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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j. Gun.
derman, of Dimondale, Mich, we afs
permitted to make this extract: II have
no hesitation in recommending Or. King,
New Discovery, as the results were al.
most marvellous in the case of my wife,
While was pastor of the Baptist Church
at Rives junction she was brought down
with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe
Terrible paroxysms of coughing would
last hours with little interruption and il
seemed as if she could not survive them
A friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in in results.". Tria1
bottles free at Mrs. c. Geiger's Drug
Store. Regular size SOC and S.. 90.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
The free silver me

The free silver men want
sound money, the l00.cent dollar
silver and gold-but not the
gold dollar alone, which is given a
double purchasing capacity by the
debasement OF silver Caucasian.
If that is all the free silverites
want, there is no difference be-
tween them and the "sOund mon.
ey" men. They appear to stand
OH the same platform in this re.
spect. But we have never yet
seen a gold dollar which has any
greater purchasing power than a
silver dollar, Notwithstanding its
alleged debasement. If any such
are Ill existence, they ought to
command a premium from the nu-
mismatists.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
ANOTHER JEFFRIES.

While the law abiding people of
Louisiana are doing every thing
within their power to legally pun
ish the perpetrators of the many
atr0cious murders committed with,
in the limits of the State and thus
deter others from the commission
Of similar crimes, the Federal ju.
dietary Is being used to prevent
the punishment Of vile malefac.
tors, who have been condemned
by all the Courts of the State.
1t seems that it is the intention
of the radical Federal Judges to
override the judiciary of the
States. No great length of time
has elapsed since Judge Golf at.
tempted to nullify the registration
and election laws Of South Carroll
ma, but was promptly rebaked by
the Supreme Court. Now, Jus.
tice Harlan, of Kentucky, grants
u writ of error from the State
Court of Louisiana to the Supreme
Court OF the United States, in the
case of "Greasy JIM" on the
ground that there were no negroes
on the jury which tried him and
the names of none in the jury
wheel from which the veuire was
drawn.
This diabollcal, malicious and
brutal murderer had been legally
tried, convicted and the verdict
affirmed by the Supreme Court Of
the State, yet this Jeffries inter
poses the shield of the Federal ju
dietary to prevent the execution
of a just sentence against him
Justice Harlan is radical of tn,
deepest dye, who owes his position
on the bench to the part which hi
played in stealing the electora
votes of Louisiana, Florida ant
South Carolina for Hayes in 1876
1t is to be hoped, however, tina
the Supreme Court will not sane
tion this wanton, arbitrary ant
indefensible invasion of the judi
cial rights of sovereign Stat
and will dismiss the writ for lacl
of jurisdiction, at the same tim
administering a salutary reproo
to the brother member, who has g.
egregiously misconstrued his du
ties and so tlagrantly transcendet
his legal powers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
No MORE FREE SEED,-Secre

No MORE FREE SEED.-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Morton has is
sued an order abolishing the seed
division of the Department, to take
effect on the LIST of October.
Hence, the free and much abused
practice of gratuitously distribu-
ting seed broadcast throughout
the country, will be discontinued
and the entire force of employees
discharged. 1t is understood that
the action of Secretary Morton is
based on a recent decision of At.
torney-G General Olney, to the effect
that the Secretary was empowered
to purchase only such seed, as was
''rare and uncommon to the coun.
try or such as can be made more
profitable by frequent changes
from one part Of our country to
another" This change is estima-
ted to involve a saving of 5000, 600
a year. But it is not likely that
the decision of the Secretary will
be relished by the members OF
Congress, as it will eliminate a
large measure of their popularity
with their constituents. We pre-.
sumo, however, that the descend.
ant of some distinguished revolu.
tionary ancestor-who, if he could
not indite poetry, yet shed his pre-
cious blood in defence Of his coun
try-will be relieved under this
order and the administration will
be denounced in upmeasured
terms, as it was for the dismissal
of Miss Key.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

A RIVAL OF BURKE.-Herman
P. midget, alias Ii. II. Holmes,
now iucarceratel in the Philadel.
phia penitentiary for murder, ap.
pears to be very much in demand
at this time. Indeed, he is so
"badly wanted" that three places,
Philadelphia, Chicago and Toron,
to, are all clamoring for the right
to accord him speedy and impair.
tial trial. Eight murders have
already been traced to this devil
incarnate and fiend in human shape
and if the catalogue Of his crimes
continues to increase at the same
rate as It has since his arrest, he
will soon rival Burke in the mum
Der of his victims.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

We are for reorganization
Observation-Disclosures and not
Reorganization, and we stand
ready to labor for the success OF
the cause Of silver. But the Ban-
ney proposes to do so inside the
ranks Of the Democratic party.
We owe no political allegiance to
any other faction or party, and we
will "pi" our type and throw it in
the street before we will desert the
democratic banner. This grand
old party, which has been, and
will continue to be, a mighty bull
wark against Capitalization; against
a moneyed monarch, fostered by
class.legislation and government
favoritlsm; against negro suprem-
acy III the South, and against a
marshalled musketry at the polls
to this party we owe allegiance,
and no other, and we will support
it's nominees from president down
to constable, regardless OF their
financial views, fighting for them
in season and out OF season.
Bossier Banner.
This is the sentiment of nine
tenths Of the Democratic papers OF
Louisiana, no matter whether they
favor or oppose free silver. We
refer, of course, to genuine Demo.
cratic journals, not to those OF
populistic proclivities. We have
some of this latter class, which
while openly protesting Democra'
cy, are yet pursuing a course cal.
culated to bring the party into
disrepute, if not actual disruption
and strengthen the otherwise wan
ing cause of populism, or i'll plain
Anglo-Saxon vernacular, they are
trimming their journalistic sails te
run with the popular current. i
the Democratic party, through
their want of loyalty, is over
thrown and the PopuIist-whicl
God forbid-is established upor
its ruins-they will easily find ar
abiding place in it's ranks.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
Four Big Successes.

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
have reached phenomenal sale. DR..
Kings New Discovery, for consumption,
Coughs and Colds, each bottle gualan-
teed-Electric Bitters, the great remedy
for Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Buck
lens Arnica Salve, the best in the world,
and DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which are
perfect pill. All of these remedies are
guaranteed to do just what is claimed for
them and the dealer whose name Is at
tached herewith, will be glad to tell you
moro of them. Sold at Mrs. c. Geigers
Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
a SINGLE execution

-"With a single exception"
says the Gulf Coast Progress, $50
far as we have been able to find
out, every man who has made a
speech in this State advocating
the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at 1G to l, is an Office seek.
er. The gentleman excepted is
Captain John W. Fewell, of Me-
ridian, and he has made but one
speech. Why he made just that
one speech and stopped, we are
unable to say, but we Can state
without any fear of successful con.
tradiction, that he is the only
speaker on that side who had the
courage to tell the whole truth
about the results which would
surely follow, if the United States
adopted free and unlimited COIN.
age at Is to l. He said that those
who were in debt could pay their
Indebtedness at so cents on the
dollar; that the South was In debt
and the same could be liquidated
with deprecated silver dollars
The speech bore the stamp Of
truthfuIness and it was not at all
relished by the other free silver
advocates. An honest people,
however heavily burdened with
debt they may be, have no desire
to repudiate their Indebtedness
and Captain Fewells honest ad
missions concerning this question
put many a man to thinking, and
it hurt the free silver cause more
than all the speeches made by the
sound money advocates"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
statement has

The statement has been FIRE.
quently made by the free silver
papers that no silver has been
coined by the United States siuce
the passage of the act repeating
the purchasing clause of the Sher
man law. The fiscal report for the
year ending June 3Oth, 1896, shows
that daring the twelve months
ending with that date, nine million
dollars of silver were coined by
the mints: of the country. This
again demonstrates the fact that
it is and has always been the poll
cy Of Secretary Carlisle to keep as
much silver in circulation as eau
be done consistently with a main.
tenanee Of the parity between the
two metals. That the country is
not suffering from a dearth of sill.
ver is clearly established by the
fact, that of the four hundred mill
ions of silver coin in existence to-
day the treasury has been only
able to keep about 100000, 900 in
circulation among the people, the
rest returning to the treasury in
spite of the persistent efforts of
the Secretary to keep it in cireu-
lation.- Baton Rouge Advocate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

81 am not here as All opponent
Of bimetallism. / believe III the
use Of gold and silver as money to
the fullest extent that can be done
on sound business principles. My
position upon this question has
been too frequently stated within
the last FIVE years to be misunder.
stood by any one. l believe that
both gold and silver are the la.
tioDal money of the world. That
in all the larger transactions gold
is better adapted to the needs OF
the people than silver; that all the
smaller business transactions of
the human family for many years
have been and always should be
conducted with silver. also be.
lieve that in all transactions of the
nations of the world between them.
selves the two metals should be
used in the settling of balances,
but only at the commercial value.
| also believe that in the business
of our nation the people should
never attempt TO use either metal
except at its actual value, only in
cases where one metal may be
used as token money aud he re-
deemable in metal at it's CONNER
cial value. l have always enter
tanned the hope that the business
Of the world would yet come to
gether in an international cOnven.
ton and agree upon some basis
where gold and silver can both be
used as the money of financial set
Element among the people of the
entire world. l am very clear in
my idea that until such arrange.
ment shall be made it would be
simply suicide for this nation to
adopt a system Of the free coinage
of silver upon the old ratio, a ratio
which all the civilized nations OF
the world have long since discard
ed. l do not Ibelieve that any one
government can fix the value upon
any two metals and name a ratio
which will be accepted by the PEG.
pie of the world or of the country
itself, so that the two metals will
be used side by side."-[ Hon. r
G. Horr.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

The cause of free silver can
suffer no detriment by the re cleo
ton of Messrs. Seip, Bolton and
Meeker to the Senate and House
respectively. They are all honor.
able gentlemen, who would scorn
to betray a trust reposed IN them
and if Rapides pronoances fol-
free silver, they would execute in
good faith the instructions of their
constituents, by voting only for a
United States Senator, who is
committed to the free, independ
ent and unlimited coinage of silver
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
LET JUSTICE BE DONE.

The meeting of the next Demo.
cratic State Convention will be at
tended by more than the usual
amount of excitement and stormy
debates. The silver and ballot re-
form questions will Of themselves
elicit considerable attention but
representation will be the para.
mount issue. Already the politi-
clans of the black parishes are en-.
teriIg vigorous protests against a
reduction Of representation, argu-
ing that of the overwhelming vote
cast in the past, democracy reaped
the benefit. This claim for repre-
sentation, based upon the demo-
cratic vote, appears to be just and
equitable whether those who cast
the votes possessed white or black
skins. True, the white vote OF
such parishes are small as com
pared to others, but to the energy
and influence of this small white
citizenship is largely due demo
cratic success in the State. Nor
are all the parishes with prepon.
derating white populations demo.
cratic, for the populists are in
majority i'll some. 1t seems to us
that they who cast most votes fol
party purposes should have most
representation in party councils
and for this reason Truth appeals
for justice to the gallant democrats
who changed the political complex
ion of republican, subdivisions O.
the State and added thousands Of
votes to the democratic column
giving that party victory and Sc
CURING, white supremacy Batol
Rouge Truth.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

There is a man bearing the
euphonious name of Bowler, in
Hoke Smiths special department
at Washington, who has aroused
the ire of the sugar planters OF
Louisiana to such an extent, that
it has been found necessary to
deputize Senators Gallery and
Blanchard to proseed to Gray
Gables, to interview the President
and ascertain if Bowler is bowling
his department in accordance with
law.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
1t seems that the very fellow

1t seems that the very fellows
some of them not a thousand
miles from here-wh0 three years
ago proclaimed Murphy j. Foster
as the Moses to lead the people of
Louisiana out of the wilderness of
the lottery sharks, are now de,
nouDcing HIM from the house tops,
as a 'gold bug" a yeritable Shy.
lock, who would sell his birthright,
his people and State to the social
ed plutOcrats of Wall street for a
mess Of gold bug p0ttage.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Intulerant tanatiCism has reach
ed such a stage, in the crazy de-
mand to open the mints to TIT
silver barOns of the West, that
even Senator Blanchard, the lido
of the people of this district ant
indeed of the entire State, is being
ruthlessly castigated by the FREE
silver press, because he proclaim'
it a national issue and one which
should be excluded from Stat
politics,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
The Republican leaders

The Republican leaders and
newspapers in this State have de.
clared war against the suffrage
amendment. The white people OF
Louisiana, who believe that the
wealth and intelligence of the
State should govern it, must see to
it that this amendment is carried
and engrafted in the organic law
We have too long submitted pa.
tiently to the rule of an illiterate,
vicious and depraved alien race.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
1t seems to US. the acme {

1t seems to US, the acme of
supreme folly, to discredit and
place under the ban of public dis
pleasure, a faithful, jealous and
able representative, who has re-
flected honor upon his parish and
State and can be elected Speaker
of the House, simply because he
will not cater to popular prejudice,
by renOuncing his financial con
victions, when he honestly and
conscientiously believes that the
adoption Of the popular fallacy
would result in general disaster to
the people Of the entire country.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
NOT A RED BONE.
please Don't get attended at this a
friend to the paper.

please Don't get attended at this a
friend to the paper.
July the % 1895
Well Mr. Editor Deer Sir Saw a
Litel Error in your paper Of the II
inst i Wish to Be correct if you
Will permit me Space in your valu.
able paper to Do so i Saw Some
Remarks made about the man
Who Was Brutley murdard BY a
Dirty theving nigre is claimed to
Be a Red Bone am here to tell
and correct same the man Rote
this to you is q Dirty Liar and
same can Be proven to you Mr.
Brown Was as Pure White as
as onest as ever trod the soil in all
his Dealings and home to no man
there vas no self Defece in the
Row and it will be proven the day
of the trial that Mr. man Rote you
the Red Bone Letter is like one i
no of he was terrible to talk of so
cald Red Bones he Did not think
any one Would find out his Pedi.
gees tho thay Did his sister and
Brother Marid in after he Did and
thay Lack nasty that was so Black
and he Left for parts unone to get
Rid Of them Mr. Whitley is the
man that was harrad to Work for
another he Would Beat and Bang
in the Woods and my son Land
Lard thinks i am at Work But i
ant and When he came in from
Work his Lanlord said Well how
Did you yet along mr. man Re.
marks very Well sir the Lanlord
got his money and Dashed it
around the harrand man and said
he thinks am a going to Pay him
But i ant and you had Better Be
leave that is the Way with mr.
White Ritter of said Letter if you
Will 20 to his house and Look
Round you will find that he is not
so White as he thinks he is So mr.
Editor for feare i Will intrude on
your valuabl paper had Better
Stop With Best to you and paper
pleas publish these Remarks for
me and you Will Respectfully OBJ
lidge yours as Ever a friend to the
tins John Strather Jr
please Excuse Bad Ritng
The above communication is
printed ve,batim ct Hte,'atim ct 1,,t,,ct-
uatim as written. 1t is only nee.
essary to add, that our local COM
ment in reference to this homicide,
was based upon information re-
ceived, which We considered relia.
bic. We never perpetrate an in.
territorial injustice to any one and
when it happens Inadvertently or
through erroneous information, the
columns of the DEMOCRAT are
open to the aggrieyed party to
rectify the error.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

-ttSilver Dollar" Bland was re.
pudiated by the Democrats of his
congressional district st the last
election, but it appears that the
80 called Democrats and Populists
Of Missouri have commenced to
groom him for the Presidency.
All the grooming that all the host
lers in the United States could be.
stow upon "Sifver Dick" will new.
er put him in trim to make the
presidential race.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Various subscription lists for
the relief of Miss Key have been
opened throughout the country.
That of the New York Maa and
Express already amounts to s7GS.
II the others realize as much, the
earping critics of the Interior De-
partment ought to acknowledge
that the lady has been benefited,
rather than injured by her dismis.
sal for inefliciency.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

Dame Rumor wants to know
what Bryan, Bailey and other
Populists were in Alexandria fol
last week. 1t is quite a coiuci.
dence that they should happen to
meet here at the same time. Per,
haps it was in the interest of bal.
lot reform or in the defeat of the
suffrage amendment to the C0nsti.
tutiOn.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

1t turns out that the massacre
of all the white residents at Jack.
son Hole, in Idaho, by the Ban.
mock Indians, is only the sensa.
tional canard of some imaginative
newspaper correspondent, the Iu.
dians not even having made any
threatening demonstrations or
been on the war path at all.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
We do not know that Messr,

We do not know that Messrs.
Seip, Bolton and Meeker are eth.
er Candidates for or would accept
reelection if rendered them, but
we do know that the parish of
Rapides never had better, more
capable, Jealous and efficient rep.
resentatiyes aud could not i'm
prove upon this delegation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

If III the neighborhood Of Mr..
Simon Wells, Oh Bayou Rapides,
call in and get bottle of DR.. Syl.
westerns Specific for Bots, Collie and
Tympanites in horses, mules and
cows. You will he highly pleased
with it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

For the convenience of plant
ers on Bayou Rapides, DR.. Sylves'
ter's Celebrated Specific for Bots,
Collie and Tympanites, in horses,
mules and cows, can be found at
Simon Wells, We'll, La.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
Often hpan tried and

Often been tried and it never
has been denied, that DR.. Sylves
ter's Specific for Bots, Colo and
Tympanites in horses, mules and
COWS, is a certain, sure cure. For
sale at Eagle Drug Store, j. Geiger.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

X NIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Ia Lodge, No. 34lO, meets on the
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each
month at Sp. m. Visiting brethren are
invited to attend.
D. l. ADAMS, D.
A. JARREAU, Rep.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY 4
L given that the regular meet.nNA
lngs Of Oliver Lodge No. "a, F. ~
q A. NJ. have been changed FROM w
the LIST and Sd Saturdays of each
mouth, to tho lst and Sd Wednesdays Of
each mouth.
G. "A STABLES " II
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31

ALI Wholesale Druggists III
New Orleans sell DR.. Sylvester's
Specific. +. j. Hart s. Co., are
Agents for same.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
WEEKLY.

1t is estimated that there are
5000 candidates for office in this
State, all of them zealously hold.
ing up the "free silver craze"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-07-31
SATURDAY, tho 10th day of AUGUST,
A. q. 1895


the following described property, to-wit:
A certain tract of land OH the right
descending bank of Red river, about
twelve miles from Alexandria, bounded
on the north by Red river, on the south
by lands of tho Estate of Willis Bonner.
W. L. Sanford and James, east by lands
of Estate Mrs, J. p. Hickman, aud on the
west by lands of Estate Robert L. Luck
cit, and being part of the Estate of DR..
Levin l.. Luckett, otherwise known a.
"Ashbourne" plantation, containing four
teen (l4OO) hundred acres of land. being
the same land sold by James Jeffries to
Henry T. Luckett, by act before L. V.
Marye, Notary Public, on the 18th day Of
June, 1883, recorded in Rapides Parrish,
Louisiana, IN Notsrial Book G, page 566.
reference to which act is hereby made.
together with all tho buildings aud i'm.
provements, machinery and appurtenan.
ces thereto belonging or in any wise an
pertaining, less the following described
portions of above tract: five hundred
acres Of land, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, fronting on Red
river, bounded above by lands Of Mrs, r,
+. Luckett, below by lands of tho Estate
mrs. !. F. Hickman; also another tract Of
Woodland, containing one hundred and
nifty acres land, adjoining the shove
tract, bounded north by Sandy Bayou,
south by lands of Sanford, east by tho
first above described tract, aud west BY
the lands of the Bertrand plantation.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, without tho ben.
eft Of appraisement.
D. T. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish Of Rapides, La.
July 10, 1895 ids.