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LOUISIANA POPULIST. dscrlilptioi Price S1.00 a0 Year. There is no Frce Country. Unless the People Rule. Price. 5 Cents VOL I. NATCHITOCHES PARISH, NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1895. NO. 26. um m w , 1 .. . . .. . _ _ . . . . .. . _i .. .. . _ . . ... nl . ' . . ..I . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Y .. . . . . . . . . n_ .. . . . . . . . . .. . . n_ j · : . . . . . DR. 'HATHAWAY & CO , ý MAt~e.NDIlIBL-SP2ZALIa2a R egr Oredutwe dt okulfsda4l~oJui· ti w tef : Wvuts. He buiusse die .em, lmsisli.. lIn Weakness and Sexual Deblllt' 'Ltoer*e Ad _ sf t.sa)no bo .outhfl Iaftesar usms itp, Sores, enraba, & lee. dreo l fra Prvate DIdease eed ml. mo o t W itorns t am ames m o e. s i hoLA ,mi . rmstor mlr and iain pnler. sledrO a. d .. a. . , ea DACharles Tucker's Tonsorial Parlors. Opposite the Courthouse, next doon to the o pust st. zr Opposite! the Courthouse, next door to the Populisit. Reform Press of Loulsiana. Tuc CoxamAD. Winnfield, La. B. W. Bailey, Editor. It'ooRse881VE AGE. Buston, L.a. W. W. McClure. Editor. LotUIsAvA Port-LIST, Natchitoohes. La. M. F. Machen, Editor. A r.LxIAcl FARxR, Homer, La. W. C. Flynt, Editor. Ar.IIAmra F orum, West Monroe, La. L. W. Beard, Editor. MIATTrJ FLAG. Roibeline, La. J. A. Tetts, Editor. LAIuxMDI KIVIEW. I.akejidle, La. . F. & N. L. Miller, Editors. THrE lestsr New Orleans, La. J. B. anmeron, Editor. People's Party Platform. 1. We demand a national cnr relicy, safe, sound n ad flexible, is sited by the general government only, a full legal tender for all debt public and private, and that with out the use of banking corpora. tiona; a just, equitable and efficient means of distribution, direct to the people, at a tax not exceeding 2 per cent, be provided, as set forth in the sub-treasury plan of the Farm ers' Allianee, or some better system also by paymenut in dlscharge ot its obligations for publie improve meets. a. We denmand feet a.ulimit ed.omlnsg af silvereud gold at the preatlegal ratle of to 1. b. We demand tbhat the amount of ciroulating medium be speedily Inocreaed to not less than $~ Ier capita. e. We demand a graduate n eome taL d. We belire that the money f the suatry esould be hept as mach as possible in the hands or the people, and hence we demand that al 8tate and national revemue shal be limited to the necessary expesmes of the goveram , eco ed. e. We demand that postal as. inps bean be established by the govrnmemt for tAssafe deposit ot the e enpg et the peph and to abeltate ezmbsmge 3. Iasaspetatam being a means 1 eshage and t seeeusity the "gevermfm t own an operatethe ad eeds ia the Inter et of the peepl a. eThe sagraph and tole oce, * ikethbe poqt oae syt!, teain ga flet't tranvortatiom of ownedd iand ope°x tedd b the govermeat Au tuihat ofthe people. . &b ls lead, inelding all the naMtiouar$rap of wealth, is the ati the people, ab shipof. i $e prohibited. Allaiad e>wie yrairoaaaad ocher orporations in excess of their auial needs, and all lands mw**wbd o aliesa, asbMM be ,. eli ,l by the gorvenaem and helt par ae sau tlers may. Machinery I 1 am folly prepared to supdpl at ).w 'st pric.es the best and most reliable STEAM ENGINES. BOILERS, STEAM PUMPS, INSPIRA TORS, INJECTORS, PIPES. JET PUMPS, STEAM FIT TINGS, BOILER TUBES, Glaus Water Tubes, Patch Bolts, Gins, Presses, Saw Mills, Cone Mills, Lubricators, Lubricating Oils, Packing, Belting, And specialtiies in repair material with a guarantee in tilling orders. Information given on all matters concerniug Steanm Machinery. Pipe Fitting done on short notice. CHAS. H. LEVY, Agt.. Natchitoches, La, COMFORT AND SPEED COMBINED When Traveling] VIA TIIE - e.U. a" .. Best Line.. -Te ST. LOUIS, T TH NOBTEmfAD EsrT. 12 HOURS SAVCD Y TAKG TR St. Louis Limited Train, E~orr Lm 1 tIo ALL !3 3 TU SOUTH EAST mbacr noVul TO r' t. .lek 1.eeem'.f. . L . . . oay.st "nc er terh. tafradinetls call on or ad draw gone b iarest Ticket Agent, or S"adB sal !PEOPLE'S PARTY DIREC- TI TORY. H NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT- th TEE. Iht H E. TANBENECK, Chairman p1 J II TURNER, Secretary N Washington, D. C. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 3' Louisiana. A. B. BOOTH, Chairman. New Orleans, La. II. L. BRIAN. Secretary. Natchltoches. La. nt CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE tc COMMITTEES. nt lst District....................... I 2nd District................. 3rd District, M. Vincent. Chairman. Lake Charles. La. 0 4th District, M. F. Machen, Chairman. in Montgomery. La. Si Jno. W. Brown. Secretary, Alpha. La. a 5th District, J. W. McFarland. Ch. Homer, La. 6'h District ....................... 01 A People'slParty Central Commit tee for Nathleltoches Par Inh, La. a ti J. W. JONi,4. Chairman. S. J. HENRY. Secretary. a1 WARD 1. P. C. Roges. Henry Anders. S .Jonas .lones. S. J. Henry. J. N. Erington. WARD 2. O O. tltl orn. M. Coffey. J. R. .Wea'er. R. P, Quarles. j M. O. Guntcr. WARD 3. L. R. Burnside. J. C. Davis. 8 Jno. W. Brown. Scott Burley. B. F. Land. WARD 4. T. Lantlrcaux. J. W. Tucker. SI W. H. Lowe. M. E. Barberouse. (;. J. Trichell. WARD 5. J. O. Tanner. John McCartney. C Rufus Knott. J. J. Horton; J, Watson. WARD 6. A. C. Lambert. Em'uel Fredericks. C J. N. Burkett. W. W. Page. h 5 G. W. Bailee. WARD 7. a I). T. Tredway. Gib. Parker. r J. G. Reshing. C. C. Sanders. 1 J. J. Holt. WARD 8. Miles Key. Amos Beebe. Dr. W. Y.: Moore. James Kyle. J. C. Funderburk. WARD 9. W. F. Everaul. M.'H. Holowar. H. R. Waters. Capt.). T. Joirdan.2 1'. E. Powell. L WARD 10. a A. McClellan. J. M. Johnson. W. H. Russell. J. H. Morse. N. P. Hathaway. J AT LARGE. J. W. Jones. W.'O.OBates. J. A. Tetts. A. N. O'Quiun. r A. J. O'Quinn. J. W. Self, Jr. J. O. Maybin. McK. Holaston. n E. J. Gamble. Hon. T. L. Mathis. S S. D. Crump. 8. E. Russ, Sr. j Philip Brossette. Josiah Adams. H. L. Brian. Lesson, InBondsa. It-is imp,nt that the people s~Ilorasp this bond.idea. Here F is an object lesson. The original bonded debt of. the bUnited States was $2,600,000,000, on which has d been paid about $4.400,000,000. Yet, despite this vast sum already paid, the.debt is still.,one-tbird as large as it was when first.contract ed, and now that the gold standard has been adopted it will require as Smuch taxation and labor to pay off the remnaining.one-third of the na tional debt as tolhave paid off the entire debt prior to 1873. With this appalling condition before him President Cleveland coolly propoe- g em to add to the indebtedness $500, 000,000 in bonds, running fifty i years at 3 per cent, payable prin- ta cipal and interest in gold. The Sinterest on this sum for 50 years [ will be $750,000,000, And what are the people to get in return for I this frightful addition to the pub- u lie debt? Here is Mr. Cl veland's proposal: The proceeds from the sale of the $,00,000,000 of bonds g - areto be usneed in taking up and fi canceling an equal amount of out standing legal tender notes. These (j bonds are to be receivable at the treasury as security at their par n value for national bank circulation, a The interest amounting to $15,- gi ,00-,0,000 a year, goes of course to ea the banks which hold them. The bank circulation is to take the nc place of the cancelled legal tenders. ti( Now the point in all this is that the at banks are to be paid $15,000O,0U)O a cc .year for furnishing to the country hi $500,000,000 of paper money at w hich it now gets for nothing. n In other words, the legal tender lip notes now outstanding, and which do not cost a cent of Interest are di to be destroyed and hank paper not a whit better if as good, is to he substituted and paid for at the rate of $15,0,oO.001) a year or $750, 04),000t) in fifty years. After hav- t1 . ing paid the banks the enormous e sum of $750,ý4flN,000 for kindly a' allowing us to use their due bills b4 for currency, we will still owe the it original $500,0(),0C)O in bonds. e, And this is the scheme that is urg- ft ed upon congress in a panicky message by the president, which is c approved as "wise finance" by all i] the daily newspapers of this city, to and which we are told by the "able financiers" of the John Sherman stripe is absolutely ne cessary to save the country from ruin. Just why the country should le.saved now to be devoured later P is not explained. How any one, tl except national bank stockholders e and national bank officers can 1 approve this scheme is a mystery. I1 Simply to state the proposition, t4 should he sufficient to secure its a condemnation in the mind of every 0 honest man. If carried out the Cnited States, at the end of fifty ) years, will be able to say in the e language on the tombstone over a 1' confiding patient: "1 was well, I became sick, I took (bank) physic, ii and here I am'!-Nonconformist. c Proceedings of the Natchitoches Parish Central Committee of o the People's party. 14 f NATCHITOCHES, LA. d Feb. 9, 1895. The committee met in the POPU LIsT ofice and was called to order at 12 m. by Chairman J. W. Jones. In the absence of Secretary S. J. Henry, H. L. Brian was made secretary pro tem. r A roll call showed 7 wards rep- t resented as follows: Ward 1, Jo nas Jones, P. C. Rogers and (later) s. S. J. Henry. Ward 4, J. W. t Tucker. Ward 5, J. O. Tanner. t Ward 6, A. C. Lambert, W. W. Ii Page and J. N. Burkett by proxy. n Ward 7, J. G. Rushing. Ward 9, W. F. Eversuland M. H. Hollo le way. Ward 10, J. M. Johnson by * proxy. At large, J. W. Jones, a al J. A. Tetts, W. U. Bates and le K. Iiolston. On motion H. L. Brian was ad ded to the committee at large to d fill a vacancy. a On motion the Secretary called the roll by wards, that each ward might report the strength and condition of the party organi t Szation. Ward 1 reported 2 Populist a clubs in good working order, and t Sthe party gaining. h Wards 2 and 3 not repreaented. SWard 4 relorted 1 club, and a e- gaining rapidly. a SWard 5 reported 3 active Popu- d , list clubs and 16 Democratic vo- s 1- ters in the ward. eo Ward S reported 1 club and a e Populist strength of 4to 1. a it Ward 7 reported no club but a )r Farmers Union and a strong Pop- , - ulist sentiment. ' Ward 8 not represented. ne Ward9 reporte< d no club but a i Is growig sentiment and a demand d for a Populist club. t- Ward 10 reported by letter a c (published elsewhere.) I Moved and carried that each b r member of the parish committee Smake every effort possible to or ganize one People's party club at - each polling precinct in the parish. o t The method of making parish nominations, whether by conven- .., tion or by primary, was discussed Th at length, and each member of the' eo committee was requested to inform ad himself of the wishes of his con-! am ane stituents in this matter, before the tW1 next meeting, so as to vote intel- an ligently thereon. the On motion, adjourned to batur- ma day, April 6th 19.5. td_ J.W. JONES. -w H. L. BRIAN, Chairman. co Sect'y pro tent. tit - pr pli The Alexandria Democrat says r that the congressional contests fil- w ed by Beaty, Coleman and Bailey p, are "supreme folly." What, neigh " bor; can't you see the method in w! this madnesst Aside from the pol- te itical capital in it, there's big mon-; ey in the scheme; and don't yonu w forget it.--Colfax Chronicle •e The Democratic congressional Ion committee held a meeting recently bu in the room of the House com of tnittee on labor. Sixteen members, e* includmng Senator Faulkner, o: n West Virginia, chairman, and inu Mr. L. Gardner, of Washington, n secretary, were present. 100 A statement submitted by Mr. Gardner showed that all the ex- th pensesc)mnected with tbecampiaign f last autumn had been settled, and ge that a fair working balance remain O( ed in the treasury. It was decided that permanent headquart ters should be established at the ci Riggs House annex, in 1Washinr - h ton. Anuadvisory committee of five ii was ordered appointed, to consist a ot the chairman, secretary, and tr three other members whose duty bb it shall be tocommuncate with mem- er hers who.4e seats may be contest i ed and with candidates aheo pro pose contesting the seats of their .* victorious Republican opponents t in the Fifty-fourth Congress. This to is the first meeting held by the ax committoe since the last election. I -National Watchman. Seems like the Democrats not as only want money but get it and t lots of it too-carry over balances from one campaign to another-lar- qi der always full-like to take it in on contests too-see above and als p, Butler of South Carolina and 0o Turney of Tennessee. The Texas Democrats..think to ' save themselves by adopting the q reform ideas of the People's Pai - Al ty.-Sabinal (Tex) Sentinel. .th Banker Clews, of Boston, says m the greenback is the cause of all the trouble, to which Mr. Cleve- w land says: "Them's my seuti- be meuts."-Nonconforuiist. -It fa the 5otes that tell. Every pr vote for the people's party Is a step th towards reform, whether we elect our men or not. When the pliticlans see the people are determined to vote as they please they will qgiokly comply o with the voters' demands -Labor's competition for the dollar which is scarce can be changed to the b dollar eompetia for labor by making the money more pleatifuL Legislators mu st St be elected, 'however, who are t, aotpi~0dged tea party on record agalnet o esob a measure-MlsaUri World. de -One old party ahoute for high trit or in order to protect the workinguman a and the other shoote for low thrif so the Isborer ea get the nesearles of life oceaper, and then they both go into "exeeoutive seaslo" and proceed are to rob the people.-BooLkrd (Il.) 50 Journal wt -The faeet that all the great oerpeo ation dally papers, all the ralroads, p nearly all the bakers and loam agents and all the gold-bug are *ghtlag so desperatel to defeat the people's party ought to soarinoe the commoa people P that it will be to their intereasts so hae the populita succeed. of -If yon would form an idea of the th feelings among Chicago workingmen, here i the vote take at one ef the~ street ear bars lately to ettle a wager, the vote being takem by ballot: Republicans, 15; tarif reform, I:pop1 - lists, 13. Lst year there were not to exceed ave popUlist. in the crowd. Searchlight. -Ina these United States the gover ment must own the natural monopo lies least their holders own the govern- ed ment. The rich must be taxed scoord- te lng to their riches lest the burden on be the poor becomes far too heavy to be eol borne. Politicians who set themselves ph againast this programme will not be tb heard of ten years henc..-Chiago ho TRUIE PROTECTION. It Is Nbt Paper tlabr, bet DseetsIem A" of atserst We See' Preesm tres. It isear as the wnat s eeday de 'protective pelley" Is a sad failure: The people have been e dewn for twenty years. Every 1st prices dropped with as wlly. Me were added to the rukrs of idlesess The smaller middle men kept drnpptg eou and the larger bsineess housee eons tributed to the pes of radstreet'e and Dunean ºC's led eitasdtsela, Nine milliens o mergages covered the farms sad home .1 the stngglnag middle ce!s, sad the sbsers andl sue tioneer's ery ead hammer mweded louder eseh sueeediag year. But why dwell longer to depiet the wretched condition that all realise et the end of thirty years Whatever may net be proven as the euese ef the wrtehed plight the nation lads Itself in. there in one fact too potent to be denied, which is that tariff protection doesn't protect. Can we find an economic system that will protect? We believe sseo a sys tem is attainable, and that sgstsm is more money and tree money. The wealth of a Uaties easelsts in the pred aets of honest labor. Labor easnet be employed without money is sumelant qusatity to pay labor. Nor eau the employese of labor afford to estend businees to its utmost unless the drain of usury or nterest ea the money can be avoided. Those who empley large numbers of hcads-great manafactur ing establishments and ether lines of industry-must depend on bewewing arge sums of monesy. If this money costs them high rates of interest, they are handicapped. And this has been the greatest drawback to ear mann facturers. European maanufacturers get their money for 8 sad per cent. Our manufacturers have had to pay per cent. and upwards. And this is a point which needs protecting ia every line of our industries When eour finan cial system is taken out of private hands and the trade in money is abol ished by the government furaishing a sufficient qusatity of money to I transact the ever increasing volume of business and supply the coastasntly in creasing population. and enables the industry of the country to have the use of money at bare cost of the cler ical force necessary to its proper and r efficient handling, which must be B through government basks, them every s tariff law may or might be repealed, e and our eaterpeiin people pitd against the world will lead the world. With free money to keep free men employed our manafastsers wead eot i strip every astiem en earth, al the I inoonceivable nadeveloped resource whieh now lie dermasttin this eeuntrj would be developed in eush fabulou quantities as no nation or people had ever experleased or even dreased o( Every pound of ftoed os' hmse es l produce would be soasamed by oea own peopIe American vessels would sail every sea, easyig our peoduet to the remotest corsen of the earth The protection our manufactuare and people-want Is mney in sfficient quantity to neat the a es that e would guow under its stimulating in. duneos as a tropiopt plant, and the pro tection .of that money from the greedy hands of the Usurer. Protection from .the usurer is the only protoetion our B manufacturers need to enable them td defy the world. In ire years ourdebts would be wiped out and Great Britain with her Jewish vampiree woueld drop back as a second power when her $500. 000.000 annual profits and interest ceased fowing from our boerders. Olve us a money protective policy, and tarit protection, like physic, might be thrown to the dogs.-Midland Journal. -Td New Zealad a country espset of supporting 50,000,000 people, 000,000 were on the verge of starvatie beocuse they allowed themselves to be ruled by, bankers, lawyers and landlords. But they got together and adopted a sye. tean of economlwes like that embodied in the populist platform. A transorms. tion took place whlah was most won derfuL They are now happy, prosper ous and independeat.--loneer-Bp. Se*S Measy. The advocates of a single gold stands ard grow eloquent in their appeal for a sound money. We have never met one who could msatisfactorily ezplain what is meant by sound money, but we sump pose it is money which emrrie a sound with it; a sound of wepling and wail ing od gnashing of teeth; a sound of chldn eying or bread which thelir parenta eannot tfurnish; a round of strong men treading the land in search of work which no onie can give them; a sound of fair women struggllng against the dppths to which poverty is driving them; a sound of miltiames aor Pinker ton detectives shooflrg down fathers and husbands who are protesting qagainst the enroachment. of greed. These ar·e the legitimate frluits of the politician'e ound money, and we sup. poe it Ls what the woerds mes.-P.ro greive uFarmer. -am Gempers and 1. V. Pwersy addremed a large populist meeting at ewsrk, N. J., on the evening of Octo ber We eaupect to hear that the. eclum rules of the New York "P.o ple" melted this week, eccasioned by the stran of holding together the red-' hot dennceiations of "pure and simpmler" by the indigqaat end kery ureessor. ondtd Cititea.