The Louisiana populist., 1898-03-11

newspapers, is certainly measure
which will serve the interests OF plu-
tocracy. lie US see how many so-calied
Tree silver senator's y.,e for it.
Imperative mani i" means that
when executive and judicial officials
are unfaithful to their trusts they may
be removed by a popular vote.
We are not suffering from acute
business depression. 1t has become
chronic
The Nebraska State Journal, pluto-
cratic, says, edtorially: Every psy-
chologist knows that when you employ
man in resultless labor, you destroy
within him all ambition and hope ana
make him a wretched slave. 1t Is not
necessary to cite particulars, for the
proposition has been scientifically
demonstrated" Perfectly true. yet
the whole influence Of the Journal Is
on the side of social system in which
the trusts and monopolies absorb the
lions share of all wealth produced,
and in which the masses will be con-
demned to resultless labor.
All the land between London and
Liverpool-a distance of 200 miles
legally belongs to six men, whose only
claim to it is that they are the Oldest
sons Of their fathers.-Commonwealth.
The same men own still more land in
the United States, and the sons and
daughters of a great many Americans
will work for the benefit of their oldest
| sons.
Organized labor is waking up. Presl-
dent Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor wired the following to
the Rocky Mountain News: THE plans
for our political action in the interest
| Of labor are only in a tentative state
at present. The American Federation
of Labor proposes, however, to take
such political action as will compel the
lawmakers, the executives and the 1u-
| dietary to enact, to enforce and TO de-
| fine laws in the interest of our people.
We shall cleo. our own representatives
wherever possible, and at all times de-
| feat the enemies of our cause irrespec-
tive OF party. To achieve these pur-
poses. however. we realize that 1t is
necessary for the workers Of our coun-
cry, east. west, north and south, to
unite and concentrate our entire efforts
to attain the greatest success" And
one Of their cardinal principles, 1t
should be remembered, is free coinage.
Further than this. the platform OF the
American Federation OF Labor Is prac-
ticaily the same as the Peoples party
platform.
The President says: Il speak not
Of forcible annexation (of Hawaii), for
that cannot lie thought Of" but Gf
those who come Of their own free will
to merge their destines in our body
polite" Now 1t has been proved that
only two per cent Of the adults OF
Hawaii are permitted to vote, and not
| all Of these are for annexation. Nc
| test by direct vote has ever been talk.
ed about, but so far as can be known
an annexation proposition voted upon
by all adult white and Hawaiian males
would be showed under" On the
other hand annexation would probably
carry by. about ten, to one In Cuba; hui
no one connected with this admnistra.
tion speaks up for Cuba.
Corporations DO not pay high wages
simply because they are able to. In
Detroit street car employees can get q
cents per hour with three-cent cal
fares, and in Cleveland 21 cents ar
hour with fire-cent fares.
In an article in the North American
Review for December, Robert r. Por
ter recommends that the Home ani
Farm inquiry he excluded from the
census report OF 1900. His excuse fol
so doing is that it will cost 1900, 900
While it may be expensive, It is none!
well spent. The report on homes ant
farms, in the census of 1890 has bee.
the means Of educating the people OF
the real condition Of the masses. Thi
is the real reason why an attempt will
be made to exclude it from the mex
report. The expense plea is simply
dodge. A bill to make the census de
partment permanent will DE Introduce,
| in this session of Congress. All voter
should write to their senators and rep
resentatives requesting them to Sc
that the Mome and Farm inquiry /
included in the list.
The backwoods philosopher, Big
Eddy, says: 1T is enough to discour