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take the MESSENGER.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
For the PonILIsr.
When the Democratic Party
Died.


That venerable and time-tried party.
1t served uS faithfully and long;
But the ma'adicS t had been raising,
Were getting rancid and wrong.
We could recommend it with pleasure.
And point to its record with pride;
But monopoly got hold of its rudder-
All the good things in it died.
Its actions were upright and honest
Both during and after the war:
But the course it took before its death.
A decent man must abhor
Its leaders. like Andrew jackson.
Had retired or been called away:
Money sharks who would own our land.
Had the lines. and drove full sway
1t was deaf 10 the wants of the masses.
To the people it no longer would cling;
Its bankers had lei it to ruin
1t was run by the Syndicate Kings.
1t daily became weaker.
The reason. its Leaders would reveal
The rich man was growing richer.
From the poor man its Bosses did
steal.
No wonder it became thinner,
No wonder il met with defeat:
When it overrJde all courts of justice.
Crimes of theft by taxation did repeat.
1t could no longer keep us in serfdom.
The people had opened heir eyes;
If it had not have been for ballotbox
stuifing.
We'd have gwen them sudden
surprise.
The people became tired of such hoo
dooing,
Such they would not stlnd:
They met and adopted Il resolution.
That the Democratic pIrty wasn't
worth Il d-n.
They resolved not to have su"h.
Ii int want things run that way:
| And will come AMI east their tickets,
For the Pops next election day.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
Free silver.

Great preparations are being
made for the non-partisan silver
convention to be held in New Or
leans ON the 10th inst. Washing
ton Artillery Hall has been secur-
ed as the place Of meeting, which
indicates the size of the crowd ex-
pected.
The parishes all over the State
are responding with large delega-
tons of able, representative men.
Old Natchitochcs will have a
rousing meeting next Saturday, at
which delegates will be elected and
the campaign for free silver inaug-
urated.
AS this is a non-partisan fight on
one of the planks of our platform,
populsts should take a hearty in
terest therein.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
An Anti-MOnOpIy Platform.

BY all means make a one-plank
money platform Then the Dem
Ocratic party will make a similar
platform and the Peoples party
will repeat the folly of the old
greenback movemcnt-die as it
ought to. Demand the public
ownership of money, of railroads,
of telegraph, of all alien held land
and the initiative and ref ,rendum,
and dare the old parties to follow.
Necessity demands these things.
Fighting for them, though defeat
ed, is better than such success as a
free coinage party would give.
The people must be taught the
danger to their liberties that these
gigantic monopolies are building.
There are always men in every
party who will sacrifice principle
for success. Every true Populist
will see that none but true men are
allowed to 90 to the convention.
Neglect the primaries and sill, or
Doodle, yes, even the gold boodle
will do the rest for You. Let the
reform press sound the tocsin of
alarm. There is going to be a big
struggle to make the Peoples par
ty tail piece to the Democracy.
The Republican party will he the
gold party, the Democratic party
will be the silver party ION paper }
Let the Peoples party be the anti
monopoly party. If it isn't it
don't deserve the suffrage of the
poor millions who are being ground
into worse than serfdom by the
monopolies. The Coming Nation
expects to preach anti-monopoly
right along, platform or no plat
furm.-COming Nation.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
DIED.

Dear readers, think of Il home
made deSolate by the tyrant hani
of death; think of four little ones
made motherlcsS by the same
This is the sad condition in which
our friend A. \. Thompson and
bis children have been placed.
On the 2lst inst. the dread mon
ster death, from whom there is no
escape, entered this happy home
and claimed aS its victim the spirit
of Ellen Thompson. Only short
while before the spirit took its
flight she said to those in attend
ancc, that she was going home.
This is a happy thought and should
90 a long way toward consoIing
the grief-stricken relatives and
friends. Those that knew her :bcst
can testify of her love and christi
anitv. As a companion, mother,
neighbor and friend, she was spot
less: more devoted wife and love
ING mother could not be found.
We sorrow not as those that die
without hope, for we believe that
the testimony she left behind is
evidence of the reward that awaits
her. TO her aged father and moth
er. brothers and sisters, husband
and children, we extend our deep
est sympathy, realizing that it is
another unmistakablc evidence that
we all must soon follow.
\ FRIEND.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
FRIDAY, JUNE z, 1895.

Gen. j. III. Cosgrove is now
employed as general travelling cor
respondent and solicitor for that
great Daily, the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. Gen. Cosgrove
has a host of friends here and
elsewhere who will rejoice that he
is connected with a paper OF such
high character. Although the
Timcs-Democrat is a democratic
newspaper, yet on one point at
least, it is battling nobly for the
down-trodden masses. 1t is for
free silver at all times and under
all circumstances. Brim full OF
news, and staunch in the cause of
silver, we recommend it to such OF
our people as want early and good
news, as a reliable paper. The
cost of the weekly, TO be issued in
two parts, S pages each, is only
one silver dollar per year; daily,
including Sunday Sl2.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
why Should They DO IL:

Why should the cotton produ-
GERS of the South support the
Democratic party!
What has the Democratic party
done to benefit the cotton states.
The party has had both houses
of Congress and a President for
two years.
1t has therefore had a chance to
do something to remove the de-
preston, and relieve the cotton
producers.
Did it do a single act, pass one
solitary measure designed to relieve
business depression and start the
wheel to going round!
Though appealed to and peti-
toned, the Democratic congress
did nothing to drive the panic from
the land.
When the panic followed the de-
monetization of silver in 1873,
Congress, then largely republican,
passed the Bland Allison act, in
creased the circulation and partial
ly restored good times.
If the last Democratic Congress
had acted with the same wisdom,
the country would now be far on
the road to returning prosperity.
Instead of coming prosperity,
we have bank and business failures
all over the country, and declining
prices and increasing ranks of un-
employed.
Why, then, should the cotton
producers of the South cling to
the Democratic party. Do they
court poverty for themselves and
beggary for their children.
Do they favor the creation of d
gold debt that will keep the mex,
ten generations in bondage to the
money power! If they prefer thi:
condition to one of prosperity, ther
the cotton growers should keep OF
voting the Democratic ticket
Gainesville Outlook.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07

II is goldbug argument that
only eight million silver dollars
were coined prior to 1873. But
they don't say that that was all the
silver money that was coined, nor
do they tell why no more silver
dollars were coined. The reason
was that the metal was actually
worth three cents more than the
dollar, and they were at a premi-
um. That is, a silver dollar was
worth more than gold dollar.
At the same time over one hundred
million dollars in smaller coins was
minted. A dollar in small coins
contained less silver than was con-
tanned in silver dollar. The val
ne of silver when compared with a
large number of the necessities of
life has never fiuctuated as much
as gold. Lookout for all manner
of misrepresentation from the
goldbug press. The banks are in
the field to win, and they can only
do 1t through lying misrepresenta-
tions.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
CARTHAGE, La, May 26, %.

CARTILAGE, La. May 20. ID.
EDITOR POPULIST In my last
communication | spoke of the pro
liability of an over production of
corn, cotton, etc. That prediction
is now even better than then; so
far as corn is concerned it is SIM
ply fine. Cotton acreage is cut
down some % per cent, but Is very
good, though rather late. There
is a popular discomfort apparently
among the people, will it end in
the establishing of an Empire or
Kingdom on the ruins of our
Grand Republic. Now this Is not
at all impossible. JAY Gould was
in favor of such a government,
and in fact all the Plutes are either
secretly or openly in favor of such
a government. Now, Israel was Il
republic, prior to and including
Samuers administration. The peo-
pie requested Samuel to appoint Il
King over them; Tor rather the
politicians and leaders didD their
request grleved Samuel to do as
they desired, but first to warn the
people what a King would exact of
them. and what Il burden it would
he to have a King: but after all
the warnings of Samuel the people
said we will have King over us,
so we may be like other nations.
Samuel saw the mistake the people
were clamoring to make, but the
Lord said give them Il King, and
Samuel anointed Saul first King
over Israel. Now if this govern
ment goes from Il republic to an
empire it will he by the clamoring
of the plutcs mot the pcoplcJ. We
are drifting toward Il military des-
potism, and no mistake about it.
Thomas Jefferson said he was not
among those that feared the pco-
pie, that they formed the princi-
pie bulwark of the government.
Hold high the beacon light of libcr-
ty that our ship of State may sail
clear of IMPERIAL ROCKS.
Best wishes to POPUILsT.
OLD GUARD.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
The banks can buy the laws thu

The banks can buy the laws they
want.
The railroads can buy the laws
they want.
The express companies can buy
the laws they want.
The coal barons can buy the
laws they want.
The sugar trust can buy the laws
it wants.
The iron trust can buy the laws
it wants.
Any combination of men that
finds certain kind of law will be
of Use to it, giving it advantages
to make money out of the general
public, can buy that law. Our
statute books are nothing but a
record of such laws, all based on
plausible theories.
Only the general public, the
millions of ignorant, work-driyen
wagc-sIaves, have no voice in the
laws, because they do not know
what laws will benefit them, don't
know that laws have anything to
do with their condition. They
never make any demand for legis-
htion, they have no money to get
it if they did. They are mere vo-
ting cattle for the old party poll
ticians to ride into office, where
they can feather their nests by
means of-wcll, read the daily
press and Judge what the means
are. Out of their own mouths
they are convicted.-Coming Ma
ton.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07

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Address all communications to the BUSINESS
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Communications intended for publication should
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basket.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07

Suppose the democracy does de-
clare for free silver next year!
What else will it declare for. Still
more important, will it do the
things If elected which it promises
to get elected! "Ah, there's the
rub" as Hamlet would say. The
congress of '92 was elected to give
free silver. Did it do it! If an
other one is sent up for the same
purpose can it bc trusted! viii
Voorhees, be any more reliable in
'96 than he was in '93! Will BY
mum be more able to resist the pie
counter of that year than the one
that tempted him from the path of
duty in '94! Will there be no more
Carlisles to 90 into the cabinet as
free silver men and emerge gold
plated! Will the Turpies cease
from turpitudc! Will there be no
more Kilgores and Springers to
barter their souls for mess of
judgeship pottage! Will Cooper
refuse to be cooped up again with
a little chicken-broth! Will Crisp
bc any kinder in arranging com
mittees next time! In short will
the whole flock of cuckoos be sud-
denly transformed into eagles
Will the carriOn crow belle his ma
ture by not scenting his tainted
prey and will not the buzzard hast
en- to where the carcass lies! If
Benedict Arnold came back to earth
would he Immediately be reappoint-
ed general in the army! Would
Iscariot be reelected as disci-
pie! Would a president in posse
be as reliable as president in esse!
Would ante-election promises be
redeemed by post-election perform
ances! Will those who lied before
become suddenly truthful! Shall
the betrayers of silver be entrust-
eel with the duty of its deliver
ance! Can the leopard change its
spots! IF n man fool thee once" :"
says the old proyerb, ''shame on
HIM; if he fool the twice, shame on
thee" Is not this equally applica-
bic to associations of men in par
observation-disclosures.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
BicycIes TO be Taxed.

The Monroe News says: Obi
cycle owners will doubtless be dis
gruntled to learn that their wheels
are to he taxed. Mr.. X. w. Glen
don, Jr., assessor, is in receipt of
a letter from the State auditor in
reply to a communication sent to
the latter's Office, stating that bicy-
cles were property subject to taxa
ton same as live stock"
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
The Silver Party.

The Peoples party Is the only
straight silver party in existence.
Had it not been for the devoted,
unselfish labors, of its 1000 news
papers, 10000 orators, 1000, 900
voters, the cause of silver would
have been forever lost. During
all the time that we have made this
fight without a dollar of aid from
any source, except the contribu-
tions of the people, we have been
constantly opposed, ridiculed and
vilified by some of the men and or
CARNATIONS claiming to represent
the very essence of the silver cause.
While they have squanGered thou
sands of dollars in useless efforts,
they have, by adhering to the two
old parties, or trying to create a
new one. thus divided the silver
forces and been constant him
drancc TO our progress.
The mass of our voters are not
mine owners. They represent the
industrial classes, and have lost
more in one day by the demoneti-
Zation of silver than the mine
owners do in Il year. BY Senator
Jones estimate, the wheat growers
lose 500, 600, 900 Il year, the cot
ton planters S250, 900, 900 and the
wage workers, since 1873, enough
money to build and equip all the
railroads in the United States. We
will continue the battle for free
coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of Is to 1, without consent of
any foreign nation on earth, and
we extend fraternal greeting and
the warm hand of fellowship to
all who advocate the vital doctrines
of the Peoples party on the money
question, and invite them to join
with us in this great struggle, with
the full assurance that the Peoples
party fetters the conscience of no
human being, that we are simply
moving on educational lines until
we can all meet in 1896 and pre-
pare line of battle to meet the
enemy. There is no hope from
either of the old parties. The
Peoples party pollcd the second
highest vote in twenty-five states.
The Democratic party is dead in
the West. 1t is reeking with fraud
and odious with ballot box stuffing.
and if we had an honest election
it would not carry Il Southern
State.
1t deserves to die, and both it
and the Republican party, as rep
resented by their leaders, are in
the grasp of the money power, and
each wants TO preserve the clutch
of the banks over the nation. Elf
1000 national banks were not fight
ing silver the battle would soon he
won. Their power to Issue notes
must he destroyed, and on this line
that the government shall issue the
money, we will wage the battle,
inviting all the forces who favor
this doctrine to unite with us =
Advance Thought.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
Cord Wood TAINTED.

Bids will be received by the
Natchitoches Red River Valley
Railway Co., for the furnishing of
500 to 1000 cords of wood, or any
part thereof. The right is reserv-
ed to reject any or all bids.
Natchitoches, June (, 1895. .-2t.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
ESTRAY NOTICE

ESTAYED before me, Nm, M'i'in,
II Justice ofthc Pcaceof "aI't i"o, ~
Henry Jones, on saturday, May -2'n;
1925. "a certain dun Heh.r' narh,'.
split in left ear, and under slope ia liSn.
ear, about four years old. APPRAISED -
H.P. Sheppard and A. n. Manii, eons
Jointly with the undersigned JUSTIFY %
The Peace at s. 90. r
1,,re 7-sOd. J. 7. Ward Two
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
Cypress Ties Wanted.

Bids will he received by the NATCHI-
TOCHES a. RED RIVER VALLEY
RAILWAY CO., at their office, NatchitO-
ches. La, up to II m. June 18th, 1895,
for the furnishing of 5000 cypress ties,
or any part thereof
Specifications and particulars can be
had at the Company's Office.
The right is reserved to reject any all
bids.
Natchitoches, June Z, 1896. -2t.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
FOR SALE

A pile-driver, weighing 500 pounds,
15O feet rope, and all rigging good as
new. Cost over $50; will take $40 In
valuable 10 farmers for driving fence
poSts-
Apply at this Office.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
Big 81" aud Little u"

Peoples party severe moraliz-
ing(), and to make some dire pre-
dictions of its future, all because
its feelings were so much rumpled
at the burning in effigy of Secreta
nv Carlisle, whose financial views
are in such hearty accord with that
paper.
The few of our citizens who did
not attend the burning, were doubt
less surprised to learn from that
article that all the cheering and
noise of that event was produced
by -four or five of our most zeal
ous Populist friends"
The writer of the article re-
marks sen passaat' (Which we sup
pose means ''as we pass Out''), that
the Populist campaign having be-
GUN in fire will end in smoke.
That is very appropriate re-
mark, both as to the writer's pass
ing out and as to his party ending
in smoke.
According to our neighbors $
ideas man should not he severe
ly dealt with for changing his
views. Not only so, but if we
initiated the Enterprise, we would
fall down and worship those who
change their opinions-who 90 into
Office on one platform, but change
their mind in time to vote for an
other.
According to this doctrine, Ben
edict Arnold and Judas Iscariot
have been fcarfuQy mistreated be-
cause they went in on one platform
and changed their mind in time to
give their official support to an
other.
The writer assures us that he
does not intend his advice for an
office-seeker. This displays more
sense than we thought he possess
ed-but having followed the trade
of office-seeker all his life, he
knows they never take anything
but office, not even free advice.
Secondly, he assures us that his
advise is not intended for the fell
low who ''has read Coins Finan-
cial School," Again he surprises
us with his shrewdness, for the
fellow who has read that book
would set him down as far back as
the Ape, in Darwin's theory of evo-
luton, and therefore he avoids
him.
Thirdly, he assures us that he
does not address himself to the
man who ''hasn't got any reason
ing machine" Correct again, for
the man who uses brains instead
of a machine would hardly see any
beauty in the machine-made argu-
mcnt or advice of that article.
Not having read "Coin's Financial
School, the writer of that article
is still gratuitously dispensing his
machine made ideas, blissfully ig-
norant of the fact that Coins pic
ture of a banker pulling the string
to that machine is photograph of
his own little self.
Our reason for using the masca-
line pronoun herein, is that many
have told us that the author of that
article is not the fair cditress of
the Enterprise, but lawyer-ofiicer
in tins city, who prefers hiding be-
hind a woman's dress to coming
out openly, or even assuming a
nom de plume.
But assuming the authorship of
that article as the Enterprise does,
will materially assist the silver
people in placing the Enterprise
where we have all along believed
it would go-into the Goldbug or
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
G. III. PrOthrO,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
NATCHITOCHEs, La.

Diseases of Women and Children a
speciality.
OFFICE at Natchitoches Drug Co.
Corner Front and Church Streets.)
may31-1y.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07

Subscribe for and read the LoU-
1sIANA PoruLIsr, 81 a year, in ad-
vance.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07

The Peoples Party Parish Ex Com.
will meet at the Courthouse in this city
on Saturday, June 29th at 12 o'clock m.
Business OF importance. All members
are requested to attend.
j. w. JONES,
;. j. HENRY. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-06-07
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Estrayed before me, I. q. Adams, JUS
tice of the Peace, Ward Three, by l.. l..
Landrum, on Friday, May 3rd, 1875. A
certain mouse colored mare colt, with IA
little blase in forehead; about one year
old; no brand. Appraised by J. o. Har-
ris ard A. ~ Timon, conformity with the
undersigned Justice ofthe Peace At SOD
j. q. ADAMS,
MAY 10-30d. j. p, Ward lhrce.