The Louisiana populist., 1895-09-27

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forth to SOW certain kind Of seed.
And when he soweth it he goeth
fishing.
Aud while he fished aud drank beer
the seed grew and multiplied.
But there came up among the good
seed those that wanted to tear 1t up
by the roots.
But the master said, wait until the
harvest time and it shall be separated.
lest in cutting down the bad ye de-
stroy some OF the good.
And it was So
And this is the parable of the sower.
In 1895 | sowed the gold standard
seed in the Democratic party,
And Bland and Holman and many
there were that sought to destroy
the gold standard seed.
And | suffered them until the cleo
tion came, and they were weeded out,
root and branch.
And rejoiced and went a-fshing.
Again my kingdom is like unto a
net that was cast into the sea. and
SduS III every hiuu VI non,
Which. when it was full. they drew
to the shore and selected such as they
wanted and cast the others away.
And when his disciples drank an
other glass OF beer and wondered.
Grover said:
The net is the platform which we
adopted at Chicago in 1892;
And we cast it out all over the land.
And it caught them ''gwine and
comm"
The free silverites and the gold
bugs;
The high tariffites and the free
traders;
The national bankers and the anti
national bankers;
The home rulers and the federal
lists;
The trusts and the people whom
the trusts robbed;
The corporations and those whom
the corporations oppressed.
And when the election was over we
gathered unto Us the cuckoos, and
the trusts and corporations and the
wealthy.
And we spat unto the rabble.
And ignored the people.
And the rich and mighty rejoiced,
for they reaped where they had not
sown.
And there are many tares, or kick
ers, but we will try and keep them in
the net.
And yet again my kingdom is like
unto a man who summoned his kins-
men around him;
And promised them il they would
make him their ruler and pay tribute
to him he would give them q measure
OF honey which when they ate it
would make them wise, happy and
prosperous.
And they did it.
And when each man received his
measure, and went home he found it
was gall. and very bitter;
Except certain who had influence
and riches and power among their
brethren;
Their measures were filled with
honey OF the sweetest flavor.
And there went up a great cry of
discomfort.
Then the ruler sent for those whose
measures were filled with honey;
And they came as one man.
And the ruler inquired OF them, why
doth the people complaint?
And the wisemen who had received
the measures OF honey answered him
and said:
Because of the gall thou gavest
them,
And the ruler was troubled for he
had not honey for all.
And he said unto them that had re-
ceived honey: Go out into the by
ways, and unto the uttermost parts OF
my kingdom.
And tell the people it is not gall
that gavest them, but sweet, nice
honey.
And If they only have confidence
it will taste sweeter when they eat it.
And the wise men did as they were
commanded.
And many of the people did eat and
were filled.
And although they made sour faces,
they said it was sweet.
And the wise men and the ruler
prospered.
And the wise men were called
cuckoOs.
And when Grover had thus spake
his disciples marveled, insomuch that
they forgot to drink another glass OF
beer.
And when Grover saw that they
we're astonished and did not drink
their beer. he knew they did not un-
derstand the parable.
And he said: Oh, We OF wonderful
paunches, but small understanding,
how long shall suffer you?
Perceive ye not the parable?
The ruler is myself.
The honey is the Offices which l
have given to you.
The gall Is our cheek and The