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The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
The PopuEsts Are Old Friends.

Some Democratic journals in
Louisiana are continually striking
the Populists, and calling them
ugly names, and especially is this
true of those journals published in
the lowlands. They seem to hate
Populist worse than they do q
Radical Republican.
The Town Talk does not agree
with the Populists in all their pO
litical ideas, but does agree with
them ia those which are clearly
Democratic-for instance, the free
and unlimited coinage of silver by
tia mints Of the United States.
Nine-tenths OF the Populists in
this State are true American citi-
zens of Caucasian blood. Some of
them had ancestors who fought in
the Revolutionary war, and helped
Andrew Jackson whip the English
at New Orleans. Many of them
are veterans of the Mexican war
a war that added an immense ter
ritory to the Union. Nearly all of
the Louisiana Populists who we're
old enough, were good Confeder-
ate soldiers; and last, but not least
up to a few short years ago they
were enthusiastic Democrats, and
in the dark days of Radicalism,
when the low land parishes were in
the hands of negroes, and their
carpet bag leaders, it was the pres
ent Populists of Louisiana who
helped to redeem the State. They
were always willing to defend with
their lives the persons and proper
ty of the low land people, who
were, to great extent, at the mer-
cy of the Radical Republicans in
those days. If 1t had not been for
the white men in the South, who
are now Populists, the Republi-
cans would indeed now have
"black heels on white necks."
The PopuIists, who were former
ly as strong Democrats as they are
now Populists, thought because a
few leaders had gone wrong that
the democratic party was not to be
trusted. They made the mistake
of leaving the party instead Of
changing their leaders. Suppose
the Populists should elect men who
did not follow their platform,
would they quit that party and
organize another9
The Populists we believe to be
honest in their convictions. They
are battling for what they believe
is best for the people of this land.
They haye been true friends to all
the white people of Louisiana,
when they sorely needed friends,
and they will have to prove their
villiany and rascality before Town
Talk says one word to their dis
paragement. The Town Talk can
not forget old friends, and traduce
them for differing in political mat
ters.-TOwn Talk.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
Populists Will Contest.

The seven Mississippi Populist
candidates for Congress at the last
election will, it is understood, con-
test the seats of the seven Democrats
declared elected on the ground
that the franchise clause of the
new constitution disfranchises
more than half the citizei of the
State.-Daily Press.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
Populists Will Sweep the South

Congressman Elect Howard OF
Alabama delivered an address to a
large audieuce in Faneuil hall,
Boston, last week, in which he
predicted that the Peoples party
will carry every solthern state in
ls96.-Daily Press.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04

The DemocIa attic party is tweed
lcdum and the Republican party is
tweedledee. Shake 'em M togeth
er and we'll give You a nickel if
you can tell which from tother.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
The Discredited Oracles.

Final returns show that the
Wisconsin Populists cast $3.50
votes this year. In 1892 they cast
$500. Figures of this sort rather
shake ones confidence in the oracle
who proclaims loudly that Popu-
lism is dead.-Chicsgo Times.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
The Peoples Fight.

Against our will we accepted the
nomination and made the race for
congress against the nominee, the
Doodle. and the machine Democra
cy of this district, almost entirely
without money.
In the face of fearful odds we
made the fight of our life against
the corruption, the bribery, the
thlevlng methods OF the Democrat
ic party and for the recognition of
the inherent rights of the toiling
and producing masses.
We made this fight in the face
of defeat-6ecsuse we knew that
We could not secure Il fair CONT.
We mrde the fzht for home and
u.arrity.
Va ma. t. E III 70. liberty
al iu-5ioe. AMI IA doing 20 we
p!acei upon the altar of the glo-
rious principles we were defending
our future prospects, sacrificing at
the same time our personal bust
ness. But we were willing to do
this for the sake of the cause and
the success of the movement.
But in the face of the fearful
odds with which we had to contend,
as we have shown repeatedly by
tables in the columns of this paper,
had we been given fair count, in
stead of Mr.. Ogden having been
commissioned, the commission
would have been issued to ourself,
because We duly won it in the con-
test of ballots.
This is the peoples fight and not
ours.
We made the race against organ
lied Democracy for the cause of
the people and not from our sell
fishness.
We made the fight against the
syndicates and corporations, and
for the re-establishment of justice
and equity.
We fairly won, but was cheated,
swindled, defrauded out of the po-
sition, a majority of the people
who actually voted in the election,
of their own free will, and as their
conscience dictated, said We should
have.
In order to purge the ballot box
es of the fraudulent and illegal
votes, and if possible to rid the
country of the agency that has
honey -comed the institutions of
our commonwealth with corrup-
tion of the most degenerate char
acter, and to protect the voter in
his right of suffrage, we have un-
dertaken to contest the seat of Mr..
Ogden to the 54th, Congress.
To successfully do this will re-
quire the expenditure of some 1850
at this end of the line.
Of course the government pays
the expenses of contests of this
character. but not until the case is
finally disposed of.
AS we have stated, this is a fight
of the people, and it must be by
their cooperation and unity of ac-
ton that they are to succeed.
We are powerless within our
selves.
We appeal to the generous pat
riotism of the sturdy yeomanry of
this district, and of the State, who
are tired Of this age Of teudal bar
bal ism to come to our assistance
and help US to route and drive
from our borders this hydra-head
ed monster of fraudulent elections.
There is no time to be lost. If
you act, you must do it now. The
time is short, and growing shorter.
A strict account will be kept of
all monies received and disbursed.
r. w. BAILEY,
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04

Those 5,OOO,OO0, disguised, stay
at-hOme voters will be mad enough
to vote two years hence. What
ticket do you think they will vote !
We win if we work,
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04

it was rather A personal defeat for
Waite and Lewelling than for the
POpulist party. Both of these
Governors had made themselves
Objectionable to many persons, and
had aroused great opposition. 1t
is \ somewhat singular circCm-
stance that the POpuliSts increased
their vote in these very States, yet
lost them because Of the Democrat
ic support given the Republican
tickets.
1t was in the South, however,
that the Populists showed the
greatest strength, and in the two
Carolinas. In Georgia and Texas
they pOlled 413,OOO votes, defeat
ing the Democracy in North Caro-
lima and pressing it very close in
the others. In the West also it
was stroDg, its vote increasing from
80, 900 to 13S,O00 in Texas, from
90, 900 to $4,000 in Indiana, II 600
to $4,000 in Illinois, 10000 to %,
600 in Michigan, $1,000 to $4,000
in Minnesota, 1000 to $1,000 in
Montana, 1900 to $4,000 in Ohio,
and 10000 to $1,000 In Wisconsin.
While they seemed to have lost i'll
the fusion States, like Nebraska,
where the separation Of the Demo
Gratis and POpulists was apparent
ly discernible, this is not really so.
The Populists, for instance, receiv-
ed $4,000 votes m Nebraska, against
SO, 900 received for the fusion ticket
last year; but the latter vote, it
must be remembered, included the
democrats as we'll as the third par
ty people.
1t is this fusion business which
has misled the country and render
ed it difficult to see the wonder
full growth of the Populists. In 1892
both the older parties were anxious
to form alliances with this new one,
so as to throw the vote away from
their opponents. Thus in the South
the Republicans united with the
POpulists to prevent the States
from going Democratic, and in the
West the Democrats made similar
alliances. In the late election
there were but few Of these fusion
movements. The Populists-with
the exception Of North Carolina
ran their ewh candidates, aud in
some cases fought both Of the old
parties. Democratic votes helped
the Republicans in Kansas, and
Republican votes helped the Demo
Gratis in Texas. The result is that
while the Populists polled . far
larger vote than ever, they elected
fewer Of their men.
How will this put them in the
next campaign, that of 1867 The
fact that they have gained strength
as rapidly as they have done in the
last two years, with so little organ
ization. renders it probable that
they will continue to gain. The
POpulist sentiments are very strong
in the South and West, and 1t is
doubtful if they win pass away du-
ring the next two years. Even
now the Populists hold the balance
of power in some dozen States, and
if the same policy of fusion is tried
in 1896 it may possibly throw the
election of President into Congress.
But the difficulty about the new
party is the lack Of homOgenity it
possesses. There are Populists en-
tertaining various beliefs-POpu-
Fists like Jones, OF Nevada, who
are likely to vote with the Repub-
licans, aud PopuIists like those OF
Georgia and South Carolina, who
will vote with the Democrats. The
new party is somewhat dangerous,
but it would be far more 80 ii it
were fully organized and united
lTimes-DemOcrat. ~
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04

The census ststistiss q lsso give as'
the average wages sf the aA,ssS miners
In Illinois, to.s7 Q week; Of the le. scr
Of Chic Miners, essss Il he ss,See Situ-
miasss miners Il fea.syivsnis, e7.s5,
and ef the 70, eo9 sntM men, Ss.el.
The report for 1858 sf oAis bsssau
Of labor statistics gis.- 4thS svsrsge
weekly sasnings in lses h tass stAte.
t7.os. And these S9arvatlsa wages
were reduced tnl they thssv dsvn their
tools sad refused - dig cay mere ssa2
untA thr foraee wsss sste wss re-
stored. What Is this bst wage slavery
Of tho most malignant type?-Pitts.
burg Kansan.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
SS,s &c : ; ss..,l sr@Es
Reform Press Of Louisiana.

TuR CoMRADE. Winfield, La.
B. w. Bailey, Editor
PROGRESSIVE AGE, Ruston, La.
w. w. Mcclure. Editor.
LOUISIANA PoPuLIsT, Natchitoohes, La.
N. F. Machen, Editor.
ALLIANCE FARMER, Homer. La.
W. &. Flynt, Editor.
ALLIANCE FORUM, West Monroe, La.
L. w. Beard, Editor.
BATTLE FLAG, Robcline, La.
J. A. Tetts, Editor.
LAKESIDE REVIEW, Lakeside. La.
G. +. & n. L. Miller, Editors.
THE ISSUE, New Orleans, La.
j. II. ameron, Editor.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
SHOULD BE POPULISTS.

ssns Cogent Esasoas Why Labsr sheaid
soiiAly Vote the Peoples Party Ticket.
II Il the only party that stands for
the trse Interest Of the vealth-p~o-
ducers.
After twenty Ave years Of democratic.
end republiea rule, we have debt OF
81. coo, ,ooO. 600, with Z. 200, 600 nortgaged
homes and 4, 600, 600 out Of employment,
with l,e2%, 70i tenant farmers and ., ,e00,[
900 tranps. During those twenty-five
years the two cid parties have given
the rish railroad sorporatisas land
enough to give ~ al farm.
IN 1880 the farmers and wage-work-
ers owned = psr cont. Of the wealth of
the country. To-day they eva less
thsn d per cont
In the last tan years eur farmers and
toilers have increased sur sasionaf
wealth 81. eos. s0o. zoe, aad every dollar
Of 1t has gone into the hands Of pls.
tocrscy.
Both xAs Oh parties are oestroaled
BY Wall street, N ths interests Of
banks, corpo.tions and tr1sts.
Neither Of She cid parties effers q
remedy. History docs aot record a
single case Of an odd party demanding
any Of the following HgAtsess reforms:
Government ownershiE Of ranr0ads,
telegraph and telephones, express
lines, mines aAd an other natural
monopolies.
A currency, safe, ssand aaA flexible,
Issued By the general gsvsrnnent
only.
Postsl savings banks Tor the ssfe de-
posit Of ths savings Of the pespAs.
Free and anlimitsd ssiaags 81 gold
and silver at the ratis sf ls - /.
4 graduated Income tax.
Yhst the school age he raised and
child labor prohibited.
That hours ef labor 1E men aad
women Be reduced by legislation.
The Initiative and referendum sys-'
tenn for city and state.
United States seasters ed 2residsnt
be elected by . diest vsts.
Municipal eHnsrship 81 natnra1
and eleetrie lgAt4se, sAz<see aad sle-'
vatsd ratirosdA
Public lands reserved Or actual set
tiers.
Money sn0~gh - DO business en q
cash basiA-
AbsAtisa q 6tersst-bsartng heaas.
A government Of. ~ aad Ter ths
people. bassd spoA the PriAo4Pdss Laid
down by the dsslsrstiOa # isAePeud-
ence.
The peoples party stsads for al
these Prineiplss.-Jearnsl Knights OF
Labor
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AeR1cULr
TURF. WEATHER BUREAU, SAN FRANCESCA,
April 5, P M.-Synopsis and general forecast:
The pressure is highest tonight over Washing
ton and Western Oregon and lowest along the Mex
lean border of Arizona and along the extreme
Southern California coast.
The temperature has risen rapidly Throughout
California during the day, accompanied by brlsk
northwest wind, and while the air will cool rapidly
after still it is not probable that II Will cool
sufficiently for frost.
Light rain has fallen the extreme northern
coast of Washington; elsewhere the weather has
remained fair, and south OF Washington the skies
remain clear.
The following are seasonal ralnfalls this year as
COMPARED with the same date last year; Eureka
49, SO. last year 1851: Red Bluff 1854. last year
1915; Sacramento 22.74, last year 1880; san
Francisco 1887. last year 1910; Fresno l26 % last
wear eli; Los Angeles 1926. last year GAO; san
Diego 1l.31, last year 3.9S; Y una zST last year
216 inches.
san Francisco data: Maximum temperature 60
deg: minimum. 81 deg; mean. 90 deg.
Forecast made at san Francisco Tor the thirty
hours ending midnight, April 6, 1895:
For Northern Callfornia-Fair slightly warm on
saturday except nearly stationary temperature
along the coast; light TO fresh nOrtherly winds.
For Southern California-Fair; warmer Satur-
day, except nearly stationary temperature on the
coast; fresh northerly winds
For Nevada-Fair: probably warmer.
For Ctah-Eair: warmer
For AriZona-Fair; warmer.
For San Francisco and vicinity-Fair; pearly
stationary temperature; fresh northerly winds.
W. H. HAMMoN, Forecast Official
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
DuN,s REvIEw OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, n. y, April 5-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review OF trade will say: Returns showing
the condition of retail trade in March throughout
the country and the distribution of goods of final
comparison with the same month in 1894 and 1898
give satisfactory evidence that in most trades and
districts marked improvement over 1894 is real
lied, though, the whole, trade is smaller than in
1893. Everywhere, also, the occurrence of Easter
in March last year. but in April this year is found
to account for much difference in the volume of
tail trade in quantities of goods sold. 1t is
theless, sarger than last year but, on the whole,
smaller than in 1898, the main difference in
comparison with 1898 being found in the general
decline of prices which makes the value smaller,
even where 1t Is clearly as large or larger in
quantity.
Accounts from the chief centers of wholesale
trade also encouraging this week. There is not
any hopeful spirit but the real gains in business,
though not equally distributed geographically
to branches of trade. The best news from the in
dus res is that labor troubles have been settled
avoided. Next in Importance is the better demand
for manufactured articles, which gives greater
10 hope that recent advances from the bottom
may prove successful.
Following the rise in coke there have been week
sales of coo 600 Lake at about SC advance and
finished products are no longer inactive, Bessemer
iron rising to 10.65c, gray forge to 9.25c, COM
mon bar TO 95c structural angles to 81 05 and
plates 81 per ton. Chicago shares in the rise and
the Illinois Steel Company has achieved notable
in taking the contract for steel plates for
such orders at Newport News Eastern works gain
more slowly and the low price OF anthracite
COAL
The production OF ConneIlsville coke for the
week is 1oS,l1O tOnSi the largest OH reCOTus Out
there is some fear that higher coke and ore must
close the works.
Copper is firmer, sales Of the stock taken from
the French syndicate removed load on the mar
ke for the last six years and tin has been stronger
with tin plates, because of purchases for Pacific
Coast Gamers.
In cotton better demand appears for many quail
ties, and some slight advance in price is noted.
Sales of wool reflect the renewed confidence of
manufacturers, strikers are out of the way, for
6675, 100 pounds were sold last week, against
4,64S,200 pounds last year No rise in prices is
seen or expected in view of heavy sales and re-
GENTS foreign wool
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
BRADsTREET's REVIEW.

NEW YORK, n. Y, April 5.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say: The appearance of more settled
weather together with the announced increase in
prices for Bessemer pigiron and steel bilets con-
tinued strong, stimulating manufacturers to de-
mand higher prices for fall goods. Rains in North
western wheat regions were greatly needed. IN
creases in wages of industrial employees, heavier
shipments of wheat abroad and the rise of the
weeks bank clearings above the billion mark
evidences of the continuation of better feeling in
trade circles and returning confidence in many
lines Of business
The list OF increases of quotations for staples in
cludes hides and leather, with prospect for fur
ther advances, one result being extremely firm
news of makers of shoes cut meats at Western
points well for cattle and Bessemer pig and
steel billets 80 cents per ton, which resulted in
better demand for car wagon and implement iron,
The prices were unchanged for hogs and pork. re-
fined sugar, coffee, copper and cotton Decreases
of note for lard lead and fractonaly for wheat
and oats.
There are 220 business failures reported to Brad
streets this week, as compared with 232 last week,
1875 in the corresponding week of 1884, and 1856
for TWO years ago and 165 three years ago.
Some New England cotton manufacturers have
old years output for export, and have cheap
Straw material to meet the contracts. Wool and
wooden industries report less activity but the inn
proved prospect in iron and steel and advances in
petroleum and for lumber at almost all centers,
with activity in the building trades, are having an
influence.
both coasts of the United States this week amount
to 2,S53913 bushels, nearly 100000 bushels more
than IN the preceding week. ABOUT i0,UUU DuSnelS
more than in the first week in April. 1894, but
SO00 900 less than in the like week of 1898; 900
bushels less than in the like week OF 1892, and 3d.
600 less than in 1891.
Domestic available wheat stocks have decreased
within three months 25,300,000 bushels, twice the
corresponding falling OF in 1894 and five times that
Of 1893 American, Canadian, European and
afoat available wheat stocks decreased 22.200000
bushels during the past quarter more than in any
like period for four preceding years Australian
wheat stocks increased 6,800000 bushels since
January last. In like space of 1894 the gain
was 1900. 900 bushels.
General trade at Toronto continues dull, and
prices remainisteady notwithstanding the unfavor-
ohIu fnar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
CHICAGO MARKETs.

CHICAGO. Ill, April 5.-A renewal of the de-
mand for cash grain gave Wheat upturn to-day
and May Wheat closed CSC higher. May Corn
closed 1sc higher and May Oats unchanged while
Provisions finished at declines.
The first transactions in tie Wheat pit were at an
advance of 14c over yesterdays closing and an
other 14c was quickly added. There was a great
struggle to buy May at 5514c up to 551Rc, and then
a further and somewhat excited endeavor to get rid
of much of it as cost over 5514c after which the
market became quiet and duh and the dizziness
lasted throughout the remainder of the forenoon.
The effects Of yesterdays great cash trade still
working upon the mind of the traders at the start
and that the cause of the opening scramble for
The seaboard clearances were light. HThe total
exports from the principal seaboard points, in
elusive of New Orleans, amounted in wheat and
-four to only $4,000. The receipts at primary
markets were heavier than on the day before and
the Weather Bureau predicted unite good rains for
the winter wheat crop. Total amounts received at
the primary market 2O8, 900 bushels against
$4,000 bushels yesterday. The price was stoutly
maintained after IL o'clock at about 5514c on the
renewal Of the demand for cash wheat. A sale was
effected of 100000 bushels about hour from the
Close with several parcels under negotiation and
expected work before the close. miller in South
ern Ohio bid 551sc on board for so carloads of No.
2 red wheat, which is needed for his mill.
Those were the influences on the market during
the forenoon, and they impaired very firm under
tone TO the later trading A sale of 100000
bushels Of cash wheat from terminal elevators at
Minneapolis TO local millers there at 115c over
May price was the last piece of news, under which
May closed at o53sc bid.
Trading in corn was light. The confirmation of
yesterdays estimate of very small receipts started
the price at about lac the closing rate OF yes
terday. The opening price substantially the
highest paid during the day, although had the
support of firm wheat market to help it. Liver
pool was quoted firm and lad higher MAY opened
at 46Tsc, sold sparingly at 467 s147c and dropped
TO 1850, closing at 4634 sellers.
The oats market was very steady. The range for
the day from 295sc 10 297sc for May, closing
at 29Ssc. Steadiness resulted from the similar
feeling in corn.
The provision trade was dull until within the last
hour, when the previously firm feeling gave place
TO weakness under free sales.
Hog sales were even smaller by $500 head than
had been looked for, and only 5000 are expected
tomorrow. That gave the market its early firm
ness, under which pork gained 15c- 1t afterward
declined Csc 10 $12 for May, and closed with net
loss of 1919 at S12 0712. May lard lost 212c and
ribs 71sc Of yesterdays closing values
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DRIED FRUITS, RAIsINs. NUTS. ETC.

DRIED FRUITS-Anotherf frost wave is reported
all over the State, but the market continues half
dead and sluggish at the old prices. Prunes, four
sizes, quotable at 41a@4s4c; layer sizes, 6@612c
p h. smaller sizes, 212G4c q ID: Apples, Az
15c for quartered 41s@5c for sliced and 6@51c for
evaporated Bleached Peaches 416c; Apricots,
514G7c tor fair TO choice and 7la for fancy Moor
PARK Pears, 4(941ac for evapornted halves, 394c
for quarters and 112@2c for inferior goods; Plums,
31a@D41sc for pitted and 11a@2c for unpitted;
Figs, black, SC for pressed and 112@2c for I'M
pressed.
RAISINS AND DRIED GRAPES-A killing
frost is reported in the Fresno region. No reports
as to damage have yet been received. Raisins-4-
crown loose 4c p h. 3-crown, 21ac h; 2-crown,
&c; seedless sutanas, 2s493c 2 n; seedess Mus
catels, l3112c; 3-crown London layers, 81 259
As p box; clusters, So 25@2 rs: Dehesa clusters,
SO 5O@3 Imperial clusters, 81 70; Dried Grapes
11a@1s4c q h.
NUTS-C hestnuts are quotable at e@7c q ~
walnuts, 7@91ac for papershell and softshell, and
6@7c p ID for hardshell Almonds 2@21ac for hard
shell; Peanuts, SAGE for Eastern and 4@41ac for
California; Hickory Nuts. 5@6c; Pecans, &c for
rough and &c for polished: Fllberts, S@9c; Brazil
Nuts. 7@715c T. n; Cocoanuts, "a 5000 so q 100.
HoNEY-Comb, 9@111ac: waterwhite extract
ed, 61a@7c; light amber extracted, 5129614c; dark
amber. 5(G512c p 10.
BEESW AX-25(d27c p b.