The Louisiana populist. [volume] (Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La.) 1894-1898, 1896-02-28

voter, taKo a look ut the situation with
your own eyes-your conscience and
common sense will do the rest In No
vember, 1S96.-From tho Chicago Ma
tional Bimetallist.
A correspondent writes and asks
the Dallas News how many bonds
have been issued since 1860 by the fed
eral government, and the editor replies:
In the last two years Cleveland DEM
ocracy has spent s262. 900, 900 trying to
keep up the parity idea, but. between
what no one knows. Gold is being
drawn out of the treasury to pay for
the last s1OO,OOO,O 900 bonds, and so it
goes.
The Hardy ark-goldbug crowd
have determined to stay in the party"
and the. free silver Democrats arc
doomed to defeat. Their only hope is
to join the Peoples party; then we can
smite them hip and thigh-rout them
absolutely.
The voter is supposed to be the man
with the power in democratic country,
says the Dallas News. Yes, but where
is the democratic country? Officers
elected in this country do not obey the
people, but do as they please. Look at
Cleveland and congress, will you?
Congressman Hall, Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, elected by the reformers in his
party, has turned cuckoo, ,and will work
and vote for the gold standard. Now
watch and see if he don't get good job.
He knows he can never go to congvess
any more from Missouri. Oh. the dad
gasted measely politicians.
Cleveland's Monroe doctrine message
was dodge to attract public attention
from the schemes of the bankers and
the bond swindle. That was all. Patriot
ism should be set with small p and in
the smallest type in future. 1t seems
to be a back number. Partisan preju-
dice, corruption and imbecility rules
now
ION February 8, 1861, s25. .OOo, 900, to
be issued before July 1, 1861. On March
2, 1861, not more than $10.OO0, 900 dur
ing the next twelve months; these were
to meet current demands. On the same
day, March 2, 1861, three issues of
bonds were authorized. the total
amount not given, to meet expenses of
various Indian wars and settlements
with Indians. On July II, 1861, not
more than $25,OoO,OOO within twelve
months, to meet current expenses. On
February 12. 1862, SIC, 600. 900 additional
demand notes were authorized; on Feb
ruary %, $3.50, 100000 were authorized,
$3.50, 100000 in treasury notes, the re-
mainder in per cent. bonds, to fund
the floating debt. On July 1,1S62, bonds
were authorized in behalf of railroad
and telegraph line from the Missouri
to the Pacific. on July IL, $3.50, 1000 900
treasury not.s were authorized; ON
March 8, 1895, $500, ,OO0, 900 in bonds in
1863, and $500, 100000 in 1864 were au-
thorized foJ the support of the govern
ment. Or March 3, 1864, $500, 900 900
five-forty bonds were authorized, and
on Jups 80, 1864, $400. 100000 more
all to supply ways and means to gov
ernment; $6eO,000. 900 for the same pur-
pose were authorized on March 8, 1865.
On July IA, 1870, the refunding act was
passed, authorizing 5000, ,O00, 900 at 5 per
cent, $300,000,0OO at AZ per cent. and
81. .000, 900 at per cent.to take the place
of bonds previously issued at higher
rates of interest. BY the act of January
20. 1871. the amount of per cent bonds
was increased to $500, 600, 900. 1t is un.
der the act of July IA. 1870, as expressly
authorized by act of January IA. 1875.
that the recent and present bond issues
were made" Some of the treasury
notes" mentioned were interest-bear-
ing. and some we're not. And again the
News neglects to state that since Mr.
Cleveland has been president the Sec
and time. he has issued aud sold
$262. 100000 Of bonds.