The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1895-01-11
MONTGOMERY, La, Jan. 5, '95,

MONTGOMERY, LA, Jan. D, 30.
EDITOR POPULIST:
We can always tell when one
of the tools of plutocraey is hit
with sound argument, the latest
instance we have, being the be-
wailing.moan sent up by the editor
of the Colfax Chroni lie. In a
communication from US published
in LOUISIANA PoPULIsT of a pre-
vious date, we used the following
language:
evil some of these delectable
gentlemen whosharp so much about
the intrinsic value of silver, tell us
why dollar stamped upon piece
of silver Of the commercial value
of fifty cents is not worth rs much
es a dollar stamped upon a piece
of paper of one cent commercial
value"
We suppose the braying ma
chine of the Colfax Chronicle con-
siders himself one of these ''delecta-
ble(O gentlemen" and therefore
proceeds to make a few sugges-
tions as. to what he calls our ''il-
logical assumption" and in his
narrow-minded demagogry tell us
to take $50 each, of paper, silver
and gold money, and put it in a
good hot fire and he (we) will soon
discern the intrinsic value of each
substance.
If the assanine proclivities of
this "delectable(!) gentleman" as
portrayed in the above absurd and
nonsensical prating are to evidence
his'physical anatomy, then it must
be taken for granted that he (the
editor of the Chronicle has no
head at all, but simply has knot
tied in the upper end of him to
prevent his unravelling, but the
knot seems to be a failure, as he
continues to uuravel all the same.
That the bullion in gold dollar
is worth a dollar, is Il preposter-
Gus Misrepresentation. Were it
so; the absurdity of putting dol
lars worth of labor into the mate
rial before it is ever coined is not
honest, and the Government that
insists upon doing 80, is dishonest,
when it could make money of the
same value out of cheaper and bet
ter material, (paper), it is better
because it is more easily transport
ed than gold, and loses nothing by
abrasion.
"Tbe delectable(O gentleman,
after easing himself of few more
'colic" pains by his ''trial by fire"
admits that paper money is as
good as any money, if it has the
''faith" of the government to back
it; if it is not too much frazzled,
and if he viii use that knot he has
tied in the upper end of his anato-
my he will find that there is no
money unless the ''faith" of the
government backsit, it matters not
what the material is. Then if the
frazzled end Of his anatomical 10
comotion is not too badly wrecked,
and he is not exhausted "hurrahing"
for the grand old Democratic party,
be will see that the government
faith can be attached to money is
sued direct to the people without
interest, as easily as it can be at
tached to the bank note at a high
rate of interest to the people. Now
as to burning 1910 each of paper,
gold and silver money" Great
ScOtti there ia not one man out of
every hundred that could even try
the experiment, we venture to say
that the editor of the Chronicle
could not do it. Why that Is $50.
The delirious yagaries of our
''knot ended" editor reminds us of
the foolish maiden who was found
on the road side crying. as though
her heart would break, when asked
for the cause of her grief, she re-
piled: 81 was lust STUDYING. that