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The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

/ was struck by q comment in
the NoncOnformist last week that
the editor made to q correspond.
ent who could only pay for his pa.
per six months at q time, to the
effect that it showed men in pow
erty would spare a few needed
cents to read the truth. There is
one man, a shoemaker in a Mas
sachusetts city, whose name l will
not divulge for the safety of his
employment, who hes sent an order
nearly every week for months to
me for bookes and papers, in sums
of Is to so cents. He writes me
he has only averaged $1.92 a week
in wages for a year! He is single,
lives in q garret, does his own
cooking, and spends so cents a
week for literature to educate his
brother workers to vote themselves
out of this hellish bondage! There's
sacrifice for you. No cause with
such unselfsh, heroic advocates
can fail.
How many men in Louisiana
have made anything like such sac
ri6ces as the above for the reform
We know of a few,
but only a few, the majority of re-
formers seem disposed to wait for
some one else to do the work. Get
a hustle on you boys, and We can
swing this State into line very east
ly next Spring.
The only reason other States are
ahead of this in reform work is be-
cause reformers there have worked
harder and more of it.
Reform papers must be circula-
ted, and especially those published
here at home, for who ever heard
Of any party accomplishing a VIC
tory without a good press to back
It.
Read Mr.. Bailey's letter in an
other column, and see something
Of the trials and burdens of an edi-
tor in this reform movement, then
20 and exercise Just half as much
patriotism and get up a club of
,ubribers and send it in.
Don't delay it, We must get in |
our educational work right away if
We would win.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

So far as We can tell, the pro-
ceedings Of the 4th Judicial Dis
tnct Populist Executive Commit
tee, which appears elsewhere in
this issue, do not authorize nomi-
nations for those Offices, nor even
90 much as commit the party in
favor of such procedure. So we
are obliged TO await future action
Of the committee, which is prom
ised within the next six months, to
determine what the Peoples party
will do in that district on this
important question.
We hope that during this inte-
rim, our brethren win calmly con-
sider what they have to lose q well
Is to gain by sacrificing a patriotic
and manly course, for the sole pur-
pose of following in the footsteps
of the two old parties BY prosti-
tuting the Judiciary to partisan
purposes.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1895.

eff congress has the right under
the constitution to issue paper
money it was given them to use by
themselves, not to be delegated to
individuals or corporations. An
drew jackson.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

Stamp it in indellible letters as an
immortal truth that not in all history
can there be cited o case where full
legal tender paper money issued by a
living government ever depreciated."-
John C.. Calhoun.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
NOTICE.

Succession of Mrs. E. Sampeti.
g J. COLvIN having applied to be
Ne appointed administrators of the Sue
ceeeion Of Mrs. E. Sampeti, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all parties in.
In 10 days from date thereof, why the
application Of petitioner should not be
granted.
II. n. HYAMS,
Clerk.
Clerks oface. April 18th, 1895. aI2-3t.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

1t is thoroughly organized and
has an unsubsidised press in every
state to battle for its principles -
Peoples Party Paper.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

ballOt-bOx thieves and their COM
manders can be OvcrthrOwn and
brought to justice. and the admin
istratiOn of government returned
to tho people whore it rightfully
belongs.
On motion, the committee then
adjourned, subject to call of the
chairman.
X. l.. TANNEHILL,
Chairman.
w. L. SHACKELFoRD, Sec'y.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
Breaking Away.

affecting the labOring masses, in
auguratcd by the Republican party,
was consumated by the Democratic
administration
Farmers impoverished!
Business paralyzed!
Enterprise dead!
Labor IDLE!
The Republican party being the
author of the legislation which
produced the sad results cannot be
expected to remedy them.
The Democratic party having
put the iniquitous schemes into Of
feet cannot reasonably be expected
to undo them.
The new Silver party cannot per-
feet an organization, and reasona-
bly, expect to down all other par
ties the first year of its existence.
Especially when there is already q
thoroughly organized party in the
field flying the Silver banner.
The agitation of the Silver ques-
ton among the Silverites of the
Republican and Democratic par
ties may weaken partisanship and
broaden patriotism for future USE
fulness; it may cause a few State
Conventions to incorporate a Is to
1 ratio plank in their platforms and
thereby hold political power in
such states, but it will never get a
clean cut Is to l silver plank in the
National Platform of either of
those parties.
And the politicians know it, and
the people are ready to believe it.
The Peoples Party is the only
political organization that can hon.
estly promise q clear cut silver
plank; it is the only organized par
ty that can promise better laws and
better times; its representatives in
congress have been faithful to the
people and the platform promises.
All over Georgia, Democrats
who stood by the organized Demo-
cracy because Of association, ira
dition and heredity, are sick-dis-
gusted.
They are kicking, and kicking
hard. Who can blame thems
Some of them are aligning them.
selves with the Republican party.
Mr.. James Collins, a brilliant
young capitalist, of Atlanta, has
publicly announced bis exit from
the Democratic party, and his ar
rival at Republican headquarters on
the pie and protection schedule.
Hon. S. McClendon, a corpora
ton lawyer Of Thomasville-ac-
to Mr.. Curtiss-has sud- |
denly discovered that the State |
Constitution adopted way hack in |
1877 renders ''negro domination"
impossible in Georgia, therefore
The land lies fair and open for two
parties in this State.
Having recently discovered there
Is no danger to white supremacy,
Mr.. McLendon swings himself on
;he outside of the organized"
Mr.. Collins wants pie and says
70, while Mr.. McLendon repre-
'ents great monied corporations
which want protection. The Re-
party can feed the one
md protect the other. Therefore
t is perhaps natural that these es-
Unable gentlemen should gravi-
ate to the swill tub and gold stand
nd party.
But what can the merchant who
las debts to pay, and the farmer
Sho has produce to sell, and the
aborer, who has labor to sell. gain
y continuance with either the
Democratic or Republican partyi
To 60 from the Democratic par
y to the Republican party for re-
ief, is jumping from sizzing grease
nto seething Goals. The one hollis
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
Fourth judicial District,
FOuftn judicial ID3strlCt,
Organized by the Peoples Party
for the State Campaign
next Year.
WINFIELD, La,
April Sth, 1895.

| w ANNEA EALLDS Lag I
April Sth, 1895. I
A Populist Judicial Committee
for the 4th District met and organ
lied here to-day, with r. L. Tan
nehill of Winn, chairman, and w.
L. Shackelford of Grant, secreta-
ry, and the following members
from the respective parishes, to-
wit:
Jackson-Jas. EdmistOn, r. p.
johnson, j. L. Moore, w. X. Ban
sey, j. w. Downs and j. w. Ray.
Caldwell-J. A. and &. w. Hum
phrics and Emile GirOd. VIM
G. C.. Purvis, F. T. Walker, E.
Eagles Jr., X. L. Tannehill. Jo-
seph Smith, B. w. Bailey and r.
B. Kennedy. Grant,. L. Fletch-
or, w. L. Shackelford, A. w.
Stewart, p. w. Lotion and U. C..
Watson.
The committee on credentials
composed of Jas. Edmiston, E. Gil
rod, G. G. Purvis and j. L. Fletch-
er, quieted the above delegates in
their seats, and recommended that
each parish be allowed 5 votes in
the committee. Adopted.
A committee on resolutions con-
sisting of one member from each
parish, selected by the respective
parish delegations was appointed
as follows: jackson, R. p. John
son; Caldwell, j. A. Humphries;
Winn, G. C. Purvis; Grant, w.
L. Shsckelford, and on motion,
chairman r. L. Tannehill was ad-
ded to the committee:
After due deliberation the COM
mittee reported the following,
which was adopted, and committee
discharged:
We your committee beg leave to
report that your Judicial commit
tee having gone into permanent Or
ganization for the purposes for
which it was intended.
That we have nothing further be-
fore us to act upon at this date as
a judicial executive committee on
organizations.
That we recommend that the |
Peoples Party of the 4th Judicial
District continue in their labOrs
faithfully, honestly and impartial
ly and act according to the general
parliamentary customs and usages |
in all matters, national, congress
sional, senatorial, judicial and par
Ochial.
We recommend that the chair |
man Of this judicial committee shall |
call your judicial committee togeth-
er within the next six months to
and act upon such mat
ters and questions as shall come
before them in accordance with the
general customary usages of Or
ganized political parties.
Respectfully submitted,
r. L. TannihilI.
J: A: Humphries.
G. G. Purvis.
r. p. johnson.
w. L. Shackelford.
The judicial committee then dis
cussed and unanimously adopted
thA fO1loxr,~, ~~,oyx:.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
WINFIELD, La,
April 11th, 1895.
H. L. Brian, Editor PoPULlsr,
NatchifOchea. Ia.

Lear Slr:-After respects TO
yourself and family, 1 must say
that I regret very much that you
have been forced, for want of sup
port to your paper, to adopt the
"patent side"
Under the present state of affairs
it is indeed discouraging to those
who undertake to hold up the ban
ners of this righteous cause, by
giving their time and talent 1--WE
have little money to give) to its
propagation, to find their efforts
seemingly 90 poorly appreciated.
If the movement in this State
ever succeeds, they must learn to
support it more literally. No re-
form of any consequence to the
people was ever accomplished with
out great sacrifices, hut when the
common people, in whose interest
the present movement was inaugu-
rated, manifest a disposition to
force q few to. shoulder the burden
of such sacrifices, it destl oys much
of the force the movement would
otherwise have.
l sincerely hope that ere the
campaign opens up in real earnest
you may be made able by Popu-
lists coming up manfully to your
help, to again publish both sides
of the PoPULIsr at home, and in
the interest of our party.
Until the people can be educated
up to that point where they can
recognize that the support they
give to the advancement of this
is land out as an invest
ment in a treasure which is beyond
the power of the moth to eat or of
time to corrode, l must say to
you, though reluctantly, that we
will participate in many a hard
fought battle without SUCCESSIVE
many of US will see the sun in the
rosy west for the last time before
he banner of ''equal rights to
IL" under which we have aligned
ourselves to fight the idolatrous
Worship of the ''golden calf" shall |
loaf proudly over ''the land of
he free and the home of the
,rave."
1t may be that old Father Time,
With sickle in hand, will cut to the
round many of the pioneers of
his grand movement against wage
lavery and industrial depression,
nut as sure as the earth rotates up
n its axis, when we have been laid
o sleep in the dust from whence
re sprang, and the petals of the
overs that deck our graves un-
old themselves to the morning
reezes, the good work we have
one for God and humanity-never
ying-will add to the sum total of
he efforts that shall bring victory.
he movement may be retarded
ut cannot be stopped. The prin-
iples upon which it is founded are
bernal, and therefore cannot die.
We are for the same principles
nat the Grachchi of Rome gave
p their lives in support of, and
lille that proud old aristocratic
crumbled and fell, and
he lamp of her civilization was
Ktinguished, yet through the dark
yes which followed and enveloped
ar race for a thousand years, these
rinciples lived, and to-day they
ave more supporters than at any
ye Of the worlds history
To know that our labors and
lr suferings are apprecia-
d by those for whom they
70 made is indeed consoling, but
} know that we are right is the
reatest Of all consultations, the 8
chest of treasures that can be
ored IN ones memory, the bea- t,
m light that shall guide US in the i,
scharge Of our duty until we :
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19
Ref0rnnB00kS.

Every person sending 81 90 for one
years subscription to the LOUIS
lana POPULIST can have the
choice of any ten-cent or two FIVE.
cent books advertised in our book
list on another page.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

]. A. Wsyland is one of The best
writer's in America. He writes
for no other paper except the
Coming Nation; and he fills that
full. That roper and the Lours-
LANA Poru1ssr for II 90 n I'd.
Saaes. 4.
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LOUISIANA POPULIST alone.
Climbs OF 5 yearly Subscribers, $500

START AT ONCE
To get q club in your neigh
borhood. You can make money for
yourself and at the same time help
along the reform movement.
Send money by registered letter,
postoface or express money order,
or check to the
Louisiana POpssIjst,
Natchit0chcs, La
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

9a}nzibs fox TIE LouyszAnA
RnP1Irsr.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

Sod IN your Job work. W.
VI - 1nest spd ohssp.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

The judicial committee then dis
cussed and unanimously adopted
tha following resolutions, which
had been adopted and sent up by
the Winn parish Executive Com
mittee:
Resolved that is an impregDable
fact known TO all that no people
can long retain their freedom and
independence when they are pro-
hibited by any cause, from going
to the ballot-box and there record
ing their wishes, inteligently, with
out the fear of being moiested.
without being stigmatized, perse-
cuted, or inhumanely treated BY the
brutal hoodlums in the employ of
the corrupting boodlers, and with
out the apprehension that the off,
GERS of the State, and their safe
lites, will 30 far prostitute them
selves, as to manufacture majori-
ties according to order, regardless
altogether as to how tho electors
cast their ballots, and as this state
OF affairs prevails in this State in
its most despotic form, executed
with impunity by the present ad-
ministration, we therefore call up
on and urge the chairman of our
State Central Committee, together
with the assistance of others, to is
sue . call, regarding no party lines.
for this issue is broader than partv
lines, and more sacred than party
ties, urging upon all the people Of
this State who sincerely favor a
free ballot, q fair count. and a
good government, honestly admin
to convene in the city of |
Alexandria, July 4th, 1895, tor
the specific purpose Of devising |
wAYs and MEANS by which the
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

But what can the merchant who
has debts to pay, and the farmer
who has produce to sell, and the
laborer who has labor to sell, gain
by continuance with either the
Democratic or Republican party Z
To 60 from the Democratic par
ty to the Republican party for re-
lief, is jumping from sizzing grease
into seething Goals. The one boils
the life out of you and tho other
chars you into crisp. It's death
either way.
The only place for patriots and
men who dread serfdom is in the
fighting ranks Of the Peoples
party.
j. Its platform was made for patri-
OTIS and freemen to stand upon.
It held the silver banner aloft
when the politicians deserted the
cause of the white metal.
1t kept alive Jefferson's theories
OF q free government while the
Republicans and Democrats prac-
ticed Hamilton's.
ltds6ed the guns Of ridicule and
man1nIly vithstood dafeat.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-04-19

are made is indeed consoling, but
to know that we are right is the
greatest Of all consultations, the
richest of treasures that can be
stored IN ones memory, the bea-
con light that shall guide US in the
discharge Of our duty until we
shall have reefed our sails in that
harbor from which no traveller re-
turns. IF we do not live to enjoy
the ideal civilization which the sue
cess Of our principles will estab-
hsh, it is . consolation to know
that our children win, and after
al they are the pnde of our am
bition and the object Of our hopes.
Let Us inspire The living with the
spirit Of our pshiotc dead, and
with the iron nerve of energy,
stimulated BY undying devotion to
with the fires Of retri-
butive justice kindled to flaming in
our bosoms By The dsspstism Of
present systsms Of modern free
booting, az our bsyousts and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-10
NATIVE SONS CELEBRATE ADMISSION DAY.

Silver State is next, every member in
white.
Marshal 81. R. McNoble is that man at
the head of the third division.
Ihe Stockton Sixth Infantry band is
making music for that parlor of native
beauty, the Stockton daughters. All the
stockton girls are pretty and everybody
seems to know it. The organization is
Joaquin Parlor. Stockton Parlor of Native
sons is next, in white caps and trousers,
black alpaca coats and white parasols,
with the name of the parlor.
Alameda Parlor is in regalia with para
soils, and here come the South San Fran
cisco and the Vallejo parlors Geography
don't count in the line of march
The Palo Alto Natives are humorous
One OF them is driving donkey with a
pole extending in front of the little ami
NAL and some hay at the end of the pole.
The burro seems to be bravely trying to
catch up. He sees the hay, but he don't
see the joke.
Sequoia and Mount Shasta parlors are
made up of the genuine California stall
warts.
The next float, "Oregon, represents the
first naval vessel ever built on this coast.
The huge wheel is revolving.
Marysville Parlor has a band that at
tracts attention because one-armed man
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SACRAMENTO AT NIGHT.
The lightning Harnessed to Present a
Panorama of Wonderful IIlu-
minatiOu.


SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 9.-The day
has passed, and in the September evening
the city is as bustling and busy as before
the sun went down. The myriads of cleo
trio lights in every direction are aglow.
The outlines of the main buildings are
marked by the lights. The Capitol build
ing rises in fantastic grandeur above all
the rest, its form unmistakable for miles
about. The trees at the Capitol grounds
are strangely radiant, something like so
many Christmas trees growing in the
night. The scene does not seem real.
All the architecture of the city is blaz-
ing out in light. Big notices New Sac
ramento,'' welcome" and the like-are
suspended in incandescents across the
streets The fagpole at the plaza has rows
of lights running up to the top that looks
like the ribbons of a Maypole. The cleo
tric tower at the Midwinter Fair was not at
the distance of mile or SO very different
sight.
The Frat building, at Second and K
streets, is wonderfully Illuminated with
arc lights. Weinstock, Lubins & Co. s
building, at Fourth and K streets, is some
what similar. Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
sons display on street, near Third, at
tracts great attention. The Sutter Club is
all illumination, and between there and
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world Holding the lamp of prosperity in hel
hand, deeked in her carnival colors and with
progress" as her motto, she bids you all vel
come-a hearty welcome to all she has to show
and offer within her gates to-day, and asks you
to Join with her in celebrating the birth OF the
'fNew Sacramento"
Grand President Frank II. Dunno of San
Francisco replied, and an address was de-
livered by Grand Orator William M. Con-
ley. This is the only formal feature there
has been in the celebration.
The Pioneers are banqueting the grand
officers of the Native Sons, and the glory
of the States history is being told over
again about the tables, as it has often been
told before.
Stanford Parlor has one of the best dane
ing pavilions in the city-Turner Hall
and is giving splendid reception. Ell
Dorado Parlor is receiving at Smiths Hail.
San Francisco Parlor in Pioneer Hall;
Sequoia and Precita parlors in Unity Hail.
Foresters' building; National Parlor of
San Francisco in the Supervisors room,
Rincon Parlor at Changers Hall, South
San Francisco and Bay City parlors at the
Courthouse, Golden Gate and Pacific par
lors at Pythian Castle, California Parl or at
Liberty Hall and Mission Parlor of San
Francisco at the Senate chamber. Oakland
Parlor is bestowing its hospitality at the
Supreme Court room. Piedmont Parlor at
the Pioneer building, Woodland Parlor at
Concordia Hall, the Amador parlors at
Pommer's Hall and the Sacramento par
lors at the Assembly chambers Private
receptions are being held at many of the
residences.
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the Mayors Office is an immense electric
horseshoe. One street has three miles of
Chinese lanterns.
The sightseers throng the roadways, for
it is impossible to move through the
crowds on the sidewalks. 1t is indeed a
carnival night.
The electric display is not part of the
Native Sons demonstration. 1t is Sacra-
mento's special feature of Admission day
observance and sort of luminous greeting
to the Natives.
There was long delay in waiting for the
carnival parade, but that gave time to the
people to view the electric wonders.
"Hurrah for Stockton" roared happy
man who walked ahead of the line.
''You1I get there soon enough" was,
one response by a Sacramento enthusiast.
The first of the procession was of the
usual order-cavalrym carnival cava-
liers in red, yellow and green, bands and
militia. Then came car from the rail-
road carshops run over the electric road.
The national flag was accurately repre-
sented on float m owed in front of a bril-
liantly illuminated car, and there were
guns, etc., 10 represent pdItleHelu.
The City of Sacramento was symbolized
in the next electrical float with palms, re-
volving prismatic effects, colors and pretty
girls.
Then marched railroad shopmen, draw
ing the Southern Pacifc's special float, an
electric locomotive, representing the first
engine built here. 1t was as brilliant as
the floats that preceded. These floats and
all the electric floats in the line were paid
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nd the grand officers of the Native Sons
Here are the honored veterans of the
Grand Army. Next the Young Men s
Institute of Sacramento, then the uni
formed rank of the Knights of Pythias,
and then the Bersaglieri Guard
There is beautiful float representing
the Grange" with dozen or so of young
girls-those pretty Sacramento girls
among the decorations.
ALI the rest is on wheels. The Waverly
Bicycle Club of San Francisco makes a
good appearance in white, the Nevada
City Club in dark gray, the Capitol City
Club with decorated wheels and floats on
bicycles, and others in red, white and
blue.
More carriages, and the parade is over.
The crowds move and break away in every
direction, but there is great lessening of the
throng, and the Natives and the guests
are ready for the next event.