The Louisiana populist., 1897-05-28
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

POINTS FROM THE PRESS.
May there be no delay in enacttng
higher tariff laws. The sooner we
learn that salvation does not abide in
the breeches pocket of a higher tarih
the better.-Farm, Stock and Home.
Both Ballington Booth and Booth
Tucker, the Salvation Army men, have
been talking as if they recognized the
fact that monopoly and only mo sopoly
is responsible for the submerged tenth.
Cincinnati Common Cause.
Populism consists in an earnest, sin
cere and honest desire for economic
reform, and not in a frantic desire to
warm seat at pie counter.-RenO
(Nev.l Plaindealer.
Cleveland's administration added
$500, 600 to the Populist ranks, and it
is safe to predict that McKinley's ad-
ministration will add 100000, max
ing the total number of Populists In
1900 an even 11,500,00O. Enid (Ok)
Coming Events.
They tell us that the new tariff law
will be great thing for the poor man
because it will make more work. I:
will make more work" in the sense
in which Pharaoh made more work for
the Hebrew brickmakers when he re-
fused them straw; In the sense in
which the spilling of grease over the
floor makes more work for the house.
wife, or the rain that vets his hay
makes more work for the farmer
Harrison Times.
The last congress, strongly Repub-
lican, voted almost unanimously that
bimetallism is the best and a necessary
monetary system; and President Cleve-
land, nominally Democrat, endorsed
the vote. But in the estimation Of
both congress and president we mustn't
have the best and necessary system
without Europe's consent!-Farm,
Stock and Home.
For several years past the number
Of the unemployed has been steadily
increasing, and many have died from
starvation and exposure. but during
the past winter the results Of enforced
idleness have been much worse than
ever before. The daily papers have
day after day been filled with horrible
accounts of suicides, deaths from star
walton or disease caused by insufficient
! food and clothing, yet at the same
time the ruling class was rioting in
luxury.--The People.
Let us establish the principle of ar
bitration at home, If we want to arbi-
trate so badly. Make the railroads ar.
bitrate with their employees instead ol
hiring the military to shoot them
down.-Twentieth Century.
!, The Nicaragua canal company don't
= want the earth, they only want 800,
100000, a very modest request. The
= Orthonomic Era.
:. What the poor need is not aims, bu
an opportunity to earn a Just equival
ent for their labor; and they also neet
. to learn how to vote right at all elec
tions--Coming Events.
;, The shipbuilders at Cleveland. Ohio
:. have won their strike against the ty
ranny Of Mark Hanna. Wonder II th'
!. gold bug papers will announce the 80
= ing to work of the successful striker
: : as another indication Of returning
. prosperity.-uncle Sam.
n II direct legislation was In force th
le people would vote on the silver ques
ID ton, Independent of all others. The
/. would say whether they wanted posta
). savings banks, government TELEGRAPH
aud railroads and would say whethe
greenbacks should be retired, in fac
a all matters Of great interest would
=. passed on by the people instead Of be
=, ing trusted to lot Of so-called repre-
~ sentatives. whose highest aim 10
= ;. reap the greatest reward for themselve
= regardless of the interests Of the ma
:, jority. There is no assurance unde
- our present system that the men elect
:. ~ ed to Office will fulfill their pledges;
NJ fact, experience proves that they
n not. Under direct legislation the pei
~ pie would make no laws; officers woul
u. y, have no promises to fulfill, for ever
sli law would represent the voice directl
ls of the people interested - Chicago Sci
o ,. tinel.
III Pictures of destitution are accomp.
Ut Mod th.s vaar hy cutS in wapos -Ey
ed --------
,o A NEW ANTITRUST BILL.
- Senator Pettierew Wants IN Amendme,