The Louisiana populist., 1897-07-09

millions for defense, not one cent
for tribute" is the old defiance that the
American people should again voice,
not against foreign tyranny, but
against that Of our own trusts and
combines!-Farm. Stock and Home.
The politicians are afraid Of direct
legislation. A true government by the
people would leave half Of them out Of
a job.-Chicago Express.
AT present no party will stand in the
way of the Republicans in their efforts
to restore prosperity. Prosperity will
be welcomed by all, but it cometh not
(Mass.) Sun.
If protection is a good thing, put
her on hides. This country can no
more supply the hides necessary than
it can the wool, therefore it strikes US
both products should be put on the
same basis. Let's all get rich by tax
Ing the shoes and clothing we have to
wear.-Bituminous Record.
Did you ever see a government bond?
No? That's strange. A government
bond is certainly a well-known article.
1t Is what you and every other working
citizen pays millions of dollars on
every year. Yet you never saw ono!
Very few people hold them-those
who make tn en- good have no idea of
their appearance.--Coming Nation.
Mckinley's wave of prosperity"
which started out from Canton last No.
vember to sweep the whole country"
is tied up in Pittsburg, in protected
pennsylvania. An injunction was
served upon it by the legislative in
vestlgation committee on the 9Th in
stant, and all dates for its appearance
in the west are declared off.-Wardner
Citizen,
The Baldwin Locomotive Works at
Philadelphia don't care to teach
American boys how to become ma
chinists. Chinese are given the pref
erence. Labor unionists said the
Chinks only get 81 week. The COM
pany Indignantly denied this and de-
clared the salary was much greater" /"
but failed to give figures (Pa.)
People.
Let the government expenses de-
crease In proportion to the ability Of
the people to buy supplies that pay q
revenue to the government and there
Will be no deficit. In other words let
the salary OF those who have been in.
strumental in reducing the income OF
the people be reduced in proportion
and other expenditures be cut down
accordingly and both ends will NEE,
all right Iowa Farmers Tribune.
All this talk about an international
monetary agreement is as much a
farce as would be a proposition TO,
an international tariff law. The sill.
yer question is one Of American pro.
duction and industry. Prosperity in
one-half the country depends largely
on the commercial price Of the produc,
OF our silver mines.-Chicago Ex.
press.
Did our forefathers ask England
what kind Of money they should have
when they dug up the earth and for.
tilted Bunker Hill? What would the
shades Of these patriots think of us
If they could see us now bowling and
fawning before the goldbugs of Eng.
land!-Orthonomic Era.
Direct Tax-Single Tax. Direct leg.
islation-Initiative and Referendum
Effective neutrality-suspicious. Repre.
sentation. Common Ownership q,
Public Utilities. are correlated and
together constitute government O,
the people. by the people and for the
eople.-Plttsburg Kansan.
The last great political battle n
this country was decided in favor O,
the policy Of low prices, and a. soor
as the victors were installed in uowe,
they began to legislate at once in tn.
interest of high prices for a very large
number OF commodities! -Farm. Stock
and Home.
1t Is becoming question whethe,
it will ever again be possible for ths
people to govern themselves through
representatives. The art of lobbyins
is destroying representative govern.
ment. Our representatives are prob.
ably as good men as the politicians d
a hundred years ago, but the pressure
upon them is such that ordinary hu.
man nature cannot withstand it. Tn,
initiative and referendum are 70.
garded by many as remedy, givins
the people the right to propose anf
vote upon legislation; but there ar,
many difficulties, constitutional anf