The Louisiana populist., 1897-09-24
POINTS FROM THE PRESS,

POINTS FROM THE PRESS.
The man who votes blindly for party
has his eyes in the back of his head
Healdsburg Enterprise.
THE greatest possible happiness OF
society is attained by insuring to every
man the greatest possible quantity of the
produce of his labor" And that govern
ment comes the nearest being ideal that
most nearly secures to every citizen
mat ce.-Farm, Stock and
Home.
Inc public ownership of railrods and
coal mines would destroy our nation
or happy, well-fed, well-clothed, we'll.
housed, independent working people
ana reduce them to abject slavery!!!-
Appeal to Reason,
AS soon as it becomes right and Just
10 take property from one man who
earned 1t and give it to one who did
not earn it, then will the principle of
protective tariff be right; but not till
then.-Utah Living Issues.
|
Ihere is no longer any doubt that
prosperity has hit the country and hit
IL hard. The 100000 coal miners did :lot
strike' they simply quit work to enjoy
Tue iuXurles Of life, theirs by virtue of
penehcent republican legislation Bur-
lington Courier.
by all means let us have none
tary commission" Let it be formed
| from Wall street brokers and the spec
uiators in corporation stocks and trust
securities. But by all means allow no
| representative of the productive indus
tries OF the country to be appointed
| Columbus Post.
PRESIDENT Andrews. who recently w.
turned from Europe, says there is no
need OF a monetary conference TO re-
store silver. "If the United States were
TO insert in the Bland act the omitted
ciause providing for the free coinage
OF silver" says he. international BIZ
metailism would be accomplished for
the other nations would follow the lead
OF thls country" There is no doubt
Whatever of this being true, and every
one who knows the prevailing senti-
ment in Europe is aware of the fart
Chicago Express.
Our government is republican only in
'heory. 1t is a constitutional mon
afehy IN fact. The monarch's throne Is
vacant. His functions are performed
oy the heads of our civil administration
The provisions Of our federal constitu-
tion are no longer sacred to protect our
T.
individual rights, nor to fix the bonn.
daries of legislation, Our judiciary rides
rough-shod over its provisions with i'm.
punity.-Winters Independent.
virtue IS its own reward. So, at least
the workers in the Crescent Tin plato
mill have discovered. They have voted
to protect the mill. but the mill votes
against protecting them. It imnorts
workers to take their places. IF virtuo
Is not its own reward, these Cleveland
tin workers have no reward at al, for
their votes.-Cleveland Recorder
Four thousand buildings are said r.
be vacant in Milwaukee. Concentration
of wealth and business isn't making ,ife
a perpetual picnic to the Landlords
there. In order that we may have moro
big capitalists, many small canit.,ists
must be squeezed out.-Star and K.r
san.
The idea Of municipal ownership ia
becoming more and more popular in
American cities. The main question is
whether municipal factories can be hon.
estly and economically operated. The
theory is exceedingly attractive. but
with parties and spoilsmen continually
changing the personnel Of such works
there would be small hope for their
honest administration. When genuine
civil service reform is applied to all
public works then we may talk to some
purpose about municipal ownership
Baltimore Sun.
Shearman estimates that the wealth
created by ground values reaches the
enormous sum of $32, 2,000,0 ,000, 900. How
is that for a trust--the great Landlord
Trust! That beats the water and the
gas trust and all the other trusts. Every
dollar Of that sum was earned by the
people and should belong to the people.
Fresno Expositor.
The coal mine owners have a few
senators and any number of congress.
men and legislators always on the