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World's Ds peusary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. DEMOC AT I C PILATFORM. We, the democrats of the United States, in unational convention as sembled, do reaffirm our allegi ance to the essential principles of justice and libetlly upon which our institutions are funided, and which the democratic party has advocated from Jefferson's time to our own--freedom of speechll free clout of the press-freedom of can science, the preservation of per sonal rights, the equality of al: citizens before the law, and the faithful observances of constitu tional limitations. During all these years the democratic party has resisted the tendency of sel fish interests to theceentralization. of government power and stead fastly maintained the i ntegrity of the dual scheme of the govern meint established by the foulnders of this republic of republics. Un der its guidance and teachings thi great principle of local self-gov ernment has found its best expres sion in the mail,tenance of rights of the States, and in its assertion of the necessity of confining the general government to the exer cise of the powers granted bý the Constitution of the United States. The constitution of the United States guarantees to every citizen the right of civil and religious lib erty. The democratic party hai: always been the exponent of polit. ical liberty and religious freedom, and it renews its obligation and reaffirms its devotion to those fiun daimental principles of the con ven tion. Recognizing that the money question is paramount to all others at this time, we invite the atten tion to the fact that the federal constitution natmes silver and gold together as the imoucy metals of the United States, and that the first coinage law passed by con gress under the constitution nmadl tihe silver dollar the monetary unit and admitted gold to free coil;agi at the rate based tponl tlhe silver dollar unit. We declare that the act of 1873. demonetizing silver witihout tilt knowledge or approval of the American people. has resulted ii, the appreciation of gold and a cor responding fall in the lr ices of commod'lities produced by the pe)o ple, a heavy incre.lso in the burden of taxation and of all debts, pub lie and private, the enrichment of the moiey lending class at homº and abroad, the prostration of in dustry and impoverishment of the people.' We are unalterably opposed to moinonetallism, which has locked fast tile prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of hard times. (Gold monmetallism is a Biitish policy aiind its adopltion ha brought olher nitions into ilnan cial servitude to Ioiidon. It i not only unli-Amneric:n,, btt anti American, and it can be fIistenei on the United States onily by the atifliung of that spirit and love o! liberty which proclaimed our po litical indeeleudete in 1776, and won in the war of the revolution We dlemandl the free and unhlii ited coinage of both silver ano gold at the present ratio of 16 ti i, without waiting for the aid o, consent of a;y other nation. We ,lemanl that the standar' silver dollar shall be a full legal a tender, equally with gold for all ,e.lbts, public aind private, and we 1' favor such legislation as will pre s vent for the tature the demioneti e zation of any kindl of legal tender money by private contraet. t We are ipplosed to the policy an,,d practice of surrendering to the n hoth-rs of the obligations of the i Unitedi States the option reserved c by law to the government of re- o deemning such o!ligations in either ' silver coin or gold coin. We are opposed to the issuing I of interest hearing bonds of the ' L uited States in time of peace, ' Arld condemn the traflieki: g with haitking synlicates, which, in ex chauge f'or bondslat an etorlniIis profit to themselves, supply the I Federal treasury with gold to I maintain the policy of gold umono mnetallisnm. Congress alone has the power to coin andl issue money, and President Jackson declared that this pIwer ,counl not be dele gated to corporations or individu ais. We, therefore, denounce the is. snUince of notes iiitended to circun late as money by national banks as in derogation of the constitu Lion, and we demand that, all pa per, which is made a legal tend ici for require a stricter control by the federal government of these arte cies of colmmerce. We detm(ntld enlargeiment of the power of the interstLate conlulcerce (-ilmltission, and such restrictions tI1nd guarautees in the control of railroads as will protect the people from robbery aiod oppression. The money wrung from the peo ple by opressive taxation and the lavish appropriation of the recent republican congress, which have kept taxes high while the labor that pays them is unemployed, and the products of the people's toil :ire depressed in price till they no longer repay the cost of product. tion. We demand a return to thitsim plicity and economy which befits - democratic government, and a reduction in the useless offices, the salaries of which drain the sub stance of the people. We denounce the arbitr-ary it terferenee by federal a;athoriiy in local affairs as a viola.tion of the constitution of the United States, ti(d it crime against free institu tions, and we especially o:,ject to government by injunction as a new and highly dangerous form of op. pression by which Federal Judges, in contempt of the laws of States and lights of citizens, become at I once judges, legislatures antd exe euttioers; and we approve the bill I passel at the last session of the United States Senate, and now l)endiiing in the House of Repre s sentatives, relative to contemiipt in SFederal Courts iand piroviding tli , ls by julry in certain cases of con I teimpt. No disc-imiunation should be in - dulged by the goverumeut in fa vor of its debtors. We approve , of the refusal of the Fiftly.Thbird a Congress to pass the Pacific rail road fuhditng bill, and denounIce the efforts of the present replubli l can Congress to enact a similar J measure. Recognizing the just claims of deserving Union soldiers, we heart e ily endorse the rule of the present I coaumissioner of pensions, that ao itames shall be arbitrarily droppedil I frotm the ipensiou rolls and the faict ,)f eulastntent and service should I. )e demeied conclusive e\vidente Sagainst disease aud disability t)e lute enlistmenit. We f'avor the admission of the territories of New Mexico, Arizo' I ia and Oklahoma to the Union as S- tates, and we faIhvor the early ad n amissioni of all the territories hav ing the necessary polulation aitd I resources to enttitle them to state hood, and whiile they remain terri tories we hold that the oflicials I ippointed to administer the gov ernmtm t of any territory, together o with the D)istrict of Columbi:a alnd SAlaskal, should be bona fitlde resi t dents of the territory or district in Swh;chli their duties are to be per. f ormed. SThe democratic i)arty believes in home rule anid that all public lauds o;f the United States should lie approl-riated to the establish iirient of free houmes fr Americata Scitizents. We recommend that Alaska be granted a deiegate in Congress, I.iid that the general land and timber laws be extended to said territory. The Monroe dloctrine as origi nally declared aid as iuterpireted by sueceediug P'resideuts, is a per manient part of the foreigni policy ,,f the Ui:I ted States a:id ilnt it all times be m:iiiitainted.. We extend our sympathy to the - people of Cuba in their heroic ( struggle for liberty and independ- *r epee. We are opposed to life tenure in the public ser vice. T W\e favor applointment based upon merit, fixing terms of office, bi and tsuch ant admuinistration of tihe civil service law as as will aff)ld equal opportunities to all citizens of ascsertained fitness. S We declare it to be the un written a law of this republic, established by custom and usage of 100 yeais, sanctioned by the ex.tmples of the greatest and wisest of those who lbunded and have maintained our it governimelt, that no man should , be eligible for a third term far the rr presidential office. The federal governinent should care for and improve the Mississ. I ippi river and other great water- a ways of the republic, so as to se- n cure for the interior states easy cheap transportation to tide water. \hC.-: any waterway of the repub lic is of suflicient importance to de manud aid fromn the government, such aid should be extended upon a deliiiite plan of continuous work until permnanent impro remetut is secured. Conliding in the jastic:e of our cause and the necessity of its success at the polls, we submit the foregoing declaration of principles and lpurposes to the considerate judgment of the Americant people. W\Ve invite the support of all citi zeus who approve themt and who desire to have thenmmade effective thi-ongh legislation foir the relief of the pecple and the restoration of the eountry's prosperity. Independent Packet. -~ THE TU LEE OTIS and 3arges J. W. DAMMON, - - Master A. Jarreau, Agt. at Alexandria. Will stop at all way landings as far as n Barbin's below and Montgomery above. Freight rates very low. Address J. W. ` Danmon. Alexandria, or call on the Alexandria agent, A. Jarreau, for iufor thation. SA Than Ever Before. 584 PAGES. d 1,500 TOPICS. Tella verything You Wanet to Know When You Want to Know It. e A VERITABLE CYCLOPEDIA OF UP-TO-DATE PACTS. An Invaluable and Unrivalled Political and Popular Hand-Book. READY JANUARY 1st, 1896. PRC 25cETs. (Postpaid by MIaIl.) THE W5RLD, SPulitzer Building, New York. Don't Oo WithouIt This Presidential Year. M. WV. FLOWVERS, ic PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER lHas opened on Second street, opliosite City Hall and will do all repairing in his line. Braiding hair chains a specialty. .Fine and complicated work promptl done. Main springs $1.00. Cleaning S$1.00 to $2.00 and other work proportion l arely. ROBT. P. HUNTER, X ATTORNEY - AT - LAW i ALEXANDRIA, LA. E rOfflice corner of Third and Lee I stit'eta LODGE MEETINGS. DI)D FELLOWS.-Phoanix Lodge. No 58. 1. O. 0. F. meets every T'ues day night at 8 o'clock. All brethreu are crodially invited to attend. .JOHN SHiENIN, N. G. L. P. WVIITrIN'GTON, Itec. Sec. TNIGIITS OF PYT"HIAS.-Alexan. . dria Lodge, No. 33, nmeets the First and Third Thursdays at 8 p. Iu. Visiting brethren cordially invited. E. G. HUTICR, C. C. A. HILTox, K. of R. & S. K NIGHTS OF lIONOR.-Alexandria Lodge, No. 3110, meets on the Seconld and Fourth Wednesdays of eawh month at 8 p. m. Visiting brethren are invited to attend. J. A. JO.~NSTON, D. J. T. KNIGIITEiN, Rep. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEI EBY given that the regular mleet ings of Oliver Lodge No. 84, F. & A. M. have been changed from" ' the 1st and 3d Satenrdahys of each month, to the let and 3d Wednesdays of each mouth. H. W. S. LUsN, W. M. W OODMEN OF THE WORLD.-Rap ides Camp No. 17, meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 8 p. m. Visitin; So0ereiguns are cordially invited to attend. .. F. ARIAIL, C. C. J. A. SIstrso.. Clerk. TWO GOOD PAPERS G FORI THE PRICE OF ONE E WE IIAVE MiADE ARRANGEMENTS WHEREBY WE CA N OFFER .1 THE WORLD FAMOUS U W LL - DZT101T- -2E-PRESS AND C Loulsiana - Democrat L Both, One Year, for $1.75 The Free Press is a Largeo T''welvo Page Weekly, Iand Hls the Lalrgest Number of Special Contributors of any Weekly Published in America IEREAFTER "M. QUAD," THE FAMOUS HUMORIST WILL WVRITE EXCLUSIVE LY FOR THE FREE PRESS. - The Free Press also Has A Special "Merry Tim" l tpartm cat FOR THIE CHIIILDREN '1 AND A Special Woman's Page. SAMPILE C)PIES SENT FREE I ADDRESS .1 LOUIS! NA DELTOCRAT, A exandria, La. RED, RIVER LINE. CHAS. P. TRUSLOW, - President. CHAS. W. DROWN~, Trat Manager, New Orleans, La. I.EROY A. STAFFORDI, Agent, Alex andria, La. This Line is composed of the following first-class steamboats: Imperial, capacity 5000 bales of cotton. Valley Queen, 3500 " Hallette " 20:00 " " W. T Scovell " 1504 " " Anna B. Adams 1000 " " Rosa Bland 500 " " And Fleet of 8 Barges, capacity 500 bales of cotton each." Boats leave New Orleans Wednesdays and Saturdays and leave Shreveport Tuesdays and Fridays. The new steamer W. T. Scovell, built expressly for this trade, will make week ly trips between Alexandria and Shreve port during the coming season. JOHN KRAMER UNDERTAKER Salesrooms CORNER FOURTH AND SCOTTSTS ALEXANDRIA LA. CAREFUL ATTENTION: GIVEN. I have one of the handsomest hearses in Cen tral Louisiana, and a supply of metal lic and other colffins. Prices very rea sonable. Telegrams, promptly attend edl to night or day DR. S. H. RUSHING, ALEXANDRIA, LA. E Residence on Fourth and Wash ington streets. Office and Hospital on - Fourth and DeSoto streets. Surgeon for the Texas & Pacific and Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad Companies. All will be promptly cared for upon application FRANK D. COKELEY, Cistern Builder and Carpenter, Will furnish hand-made cisterns at short notice. ALEXANDRIA, LA. d DOCTOR B. T. MOSELEY Can be found at his office, Albert's Store, (up stairs) during the day. At night, at his residence, (green house) corner Fifth and Casson Streets. e T Responds promptly to calls, day or night. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. U. . enators. N C Blanchard term expiring on the 4th of March, 1897. Don Caffery, term expiring on the 4th of March, 1901. Representatives in Congress. First District.........Gen Adolph Meyer Second Distriet ........ Chas F Buck Third District............Andrew Price I Fourth District ..........'H. W. Ogde.i. Fifth District...............C J Boatner Sixth District...........S M Robertso, Statte Officers. Murphy J Foster..........Governor Robt H Snyder.......... Lieut-Governor John T Michel ........$ocreiary of State Milton J Cunningham......Atty-General A V Fournet............ State Treasurer W W Heard... Anrlitor Public Accounts J V Calhoun.....Supt Public Education J G Lee..... Comminissoner Immigration - ...Commissioner Agriculture J S Lanier.... Register State Land Offlice Allen Jumnul......... Adjutant General J C Ryan..Senator 18th Sena'tl District Baton Rouge Advocate ....State Printer Supreme Court. Francis T Nicholls.........Chief Justice Now Orleans. ASSOCIATES. GA Breaux .....................Iberia Saml D McEnery ..............Ouachita L B Watkina ..................Red liiver Ii C Miller...................... Orleans Parish Officers. Reprcsentativ yes. Julius F Ariail.....and....... I I L-ons District Judges Touth'Judlicial District. E Ilunter.....and..... N Cullon Jr SP Brazeale........... District Attorney C L Ransdell .......Clerk District Corns C M Kilpatrick......... ...Deputy Clerk I) T Stafford ...Sheriff and Tax Collector C J Barstow ...................*Assessor 1 Dr R L L Lckett, ...... ...C..... ronar ( R. W Bringhurst ........Parish Surveyor SR G Maddox ...........Parish 'l Trens:re L J Hakenyos.......... Paish Attorney JUDGES COURT OF AIPPIALS-31tD CI.CUIT W F Blackman...uand. ......A Mouton Terms of Court-Second Mondays in February and July. TERMS OF COURT FOR IRAlID.S PIARISHt : Civil Terms-First Mondays in .laun ary and May. Jury Terims-First Mondays in April and November. POLICR JURY. Wmn 1ill, E J Sallivan...... Alexandria T'1 C Wheadon ...............Lanmaurie J J Swann, President.......Cheneyville John D Phillips..........Spring Hill R M White..........................Calcasieu J M Mixon .................l...inestonl W C James ............. ..........C'tile P J Sleet..............Lamothe'%, P O I C Price............................ Pineville .os 1La wrence.................. Rigolett Mrs Jennie Barrett.............Clerk Wiley J ltcea..Oflicer of the Police Jury C SCI(OOL IOARD. C A Schannck, Alexandria. .....President G O Watts Alexandria ..Supt and Secty It W liringhurst..... ..........Alexandria E J H.ardItuer..............Pineville Samuel Blu.................Cheneyville J 1S Pickels................ La.mouiie W W Brashear...................Pineville . E Collins................... Hmphill P') .1 F Smith .... ............. Ilinieston Samunel Mallette...........Babb's Brdge t. JUSTICES OF TIHE PEACE AND CON STABLES: ' Alexandria-Ward Justices Peace--W W Whittington and A B Rachal. Constables-M W Baillio and W J Gilmore.• Cotile War' : Justices Peace-P D Henderson, Thos W Sorells, M 8 Trimble, WVaiWeleh. Constables-J E Thomas, Eli Cleve land E G IHedlerson, Samu Hoa t. Calcasien Ward- r SJustices Peace-E M Lambright, G W - Strother. SConstables-Henry Perkins and Frank rt Perkins. Lamonrie Ward I. Juntices Peace - Robert Martin and k Sick Mareshal. e Coustable--G A Wise Ed Dunn. Cheneyvillo Ward Justices P'eace-J R bMoore, R H Jack sonil. Constables-W S Roberts and N L Stewart. Rapides Ward Justice Peace-L C Sanford Constable--R t Murphy. Rigolette Warld Justices Peace-Joe Simmons and C M Pettis. Constables-George L Anthony and SGifilin Nuigent. Spring Hill Ward Justices Peace-J W May and E E Galligan. Constables -B P Phillips, J D Dnnn. Hineston Ward Justices Peace-J L Rougeon, and Daniel Hogan. Constables-James Melder, JH Rou geon. R Pinevillo Ward Justices Peace-Andrew David T B Daniels. Coustables-F II Holt, S A Ryder. City Olieers. Thomas Crawley ...............Mayor - u C Swayze..................Secretary al Jas T Flin Treasurer, Assessor, Collector. a John C Ryan.............. City Attorney d-Dr R 0 Simmons.... Pres't Board Health Those F Treadway................Marshal H H Roberts...... ......Night Marshal COUNCILMEN. Chas Goldenberg ...........First Ward Sam Warshanuer .......... 8econd Ward H W 8 Lund...............Third Ward L A Stafford............ eourth Ward L J Hakenyos..............Fifth Ward ah- Council meets first Monday in each on month. rm ALEXANDRIA POST OFFICI DIREC TORY. SJonas Rosenthal............ Post Master Wmi Maddox,..........Ast " " Otfice hours from 8 o'clock am to 7 p m. Money orlder business closes at 4 p m. fi Registered Letters close at 5 o'clock pm. trt DISTRICT MAILS. Hineston, six ,times a week. Leaves Alexandria at 11:30 a m; arrives at6p m. Pineville, fourteen times a week. Leaves Alexandria at 11.30 am and ip m. Arrives at Alexandria 10 a m and 4 p m. Poland, three times a week. Leaves Alexandria Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat nrdays at 6 a m: returns same days 7 p m. re, Iatt, once a week. Leaves Alexandia at on Fridays at-6 a m and returns same th day at 8:30 p m. Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railway or Ito Lake Charles and Intermediate post otfices, daily and return same day E. SCMALINSKJ & SON. MaInufacturers' -. Agents - and - Dealers - In Piano; Organs and. all kind.s of ~lusical Instsruments. r - SHE.T MUSIC 10 CENTS IPER COPY Pianos, Conover, Kingsbury, Schubert Smith & Co., Wing & SQn., Ham ilton Gordon. r ORGANS, CHICAGO COTTAGE. ()~d Pianos taiken in exchange. Easy teriis. Lowest Prices. Trnt strseet, Alexancdria, L. _ EAGLE DRUG STORE Jacob Geiger, Proprietor. . --. - Is selling at New Orleans prices in the Jobbing trada audk olffering fispecial inducements to I re-t1inewts.. Li The Stoo1k louists tn part n folloa*N DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PAINTS, _ Choice Books, T lacco and Cigasrs, Liquors for M 'dic i'nal Purposes, E tc., . LANDRETII'S . FRESH GARI)EN ; SEEDS THE ARLINGTON BAR, JOH CALLAIIAN, Proprietor. F;INESI 'INES AND LIQUORSIN THE CITY r FIRST CLASS CONNOISSEUR!. Comfortable Card Rooms,. Accommodations Al YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. TRAVEL IN COMIFORT B1TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE Superior TrainI Service ELEGANT EQUIPMENT AND FAST TIME VIA THE TEXAS ICIFIC THE SIORT LITNE TO NEW ORLEANS, MEIPHIS, ARD) POINTS IN THE SOT.T'IHtEAST THE DIRECT LINE TOJ North and West Toexas, Arizona, 01 an Neow Xexico, Oreon, Colorado and California. -THE FASTEST TIME TO Not oprlngs, Little Book and st. Louis. Pullman Tourist Sleepers To CALIFORNIA Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars To ST. Louis, LITTLE ROCK, SBHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS, DENVER, EL PASO, Los AN SGELES & SAN FRAN CISCO. Lowest ticket rates, time table"and all desired information will be furnished by B any of the ticket agents of the Texas & Pacific Railway, or W. A. DA 8ELL, r Tra . Pass. Agt. 9 L. 8. T RNE, Third Vice-Pros. and G n'l. Manager. GASTON ERLIER, 1 General Passenger and icket Agent. DALLAS, TE S, -j - -- "HE Boss Grocery! • .o- ,--' -CORNER-. Second and DeSoto Street-. MosesRosen thal. Best Family Groceries ALWAYs ON HAADD Specialty Made of Fine Cigars and t. bacco; Fins' Wines and Liquo0*i g Goods rrriv red by every trali, MS. king everything nice and'freoe Prices to Sait the Tima. JACOB IRtVNG, JR. B UT C HE R, ---DEALER IN' All kinds of Fresh meats. Loýeit prle. Spot cash. Stall at the Market irone. ALEXANDRIA, LA. -