The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-08-29
THIB0DAUX, La, June 10th

At Messrs. T~treaa's Stables, ard vi
Treatment Of Lame and Sick Horses
standing successfully treated.
TEA1s EEaY A00E9ATF.
informs his asiooisised coastryDen
that silver was demDnetized bv Gen.
Jackson 60 years ass. and that this
government has been On : gold basis
ever since.
Next comes Burke Cochran Of New
York. fresh from Ireland, the hanse 81
his ancrstors, where he has Witnessed
the Irish peasantry in their novels
working for 25 coats : day. under the
Gold standard IT Great Britain. acd,
scratched the back Of the pigs. taat
hare always . anag corner in their
residences, ..tle Gintilmins that psye
| the rinf." He notifies the toili1g ses
and women Of the United States that
they mnat not expect TO have their
wages raised. becaaas the article and
prnincfs they purchase will rise IN
price.
His education for tie present de-
precision i thar the people Of the South
and West must nse war against the
property 0f the East. since he and
his guild bugs robbers hare struck
dawn ono half the wealth, Of the South
and West, the only relief that 10 lett
for the western "Hayscsd.r and south
efn acovbs.y,- 10 to hold his nsuth
shnt, and then the 800 milIiooaires On
the stand threw mp their siik hsts and
shouted HallslGjah . ti,ros tines-
Then comes . learned arithmeti-
cian who signs HE nane w. @. Sua-
ner, In tho illustrated Aasr,cao of
Ang-. %. Who says, "Bat shat di6sr-
sncs does il make whether the plane
Of prices be high Or low II corn il
worth 10 cents = bashel and calico
twenty centaa yard, : bashsl buys two
yards If corn 10 worth 10 ceats .
bnshel and calico fve cents > yard, .
bushel still buys too yards, and o Of
everything els. If there has beea :
general fall, and that ID the alleged
grievance, neither farmer nor any
other class has suffered BY it,
Now let 10 make : little e~alcnlatiou.
A rico farmer On Bayou LaFoarcAs
has : tax # $500 70 pay.
He aends 1900 peands or rics 10 mar
kst which bring q J0z per ID. -..332IOO
Out Of which BE- pays l5cts
Tor LOO freight. .124O
8 per cent cOm. M salcs...- LEO
5 Per cent for drsyagc etc.. I-6O
Making $50
That leaves a26 n
With ethia be p>yx his tax aud h.
enough left 70 buy his ~ife > pair q
BrOgans and two pails or shac serinss-
Nov If prices b inflated BIZ free
coinage Of silver - 10 frieads nntiei-
pate and creates : value On pro<2scfs
we w.uld have this result
1900 lbs Of rice 1t sam
= per : a per 100 freight $40
10 Per cent commission &c. $40
-
Making 81
Which doubled would be-. "a
Leaving. 40 "a
With this our farmer could ~ hi.
taxes and have 27-0O LETT with vh,ra
he could buy his uife I nic. dr.. :
good pair Ut shoes, and ! 1890 ~
Q Mr.. Samuer and Mr. Ceckrnn
q 0nse gcsss ~ moi - The difKer.
s0ee bat Am willing . risk ths -
serfiOn that the farmers vile will -
the difference with VI eye shut.
Next comes Mr.. Kruttchsoitt -
the Southern Pacific railroad ~ ~
thef the free coinage will hurt ~
railroads, as they cannot rai.e th.;r
Prices to correspond.
Now it Mr.. Kruttehsaitt vonla -.
made use u : little c0mmou seoea-s.
article in trade which the suld m.
90 mot haDdIe-he would know fhsa
y the people had money the tr.yel
On his road would BE- aiuposf JonhI.
aud the freight largely Increased.
~ ~ example 81 this, there has
been ~ this parish hundred. If n.e
thousanda Of barrels Of POTATOES and
onlOfs gone % waste this wear ~.
cause they would not sell for encn.h
money 70 pay their freight. Had thsv
been worth even $1.OO the barrel fh.y
would oil have been sent 10 Nev ~.
leans, 2 the freight earned on san,e.
! Know one dozen OF Coofedor.ta
Veterans who would hav. made .lmo.t
any sacrifice to have ,,,na !. D:SI