Natchitoches populist., 1898-04-08
NATCHITOCHEs, La, APRIL s. 1898.
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

POINTS FROM THE PRESS.
The Indifference and inertia Of the
common people is fun for the politi-
Clans who rejoice in 1t like unto a
buzzard over dead carcass. The law
yers and town people think very little
about economic questions, and many
newspapers think as their advertisers
say. 1t is the cool deliberation and dis
cussion in the school houses that will
bring about reform.-Southern Mer-
curry.
The presidents speech in New York
is a repudiation of his vote In 1878 for
the Matthews resolution. He goes a
step farther and says that, although
the law is plain, he will not execute it,
but will give the national honor"
savers twice as much as the bond calls
for, and rob the people in order to do
1t. Just wait until the people can have
another vote!--Silver Knight Watch
man.
Can any one explain why 45,000,0O0
ounces of silver was shipped from this
country to England during the year
1897? Does it not look like a con-
spiracy to send one of our great prod
ucts out Of the country at less than
half the price for which it is used as
currency In every nation on earth?-
Chicago Express.
Thoughts are the effects of mental
suggestions, the minds, thoughts, ideas
or conclusions of the people are SIM
ply reflection Of the influences under
which the mind is developed. This
Is the reason that absurd and hurtful
customs, governments, religions and
rulers are so long perpetuated--the
presence Of a custom or belief continu-
ally suggested to the minds being
formed under 1t, create similar
thoughts to control them. A knowl-
edge Of this character Of the human
mind is necessary to successful prop
agandist.-Appeal to Reason.
Quantity regulates the value Of
money, the same as quantity regulates
the cost OF eggs. To argue otherwise.
as the goldites do. is denying the fact
that twice two make four.-Silyer
Knight Watchman.
With commendable plutocratic
idiocy, Hanna has taken himself to the
white house for board and lodging.
Where the worklngman must keep of
the grass, Hanna can dine on the dain-
ties and luxuries furnished by the vot-
ings kings for their chief executive.
OF course Hanna In the white house
doesn't mean anything. Or, If it does
mean anything, it means that labor
will get its dues-Mark Hanna dues.
The fact Is significant as showing the
hold which wealth has upon this coun-
try, when it can move it's personal
representative into the executive man
sion in close communication and asso-
citation with the president OF the
United States. Looked at from a dis
interested standpoint 1t means that be-
yond any cavil or doubt that trusts and
corporations will thrive unhampered
during the reign Of the Republican
party.-Coming Nation.
The spread Of what the bankers call
the silver heresy is giving violent
alarm to the denizens Of Wall street.
The organ of the money power in this
city recently printed a long dispatch
from its correspondent in Indiana from
which it appears that the followers of
Mr.. Bryan are very strong among the
Hoosiers. Particular attention is paid
to Mayor Taggart, Of Indianapolis, who
seems likely to be the Democratic can
didate for governor of Indiana. and
whose adhesion to the sixteen to one
policy is pronounced. Mayor Taggart
is said to be an enemy of the corpora
tions which succeeded in maintaining
a five cent fare in spite Of the state
law requiring three cent fare. The
correspondent says that the outlook
is now very favorable to the silver
'heresy." But the Wall street men
are preparing to pour money into In
dana, and they say the state may be
saved" yet. These preliminary alarms
are typical Of the policy and prospects
Of the money power. The way In which
the last presidential election was car
ried has inspired the magnates of the
land with the belief that their money
IS omnipotent.-Twentieth Century.