The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-17
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.


A leading daily paper deplores the
lapse of the American thrift that for
merly resulted in a competency for
every Industrious citizen in his declin-
Ing years. That editor would be more
sensibly engaged in deploring the ex-
istence of the 10000 persons who own
half the wealth of the nation, making
the universal completeness impossible.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Did you ever seriously think over the
fact that the men who gather up what
Is produced live easier and better than
the men who produce it? 1t would not
be this way If the producer had his
rights, and the reason he hasn't them
is, that he acts the simpleton and votes
for the fellow that don't produce any
thing. Are you doing this ?-Jackson
Economist.
The goldbugs say that this year Eu-
rope owes the United States 100000
900 ION open account" But on the
dead-open-and-shu account of govern
ment bonds, railroad bonds, municipal
bonds, and the like, We owe Europe
about fifty times that little sum. Eu-
rope won't pinch us for the difference,
however, while she is short of wheat.
She will wait for a better chance.
Thanks for so much accidental pros
perity, which makes the Republican
elephant so frisky that you can't tell
his head from his tail.-Silver Knight
Watchman.
The person who cannot understand
how man can afford to accept a pub
lie office that it costs more to secure
than the salary amounts to will never
be known and honored as statesman.
Newcastle Qnd.) Courier.
1t now appears that Grover Cleve-
land is after the senatorial plum in
New Jersey. There is Doodle and lots
of it in this position and we are not
surprised that the fat fisherman should
want to grasp it.-Cleburne (Texas)
Herald.
From the way the courts are usurp-
ing the prerogative Of the other two
coordinate branches of the govern
ment, it would be big saving to the
people to do away with congress and
the president and turn everything over
to the oligarchy of the courts.-Ta-
coma Sun.
Land values in Tulare county, CAL,
have fallen off over $1,OOO,OOO, due to
litigation in the irrigation districts.
The county assessors state that real
estate In that county is being absorbed
at an astounding rate by San Francisco
and Sacramento banks through mort
gage foreclosures. The absorption alb
serbs many thousands of acres annu-
ally. Thus is exemplified the "releas-
ing OF mortgages" Of which the capital
lst newspapers are pointing with pride.
1t also illustrates that our Internal
banking system still continues to be
the "best banking system on earth"-
for the bankers.-Appeal to Reason.
Bryan is the hope of India" says
Professor Chosh of the Calcutta Uni
versity. This is a pleasing thought.
1t shows how when the common pro-
ducing people of all nations understand
the facts they will realize the oneness
of their interests and that their friends
among public men are those who try
to increase rather than diminish the
supply Of legal tender money.-Better
Way.
Apropos the massacre of miners at
Hazleton, the coal operators lay psr-
ticular stress upon the fact that the
dead men were all foreigners. And vet
many of these men have sent their
daughters abroad with fat purses and
instructions to marry into the titled
families of these same foreigners. The
millionaire operators wealth purchases
the foreigner in either case, hence the
supposition that he has the right to
destroy that which belongs to him.
Benton Harbor Times. Mich.
Society, by the sanction of laws OF
tenure which so able and so conserva-
tive a man as W. H. Mills has de-
nounced as being inhumanly unjust,
has given to these mine owners domin-
ion over the stored fuel in the earth.
But the most bigoted upholder of these
laws will not soberly contend that
these men can exercise this granted
ownership to the destruction of society.
Somewhere there must come into play
that higher law of selfdefense which
clothes the individual even with the
that higher law of self-defense which
garbs the community with the right
to set aside any statutory law in the
teeth Of emergency.-Stockton Mail.
The republicans are hugging them
selves In high glee over prosperity and
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