The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-02-08
TNDER WHICH KING

tected Me black hordes ~ Louisiana,
with their haastet one bundled thou
sand votes # heir lack. aided ard
ahettea Ivy william" PITT Kellogg and
Henry T.. Naimafh anG other Eefed
sea'avars II tie IrcenSf'nr''"n era.
have ehtetet' thu H%n't"'., alliance and
pledged i heir >ntp"r+- 50 that we
ave How IN tie field against the Dem.
ocrat'e Party and onnn>e'i - the Dem
ocratic ticket, the PopnllSf National
BttrF lst9'ntdfeah ticket, VIII h"illr@
~ common fet"een the parties ~ ftte
unh"ty cemhin" bnt the greed Of otfirs
AM "tretl 1T fife Democratic party.
I't" statfteI{i haS i."en fa,*tf "n
high tN IL" tes'tsefs 81 fhe ~sfFah"%sf
a2e}oneratian o. forces ever Witnessed.
AID the commend II march given T"
the rank and Tile al tte three antago-
nlstit parties 10 the alliance.
The tire has COME far lh"Sh ~ the
ranks ct the compost" army II vaiie-
gated hres and diseordant opinions.
those wle are expected 70 hear the
heat and burden of the day, without
the certainty of sharing III the spnlls.
To ask themselves the question, UNDER
WHICH kINGY
If the Improbable should happen.
and fortune tavar tie alliance with
success, under which king Will TIE
rank and file who are expected 10 vote
the combine into office have to serve ?
viii they have a ropullstle admins
t%ratlon. advocating and nropagarIng
popnllStlc doctrines and fads! Then
Will all the vagar1es at the Ocaia plat
form be r'eclpltafed en- Louisiana !;
subtreasnrles; government loans on
farm products; government ownership
and control OF railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines, and III fact OF almost
every thlng III si9h.; III a WORD, paler-
nailsm OF such a pronounced type as
t" be hardly dlstlnguisiiabie from COM
munlonism.
Free silver at sixteen to nne. with
ont the intervention or interference Of
other countries ; practical free trade
and nndying opposition to bounties !;
these must also lind voice under Il
popnilstic administration ard how
do the other parties to the combine
Ike the programmes
Or Will they have Il National RepHh-
lean administration Then. they must
expect opposition +" the Orala plat
form advocacy OF the bounty and high
protection opposition TO free silver.
tor the Republican party IS supposed
to be tor senhd money II we pre-
snme the National Republicans Of
Louisiana Will stand Or the same
platform. And 1t the leaders OF tina
movement are sincere III their original
profession OF faith. the "brother in
black will he lett out IN the cold, for
the National Republicans profess to
he the most rigid sort OF white suprem-
aclsts. they don't want the poor
nlggef IN It, except as a voter and as a
puller of chestnnts cut OF the fire for
his sleek anu tat white brother.
How Ito the Popnllsts and black Re
publlcans IKE this little programme !!
Or Will the black Republicans have
the call with the administration, # the
combine sncceedY 1t numbers tell,
theirs VIII he the right to command,
Viii Tor they Will furnish the
votes, The Popnlists and National
Republicans. while they have divided
the offices on the combined ticket, will
bring but a small minority ofthe votes
to its support. 1T the black Repnbll-
cans rule the combine, as they will
nave the power to do by virtue oftheir
numerical strength, then we may ex-
ahd social equality a struggle for the