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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20
n. r. p. A.
EDITORIAL OTE

The Peoples party Paper, Atlanta,
rips Senator Stewart up the back. 1t
shows up his goldbug record from be
ginning to end.
Mr.. Cleveland has come to life again
He scolded Secretary Morton for abus-
ing decent people, the other day. Told
him il wasn't policy.
Six or seven more banks went under
during the past week. The bond buy
ing syndicate is making calamity
howlers out of the bankers.
A number Of goldbug papers claim
that Mr.. Bryan is crszy. 1t is the
same old story. They imagine they
are sane and think Bryan demented.
Mr.. P. T. Massey, Republican a
didate for Congress il the An district,
has withdrawn, and asks his support
ers to vote for Mr.. Ssrowd, Populist.
We want to see one strictly honest
election in North Carolina. If the one
soon to come Is not, those who are
guilty will be exposed and held respon-
sible.
Mckinley isn't the only goldbug
that needs defeating. There are some
right here in North Carolina who ought
to be defeated, and they are not all on
the Republican ticket, either.
Theimports of gold amount altogether
to $50. $50, 600. This much has been
added to Dur supply on this side of the
ocean, but nobody see it. What has
not gone into the U. S. Treasury is held
in vaults.
Nearly all the banks that close their
doors nowadays complain that il is all
due to a lack of funds. Strange. The
same fellows were telling of Us" only
q year or We ago that confidence"
was the only thing needed.
The State Democratic Committee has
issued an address directing the people
Of the State to vote their goldbug ticket.
There isn't a silver man On the entire
State ticket, unless it is Thomas Mason,
and he Is in the doubtful column"
Rev. % Robert Ingersoll, who de,
MES the existence of a Supreme Bsing,
Rev. Tom Dixon, who believes there is
a God, but think he does not know as
much as he (DrxoD) and Herr Most,
the we'll known anarchist, are no the
principal howIer5 for the gold stand
ard.
The R. G.. Dun & Co, Commercial
Agency reports 328 failures last week
againss 263 for the same week last
year. TIE heavy demand for wheat
and corn abroad has raised speculative
prices. Wheat advanced A cents a
bushel and corn 2 cents. TIE foreign
demand is likely TO continue for some
months.
Our Democratic friends twisted and
turned, changed and changed back
again, until the Pops had to help them
elect Mr.. Bryan. Now they want the
Pops to save them in the State. II
the Pops are thesRviourso of tie country,
let the Democrats vote the Pop ticket.
The Democrats say they are for every.
thing the Pops are for, why not practice
what they preachG
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20

We notice that Bryan was pulled out
of bed before day one morning last
week to take q train for one of his ap
pointments. We suggest that Col
Josephus Daniels detail himself to look
after Mr.. Bryan's health again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20
BRYAN TO THE WOMEN,
Fair Ones of Minneapolis Give Him a
Rousing Welcome.

MINNEAPOLIS, NINN., October Il -
Perhaps the most unique feature of
Mr. Bryan's visit to Minneapolis was
his address Monday night at the Ly-
cum Theatre TO an audience made I'D
exclusively OF women and presided
over by a woman.
There were 1000 women present, and
Mrs Frank A. Valesh presided. When
Mr.. Bryan arrived about 10 o'clock tie
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20

G~eorgians should declare that they
will stand by a Georgia statesman
when put on the National ticket by
Southern men of their own fish and
blood. Farmers Outlook.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20

Ask YOUR candidate for Congress II
he will vote for a ~postoffice telegraph
and telephone with a uniform III c9n1
rate for kilograms throughout the
Union and a telephone az every coun-
try poetofice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20

Ask your candidate for the legls!a
ture if he will vote for a bill prohibit
ing free passes to oil office holders
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20
6 QUESTIONS.

Ask him if be will vote for lover
freight charges and two cents per mile
passenger fares.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-10-20

81 ans standing 7gOIU Just behind the
eurtain, and IN ftglI glotVQ Of the coming
sunset. Behind me ore the sbddOU8 on
the track, before me lies the dark valley
md the riUeT. WhenI mingLe tgtth its
dark waters I ;Uant to cast one ttnger-
Eno look upon q country whose gOUern-
Eent IS Of the people, for the people,
gnd by the people. IL. L. Polk, July
ith, 1890.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

And Thomas L. Taylor, Gene
raj attorney of the Kansas City,
Watkins & Gulf Railway, also
gave in his experience at the
Pharr confessional in New Or
leans, relative to election meth
dds, ballot-hox stuf1ing, etc, in
Rapdes. Mr.. Taylor may have
acquired some special knowledge
anaent The peculiar election methods
alleged to prevail only in this Par
ish, when he was seeking to carry
au election some mouths ago in
favor of a tax for the extension Of
this railroad to Natchez; but how.
soever that may b., it is certain
that he will be remembered by the
people of this Parish, should he
seek any further tavors at their
hands.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
Red Suaplers at Levy Bro

The trial Of Scott jackson at
Newport, KY, for the murder of
Pearl Bryan, is still dragging it's
slow length along and will proba-
bly, consume two weeks more OF
the time Of the Court. While
Jackson, through ingenious and
learned counsel, is endeavoring to
shift the responsibility for the
commission of the murder-one of
the most atrocious known to Grim
inal annals-from his own should
ers and fasten it upon those OF
Will Woods, a cousin of the uDfor
tunate girl, the representatives of
the State are gradually welding
together a chain of circumstantial
evidence against him, every link
of which is complete and ought to
result in "a verdict Of conviction.
The evidence shows that having
had illicit relations with her. it be
came necessary to cover up thu
crime and in order to do SO, lie in.
duced her to 20 to Cincinnati for
the purpose Of obtaining relief,
where she was inveigled into a
conveyance, taken across the riv-
er and ut some secluded SPOT in
the vicinity Of Newport, was fouIly
murdered and the head severed
from the body, so that identified.
ton would be rendered extremely
if not actually impossible.
The lifeless body was discovered
tile next day, but the head has
never been found. The body was
identified from the clothing which
the dead girl wore.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
AS our contemporary,

AS our contemporary, the
Alexandria DEMOCRAT, wants
that town selected as the State
capital, because Old man Pharr got
a majority OF the votes in this pa.
IRISH, the Item would call the altpn-
ton of that contemporary to the
fact that it is not exactly fair, af
ter residents Of Alexandria came
here and helped to work up that
majority, to use the result OF such
assistance rs an argument against
Baton Rouge. We couldn't fight
against the opposition of the whole
State Capital Item.
Well, "Uncle Billy" we were
not aware of the fact that the Pop
Reps of Alexandria had sent ennis
saries to Baton Rouge to work up
u majority for the Pharr ticket,
but we are not surprised at any
thing such political fanatics have
done or may continue to 90.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

1t is universally conceded that
it is the imperative duty of the
Legislature to call Il constitutional
convention for certain purposes, a
limitation of the right of suffrage
among them; but if the Lesisla
ture is legally competent, as Is
claimed by some persons, to spe-
cially define in the call what the
convention SHALL do and what it
shall omit to do or limit it in the
construction OF an organic instru-
meni; it necessarily follows that
there ought to be no necessity for
the convocation of Il convention :;
for if the Legislature is invested
with sufficient legal authority to
ampliGy or restrict it's duties, il
ought to he capable of diseharging
these duties itself, without being
forced to call into requlsition the
sci sjces If III intermediary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

In the parish of East Baton
Rnuge, through the manipulation
OF the negro vote, pharr received
1881 majority over Governor Eos.
ter. This is diSgracefnl state of
affairs and calls for the removal ct
the State Capitol from this negro
ridden community, to some relia.
bly, D. mocratic parish, Rapides,
for instance, where the vote of Il
white man is not Eeutraliz Il, by
that of five negroes Alexandria
Democrat.
We imagine that our fri nd of
the DhMOCRAT would have a lar
ger job than he could handle
shnnll he undertake to move The
Cnpitol to Alexandria, or to any
other place for that matter, for he
would have to bridge the Missls-
sippi to roll the Capitol across that
little stream. The progress Of re,
moval would be so expensive and
slow that we are quite sure the
enterprise would bankrupt the
DEMOCRAT and that our est, em,l
friend, Col. Mobley, wonld yield to
old age before he could remove,
even The dirt from around the
foundation. But, testing aside,
ccntrere, don't you think it would
be cheaper to wait little while
aud give the Governor u chance to
WELD he knife of civil service re-
form, so that the democratic party
can pull itself together and organ
ize upon Il basis that means some
thing q Capital Item.
We are Very glad to have given
our old friend an opportunity to
be facetious at our expense. Of
course, typographical errors, such
as the substitution of an o for an
a, never occur in his paper, be-
cause the proof is always carefully
scrutinized. However, we now
serve notice on him, that we have
no Intention Of moving the Capito7,
but propose to leave it in Baton
Rouge, as an abiding place for the
bats, owls and spooks and will
erect a new State house in the pro.
gressive city OF Alexandria, the
geographical centre of the State.
The building will then he the Cap;.
toll and Alexandria the Cupitll.
Hence. there will be no necessity
to bridge the Mississippi.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

While every one knows pre-
cisely the position occupied by
candidate Mckinley in reference
to the tariff, it seems to be an ex.
tremely difficult matter to extract
a declaration from him on the
financial question, but all appear
ances Indicate that he will easily
capture the prize of the presiden.
tial nomination, unless the color.
ed delegates from the South should
betray the trust reposed in them
by over confdiug constituencies,
by selling out, after their arrival
at st. Louis, to some one who has
IL larger "barr than is supposed
to be possessed by the Ohio Ma,
poleon of protection.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
of the Legislature.

The two Houses of the Legisla.
ture met at II H., Monday and
perfected their respective organi-
cations by the election of the nee.
essary officers. Hon. s. p. Henry,
of Cameron, the Democratic eau
Gus nominee, was elected Speaker
of the House. His election was a
concession to the Citizens League
members, Who were violently an
tagonistic to the election Of DR..
Trezevant, of Shreveport, who
withdrew his name in the interest
of party harmony.
Robert s. Landry was elected as
Clerk of the House, with Messrs.
Lepert, Nettles and Fletcher as as
sistants. Thos. j. Ryan, of Or
leans, was elected sergeant-at.
arms, with r. Ii. McClelland, of
East Feliciana, as his assistant.
The Senate was organized by the
election of Senator Albert Estopi
nal, of st. Bernard, as president
pro tenn, w. II. McClehdon, Secre-
tary and G. r. Collins, sergeant.
alarms.
1t is needles to state that the
Democrats organized both Houses
and vail continue in control of the
ship of State.
Up to the hour of going to press
yesterday at IL M, our advices
from Baton Rouge were to the eff
feet that all was quiet, no armed
Pops having materialized, in ac-
cordance with the incendiary in
structions of "Gov. Pharr."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

The Louisiana Retomer, a Pop.
nllstic Republican sheet establish
ed in Alexandria about three
months ago, for campaign pur-
poses, has "gone where the wood
bine twineth," and the stockheld
ers of the defunct enterprise have
newspaper outfit upon their
hands and in addition have ac.
quired some valuable journalistic
experience.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

Tho merchants OF Chicago
have failed to raise the $4,000,
which they promised to pay as a
guarantee fund, TO induce the Ma.
tlOnal Democratic Committee to
vote to hold the convention in that
city. New York will easily make
the desired contribution and may
get the convention, upon the de
fault of Chicago, to execute its pc
cuDiary obligation.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
If old man Pharr does III

III old man Pharr does under
take to be "Governorn of this
State we respectfully suggest that
he make VIM Parish Bailey his
private body guard. In the event
any "crawfishing" is to be done by
the "G0vernor's administration"
Bailey is an expert in that line of
business, and he can always make
an apology before physical harm
Overtakes either Pharr or himself.
Take Bailey for your sud de.camp''
"Governor !"-Clarion. Appeal.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
The Governor Should Be Prepar-
ed For Amy Emergency.

The inceudiary utterances OF
acoad be Governor Pharr, his Off
cial organ and his deluded satel-
lites, evidently foreshadow revo-
Iutionary attempt to resist by
force of arms, the reinauguration
of Gov. Foster, il the Legislature
should refuse to usurp undelegated
authority to go behind the returns
aud declare that Foster and Sny-
der have been elected respectively
as Governor and Lieutcnant-Gov-
ernor upon the compilation OF
votes made by the Board Of Super
visors Of Election in the various
Parishes, the total result of which
discloses a majority of from 25, 600
to 80, 600 for each of them. Under
the circumstances, Governor Eos
ter would be .justifiable in antici.
pating any attempted armed des-
cent upon the State capital by this
bowling mob of blood-thirsty
Pharr retainers, by concentrating
all the troops at the State house,
to preserve the peace and prevent
any unnecessary etfusion of blood.
The Governor should he pre-.
pared for amy emergency and
should act with the utmost
promptitude aud heroic decision,
no matter what the consequences
may be. He should profit by the
dearly bought experience of Louis
XVI, of France, who lost his crown
and subsequently his head, through
timidity, indecision, vacillation and
naturally abhorrent disinciina-
ton to shed human blood.
Had he been possessed of the
decisive irmness OF character and
courage of Napoleon Bonaparte, he
would have ordered his troops to
fire upon the mob of Partisan fanat.
les, suppressed the revolution in
its incipiency, ayerted the reign Of
terror which followed and saved
the lives of 100000 men, women
and children, who were ruthlessly
guillOtined to overthrow the best
monarchy in the history of France
and substitute therefor quasi Re
public Of only ephemeral existence.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

Napoleon was the one mon
arch in history that never borrow
ed a cent, though he carried on
the most expensive wars of Eu
rope. When he came to the throne
he found France bankrupt. While
sustaining vast armies, he at the
same time spent millions on pub,
lie works, and yet when lie abdica
ted he left millions of surplus in
the treasury.-(Dai States.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

Judge Fenner, us we expected
he would, has positively prohibit
ed the use of his name in the Sen.
atorial contest. The race, there
fore, is between Messrs. Blanchard,
Blackman, Price and Dencgre, IN
less some charger, who is being Sc
cretly groomed, should enter the
lists later.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

While it will he universally
conceded, that there is no discount
on the Democracy and patriotism
of Judge McEnery, we don't be
lieve that he is a candidate for
United States Senator, nor that
he is in favor of any such heresy,
as the free coinage Of silver at a
ratio of I6 to L.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

mississippi sends a solid dele.
CATION of free silver giants to the
Chicago convention, headed by
such men as George, Walthnll,
Money and McLauIin. Hurrah
for Mississippi.- Bastrop Clarion
Appeal.
Yes, and Louisiana will proba
bly, be guilty Of the same folly, but
we have an abiding faith that a
majority of the States will refuse
to follow suit. ~
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
Gov. Oates, the Alabama gold.

Gov. Oates, the Alabama gold.
bug cuckoo, is now out for the U,
s. Senate. Like Tom CatchiDgs
Oates says neil vote for free sill.
yer coinage if "his people" will
put him in the Senate and request
him to do SO. Alabamians will
very likely not put Oates in that
place. Bastrap Clarion-Appeal.
Well, they couldn't put a better
mau in the Senate and might put
a worse one.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

There seems to be no doubt
that Japan is making arrangements
to have the trade between that
country and the United States, car
ried on in japanese vessels. or
course it ought to be carried on in
American vessels, but there is no
prospect of any such desirable con.
summation New York World.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
Nothing to Compromise.

The submission of any contro-
verified question to the arbitrament
of compromise or arbitration, he
cessariy prcsupposes the exis
tence of equitable rights by both
parties to the controversy, which
is susceptible of amlcable adjust
ment, rather than engage in litiga-
ton or what is infinitely worse,
the de9nicr resort OF armed inter
ventiOn.
LII the present gubernatorial I'M
brogIio, there exists no necessity
for any compromise whatever.
Governor Foster has a prima .tac'e
case, the face of the returns show
ing that he has received nearly
5000 more votes than his compet-
itor, John n. Pharr, upon which
he must and wiN be seated. There
can be no compromise, where
equity snbsists in favor of only one
party and to the entire exclusion
of the other, III in the present gu.
bernatorial complication.
But the opposition leaders, who
are melting their misguided. fol-
lowers to violence, turbulence,
revolution and bloodshed, may as
we'll understand, first as last, that
if they are determined to prevent
Il solution of tue gubernatorial
problem-whivh they have pur.
posely conspire,l to render hazy,
cloudy and uncertain-by legal
and constitutional methods, but
force the determination IF the
question Into that arena, wherein
might crlumphs over right, the De-
mocrats of this State-wh0 will
never again submit to alien and
negro donlinatiOn-will meet them
in the particular forum chosen by
themselves and give them "war to
the knife and the knife to the
hilt," if nothing else will appease
the bellicose temperaments OF these
bclligerent Office seekers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

A break in the solid New Eng.
land strength of Reed was made
in Vermont when the convention
at Montpelier adopted II resolution
expressing Il preference for Nc
kinley. The Speakers claim for
the second place may not be un-
disputed at this rate New York
World, Dem.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
As the members OF the LIE

As the members OF the Legis.
lature from New Orleans represent
ing the Citizens League, declined
to enter a Democratic caucus, bat
expressed a Willingness to go into
ga Democratic conference" an ex-
PLANTATION Of the difference between
them is now in order.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

Hardy Brian was quite paci-
fic in Natcilitoches, where there
was some danger Of bis precious
anatomy coming in contact with
Democratic bullet, but in New Or
leans where no snch danger exist
ed, he was extremely belligerent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

-PupuIists are threatening to
burn a Louisiana town. The step
from PopuliSm to anarcllism is
only short one st. Louis Star.
The above refers to The threats
made by the Populists, to apply
the torch to the town of Natchito-
ches, while the Supervisors Of
Election were tabulating HE re-
turns.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
IF the crazv Pharlite

If the crazy Pharrites-as is
threatened should enter the cap.
ital of the State, i'll any considrra.
BILE number, with arms, they should
be Immediately arrested, disarmetl
and transported beyond the city
limits, with instructions never to
return, unless they come as peace.
able aud law abiding citizens.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13
Wa auree with tim namoor.,

We agree with the Democrat.
ic State Central Committee, in its
patriotic address, that Louisian,
must never be converted into a
Hayti or San Domingo. But the
only way to prevent such Il terri.
BILE contamination, is to keep the
Populistic Republican party from
guiding the helm of the ship OF
State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-05-13

Howard w. Mudgett, alias Fl.
II. Ho'mes-who, according to his
own confession, had murdered
twen'y-seveu persons-was hang
ed in Philadelphia last week for
the murder Of Benjamin Peitzel. IN
order to obtain large policy Of
insurance upon his life,