The Louisiana populist., 1897-10-01

POINTS FROM THE PRESS.
Money is not made to be redeemed,
but to circulate.-Southern Mercury.
The assessor is often tempted to
pass around the hat for the benefit OF
some of our poverty stricken million
aires.-Minneapolis Times.
A. people heavily In debt cannot be
a free people, for 1t is conceded that
no power in civilized society is 80 great
as that Of the creditor over the debtor.
Farm, Stock and Home.
Powderly has been appointed by tho
powers. Kings are always willing to
reward such labor leaders" as have
misled those who have reposed con-
fidence in them. And still the masses
vote for their oppressors.-Appeal to
Reason.
Every dollar Of gold in the world has
cost over 81, and of every $4,000 gold
mines in the world only two have paid.
These are statistics which ought to
stagger even person who is getting
ready to 60 to Alaska.-Baltimore
American.
The most pronounced goldbug can
no longer consider the silver question
a local one. Colorado is getting along
under the gold-standard better than
any other state in the Union. Colo
RADIO people are for free coinage be.
cause they think 1t is for the interes,
of the whole country.-Pueblo Post. o
We hope to live to see the industrial
system under which the destruction Of
property won't be a godsend to the
workingmen who are employed to re-
place it.-Star and Kansan.
1t is every mans duty as we'll as
legal obligation to pay his debts ae-
cording to his contract, But 1t is also
his right to see to it that 1t shall be
made no harder to pay his debt when
it falls due than when be made It,
Columbus Post.
President Andrews will be more ap-
plauded by all fair-minded men of the
country, irrespective of their financial
views, than will the trustees of Brown
university. They granted him the
right to think, but they do not accord
him the right to speak. That would
cost the university money, and as
President Andrews would not sell HIM
self he was permitted to resign" All
honor to Andrews!-C Colorado Springs
Telegraph.
1t is pity that Just as farmers had
prepared to feed the multitude all the
berries it's appetite craved there came
along laws and systems that made It
impossible for the multitude to buy
and pay for the berries.-FarW, Stock
and Home.
We are informed that a son Of th>
thrifty millionaire, Lyman Gage, owns
line Of steamers running between
Oregon and Alaska. This probably ac-
counts for the fabulous stories now be-
ing circulated about the wonderful gold
fields. There's scheme for specula-
tion in it somewhere and nothing is
more probable than that the Gage fam
lily Is at the bottom of the whole bust
ness.-Chicago Express.
Dolly Madison, when the British cap
tured Washington, secured the original
Declaration of independence with her
own hands. That was all right; but
"Yerrup" has long since got away with
the Independence" making the Dec
laration" Of small consequence
Francisco Star
The United States in these days OF
borrowing from the foreigners is no
longer first In everything. Scarcely
first in anything. In government rail-
roads, telegraph and telephone lines.
government savings banks, the super
vision Of tenant buildings, construction
of streets and other municipal i'm.
provements there are many nations
ahead of the at one time exceedingly
smart Yankee nation. We are no
longer the great inventors and origi-
nators. We no longer lead and make
poor showing at follcwing.-Joliet
Qll.) News.
Clothing houses are being notified
that duplicate orders for wool goods
cannot be filled except at an advance"
says Cincinnati paper. Not the i'm
ported article only, but all wool goods.
Now wool has not advanced, wages Of
woolen workers have not advanced, but