The Louisiana populist., 1895-08-16


bilious leader shall give the signal that
the time has come to form their strong
government, with its immense stand
ing army, and the subversion Of the
republic. The federal government is
not the thing which our forefatEers
created. Its encroachments have been
startling and unceasing. To-day the
stride has been with thousand league
boots; and following close upon the
intrusion by Judge Goff into the inter-
nal affairs Of state to enjoin the reg
istration of its voters preliminary to
the election and holding of a conven-
tion to amend its constitution, under
legal steps taken by its legislature,
duly and fairly elected by the people.
we have the startling PRONUNCIATION
(not at all unknown to me for have
declared its fruition for some years
pasD, that there were nine oligarchs in
this Union, who dominate and control
every inch of the territory Of all the
states; and that their edicts are su-
preme, over and above the oppressed
will of the people through their repre-
sentativas In congress assembled. And
that not only must these absolute or
ders be obeyed, but that they have a
worthy co-adjator in the executive, to
supplement their deputy marshals,
Hessians who can be hired from the
dregs and outcasts of the population),
to carry out the edicts of their masters
and the whole army, navy and power
of the federal government shall be set
in motion to enforce their DEGREES. And
beyond and unprecedented is the as
sertion that this executive can embody
all the militia Of all the states in the
U. s. Army and send them under mil
itary despotism into any and all the
states to enforce the commands of the
federal commander-in-chief. In three
short paragraphs the states are .Cblit-
Grated and blotted out, without use for
legislatures or governors-nay scarcely
TO have representation in senate or
house, when military satraps can more
easily obey and enforce the instruc-
tions, directly communicated from the
White House. The steps taken by
Cleveland last year in throwing the
whole military force of the army and
navy to the assistance of corpor ations,
and against the masses of citizens, ex-
ercising the rights they believed had
been guaranteed by the constitution.
was attentive, under the prevailing
excitement to experiment with the doc
trine now laid down by the Supreme
court, and to see how far the poople
would permit it, without taking alarm
Just as the tentative has been made
under the Con injunction, to see
whether the people had been lulled to
sleep and supineness. Under that pro-
nunciamento Of the federal judiciary,
with all its subordinates too willing
to resort to 0surpations and attack up
on the poorer and weaker classes. 1t is
perfectly feasible for the present exec
utive to pervert law by open violations
OF the constitution. and In Spanish
American style to carry the elections
as he pleases. The late force bill was
harmless and innocuous In comparison
with the force bill declared by the fed
eral court to be In existence. In tha
debates In the convention preparing our
constitution. II was fully discussed why
the militia was created. II was ems
phatically declared that the formation
OF state troops. under their own officers
and with the governor a. commander.
in-chief. was for tho purpose OF pro
tecting the state against the federal
power. 1t was discussed frsm the op-
posits view BY Alexander Hamiltsn