The Louisiana populist., 1895-07-12


shouts over PROSTATE columns OF the
disorgsnized, discouraged, demoral7
lied foe? God grant that our every
man may be ablaze with the fire OF |
patriotism, devoted to the truth, filled |
with fidelity to his cause and COM
panions, and as fixed as the stars in
his unalterable determination to look
for victory only in the ranks of his
own party.
But have word to say to the sill
yer Democrats. am not a prophet.
and yet see, as clearly as a prophet.
that which is to come to you. BE on
your guard. Your destruction is de-
creed, and naught but sleepless vigi-
lance and the honesty OF your own
convictions will or can save you, even
II these can, which is much to be
doubted. OF course l am talking to
the common people, the laborers. the
producers. The politician, the wire
worker, the place hunter, the SELF
constituted leader can and will take
care of themselves. They are they
who mislead the people and ruin the
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it is to them speak.
The coming political contest OF 1896
will be more virulent, acrimonious
and desperate than any heretofore
witnessed. The gold power is deter
mined. It's mind is made up. In it
there will be no change. 1t has made
up its mind to win the fight and cou-
troll the destinies OF the country. no
matter at what cost of treasure, aye,
and OF blood. What cares it for the
people? What is it to the brazen
power whether the people eat or
starve, are warm or cold, live or die?
There are gradations in that power.
1t has jesuitic system. deliberate
method and deeply planed policy. 1t
bends or breaks those it assaults.
The gold power owns and controls the
national banks. The national banks,
as a rule subordinate the merchants OF
the towns and cities, while the people
universally are in debt to the mer-
chants. Now watch the movement.
The gold power orders the banks; the
banks request the merchants, and the
merchants solicit their debtors to
pursue one line OF action, and
what is that? Yes. what is
that? 1t is this: To permit
the gold power advocates to
capture the primaries and the con-
ventions, and thus enable that power
to declare its views as to the princi-
pies of the party. To this end the
order, the request and the solicitation.
If necessary, will 60 to the extent
that the banker. the merchant, and
the debtor, must go into the primar-
les, and the conventions, and work to
accomplish the designated purposes.
Thus it was worked in the last pri.
maries and state conventions. The
gold power let the silver men have
the offices but it took for its share
the declarations OF principles
In the state convention there
was more than $50 majority OF dele
; gates in favor of free silver, but the
gold standard delegates succeeded IL
, their aim. True the candidates wht
were nominated were sometimes OF
the platform, sometimes under 1T
: sometimes jumping on and of, bu
they were gold power candidates ant
silver men voted for them. just ge
a collar on silver Democrat and that
all that is necessary to make him per
form like a trick mule in circus o.
a cinnamon bear mastered by a Dag
tramp. l say this more in sorrow ant
grief than in blame and criticism
= The Democratic party. the masses. tn
!, people of the party, not the ringmas
ters, wanted free silver platform AM
: got a gold standard one. So it will b
I again unless you in time detect tn
fraud and prevent it. The way to d.
. so is to consort with those OF your owl
kind. Sheep don't run with wolves
: : or if they do the wolves do the eatinI
. and the sheep furnish the banquet. .
. word to the wise ought to be sufficient
= but it may be that silver Democrat
% like to be fooled. All right. But lie
= me tell you one thing, the Populist
= are not going with you to be sacrifice
:, on the golden altar. They have bt
= fore this been made to hew wood an
- draw water by false gods to them. The
!, have learned better. If you ar
!. joined to your clay idols, 60 and 81
Eour dirt. You can have it all, fc
]. the Populist from principle is goin
= to stay on his platform, fight fro
y there and not be the dupe of any SUI
porter OF two-faced party.
10 The Populists to-day hold the ba
NJ ance of power against the administr
% tion views on the money question, ar
Il IL combination becomes necessary
70 defeat the gold power, then let the
~ act as party and not as individual
Us In union there is strength. Divisit
Ia is destruction.
20 Populists desire to save the COUNT
70 from revolution and offer the only s
er luton Of the present impending crisi
oe w. M. Walton in Southern Mercur
it
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