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LOUISIANA POPULIST. Subscription. $1.00 a Year. There is No rree Country. Unless the People Rule. Price 5 Cents. VOL. II. - NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, AUGUST 7, 1896. NO. 5L. People's Party Platform. P FOUNDATION PRINCIPLES. First-That union or rue labor forces of the United States this day consummated shall be permanent and perpetual, may its spirit enter B all hearts for the salvation d.the republic andl the uplifting of man kind. Second-Wealth belonaf to him wh, creates it, and every 1ollar on taken from inlnustry without an wi equivalent is robbery. "If any will qu not work, neither shall he eat." me The lterests of rural and civic I labor are the samse; their interests are identiecl. Third-We delieve that. the time hbs come when tl railroad corpo rations will either nwn the peole h'ti or the people must own the rail- s roads, and should the governmant I eater upon the work of owing or pe amassing any or 4ll og the rail. re roedm, we should favor an :mend- fu ment to the constitution by whichb all penrsem enagXd _i tha goven, maet serriee shall be placed under a eivisp ervce ulation of the meet l ebaracter, so .a to Ca plrevt the increase of the Iower t tl matiomal admihistration by thse of daleh additional govern meet spilyes.n he FINJANCE S nit--We demand a national se m'-e...a , goand and flexible -ioed. b the general ~tveruu smeo eltof, a hl Iegal tender fur fr a dlebts, puble ant private, and to that wIhIt the se mf banking enpdat$S, ajest, +qeitable and $, e t meas of distribuig dl-. s Sthe people at a tax east St a)se mtgars per asam to be wi por.Idal dm set rtlts o the soobel tlagry pia- of the Farmiers' Al iams Or tetsfe r sted a ; t am s - l> i"elarge of Its o* ed htij~i~--~IIik mplreveict5. er h..- te~ePdg saad se at Md a graduateio od ine to. r'_asitx. . -R th.uidia et .t&I ;-~ biP a' . 4cautd thatull a'- n. PLUNK DOWN A DOLLAR, r AI) GET THE t ARKANSAS KICKER. r By W. S. Morgan & G. A. Puckett, Two-Hoss Editors. n Gnaranteed to kick the astnfflng r out of all the hoodoos, IhunpnZs, r whoopers, cunkoos, cockneys, cla I quers, doodle-bngs, di*pots, trilm t mers, traitors and trnmpo ers for Inlutocratic anarchy. EIGHT PAGES OF HOT Sr TUFF EVERY WEEK. Arkansas politics is a warm :or tidle. Lots of demccrats in Arku; Ssae yet--but the Kicker is after em. There's gwine to be a grand staim r Iebe this year, and if you dont read the Kicker you won't see the fun FOUR ACES ANI)THE r JOKER a Can't be beat, Neither can the r KICKER. Mkidel ot the ro .l--head up and heels a-fylaying. Don't monkey with the BUZZ SAW º- It goes with the kicker-both r foer LO.0. The a ankleat road i team that ever stretched a tug. SW.S. 8.Morga, editor if the N tL. P. A. plas sand Bedy Print I servies, sad the BUZZ-8AW, is l se "lead be" of the eomblaation e with GO'. A. Puakett on tother º end of the double-tree. - Thi eope of the KICKER t ar ati alI, and international edla Io, newsy, humorous, lit ert, pit sad red-hot. Ie ALdnmo yotr letter to t . BUZZ-SAW, Hardy, Ark. TThe Silver Kninht and The National S Watchman. i treater WlMiia -N. Ftewartds 'fired W elt N,-wsoa per, PeN6lhed at ilaS wateeirhe s, atd at pa .Idrdh . the V AD3 to" the Z4 1e (Uesyatk E. \V. TIedd1ie, St. Maurie, - - - -- - La. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, NOTIONS,Am AND every thing usually kept in a first class country store. Highest Cash Price paid for COTTON and other country pro duce. Special bargains for the FALL trade. Come and see us. OVAARRHL DIr.AIB, IA. ffgpuspU a, Dewr4 S .d b Iudtses, d3erestl, Ynedo5 bes.r * " CATABMII SF THE NIru SrAMA O"r TIE Bft L T1ES. I tmoust palseas Mm oe aesl whin y ao tas t oad am lhey 0 Ti the breatk bad wi Opip Into om Batenutd T'ms , Do you pit up rims ad I Time Aaatns thhoa Doyea ache al venr Do yoer iUpMow m es a ys . .. Is yther nemto Yp yte a M Does7 mu blee ealy . O y aks add l Is theare tilne in thel o a IJ oyor e Do youb feem wth yoat D O Sqb 0 gien US I the mess wo and tooder 7'0 p h ""'''ý D your -owaei atop up towz h tboro pa in btdhd • °Do 4 t. j nSso " L there pain n frogot fead Do You SATM QU s 1 AAs 3t m li "vu. pkain km Se Uina ienn ceasserin Ovwwi of hs to i on t eot W tin the Ure KL epe t bdapi besin the Nee LDAyr ouloonsear nw s e tste Do ou 0g Do you ýP ou hai tok * pideto A'y$ t (a. DotheI too.leMd' " D ftheu Thra bl r p Omr nht the Gdry d w ha Sy4. pbo.ldd -the s Is an Lair dry sand brittle Ste.e a .. h "ine ,s t a look i ter * s D thedo pain sarl Aseuherb seb e e ap tha Is Deeraih e mba tie Si.har ysse wsya ae tn Dao p .ed . th.a..a s ' . b th- e b yer' b utd ties. we se 2: aiaim 1 ds:d h - I* -.. no 68, L:;1 ; :~ People's Party Plat form. Full Text of the one Adopted at St. Louis. P The following is the platform and res olutions adopted at St. Loui i by the People's Party Convention. (;en. J. B. Weaver being chairmau of the coin mittee on resolutions: The People's party assemnbled in na tional convention. reaffirms its allegi- L ance to the principles declared by the founders of the republic, and also to the fundamental principles of just govern ment as enunciated in the platform of the party in l$92. We ruc.ognize that through the connivance of the present and previous administrations the coun try has reached a crisis in its national ife predicted in our declaration four F years ago. and patriotic action is the su preme duty of the hour. We realize that while we have political indepen- - ence our financial and industrial inde pendence is yet to he attained by res toring to our country the constitutional T I control and exercise of the functions necessary to a people's government. which functions have been basely nr- r rendered by our public servants to cor rapt monopolies. The influence of the l Republican money changers has been - more potent in shaping legislation than the voice of the Am'racan people, ex ecutive power and patronage have been i used to corrupt our industries and defeat the will of the people, and plutocracy has been enthroned upon the ( ruins of Democracy. To restore the government intended by the fathers and for the welfare and prosperity of this ( and future generations, we demand the establishment of an economical finan c dial sy3tem which shall make us masters I of our own affairs and independent of European control, by the adoption of I the following declaration of principles: t FINANCE. 1. We demand a national money, d safe and sound. Issued by the general b government only, without the interven- b tion of banks of lssue, to be a full legal tender for debts, public and private, and a a just, equitable and efficient means of t distribution direct to the people and r through the lawful disbursements of the f government. I. We demand the free and unre- 5 stricted colmage of silver and gold at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1.- with- t out waiting for the consent of foreign c nations. 3. We demand the volume of eireu- I I lating medium he speedily Inreased to an amount sufficient to meet the de mands of the htelness population ofli this country ant to restore the just level 1 of prices of labor and productonl,. 4. We denounce the sale of bond, and the, incre.+ae of the public interest c Sbearing bondedhdebt made by the present administration, as uannecesKsary and wit'- I out authority of law. and demand that I no more bonds be issued except by a t Sspecifie act of congress. t S . We demand such legal legisltaton as will prevent the dem,onetisation of I the lawful money of the United 8tates SVy private contract. 8. We demand that the government in payment of Its obligations shall use It eption as to the kind of lawful mon ey in which they are to be paid, and we t 4oasee the present and proceeding administrations for surrendering this ntion to the holders of government ob . We demand the graduated lucerne tax. to the end that agregated wealth shall bear its just propwt'on of taxation, I and we denounce the decision of the saprese court, in relation to the income Stax law, as a misinterpretation of the eoustitutlea and an invasion of the rl ers of congress over the --bc t of axation. I . We demand that postal savings tanks be established by the government for the sale deposit of the people and to fellitate exchange. T AATNrI ION. 1. TrnparftOn being the means of e exchage d a public necessity the gov- I asameat should own and operate the raiways la the Interest of the people ando anmonparti s alus, to the end I that all may lias acorded the same treat 1 tit ia trsporttiun, ai the I m ) l l power now exeei . hi gra ralral d rpratioans wide result nLe ther ipalrmsm& ifnot Sthe destrueion.of the politil right- I ef tim ctliase, may be destrd. seh ; a Z mT eeriemsistoot with sound 3 The lIterest of the United Stats- I Si ithspabilie iways built with public t m 0m proeeds a of extensive @1 iY d to he IctsIl raliways be alelasted, mwtan¶d' or e _lY ggd_ d and-i, thwl pi ovld b4 ieorda - or. -irn elsins of the United Sg roadse hould at ose fol Sl " he, payment of thi debt at l eb gle es see t the facealamm pehaegthe -Yms if is nee me"ae - r as w, .nd S a n C ineseealways ales eLte hhwrae for Snh Shh pe S to tber tr ntent sad girl* i" < '.. .... , m . -..- +, BEFORM PRESS OF LOUII AMA. ' The Comrade, WVinniieiai, La. B. W. Bailey, Ellitor. Prog-ressive Age, Itatston, Li. E. F. \YWrren, Editor. Louisiana Populist, N.atchitt:cheIs, II. L Brian, Edlitor. Alliance Farmer, lH::m r, fit. W. C Flynt, Editor. Lakesidte levikew, L,:kes~idet, L,a. C. F. & N. L. MaIler, Elitor. Peoplc'sl Dcanarnds, Colt'.ar, It. J. E. Dunl, Editor. t The People's Friend, Ttn'svillec, I:t. L. L. McAlpin, KElitor. r Fariterville Heraldl, F arrtiervillea, B. T. Johutait, Editor. The New Itoad, Like C(ih rltes, La. Mc.e. lowery, Edlitor. Tihe OII. :ignal, Oilha, La. A. B. Handley, E litor. The People's Call, Amite City, L i. e lzry DeeM , E-litor. Banner of Liberty, Mindle, La. People's Paubli'ng Co(., l.m'dj People's Party Tribunme, Washing ii ton, La. J. II, Iumlle, Edi'r. e Calcasieu Iefonnrmer, Oberlin, La. ( G. II. Poor, Editor. 5 Grand Cane Beacon, Grand Cano. W. A. Gibreth, Editor.. I rI LAND. 1. The trite policy demands that na tional anti state legislation shall he such as will ultirateily enable every provi dent and industrious citrten to secure a Il home, and therefore the Ian I should not t- be monopolized for speculative purpose-. I1 All lands being held by railw.iys and I other corporations in excess of their a,' If tual needs, should by lawful mnanq be d reelalmed by the government and heldt a for actual settlers only, anti private land monopoly as well as alien ownership r- should he prohibited. l S. We condemn the frauds by which - the land grants to the Pacifle railway n comp anies have thorough the connivance of the interior department robbed mnl . tit:.iles of eI:qal boaa tidesetler-s of their a homes and aminers: of their claims, and we d e.anil le,,islathon by congress which if will inforee the exemnption of mineral SI lands fron such grcnts after as well as before patent. l 3. We demneal that bons fide settlers i on all public lands Ie granted free i homes, as providel in tha national a- homestead law, ani tl:ht no exemption i be, male in ta: eae of In liatn reserva a tions when op mne I for settlement, and that all landemot now patmel coats mn Stider this demand. I1 i DIRECT LEGISLATION. -l We favor a svstea of dire-t le2isls tlon through the initiative andl reerem it dum under prosper constitutional safe Di Ee 'llERAB L PROPOSITIONS. 1. We demanda the eletlhon of preI% dea, ies president and United States senators by a direct vote of the people. t. We temler to the patriotic peopt r of Cuha our deepest symvsthy in the hero struggle for political freedom aati ' in-tependence, and we believe the tima ". has come when the United Stittes, the ] greatest republic of the worldl. shoul.d he recognizA that Cuba is, and ha a right to be, a free an-I indleendent stati. 3 a . We favor hom: rule in the terri tories and the distriet of Calunsia an I early adminssoa of the territories as istates. d 4. All public salarie, should he m to eorr espod with tht price of labor an ti ' its products. S& In tivmes of great indlustrial d-e r p alaes, Idle labor shn ld he employe.t :0 public worts as far as practicable. S . The arbitrary eourse of the courts d l asMsalug to Iartson citisens for io _. irect eotempt abod be prevented by - proper l elaldaon. ._.We fav, jut pems:oaa. for ur .disabled Unikn esalar,. S . Delieviug that the elective frsa Sbase and a uatrmuuled ballot are ea ", aential tob gvrnment of, for and by the people, the People s party condeeomns the whole' ale sysatm of disfranchise met adopted in soa1 stat3u as unre - pn'Iean anmd uademocrtie, andl we d' .elre it to be the dIntyof the seirera Sstate legslatau s tqo t e such action as will secure a full, free and fair hIlote Sa ad a hoaest count, ! W hile the los-oeingpropositin Semastiateu tihe platfera u p which our . party sliad& and for the vindication .a d whhle its rganizatie. will be msintain * - ed. we reeegaiso thatthe grat snad pres sltu isst othe .pealding campaign, up. in w w deh the preoast presidential ele: !.. will tera, is the lmancial qeiztan. Sau asp theigreat ad speeil· LssiU be I twme thie ptles w ecor lially ainviti ithe aid'le co-operatin of ad oart : iaat.ons of citizen. agrei:ing with as ites this vital ot'astion. i & Good Ome. , O' the might of July 21, and ' just after the eonventiou" of the eNationald Silver party had namia - tal Bryja and iSewall, and adjoure ad jd, an explosion of as. ocureaI ip __the aduits b~eatith the atvem,.t - ili frata of the Unitsed s tates trea, r .zy blwing wugapaving i heid at.sr.