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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-06-29
Jury REFORM.
The TRIBUNE wants to be placed

The TRIBUNE wants to be placed
on record as favoring jury re-
form. The old requirement of a
unanimous jury for verdict has
cost the parishes thousands of
dollars for new trials in cases
where one juror would be obsti-
nate.
In this Democratic country,
where a majority rules in nearly
all cases, it is absurd that iuries
are required 10 be unanimous to
secure a conviction or acquital.
There is no citizen to whose me-
mory will not recur instances in
criminal cases before the courts
in which justice has grievously
miscarried through the legal re-
quirement of a unanimous jury.
1t needs but one juror with cram
ky ideas to hang a jury, to put the
State to the expense of new
trial, and to help criminal
whose guilt is as clear as sunshine
to escape the consequences of this
evil deeds. On frequent occasions
we have seen one, two or three
men on a jury, cause mistrail in
cases in which on the face of the
evidence there has not been real
occasion for q moments hesita-
ton or doubt, and in our opinion
it is high time that change was
made Right in Acadia, and during
the term of court now in session,
cases of this kind have taken
place. Three-fourths Of the jury
should be able to bring in a ver-
dict and when such a law is pass
ed the criminal dockets will not
always be crowded with mistrials.
The present law is ell in favor
of the criminal and we would like
to see the next Legislature take
up jury reform in earnest and
pass law that will enable three
fourths of any jury to find a YER
dict. -Rayne Tribune.
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SEVENTH day Adventists.

A number of Southern States
have passed Sunday laws which,
in practice are bearing heavily on
certain of the brethren known as
Seventh-Day Adventists. In Mis-
sissippi, Tennessee and Georgia,
the Sunday pIetists seem even
more Jealous than in Louisiana.
In Georgia a man named Allison
was condemned to the chain gang
for some Sunday work which he
did on his farm.
In Mississippi Mr.. Nash was
find SO (remitted to 81 and costs
for hoelng in his garden on the
prohibited day. In Louisiana the
crusade has hitherto been limited
chiefly to the liquor business.
Mr.. Nash made a most elabo-
rate argument in his own defense,
quoting freely from the Bible.
In fact he seemed to have a good
deal the better of the argument.
He did not however, happen to
have the sheriff and the militia on
his side. The parties who are
pushing these chain gang arrange
ments are said to be principally
certain extra jealous preachers of
the gospel. We think they will
have a hard time disposing of Mr..
Nash's quotations from their 'rule
of faith" For instance the follow
ing:
Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy. The seventh day
is the Sabbath of the Lord, thy
God" =
Methodists and others ingeni-
ously escape this pitfall by bold
and lawless misuse of terms. They
call Sunday the Sabbath, notwith-
standing the words of the Creator
above quoted that the seventh
day is the Sabbath" But Bro.
Nash pins them down. by continu-
ing the quotation:
"For in seven days the Lord
made heaven and earth, the sea
and all that in them is and rested
the seventh day, wherefore the
Lord blessed Sabbath day and
hallowed it.
Mr.. Nash naturally wants to
know by what right any creature
can un-hallow the seventh and
transfer its sacredness to the first
day of the week. God says dis
tinctly to men that they shall not
"do any work" on the seventh day.
BY what power can the legislature
of Mississippi transfer that in
junction to Sunday?- Is Sunday
the day on which the Lord rested
from his labors and which, for
that reason and in commemoration
whereof. he ordained it should be
kept holy?
In fact this is an inconsistency
which cannot be explained away
and on which Professionalism
stands impaled. 1t denies the d.
vine authority of the Church as
an organized corporation, and cer-
tainly no other authority could
lawfully change an ordinance of
God himself solemnly made.
Catholics are consistent in this
matter. Their Church has dis
tinctly changed the day and had
the authoritative right to do so.-
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The advocate., 1895-12-18
STATE CONVENTION CALLED.

Thomas E. Watson, chairman of the
Populist State Central Committee of
Georgia, has issued a call for state
convention to be held at Atlanta on
the 18th day of December, 1895, for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
national convention of 1896. This is as
it should be. The Republican Ma
tionsl Convention is called to meet at
st. Louis on the 18th of June. Those
who have favored the holding of the
Populist convention after the conVen-
tions of the other parties have been
held, will hardly be in favor of delay
ing to so late a date as this will neces-
state, and if we are to hold our con-
vention first, it should be early.
We are not unaware that good rea-
sons can be offered both for and against
a late convention or an early one, but,
on the whole, it is our opinion that a
call for an early convention will suit
the majority of Populists best. The
Georgia convention will undoubtedly
express some opinion upon the subject
that will have weight in deciding the
question.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

THE late decision Of the Kansas gu'
preme court, holding the equity
redemption act Of 1893 to be constitu-
tionsl, has created quite commotion
among the money lenders and the
agents of Eastern mortgage sharks,
The decision is a just one, and though
not quite In line with the views Of the
average corporation lawyer, some of
the very best lawyers support it. The
mortgage fraternity have taken the
case to the United States Supreme
court where they have good reason to
expect the Kansas decision will be re-
Versed.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

"Is THE name Of Col. R. w. Blue, of
Kansas, properly recOrdedp" inquired
the Congressmsn.atlarge from Kansas,
as he pompously arose from his seat in
the House on the first day of the ses.
sion. The Clerk replied that it was.
"TheD let the wheels of legislation
moVe," piped in a droll member who
had taken in the Righteousness of the
situation. And the House rosred while
the ignoramus from Kansas, feeling
assured his name was safely on the
payroll, shook his shaggy locks and
proceeded to make speech to which
nobody listened. o, Kansas is glori
ously represented in Congress this
time.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

NOTWITHSTANDING the old party
press has just celebrated the funeral
obsequies ofthe Peoples party through
out the country, Chairman Carter, of
the Republican national committee, at
dinner given by Steve ElkinS to a
number Of members of the committee,
on December 8, cautioned Republicans
not to be too confident Of the result of
the election of 1896. He reminded
them that the Populist vote has in
creased 24O per cent. during the past
three years, and that this is an element
that must be taken into account in the
calculations of the future. The news
papers will have to counteract the
effect of this statement by holding
another funeral. The Peoples party
has more lives than cat.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

HAD the Clevelsnds and Harrisons
had their way about it, our postal sys-
tenn would be turned into the hands
Of 9 private corporation. What a mag.
niHcent enterprise that would be for
stock gamblers and other "financiers"
to work on.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

Two WEEKS reflection on the con-
tents Of the Presidents message has
brought large majority of the editorial
fraternity to the verdict that it is the
most undemoCratlc document ever Is
sued from the executive office.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

gagged in indirectly robbing people Of
their rights; and taking bread from the
mouths Of women and children. What
John J. Ingalls, once said of A. H. Hor-
ton would apply to several others who
have been desperately trying to convict
people Of grave robbing.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

THE Globe Democrat says: "For the
time being business is in the waiting
stage" Exactly so; it has been in the
waiting stage so long that 1t has be-
come paralytic. The physician that
has been prescribing for the patient
for many years has proven incompe.
tent, and a new one should be en-
Moved,
The advocate., 1895-12-18

If THE work Of political education
iS not pushed during the winter, we
must not expect to make much pro.
gress. Intelligent people are not con-
Verted by brass bands, nor by stump
speakers who devote most of their time
% the different candidates.
The advocate., 1895-12-18


Col R. w. Blue has attracted more attention
In Congress in the first week than his pre-
decessor did in four years. Washington Re-
public, December 49,
Mr.. L. A. Palmer, who makes his
bow to the public in the issue from
which the above paragraph is clipped,
makes a bad break to begin with. In
the first place Col. r. w. Blue had no
predecessor for four years. Col. w.
A. Harris was the first Congressman
at large elected after the census of
1890 showed the State to be entitled to
eight members of Congress, and Col.
Harris was elected in 1892 and served
for two years. AS for the greater at
tention which Dick Blue has attracted
1t Is not worth pickering about. A
man can attract a good deal of stten-
ton sometimes by making an ass of
himself. One thing can be said of
his predecessor that Populists always
mention with pride. His vote upon
every question before Congress during
his term of service was in accord with
the principles Of the party that hon.
ored him; and if he had done nothing
more during those two years in the
House, his agency in the defeat of the
iniquitous Pacific railroad legislation
attempted by the last Congress, gives
him q record that any honest man may
be Justly proud Of. The record Of Dick
Blue at the final summing up viii be
oea far different character,
The advocate., 1895-12-18
THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIVE
CONGRESS,

Current History, for the third quar-
ter Of 1895, has report of the Interna-
tionsl Cooperative Congress that as
sembled in London, England, on the
18th of August. Delegates were pres.
ent from Britain, France, Spain, Italy,
Germany, Austria Hungary, Belgium,
the Netherlands, Denmark, SWitzer.
land, Roumsnis, SerVis, Russia, the
United States and Australia. It was
unanimously voted to constitute the
International Cooperative Alliance of
those organizations and individuals
which had signi6ed their adhesion.
Resolutions were passed in favor of
cooperative workshops and banks.
The report further says:
The chief enthusiasm was evoked by the
statistics reported OF cooperative stores in
England. Stores, 1874; membership, 1,84S5lS;
shares and loan capital, more than S9O,OOOyOOO;
invested capital, nearly $4O,OOO,OOO; sales in
1894, $25O,OOOOOO; profit on sales, 10 per cent
Reports on cooperative production
in England show: Number of socie-
ties, 100; capital, $4,000, ,OOO; profits in
1894, $34O,OOO.
Cooperative production and diRtri.
button are yet in their infancy. Many
experiments have been tried. Some
have succeeded and some have failed.
Considering the radical departure from
all the received notions of business
which co, operative effort involves, the
wonder is, not that so many attempted
enterprises fail, but that so many sue
ceed. While we have no doubt of far
greater success in this direction in the
future, there is much yet to learn from
experience; and that this knowledge
may be gained without too great sac
rifCe either of time, of effort or of
capital, those who believe in co-opers.
tion should pursue systematic study
of its true principles, and those who
are engnged in actual cooperative en-
terprises should be governed by the
most liberal spirit of patience and
forbearsnce with all who are in any
way connected with them. There are
but two obstacles to the success of
these enterprises, human selfshness
and inexperience. The former must
be conquered, and the latter will be
easily remedied in the course of time.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

SPEAKING of grave robbery, which
q Che leading topic in Topeka this
weak, reminds us that some Of the
rEominent citizens who have talked
she loudest in favor OF furnishing med
ipal students, have been FOR years en-
The advocate., 1895-12-18

If THERE is a man in this Congress
to take up the work of natiOnslizing
the Union Pacific railroad where W.,
a. Harris, of Kansas, left off, he has
not cut much of a figure so far.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

ST.. LOUIS is to have the Republican
National Convention, which proves
Kansas City's standing declaration
that st. Louis is getting more and more
deprRYed.
The advocate., 1895-12-18
ADVERTISING RATES.

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The advocate., 1895-12-18
S1.OO PER YEAR.

WE DEMAND THE FREE AND UNLIMITED
COINAGE OF SILVER AND GOLD AT THE
PRKsENT LEGAL RATIO OF 16 TO L.
OlGAHA PoPULIsT PLATFORM.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

The year 1896 will witness the great
est political agitation since the war
and all eyes will be on Kansas, the
cradle of liberty.
The advocate., 1895-12-18

DO A little missionary work at home.
See that at least one of your neighbOrs
gets good reform paper for the winter
months,
The advocate., 1895-12-18

A DECIDED feeling of confidence has
been restored among the leading Pop
ulists of the State. They are confident
that next year viii witness the passing
The advocate., 1895-12-18

Now is the time to get your neigh
bors to read the ADVOCATE. Send q
postal card for clubbing terms.
The advocate., 1895-12-18
ABANDON NOTHING.


pied 30 long.-PdO!G Times Dec IL.
To abandon, at this time, all Of the
principles proclaimed In the Populist
platform when the party was organ
lied in order to meet new comers,
whose coming is problemstical, on the
financial question alone, is to abandon
Populism itself. Such course would
be a confession that the things we have
been advocating are impractical Vaga-
ries; and while it would not bring to
the support of the marty the multitude
of "comers" that some Of our friends
think it would, it would drive from the
party very large per cent. of its pres
ent strength. The majority of Popu-
lists do not regard the financial ques-
tion as all there IS of Populism, by any
means; nor do they regard it Of su-
preme Importance over other ques-
tions.
There Is still another thought in con
nection with this subject that we be-
lieYs must be entirely lost sight Of by
those who advocate the course recon-
mended by the Psols Times. A great
many cities all over the country have
recently been getting possession of
their wsterwOrks, electric light and gas
plants, while a great many others are
contemplating doing so as soon as pos
sible. We can now point to every in
stance of this kind as Vindication of
Populism, and our claim in this re-
spect cannot be gainsaid. The reVolu-
ton of public sentiment which rem
ders these changes possible is largely
attributable to our agitation Of these
subjects. How long is it since every old
party paper in the country was denoun-
cling us as lunatics for advocating public
ownership of public utilitiesP Still, in
the recent contest for possession by the
people Of the WaterWorks in Kansas
City, about sll the papers favored it.
They did not give US any credit for
having educated public sentiment upon
the subject, but they put our prinGi-
pies in practice just the same. This
has been true in other places also.
Then, again, there has grown up in
this country very strong sentiment in
favor of foreclosure by the government
of the mortgages upon the Pacific rail
roads, and this sentiment has even
taken hold of a good many members
of Congress. In addition to this, the
postoffice department has strongly rec
commended the establishment of postal
savings banks for the better security
of deposits. This, though strictly per-
tanning to the finance question, is not
usually included in the one plank plat
form of those who wish to make
campaign upon the finance question
alone.
Shall we, in the face of the phenome-
nal growth of public sentiment IN fa-
vor of these PopuliSt doctrines, drop
them all and thus open the door for
some other party to pick them up and
gain popularity and voting strength
thereby while we confne ourselves to
the finance question alonep
The finance question will be taken
care of. Don't be alarmed about that.
1t will be an utter impossibility to sup
press it, but Populists have nothing to
gain and everything to lose by sbsn-
hnninn nrinninlna which ara aunru
The advocate., 1895-12-18

Of the "redeemer" hippodrome for all
time. They should not let their conf
dence make them cease their work of
educating.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-11
JUSTICE WANTED.
How Jesse Clark Kept a Promise
Made to His Dying Wife.

81 will, say, will see the jedger'
exclaimed a gruff voice outside the
court room, and the door burst open
and man walked up to the high desl,
where Judge Gray sat.
The judge looked up quickly, his
deep blue eyes peered with a shrewd
kindliness from behind old fashioned
spectacles His heavy iron gray Eair
was pushed back from a broad fore
head. His upper lip was long and plain
while stubby gray beard partly con-
-cealed his square chin. One very long
tooth overhung the lower ones, and
gave him decided lisp when speak
ing. Over his head on the white
washed wall hung the photograph of
a dead judge, his predecessor. Judge
Gray often looked up at it wondering
IL some day his likeness would hang
there, and if he would be put crooked
In his frame like this man. He hoped
not He was an exact creature, and
the very idea of such thing made him
uncomfortable.
On one side the room two high
walnut bookcases stood in funereal
grandeur. They were filed with
musty looking law books in yellow
calf bindings. A sign hung on the
wall, stating that: Zach book must
be returned to its proper place" The
warning was unnecessary, for the dust
lay thick upon the shelves.
The walls were grimy and bore
traces of many finger marks. There
.<o. n l,loaL ripn aro,pd the plaoa
where the stove-pipe hole was, and
the opening had pasted over it piece
of dirty brown paper. A desk with
ink. in which fly buzzed his last will
and testament, and group of pens in
deep mourning. with some rough
wooden benches running round the
walls completed the furniture of the
courtroom, save for a large wooden
table in the center. This was strewn
with papers, and clerk sat before it,
rnstling them occasionally with a
great appearance of energy.
A once brown oil-cloth, worn nearly
gray with the tread of many feet, COW
cred the floor. A large cloak, with
placid face, licked away the tiresome
moments Several widows posed in
various stages of grief around the
room. One could tell from their
faces the condition of the wills they
came TO probate. Those who were
there for the first time had an anxious
look, and appealed constantly 70
their companions, as they awaited
the unknown agonies of prob,-
ton. The least and simplest point
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-11
OLD MUSIC.

Limp and battered and yellow,
Musty and stained with age.
A general favor Of mild decay
Lurking about each page
Here they lie piled before me,
The arias and songs that sung,
The waltzes morceaux and romances
That played when was young.
And as turn them over
The years slip swiftly away,
And voices and faces crowd up from ii
past,
Effacing those Of to-day.
How sang in those days enchanted
How yearned for the mimic scenei
How worshiped the popular tenorl
How envied the opera QueenI
Lied and aria and ballad,
Nnught to my Tyre came amiss;
Gay, dramatic or tender,
laugh or sigh or kiss.
dreamt dwelt in marble halls"
And ''Schuberts Serenade,"
We met by chance, ""Auld Robin Gray"
I'm little gypsy maid"
And here grewsome ditty-
"Oh. harp of the wild wind"
And here, I've left my snow-clad hills"
:" As sung by Jenny Lind
And Jenny's face on the cover,
A big rose in her hair
.Afasl the rose is long faded,
And the face and the voice are where:
All, non credea," "Old folks at home,''
The Brook 1.-The heart bowed down."
" BY the sad sea waves" within mile
OF Edinboro Town."
All, che Ia morte," magic wordsI
Ny breast heaves with sigh
Brignoli! Idol Of my youth
"Good-by. Sweetheart, good-by!"
.. The last rose OF summer" too,
And Comm thro the rye
Linked with the name of Patti, ye
May well refuse to die!
And these duets-I sung them oit
With him. All mel 1t seems
But yesterday, and yet know
These are but idle dreams
This spot Is where his cigar burned
The while our voices, straying,
Melodiously were wondering
What the wild waves were saying.
And / was wondering in my heart
When he would speak outright!
DO you remember, dear? You did,
That same sweet summer night
MOI no! l cannot sing them now
These songs OF long ago,
y For heart end voice would fail me,
And tears begin to flow"
!. What's mamma crying for?" You deari
Shed find 1t hard to tell!
Come, sweetheart, sit upon my lap;
Well sing old Ding dong, belli"
And Three Blind Mice" and Pretty !
Maids"
That will be better far !
Than arias and serenades,
And gypsy's Trs-la-la!
And ye--disturbers OF the peace
Into the flames i fling
Reminders of the dear, dead past,
Old songs I cannot sing
Harper Bazar.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-11

BETTER by far is a perch in tres
than one in q house with ventilation
down over the heads Of the occupants