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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-09-10
The Police Jury.
St. FrancisvilIe, La.

htIL COs
The Police Jury met in regular
session with the following members
presents
j Stewart, Prest. L Daniel, 8 G
Stirling,J A Beckham, E Ortis,
'1no LeSassieE, n II Barrow, + o
Hamilton and s l. Layergur.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted.
Clerk Of Police Jury reported lie
had ordered from Mr.. G. Weydert
the iron trough for couit yard well.
The following bills we're approx.
eel and warrants ordered for same;
j Freyhan dog collins, spa,lus etc Is 81
sc Stirling day att + jnry..... 2 so
j Reckham ........2 30
i Orts V &" .........2 80
.ino LcSassicr 2 " I" ..,,....n5 90
n Ii Barrow l ..n...... 2 90
+ @ IIamiIton2 " " ...,,...5 90
5 ], i,agcrghc | {" " ......... 9 50
W LeGke Jr Insurance on house 100 90
+ J Buck Cashier rent ofb0x.. 5 90
A L Gastcell picks. Is
j " Ard care ofc house. 80
J Il Clack maintaining prisoners. "a %
arrest and etc. 70
j + Irvine & Son lumber and nails. 40 l6
II W Reilly coffin for paupcr. co
l. Tarree cleaning closet. .......... 90
y uaralSon assessment. ......... 306 IL
e lendenen for pauper Brown. 5 90
d Stewart for Soldiers home. 900. 100 90
Lee Bros lnmber..... eco. II %
Z HohgOod viewing body.......... 90
VIM Stewart for pauper Alt Evans. 5 OG
J NJ Barrow hauling lumber ...... l 90
On motion Sheriff Clack WAS
authorized to send - to Charity
Hospital.
Resolved, That warrant ofS10O
90 through Mr.. Duncan Stewart, be
appropriated to Soldiers Home of
New Orleans,
Resolved, That the hauling of
lumber for Dlhlic roads thrtut rhnut
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jackson, La.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-09-30
SCHURZ OPPOSES COLONIAL POLICY
Distinuui shed German American Replies 10 born
sterne Bjorn5On'S Open Letter in the Herald
Tho following open letter written by Carl schurz:

blowing been written by Carr scnurH'
70 Bornson, Norway:
Dear Sir have read your open York Herald OF
unexpected honor You say ha you
"a German more especially ami politician America
America and England and the aaop
ton the United States Of colonial phcy win great -,
you amy perhaps think differently am
public The citizenship old as mine
ions such problems as are now confronting U.s. 10 regina W
defined the government
for the people, as entitled to the highest Gun
sideraion.
COLONIAL POLICY
long as 1t re-
mains true to the principles upon which was founded but hat II WIN VI
government Of by
force President Mckinley called It, criminal aggression anu %
believe attempts such policy on
more than can possibly further that progress BY planting Its nag upon s
It's not 1--we
between the United States and Geat
Britain with the wmes satisfaction and am willing to Join any
sentiments manifest
Friendship will last But
seriously doubt whether would last long e ohiea States anu Hnsiu
partnership dominion
not only the peace the world but become ultimately very
the themselves On this sub
the October number the Atlantic Let me hope that you Will not nk
presumpuous il | submit that consideration
NoTwGTHsTAN plNG THE CARS WARNING.
would Indeed be
the nesmab privilege OF being exempt from the curse an Increasingly
plea is for disarmament. virtually declares the bankruptcy of masm Ana
oose " a great armies ana ne ana mus 10 put upon us own p1ck
which
What would fulfilled?
EUROPEAN ornaments TO onset or Guido the increase OF American ornaments
another
which the cz admoshes the world 10 put end This the kind
people adopt
With the highest schu.
Bolton Landing, Lake George N " September % 1898
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AS TO OUR MERCHANT MARINE.

The New York State republican conven.
ton in it's platform declared for the re-
building Of an American merchant marine,
in the interest of labor and commerce and
as nursery in time OF peace OF naval
militia and auxiliary fleet TO be drawn
upon In time OF war.
THIS s all very well 70 far as 1t goes.
The convention. however, failed TO point
out how the merchant marine which we
once had, was 10 be restored or 10 enumcr>
ate the causes OF tts virtual disappearance
within the past thirty years,
1t has been shown time and pgain that
tie navigation laws, which were enacted
by the republicans. have been the STUN
bling block TO the recreation OF mn Amer
lean merchant marine. These laws rro-
vided that only American built ships could
be admitted to American registry ana carry
the American flag. They we're passed. for
the protection" OF American shipbuilders,
but 1t has been a case whore pro .ection''
was so thorough as to defeat It's ends. Just
as in ether Instances of the application OF
the high tariff ductrine.
Instead of buying American Quilt ships
at exorbDtant. or. protected" figures and
putting them in the carrying trade under
the American flag, Americans have either
bought foreign built ships and sailed tnen
under the English flag. or they have suf.
fered foreigners to do tho carrying trad,
on the ocean.
a few exceptions to this general rule
have been made by special acts OF con-
grees within the past few years. bur Ties,
absurd navigation laws remain on the stat,
ute book and Americans continue TO refus,
to be driven to establish a merchant ma
rine upon such terms only as American
eMpbuildcrs may dictate.
II the New York republicans had beer
honest In the adoption Of the plank mon
toned, II 1t had no; been placed IN the
Platform merely TO tickle the New Yorl
chamber of commerce and serve cam
pnign purpose they would have gone fur
Their and denounced this former republican
legislation and demanded It's repeal!
We viii have another great mercantile
marine and save to Americans the 5000,
100000 In ocean fre1shts they are now pay,
ing annually 70 foreigners. when the RICH
Is granted to our people to buy their ship
In the cheapest market---but not before
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DEAR MONEY, CHEAP COTTON.

1t is reported from Arkansas that the
planters on some OF the finest plantations
In that State are refusing to have their
cotton crops picked. In consequence OF
the low price prevailing for the staple.
IT will be less loss, they argue to let
the cotton rot in the fields than to gather
II and prepare It for market.
Matters have come to serious pass
when the South is confronted with the
darger and loss Of having TO abandon its
greatest crop. The situation calls for
thoughtful consideration from every clti-
sen Of the cotton belt.
We are informed that this low price is
the result OF cverproduction. But Why
the overproduction The expansion OF the
crop has not outstripped the growth OF
poruisaion IN the United States, England,
Russia. Germany and other portions OF
the Globe. since cotton commanded a GOOD
hsurs. There are millions more people to
clothe and serve with cotton manufactures
now ehAn fsw years ago
Why the less demand?
Evidsrtly from tho fact that tho usual
papa yNMs arc remaining unsnpplied !.
ctrsip,y no other commodity has taken
~ plaot q cottopthen why fewer pur.
( pvpporsionately Of cotton goods now
1een<slys
ssAsr eonsumptlon," in {
5 || 1n reysrproductio
- - Eeady-~wsat 4
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money in general circulatIon as former

hsobSy IN Sencfui Clfcuidtiou No lOrinel :
ly.
But" cay tho moneyed circles, there Is
more money In the country now than ever!
Th9 National treasury and the banks are
embarrassed with their piles OF money
II Is a glut In the market" Exactly--it is
not In general circulation.
A writer In the Atlanta Constitution has
this to say on that point:
Tho monomctalIists are fond OF referring TO
government statistics to chow that there is
more money now in the United States than
CROUCH In circulation. II 10000 mules and
heroes are required to do the blowing and
other service in this State 1t would be no re-
ply to n crying demand for mules and horses
to say and provo that there are actually 10000
In the State. while 600 Of them are penned
M In few livery stables and not allowed 10
work. Just ARE hundreds OF millions of
money now pcnned up in banks and money
ccnters and not allowed to clrculate--perform
the mission OF money. Money Is harder to
get than any other class OF property
The great mass OF tho people OF the
South ana West have hal to economic
for some years past Morley has been
growing dearer and harder to get and the
volume Of generous buyers has been stead
lily decreasing. The per capita is larger.
but tho bond speculative syndicates. the
promoters of railroad reorganization. the
manipulators OF trusts, have got 1t In their
vaults ready for an emergency! II was
said the other day that there was less
demand at this season for money to move
the crops than ever before and IL was ar
gued by the money powers organs that
this meoTt that the South and West had
their own money. 1t meant that every
man who was able to do so was holdirg
his crops in hope OF getting better prices.
The gold standard has produced this
plethora of money In the East, and the
corresponding scarcity In other sections.
The gold standard has made money dear
er and harder TO get and caused n result
Ing depreciation ln The prices OF agrIoul-
tural products and a stagnation In many
lines OF Industrial enterprise. The Louis
vile Dispatch sums up the situation In a
nutshell when 1t says:
II is as true today az II ever was, and will
remain truo until the cause rs removed that
inc depression In the value of agricultural
products Is due To the decentralization of sll =
YER and that no permanent prosperity cnn
come until IL is reinstated.
WIN the Southern and Western farmers
allow republican candidates for congress
70 beguile them with this hackneyed argu-
ment Of 'ovsrproductton' and conceal Inc
TACT that there Is only overproductlon be
cause OF the under consumption ENABLED nv
me gold standard? VIII Texas cotton
Planters send men to congress to con-
unuo this blight of the dear and scarce
gold dollar?
1t is tho 2OO-cent dollar that is at the
bottom of the causes that have led IN 4 ~.
cent cotton!
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and in many instances apparently inequit-
able, subject as it is to the whims of each
assessor and commissioners court that gets
whack at it. For this reason the sugges-
ton has been made that it would be best
to charge the railroad commission with
tho duty Of assessing railroad property, as
that tribunal possessed as 1t is OF full
information with regard to the value of
railroad property AMI free as it is from
local influences. could perform the work
with greater satisfaction than is Afforded
under the existing system.
Another favorite mudsillerism of late Is
sue is that State school lands really worth
from SO to ST. per acre cGe being placed on
the market at 81 per acre.
Were this fact the railroads leading in
the direction of those lands could not haul
the people who woud be rushing upon
them.
The true situation is that in many cases
purchasers can't pay out even at 81 an acre
so yalueless is this land, There are about
1000 cases OF forfeitures of purchases of
school land on the State treasurer's books
today, IL ~ per cent OF which the pur-
chaser has abandoned his claim for good
and Disappeared. Rot and romance with
regard to these school lands have ever
formed the text of the Geclamatory Efforts
Of men of the Gibbs stripe aud it is owing
to the paying OF TOO much attention TO
their rrazy oratory that confusion has been
brought into the land laws.
The sooner the State disposes of its land
at whatever pnice 1t will bring the better
off IL will be.
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uO>oir or GAY GOTHAM.

Ne" York, September 27.-Sherry's ne ~
temple of gastronomy is the latest addition
to the show spots OF the town. For the
iast Two years the great gray pile has been
rising at Fifth avenue aud Forty fourth
street, Just over the way from "pel's,"
ana yesterday it was thrown open Tor a
private View 1t is the most magnificent
structure Of its kind in the country. with
three great ball rooms, vast restaurant
banquet hail lofty palm garden and I'M
mehse care. suites upon suites OF spnrt-
mtnts, aud the great plant TO run /, Vii far
below the street level. To huild and cild
ana furnish and trim Il all cost 81 900 nOo
On and AFTER October you can see II far
yourself, providing you have the cash ia
spare
The moving Of the Stuyvesant- Fishes
from their old home at Irving placs and
Grameroy Park TO The millionaire district
east OF Central Park is rather an epoch-
making event in the eyes of old New York
els' II would seem to be tearing away
from old and familiar scenes. out n resi-.
dence in the Upper Fifth avenue dis,rIet
seems necessity nowadays To those who
"N "SsP "N'i "a Tue 'oIeSF7und OF social
aialrs The park. with its constantly in
crossing beauties furnishes the proper at
moAhere for the splendid houses that linz
Fifth avenue from slxsie,h street ncrlh-
ward. The Fishes have carried the Eas.
Side uptown movement Ia the extreme
point OF lis present development.
Under the auspices Of the New York Bo-
ian'eai Garden directorate an expedition
viii shortly be dispatched to Puerto Rio,
10 STUDY tho flora OF the newly acquired
specimens OF It's plants, flowers ana fruits
Cornelius Vanderbilt viii BAY the freirht
IL is rnmored In Wall street that For.
mer Governor Flower Is planning a com.
biuasioI OF trolley lines which sha,, r.,ch
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from this city to Albany. The main links
IN the chain with which II is said the car
ital is TO be connected with this city are
already completed and some of them are
IN the hands OF Mr.. Flower or his asso-
ciates. It's many million dollar deal
que the constant dropping of the nickel in
the slot, TO say nothing OF the water in tie
STOCK wl'l yield healthy percentage.
immigration is certainly booming. The
officials of the barge office had 10 work
overtime yesterday IN order to han lie e244
'resh arrivals and 400 dropped in upon
t6om Today. SO great was the crowd that
seven policemen were assigned In presrrvo
order ana it was necessary to stretch ropes
from post to post across the Battery Park
promenade 10 keep back the friends OF the
immigrants and 10 permit ord,iary traffic
All street cars must have the front plat
form Enclosed this winter TO protect the
drlVer or operator, il the resolution filed
BY an alderman becomes an ordinance
II cold day when some lawmakcr hasn',
new worry to spring upon the transit
niagnate of the metropolis. But In this in
stance tho public viii side with the ey-
iosed nahlpulItor of the reins or the grin
-'"'N 'A1i i'touu lUtU, Oh and
farehed through the streets of BrookIvn
Yesterday to show the whole community
mat they were Christians They renre.
scented the Holy Name society. It wax an
open ana public protest against the ain NJ
blssnbvmy, the second demonstration n, II,
hlhu that has taken place here. Clean
'ohsuea armies OF this sort might help to
stem the tide of profanity elsewhere.
nat Goodwin, comedian, landed sz,m a
tig cunarder yesterday Il felt Sinner. y
heavy stick and limp were The only evil
aences or the accident he met with four
weeks ago at his English country hnuaa
account N' WI t"at
me horseless wagons that will som he
delivering goods for big dry goods storo
here cost $4,000 each. as against s7oo for
me vehicles now in use. But they "a, NO,
cay their heads off and the difference ~" IN
price viii soon be placed on the rirbt sid',
OF the progressive firms ledger.
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barney Is a Gossip.

barney Gibbs who thinks he is running
against Joe Sayers for governor IL on o,5
p p' GOSSIP who once practiced law in
pA'ias' but whose occupation for the mast
aeoi OF lVe years has been proving
around the back yard fence OF the demo-
e,auc psrty ana peeping through key holes
anu eIueaVoring to unearth SOM great
i' vaaaai 10 tax about to the boys who
him HIM a. TO- 'ne forks Of the creek. Burke at
trlct which Joe Abbott carried asaSns,
Jerome kearby by bare and rather lamb :
iul majority Of 800 in 1894. Birnsv no,
sense enough to know he Is eolny 'r
against II hard this fan, and the way bs
10 huitering into print indicates Thai tho
ola scandal moager is on the verge Of Of hy ,so
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An Object Lcsson
Beaumont journal.

H'usf'n is getting greet deal Of co..
toh' but II goes out with,nr anv -.
Mork Than handling and compresstoy ~ ~.
ihl!tltiy more valuable 10 mai 81 nv y,
1uat Kew 81 the thousands Of bales o. s.r :,
~orkedNnto stun tina. is sold by tbo Nets
n y lotion factory would give work 10 m'n a
~ s every DAY In the year lnstead onIy
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Telephone Numbers: s ss.,s.:. IA.

The City.-The Post Is delivered to any part OF The
city BY carriers. per month. $500; three months
$500; six months 5000; one year. Si1.oo.
Mr. Theodore Berlne has charge OF the city
circulation and collecting. Messrs. Theodore
Bernc. Charles Lott and Tom South are the su-
thorlzed collectors OF all city bills (both aiyers-
Ing and subserpiion) and no money should be
paid TO any one ether than those named, unless
special written authority signed by the business
manager Is shown. All accounts OF any size
should be paid by check In favor Of The hous-
ton Printing Company.
Subscribers failing to receive The Post regularly
will please notify the office promptly. Every
rapef is expected to be delivered no, later than
$50 o'clock q. N.
Under no clrcum stances viii orders given by
employees on the office be recognized and
paid, or accepted In payment Of accounts.
HOUSTON. FRIDAY, sEPTEMBER 80.
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Bniiey's strung Point.

TT 'NV TtHINSs
a. r,'0 : one thing about Congressman
n,-'ey tha' even his enemies must id.
miTe' he has the courage 10 stand o. ~
S ~,a nus eonvicilons. MIR. bailey ~
s s..sn ample proof Of bis honesty ard cour.
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Deserving Of sym patty.

Greenville Herald
The most disguised man in the United
States Is the mustered out war CORE.
spondent, now detailed to write Ip mink
teas and Ice cream Soclale,
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men OF this republic that are now rarely met
With IN public life. Aristocratic IN his de-
scent and surroundings. he was yet demo-
cratic In his tastcs and principles. He held
himself above the petty politics and question
able practices that now too often inspire tho
conduct OF our most prominent men. lie was
clean In both hia public and private life. dig
nihed and scholarly. and naturally COM
nandcd respect aud influence In whatever
position he was placed. The nation can well
mourn the loss Of such n man
This is not going to be good year for In
dependents and republicans in Harris county.
James " Lea Is one Of the best criminal
lawyers In Toxas, has had large experience
as prosecutor and will make model dis
trict attorney. Besides he In an honest man.
a gentleman both by Instinct and education.
and can DO safely trusted by u conlding con
sttuency He is the democratic nominee and
ought to- and will be- overwhelmingly elected
Let every democrat In Harris county 20 to
the polls this year aud vote the straight
ticket
Tho Dallas Fair will open tomorrow with
great outpourlng of the democracy. Weather
permitting the occasion promises to mark an
other notable day In the history Of Dallas anc
its creditablo exposition. 1t is always In or
der In Texas to begin big undertakings by
invoking the assistance OF the democracy
--~------+---------
Argentine and Chill, by the way, are snarl-
Ink ut each other over piece Of the backbone
Of tho Andes.
The government ought to bring the sick
whether General Brooke wants It done or
not These men can not recuporatc for months
In that climate. II we are going to hold trop-
ical Islands we must frequently change gar
rlsons
Every man on the Harris county democratic
ticket must be elected this year. We can not
afford single defeat.
Everybody II prepared to admit that It IL
big job to properly organize, equip and
handle volunteer army Of $50, 900 men within
a period OF three months. hut the question is
was the Job properly" done. or did the work
men badly botch II. or throw OF on us?"
Mark Hanna has been called into requisition
again by the u. o. n party that depends on
Mark Iianna's methods for political success
is a direct menace to free government
Agninaldo Ia bravcly proceeding with the
erection of the Philippine Republic" as II
there were no greater republic in sight. Are
the Washington authorities inteiigcntly es-
timating tho amount of trouble this ambitious
Filipino Is likely to give this country?
In saving the wrecked Spanish cruisers
Iiobson is second time establishing claim
TO the favorable consideration of the country
We need these once hne bonts In our bust
ness,
1t is gratifying to observe that Hon. Joe
Bailey and other distinguished democratic
speakers are keeping the financial issue to the
front, The future hope of this republic ia In
a return to bimctalism according to the de-
mands of the democratic party.
1t would he Just like Boss Plat to get out
OF an unpleasant dilemma by not working
very enthusiastically for Colonel Theodore
RooscVct'S election! Plat beats An Sin for
ways that arc dark and tricks that are pc
| culier,
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ENTERED At the PosrorFics At HOUSTON. TEXAS.
As SECOND CLASS NATTER
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4. N. JOHNSTON. -.-. PRESIDENT.
6. j. PALMER. - $500 yica-pRrslpHSr.
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In tho death Of Thomas +. Bayard there
pesssd sway one 81 IN older type OF ststes-
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THB DAILY POST. n THE SUNDAY POST.
sEmi.WHEKLv POST, ,Is Coils. per Week.
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Mark Hanna has been called into requisition
again by the u. o. p, party that depends on
Mark Ilanna's methods for political success
Is a direct menace to free government
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Agninaldo Ia bravcly proceeding with the
erection of the Philippine Republic" as II
there were no greater republic in sight. Are
the Washington authorities inteligcntiy es-
tmating tho amount of trouble this ambitious
Filipino is likely to give this country?
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In saving the wrecked Spanish cruisers
Iiobson is u second time establishing a claim
to the favorable consideration Of the country
We need these once hne bonts In our bust
ness.
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1t is gratifying to observe that Hon. Joe
Bailey and other distinguished democratic
speakers are keeping tho financial issue to the
front The future hope of this republic is In
q return to bimctallism according to the de-
mands of the democratic party.
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Everybody II prepared to admit that It Is
big job to properly organize, equip and
handle volunteer army OF $50. 900 mon within
a period OF three months. hut the question is
was the job properly" done, or did the work
men badly botch II, or throw of on us?"
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subscsiptlon By Maii-Daily and Sunday Post. one
wear, 50. 90; six months. $500; three months,
S1.oo, one month"; SS.oo.
THH SUNDAY Posi-, one year. $3.50.
one year. $500; SIX months. so cents; three
months ~ cents.
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Every man on the Harris county democratic
ticket must be elected this year. We can not
afford n single defeat.