of the government for
every thing.
j. III. TURNER.
Secretary, National Peoples Party
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
The secret Of Success.

To be truly successful, man must be
able to rise after failure. The general
whose campaign is commenced amid a
series of disasters, but who, neverthe-
less, by repairing his mistakes, concen-
trating his forces and watching his OPP
portunities, carries triumph out of de-
feat is the truly great captain. The
statesman or orator whose maiden eff
fort was covered with confusion and
ridicule, but who resolves-in spite, or
rather because of this-that he will force
his opponents to hear and to respect
him shows that he is great man. The
ability and the readiness to learn from
failure is the secret of success.
The man who has only an eye for diff
fculties will not succeed. When Howe
was appointed commander in chief in
the Mediterranean, question concern
ing him was asked in parliament. to
which Lord Hawke, then first lord of
the admiralty, replied: Il advised his
majesty to make the appointment. l
have tried my Lord Howe on important
occasions. He never asked me how he
was to execute any service, but always
went and did it. "-Scribner's Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

Well, then, know that did not cure
your chimney of smoking; simply
stopped making it smoke. There is a
shade of difference between these two
things. My room was then under the
roof. l had only to put out my hand
to check the draft by placing some
thing, no matter what, over the fue-
plate, for example. 1t was your
fault, too; ever since the world was
made cruel fathers have forced lovers
to carry off their daughters by strata
gem. l did as every one else; inn
provised little comedy. My excuse is
that Valentine helped me. 1t was she
who commissioned the concierge to rep
resent me as the greatest chimney
builder of the vicinity. Forgive us
both, and console yourself by thinking
that it is fate which SO rules, for Il q
who love each other must succeed in
their plans-that is law. When
prudent marriage is happy, it is the ex-
ception which proves the rule So, then,
my son, born this morning, is rich.
Be sure that he will fall madly in love
with an honorable but poor girl Only
he will not have the pleasure of playing
trick on me- declare to you in adj
vance that l will give him this maiden
without a cent, certain as | am that, if
| did not give her to him-he would
take her. Romance.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

A notable example is furnished by the
city of Berlin, in the interests of public
health in its treatment of water by ar
tificial publication, the present system
being, as stated, the result of extensive
experiments for Is years past. 1t seems
that the attempt was first made to es-
tablish plan of natural filtration by
digging deep wells near the river and
lakes from which water was obtained,
and allowing the water to drain through
the soil from the source of supply to the
wells, from which it was then pumped
to the city reservoirs, but this plan was
abandoned on the fact being demon
strated that the water thus supplied re-
manned impure. Artificial filtration
was consequently substituted, the water
being filtered through sand, a large
number of filter basins meeting this re-
quirement. They are covered by roofs
of stone, earth and sod, in order to pre-
vent atmospheric contamination and the
formation of ice in cold weather as
we'll as to facilitate the frequent re-
movals of those impurities which gath
or upon the surface of the sand. The
careful examinations of the water con-
stantly made by official experts show
that, while there is small reduction in
the quantity of organic matter in the
filtered water, the important fact also
appears that there is a retention of solid
impurities and of large percentage of
bacteria. New York Tribune.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
The Law of the Jungle.

The law of the jungle, which never
orders anything without reason. for
bids every beast to eat man except when
he is killing to show his children how
to kill, and then he must hunt outside
the hunting grounds of his pack or
tribe. The real reason for this is that
man killing means, sooner or later, the
arrival of white men on elephants, with
guns, and hundreds of brown men with
gongs and rockets and torches. Then
everybody in the jungle suffers. The
reason the beasts give among them
selves is that man is the weakest and
most defenseless Of all living things,
and it is unsportsmanlike to touch him.
They say, too-and it is true-that man
eaters become NANCY and lose their
teeth Rudyard Kipling in st. Mich
Olas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
A Troublesome Word.

How much better it would be if the
past tense of the verb read could be
changed to red. The verb read would
then form the past tense (red) analogous
~ with the verb lead, and that tense,
as in the case of led, would then be
spelled as it is pronounced, red. When
person is reading aloud and comes to
the word read, he is often unable to tell
whether it should be pronounced reed
or red and after mispronouncing it read
when it should be pronounced red, or
vice versa, he is obliged, after getting
into the midst of a sentence, to go back
and set himself right. Take, for exam
pie, the following sentence, and nobody
can tell, when he reaches the word read,
whether it is to be pronounced reed or
red "Those who read Sir Walter Scott S
novel of Edward Waverley when it
first appeared did not know by whom it
was written. In this example read is
to be pronounced red, but nobody would
know this till reaching a subsequent
part of the sentence, and the reader is
just as apt to mispronounce it reed as
to give it the correct pronunciation of
red. In the sentence given as an eX-
ample the reader learns soon after pass
ing the word read how it should be pro-
nounced, but in many cases one has to
proceed quite distance after reaching
the word before the context shows how
it should be pronounced. Boston Tran
script.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

The fact is well known that mix
ture OF tungsten with steel imparts to
the latter so great degree Of hardness
that it readily scratches glass and
quartz. Recent investigations have
thrown light upon this somewhat re-
markable phenomenon-th that is, def
initely crystallized compound of iron
and tungsten is announced as having
lately been discovered, the crystals be-
ing so hard as to be capable Of scratch
ing topaz. Tungsten is brittle white
metal, almost as heavy as gold, and the
crystals formed by its combination with
iron, in the proportion of one atom of
iron to two of tungsten, are silver gray
and very brilliant. The conclusion ar
rived at by experts in this line is that,
on tungsten being alloyed with steel,
some of the compound just described is
formed in the mass, thereby producing
the remarkable increase in the hardness
of steel and adding to its usefulness. wv
New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
The Real David Crockett.

Mrs. Ibbie Gordon of GAINESVILLE,
Tex, vino was born in 1905, was once
introduced to David Crockett. Describ-
ing the incident, she says: 1T was in
the winter of 1884, not long after
Crockett had been defeated for congress
in Tennessee. We heard that Crockett
had crossed Red river, and fearing that
he might not come through GAINESVILLE,
but keep on the old Trammell trail, we
intended to meet him. Jane Latimer,
then a girl of 1S, rode behind me, and
Betsy Latimer followed on pony. We
overlook Crockett and his party at the
house of Edward Deem, about four miles
from GAINESVILLE. 1t was early in the
morning, and when Mrs. Deem saw us
she said, Mrs. Clark, what in the name
of God brings you here at this time of
the day?' My horse brought me-,
answered, and then | told her | wanted
some breakfast. We went into the
house, and a friend, who had known
Crockett in Tennessee, introduced us.
Crockett was dressed like a gentleman
and not as a backwoodsman. He did
not wear a coonskin cap. 1t has always
Disguised me to read these accounts OF
Crockett that characterize him as an
ignorant backwoodsman. Neither in
dress, conversation nor bearing could
he have created the impression that he
was ignorant or uncouth. He was a
man of wide practical information and
was dignifed and entertaining. His
language was about as good as any we
hear nowadays Galveston News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
Counterfeit Coins.

Within the last few years numbers OF
forgeries of extremely rare coins in the
British museum and in private collec-
tions have been sold by auction in Lon
don. So good is their execution that 1t
seems probable that means have been
devised for casting steel dies on plaster
casts.or of hardening electrotype dies.
The manufacture of rare siege pieces, I"
carried on in one of our midland towns,
shows far lower amount of skill.
When genuine but defaoed coins are
restruck with new impressions, it is
very difficult to discover the fraud.
Some genuine ancient coins are surfrap-
PEGS in this manner-as, for instance,
whole class of Jewish coins which are
struck on Roman silver denarii. But
when the image and superscription Of
William Ill can be discerned underly-
ing the device on a rare crown piece Of
Elizabeth the question Of its authentic
ity is soon solved. -Longman's Maya
zine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

Some explosives, such as dynamite,
nitroglycerol, gun cotton, pierre acid
and the new German military powder,
when simply heated, burn quietly il
freely exposed, or, if confined explode
only at the spot where heat is applied,
without the whole mass taking part in
the explosion. According to II. Blitz,
this is probably because they are bad
conductors of their own explosive wave.
If, however, the same substances are
subjected to a violent shock by the ex-
plosion in their midst Of initial charges
Of mercury illuminate, the shock appar-
emily affects all the molecules Of the ex-
plosive at once, and the whole mass of
the latter explodes with "A violence that
Is enormous and destructive. Journal
of Commerce.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
ohewlnr enm ANA nral ae Msr.

An English woman has made dis
covery which she communicates to a
magazine as follows; Il wonder how
it is we know nothing of the wonderful
America chewing gum as a remedy
against seasickness. The other day,
when crossing the terrible silver streak,
an American lady kindly offered me a
piece which she had obtained in New
York. 1t was of wafery looking CON
sistency, favored with pepsin, and it
carried me safely over from Dover to
Calais with perfect comfort.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

Writing Of the slight cyclone Of Nov.
Z, the London Daily Chronicle said,
I'VE imagine that to nobody will this
revulsion he more welcome than to Mr..
Cleveland, who has long been anxious
to escape from the thrall Of Tammany. )"
This must be what the late Artemus
Ward called sark. The editor Of
The Chronicle, however, was level head
ed when he added that Mr.. Cleveland
had contributed to the result.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

Al tell you, year ago, we had 70
degrees of frost in Berlin
B-Why, that isn't worth talking
about; here in Dresden we have had as
much as 80 degrees.
A-Thirty degrees2 Nonsensei
Bits perfectly correct-15 in the
New Town and 10 in the Old Town.
Humoristisches.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
BABY.

Little robe Of snowy hue,
Daintily embroidered, too,
Softest garments all in white,
Greet the baby's wond ring sight.
Every stitch hope enfolds,
Which the loving mother holds.
Fen the flmy lace unfurls
Threads of love in tiny pearls.
Other loves are deep and true,
But mothers, ever new,
Keeps its luster burning bright
Fed from fountains of delight.
Thus her loving care provides
And each infant footstep guides,
Watchful, lest the tender feet,
Straying, might some pitfalls meet.
Baby's eyes-ah, we forgot
Say, hast ever been thy lot,
Gazing in those depths, to see
Mirrored there reproof for thee7
M. Ellen Smith in Minneapolis Housekeeper
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20

II seems that some 1870, 600 persons
commit suicide yearly. When one
realizes how large is the number of per-
sons who are tired Of life, it seems
doubly strange that so few of ones own
enemies should be among them. Mil
waukee Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-20
What is

Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic 1t is harmless substitute
for Paregoric Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL
1t Pleasant. guarantee is thirty years by
Millions destroys Worms and aays
feverishness CastOra prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Diarrhea Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and hatuency.
CastOria assimilates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels giving healthy and natural Sleep Cas-
toria the Chidrens Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
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rUcurRroNRAILROAD.

Leave Mount Holly TOR Tuckerton 9.26 a. M,
AM u. m, daily except Sunday. Beach
Haven, 4.52 p. Nj; no connections IN morn
llgs. -. Q AZ n
Leave Beach Haven for Tuckerton, o.40 a.
M, daily except sunday, ana 40 p IN. on
Saturdays only.
Leave Tnckerton for Beach Haven, $50 p m.
daily except sunday, ana o2O u. III. on noh-
days.
Leave Beach Haven for Mount Holly, o.4o a.
nl daily except sunday.
Leave Tuckerton Tor Mount Holly, Jus a. H-'
32Up m, daily except sunday
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