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The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10
State Platform.

We donounce the attempt of tn
Legislature of Louisiana to call
limited constitutional conventio,
as an insulting invasion of tn,
sovereignty Of the people, and W,
advise all self respecting citizen,
TO vote against such convention
| We favor an unlimited constitu
tlonal convention which will estab
llsh and preserve Il clean and hon
est government for ourselves ane
our children.
| We declare that the paramount,
issue in the approaching campaign
is to put an end to the regime OF
fraud in Louisiana elections and
the restoration and maintenance OF
a pure and honest ballot, which
will express and enforce the will
OF freemen.
We deno'lnce the attempt to dis
franchise any class of citizens by
devious, degrading and fraudulent
restrictions Of the suffrage which
are intended merely to perpetuate
monopoly OF the spoils of Office.
We declare that every man q
years old, and of the necessary
residence, who discharges all the
duties of citizenship, including the
payment of poll tax, shall have
the right of suffrage in Louisiana;
that such poll tax should be deyo-
ted exclusively TO the public school
funds and the poll tux receipt con
stitute the voters registration pa
pers.
We favor the adoption Of an
Australian ballot system which
will disfranchise no one, bat shall
eifectually preserve the secrecy oI
the ballot.
We favor putting an end to the
one man power in Louisiana by
stripping the Governor of his i'm
mense patronage and making all
officers elective and requiring ro-
tation in Office.
We favor the reduction of ex-
penses of government, particular
ly in the judicial and executive
departments, in which ohe number
OF officers and amount OF salaries
should be cut down.
We favor the reduction of state
taxation to a rate not exceeding
five mills on tho dollar, SO as to
put a stop to the nefarious finan-
cial system OF farming out to ia
vorite banks the keeping of taxes
unnecessarily extorted from an i'm
poverlshed people.
We oppose the scheme of per-
municipal and parochial
to issue bonds to bur-
len and enslave the people.
We favor and demand the ex-
'mption of the citizens homestead.
registration or condition.
We demand a better system of
public schools.
We pledge the delegates nomina
cd by this convention TO submit
whatever constitution may be
dopted by tho convention to q vote
# tbs people for adoption or re-
ectioa.
Having confidence and trust in
he men nominated by this conyen-
ion, we deem this enunciation of
principles sufficient to guide them
\ their duties.
We reaffirm the doctrines an
ounced BY Thomas Jefferson that
The whole art of government
onsists in the art of honesty" and
Honesty is the first chapter in the
ook of wisdom"
On this platform we invite and
olicit the support Of all elements 1
nd all forces in this state who are s
pposed to fraud, Fosterlsm and :
lshonest political and government =
u methods and policies which have n
rought shame, suffering and de- v
~ to Louisiana. :
Proudly conscious of the high
lissioa Of the Peoples Party to O
tvance, secure and elevate the Y
ghts of humanity, we pledge our n
slegates to lead in the fight for d
'stice, liberty and prosperity and ci
|
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10

After empanelling the Grand
Jury Monday, Judge Cullum dis
charged the remainder of the iu-
rors drawn for the first week.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10

You may want to vote in some
other election, if not in this, but if
you do not register now, you NAV
never have the chance again. You
40 not want to be an emasculated
citizen, do you!
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10

Wonder who will be District At
to!rney while the present incumbent
sits IN the Constitutional conven-
t,on for no days, provided he
should be elected.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10

happiness for all men, and in this
holy h9ht we invoke the aid Of our
Just and beneIicient Creator.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10
LOUISIANA P0PULIST,
FRIDAY, December 10, 1897.

MIR. Stanley Tanner says his
twins are getting along finely, and
the mother is doing well.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10
s1GT!s!Q GXSeuGiVei.sTo.ssvr,i:sce

Gar's'2 GSseuaiveI, Committee.
The Parish Executive Committee
of the Peoples party is hereby call.
ed TO meet at the Courthouse in
Natchitoches, OH Monday, Decem.
Der 18th, to transact important bu-
SiDesS.
~ S. j. HENRY.
IL. II. BHIAN, Chairman.
Spcratarv
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10
THEIR g
SUCCESS.

, Us, Hathaway & CO.. s;leceases have become o
hhouseiio!d ;1ori. Wiy' The answer is simnle
lne7 u,p asii wiz! '.a ,.oaraga OF their conyio.
G2ns ,;;.a o'sa.sc!s. n ":stofe. 1hoir methods,
nks themselves, Gro IL '.irncny with the peonle
and the rinies-. Nov nnd 40 70 date, Amona :h,
lesio1c OF n:iscall'4 exa aasts l,id Legitimate
toe fioct rank Of Respectable protes,ionsiism %
acknoWledgod ofiginators Of the new aud nou
widely adopted method Of treating Chronic snd
compiicstad disorders. ''''>'
Their reputation rosts not cn the cheap. trans.
parent platform Of purchased testimony. but on
long iisS Of cured patients, yisible local vii. T.
Eesses OF their saill. AS physicians Of business
and social status in the community they pledge a
complete course Of treatment aud uitinate enre
oy tho Hathaway method" unabridged. and at
p[lGes within tho reach OF all.
They are regular graduates in medicine from
sone of the best modica. colleges in The world.
snd hold licenses to practice from different State
boarcs OF Health. They conduct their bnainess
on strictly professional basis, pronisins noiI'
ang but what they can fulfill, and do not adont
me many fake and fraudulent methods that manv
coctcrs and so-ealed specialists in offering fres
prescriptions, cheap medicines and G. o. is. iakes
u order to obtain few dollars from their unfor.
tunats victims. 9A-'A'
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10
/ HE BOSS DADng..

CHARLEY TUCKER, uho
presldes over the FAMOIS. .on
sorlal Parlors on End Street. near
the Courthouse, will give YOU ,hc
best and quickest shave in town.
Halr-cutting in all the latest
styles done to..pertection. Call on
him.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-12-10

Dec. 8.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
Along the Kansas Nile.

| Supreme Justice Allen is probably Of the
| opinion that Doster is young and will
know more later.
Jim Simpson says straight-out withou,
| any kinks in his language. that Cy. Leland
| viii be pension agent.
| The newspapers have at last published
portrait OF Louise Lease which is about
| half as pretty as she is IN fact.
The editor of the FL Dorado Republican
| says that as a devil BIZ White WASH tworth
| pinch OF a very poor quality Of salt.
| The Plummer chair factory at Arkansas
| City, whose object is 10 relieve that tired
feeling, will start up again in few days.
| Frank Doster likes TO poke the torpid
| English language around with the end OF
| zen almost as much as John J. ingalls,.
| II the Republicans OF Kansas were in the
same ratified condition the Populists now
are they wouldn't put ticket in the field
| for 1855.
derscn petition across the room. and say
TO the porter: Take i; away and marx
| it. Petition for protest"
jim Simpson Is quoted as saying tina,
be believes the Republicans could elect
Farmer Smith governor. With jim simp-
son managing the campaign?
There Is only one real dyed-n-the-wool
| goid-bug editor in Kansas. Tha; Is John
| ny Gilmore % Fre3onis. who. in addition
| 20 editing paper. loans money.
The lates; from Atchison Is 10 the effect
| that while John Sea;on does not want =
appear caprous. Mr.. Speaker" st.n ne Is
| in The race FOR governor and Intends to
| stay.
The death % Schlattsr in Mexico calls
10 mind that many people IN southern Kan
sas stu possess handkerchiefs which Re
blessed and sim have faith in their cura.
tive powers
Ferd vzndeE-ift rang re bell with a lou1
clsng when he remarked thaI while Tom
A1cerson's petition weighed sixty pounds
avoirduPois. Leland's Petition Is measured
BIZ Troy weight
frank Stockton's rev story has a ma
chine II il on TIE X ray plan which throws
fsht right through the earth u tire ma
chine could % focused near Wichita tusi
now = would ind The ground Es; clear
through
Up 70 date mere but Republican editors
have criticized Mrs Leases poetry CT
Victoria TIE last 20 3osa he x-oup 81
critics = A-. Gsin5re Of Fre5ozla, rEo
wouldn't k-cr a spozcee from al cps 4
ne should meet both on 81 open p-ss-ie
D1-irg Dsck Chsss's xsrzsnsnsp OF Ire
penitsn;iarr FIRE consumed tose w0-ta cs
ciotEirx Now VhEie Lands - warden
Gre consumed -se1 vor11 OF ciots.-S-
The Arkarszs City Trzssssr says hat Sss
IA each sas;ance to5k pace n pz-t CO
ire prison whore there are 90 stoves %
furnaces
Y = really Shameful ;ssnr. b. TIE
u.ss,.Bc los -os care ,o- zhscig-s 2-ocf C
cfac.al corruption Tat WAS way re Fop
i-vssr cato, grew tsresoze- E1s Fszhs.c
.Exes the rolor~5 stnt- tse so.t s-ss.rzfscT
-s~ rsosse<ss inzoez6o. Ss-ca saekS pFoc.
an s-snzs out co1Eez1i1-S se=4sA xae
r~crsa.zsttozzs-
IN 6s.-nsss=s ~ matter. Max Ten An
se<soz sac. Wei hare lie .ssssss-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

In the way of proof that all the Eagle
ever said Of the Kansas City stock
yards was true, that the combine main
tains a toll-aate through which every
head Of Kansas live stock must pass
and pay; corporation, which, having
bought up all the available grounds in
the Kaw bottoms suitable for their pur-
poses backed themselves into their
holes In the Sni hills, where they could
safely wink at each other and wax fat,
we note the testimony of expert ac-
countants before the committee. After
overhauling the books of the STOCK
wards company he testified that the
books show that the capital stock Is
now seven million three hundred and
sixty-eight thousand, six hundred and
fifty dollars. When asked how much
of this according TO the books repre-
scented actual cash paid in by members
of the combine, he answered less than
a million, or, TO be exact, SSH. 400.
represented he replied that 1921 ,0S3
was simply made up Of dividends de-
rived from the enormous profits Of the
company. As for the other three or
four millions of dollars of this stock
yard stock, it turned out through this
experts evidence that some of it was
credited to stock issued to the Ar
mours, to the Fowlers and to others,
as bonuses. Some of it was credited
against the construction account, and
some was credited to increase the value
Of their lands and holdings, and that
there was about S1.667 900 that is not
accounted for in any way. One and
a half million dollars unaccounted for.
No wonder there have been charges
of substituting and of Doodle, and no
wonder Phil Armour, when approached
in his Chicago Office of marble and
bronzes with propositions TO erect pack
Ing plants in closer proximity to the
farmer and the sources of supply would
pompously lay back and declare that
Kansas City was destined to become
the great live stock market of the
world. Most certainly the investiga
ton shows it to have been so for him
and his.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

man. where he had evidently gone Of
his own free will to starve to death. is
almost beyond belief. Nothing of his
personal belongings had been disturbed.
His Bible and his copper rod, his MEM
orandum book and his letters were all
niIed I'D alongside of the tree under
which. n his blanket. lay his bieached
homes. The world knows, for all the
western world seem interested in him,
how he left Denver. He was traced or
seen on his gray horse, shortly after,
lear the head Of the Pecos river. New
Mexico. headed in the direction of the
country in which his remains were
found. He was discovered by two
American prospectors, who say that
there was no indications Of violence.
His death must have been through self
imposed starvation, as he had no cook
ing utensils with him of any character.
OF the thousands who went to Denver
from all over the west to see him, the
most part believed that he possessed
the powers which he claimed. That he
believed in himself there is no question.
Whether upon the unexpected discovery
that his powers were but finite he wan
dered away in the despair Of humilia-
ton. or whether he became insane from
the unexpected pressure of the appeals
of those who sought his help, none will
ever know. From the time he was seen
in the Ration Range, south OF Denver.
mounted on his gray horse, until his
bones were discovered, nothing Is
known Of his movements further than
that an Indian some months after came
upon a gray horse hobbled in the Sierra
Madre mountains, of which fact he in
formed the Mexican authorities, and
that a Mormon cowboy stated that such
a man, riding a gray horse, had come
TO his camp, fifty miles west Of Casa
Grande but that he refused TO partake
of food. saying that he was fasting.
There can be no doubt that Schlatter
is no more.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
JUST ABOUT WHEAT.

There are wheat fields in Sedgwick
county. Kansas, which it is estimated
will Weld between forty and fifty bush
els 10 the acre. There are wheat fields
in the adjoining counties of Butler,
Cowley. Sumner, Harvey Mcpherson
and Reno which equal the best that
Sedgwick county can show. There are
wheat fields all up and down the valley
of the Kansas Nile for distance OF
two hundred miles which will show I'M
usual Yields. So far as out advices from
Kansas generally speaking goes, there Is
not a county In the state whose wheat
Weld will fall below eighteen bushels
TO the acre. This all means an aggre-
gate Of half hundred millions OF bush
els of wheat, or, converted into cash,
thirty or more millions of dollars. This
for the single crop of wheat. That the
price will hold up or 90 higher the indi-
cations are all favorable. The English
wheat crop does not give promise of a
full average yield, and there are indi-
cations that the yield of France will be
so much reduced that imports of about
| 30 600. 900 bushels will be necessary to
make good the deficiency. These fea-
t,,res of the foreign wheat situation are
favorable for American producers, who
will probably raise more wheat this
season than they did last year.
The Mark Lane Express, a reliable
crop weekly of London, presents a
most discouraging view Of the wheat
crop outlook in Europe. In England
mediocre yield of q to % bushels per
acre is all that is looked for: in France
the prospect Is that 100000 quarters
will have to be imported to supply the
average need; the PruSsian and Polish
wheat is promising and the Russian re-
ports are equally encouraging; but IN
Austria cold rains have ruined the
homes Of the wheat growers.
In saying that there are yields IN ad-
Joining counties which will equal the
best in Sedgwick. we mean exceptional
fields. for while the state agricultural
report for June, issued on Friday, the
4th. gives the average condition OF the
wheat of the state at SAT, Sedgwick Is
placed at 104 and Cowley at JOS. Ihese
TWO counties leading all the other coun-
lies of the state by several points.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Prepare 10 have your hair stand or END
Ike quilts upon the fretfui shoe-b-ush Il
Francis Joseph OF Austria dies this week.
The Huns. the BoAemians, the Poles. the
Serbs. the Germans the young Czechs are
all preparing 20 pun Out and set up repuh-
lies the n-rute Joseph reels on his mortal
coiL There will be an awful muss.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

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szy zoSzt se-as otAe- s@1sz - EazE1s
s1zss f-7se- Shsn soze oEhe- zssa Ars Fsr-
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Sc1.s < i,e stories q - ti< xs7ss o.
tie ed days are .skea $50 age
grain q a. EArT u t1e-a Esss slEzzsar
= ta3 game - xaics sz-Cszxrsss
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rzso-nlzS rs-z.as .sss E..-se... 1..sS.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

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hin iaga.s~i sss; tas i-ozsss xas. -os
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games 49, aissf- ss1s .sas T~xxa.
Hsi. ] sc.gose s-5-n yos. .,o<s .ast
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WEE. ssoSls say ia r-oens>a
o'sss.trss- I lszs tss.so Ia Go sitting
las ssgaI src q. ~o-s. pa, Q. vas
"a f-ss = - vas ez.a- --wx.nazxzoa
cesssss----=.-.Ere Pss.Ese.sAaa Fse-s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Chairman James Simpson. o. The Repub-
licaa state committee, = positive TIA. Cy
Leland vii be appointed United States
pension agent tbs is he way &c knows.
When was IN Washington" sad Re. -
asket re rress3.-, soout che re1s.o- zSe1-
cy he sal. that Z. Leland wanted re place
Re would gladly sppclls hin. P-o-Sisr <
Baker would inSo-se Leland Baker ,es.
ne hs poGl9 gizty srior<< Leland !. &c
wanted zee pace AL the rs -e-e con-
pied with. and Leland v.r sc. TIE pace =
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

4 famous craze Is passing over the weird
In Russia they are wallins people up alive:
IN BraEtl ;hsy are L rebellion against the
government: IN Kansas they are seeing s,r-
ships a. night Our ionz-mALaisiied claim
ma, The world 3 gradually gong crazy. -
again announced.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
SCHrATTER,S DEATH

That is n strange story which reaches
us over the wires of that strange mans
death. His body, or bones. being found
in almost impenetrable seclusion in the
Sierra Madre mountains of chihuahua,
Old Mexico, far from the habitatioD OF
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Just at this aour Tom Anderson probaely
feels that Kansas should have all coin cir
culating in th- state m!uted al Troy with
the inscription Cyrus Leland BOssei Del
Gracia." around the stamped head OF =
calm. dictator!al-looking gentleman.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Sheriff McLain OF Crbana might have re-
NAMED at his post until the last Il might
have been tough or the sheriff. but the
American public would Ike TO know wheth-
er a mob would dare murder a man who
vas carrying ou, the duties OF lis Office.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Schla;;er. whose skeleton has Jus; been
found bleaching IN a Mexican sun, Is a ne
morabie example Of the circumstance that
a man can create a tremendous sensation
in this country BY simply refusing . touch
money.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

The ''recoacentrados" are the latest kick
ers in Cuba They are country people held
as prisoners OF war n camps b. Spain
We have not much sympathy for the re-
concentrates or the pacincos. They should
&c, out and help the insurgents scrap.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

The suspension of the Doodle investiga-
ton al Topeka has resulted in the restora-
TON of natural ana creased breathing to
several Populist leaders.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

With full realization that the thought
Is a brilliant effort. We remark that the
manager Of the recent air-s.lip used the sto-
len Hyderabad diamond for his headlight,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

That Russian sect which walls itself up
and starves to death. may Know what ~
is doing, but we reserve the right TO enter
tain large navy blue doubt on the sub
eCt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

For years Tom Anderson was q, intimate
friend OF NcKiE,sy's- So. Mckinley know.
nat Tom likes htn too vel 70 20 back
on him. and as Leland = a stranger an
coub.ful. Leland All ze; the ioe-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

EAGLE WANT ADS
r~7ca tae -saat p~sg.s ana srsnx
to s@st r~Elsi.n a TIA. al-.rs
ca1s E2Fa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

If we were Queen Victoria we would wear
an aluminium crown IN that parade. There
Is something cruel about an old lady car
ryiug hardware establishment on her head
for blocks.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Jerry simpson returns TO Kansas wearing
a pair Of ox-Slood shoes. ox-biooi are old
fashioned and Jerry did no; expect them
10 attract attention In Washington his
shoes are ar emerald green.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

Justice Harlan OF the United States SUI
meme court came very near being arrest
ed for splitting in ! street car in Washing
ton Saturday. II VIII soon be against the
law 10 be human.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

The King of Belgium is out yachting for
two weeks with q ballet dancer. Al home
the Socialist Leaders are raging. Did they
want to so alongf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09

T. &c suggested that the smelling salts be
handed the delicate and nervous state MILL
tia OF Ohio.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-09
wonderful" said the President

Wonderful" said the President
Wonderful" said the Traffic Manager.
Wonderful" echoed the General Mana
ger.
And old John Wright just giowed.
The President went down il his poke,
and drew forth a long cigar with a gilt
label about its center and said:
MIR. Wright. have a cigar"
John Wright did not buy cigars-he was
too poor-but he liked them.
He took i, and lighted il and talked
pleasantly 10 the gentlemen. asking them
II 4 rained all the way 20 Stogs' Center.
They answered pleasantly ana compliment
ed him on his farm. jumped back into their
vehicle and turned cut Of the yard and u
the road.
He watched them a long time And
then with A glIlp. il all came back to him
with overwhelming poisoning bitterness
These ms- were hrs enemies These men
were the thieves who looted his farm these
daely clad gentlemen with their high six
hats ard their good cigars. these were tbs
men for whom he worked Ike a slaye-tha.
they might live II luxury and comfort
These were the corporation robbers VIII
upheld freight rates and bought the Cor
s-sss-aen they sent 10 Washington
He sat down on a stone and throwing IRE
hisa-priced slow-huruiRs cigar down n
TIE mud. burst into angry tears and cried;
And treated EN- decent. And treated
EN- decent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-12
More Air Ships.

All kinds Of people are inventing all
kinds of air. ships, and every one is
ION new principle" and bound to
fly. Their faith is wonderful, in view
of the fact that,it is not likely that a
practical air ship will be discovered
during the present century. The
modernization of the railroad. how
ever, continues, and one OF the best
examples of it is the Saint Paul & Du-
luth railroad. which continues to be
the favorite route to and between the
Twin Cities and Duluth, West Su-
perior, Saltwater, Taylor's Falls and
other important points. The Duluth
Short Line, as it is called, runs fast
trains, finely equipped, at convenient
hours over. IL smooth roadbed, and is
therefore popular with the travelling
public. For maps, circulars, folders
aud general information, apply to
ticket agents everywhere, or write to
G. E. Stone. general passenger agent,
ST. Paul, Mimi.