The Louisiana populist., 1895-12-13
HURTS THEIR FEELINGS.

The Foster organs over the State
are very much hurt over the fact
that the Republicans have agreed
to support the Populist ticket in
the approaching State election.
The Baton Rouge Truth(O and
our own Enterprise are exceeding
ly sore about it, but it should be
remembered that they are also dis
pleased with any other opposition
to Foster and they are wise in
such displeasure for such opposi-
tion threatens to knock over the
pie-counter at which they are fat
tening.
The only thing for which we can
blame them, is contradicting them
selves in their own papers and
thus bringing disrepute upon the
profession to which we belong.
Our Enterprise kindly donates
over 8 columns to our party last
week, one-half of which is given
to the telegraphic report of our
Alexandria Conference. This re-
port, thanks to the instructions of
the Picayune to its correspondents,
is very fair one, and but for the
want of space we should have pub
lished same in this paper so VIC
are thankful to the Enterprise for
that part of its space.
But the column editorial COM
ment thereon is stultifying to high
minded journalism. 1t starts out
by saying cit will be observed
that as result of that conference,
a fusion between the two parties
has been affected (effected) for the
purpose of division of the State
and local Offices"
Now we do not believe that any
fair-minded person who under
stands common English, will sob
serve" any ''fusion'' or any ''com-
bination" whatever from the print
ed report of the result of that con-
ference. Here is the report Of the
Daily Picayune as printed in the
Enterprise, and it, squarely con-
tradicts the Enterprises editorial,
quoted above:
"At this conference held to-day, 1t was
decided that the popullsts would, at
their State convention, to be held early
in January, name such State ticket as
viii, meet the approval of all elements
in the State opposed to Fosterism. The
personnel of such ticket was not con-
sidered, but is to be left to future ac-
tions. The campaign committee Of the
populists has concluded to call the
State convention of the party at Alex
andria on Jan. s next, the Republican
State convention will doubtless be call
ed q few days later in January. The
populists will name the State ticket at
their convention. ard the Republicans
will name q State ticket at their con-
vention there will be no Endorsement
by either party Of the other ticket"
This part of the report was au-
thenticated by both the Republi-
cans and the Popublists, and gives
no evidence of fusion or of COM
bination. The Republicans sim
ply offer to support our ticket
when named, in order to rid the
State of Fosterism, and to save
more than half the people of the
State from Acknowledgement.
The Baton Rouge Truth, though
very sore over the prospect of
losing its soft job, disputes the
Enterprise by saying: ''The State
ticket is to be made up of Popu-
lists who are to be supported by
the Republican party. This much
has leaked out from the meeting
held behind closed doors last
week."
The Republican party has sim
ply decided to stop playing second
fiddle to the Democratic party in
this State. Strengthened and in a
purified by the addition
of large element of white peo-
pie from the Democratic ranks, it
desires by supporting the Peoples
party, the only distinctively white
party in the State, to overthrow
the era of fraud and ballot thiev-