The Opelousas courier., 1890-08-16
Progressive League.
A PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED
IN THE CITY.

a
NeTHE CITY
Its Principles and Purposes H1lo-
quentIy Set F'orth-It VIII Labor
for Better Schools, Stronger Lee
wees. and Adequate Provision for
Public Charities by Advocating
the Lottery Amendnnent.
N. o. Times Democrat.
There has been organized in this city
an association which proposes to work
for better schools, stronger ieVees, more
money for the charitable institutions of
the State, better drainage for New Or
leans and other objects affecting the
public welfare. Ii is known as "The
Progressive League of Louisiana" The
address of the league, its constitution
and bylaws are given in full below
PREAMBLE AND coNsTITUAAe9Rts.
LII the history Of tho past the State of
Louisiana holds no unimportant posi-
ton in the annals of the future she is
destined to be no less conspicuous. A
generation has risen since the termiHa-
ton of the great internecine struggle
that crippled her resources, destroyed
her power and rendered her efforts for
rehabilitation almost futile. Unlike
other of her sister Southern States, she
has Jagged behind in the race for inn
proyement by eason OF the peculiar
character of her agricultural interests,
tae4;an N bar aunv;oS sn;I frnn, anpp 1o,
.ouaOa IN I'D dba nra;,ddioa araatad
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n9otonaSs f Fen lie astahSi;sIaJ0 ,nn nj oe
y na;ars3;an and tha sfnndar:n ae ~
,rniInas IN tha ont;nnpn hor5as ~ 81
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49, Ill 70 tha snnfaoa ~ 1ha noi9:t;aal
go = = pieso''
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asnant lac nhanaaI Manu n ia sans
a oePs .o,;sians haIiava that iI,o;r haIopaa
Sfa+o e ea;rl1 slsrta5 n sha raca FOR
s,snronaaag to which her ,safJirai nasi-
finn antilles her and thew hnId fhaffLe
gaIna and cI,aracfar ff averv nroiect III
asa;st His onward movemenf shnnld he
invasti0afed and annlied If
sannJ satisfacfnSp diseardinp none.
hastily fhronoh nersonai nrairIdica ar
aal;tical ;aalonsv.
They fTIllv realize her wonderfnl re-
sourees. needing hnt tha hand Of i'm
nYoyement To deyeIop to the world the
Fact that her territorv ID the nj Dorado
~ fha anaEar EN- haalth hann;nasS and
fortnne, They realize that immipra-
tinn Is necessary and i~ndisnensahIe tn
fnrthar fhis end They ayfand q hearty
weleoma and nntstretched hands II
those who wish IN make homes FIR
fT,emseivas and their children IN naaea
and oood fallowshin On The most fertile
and nrodnetiye soil Of this connfrv,
Rnt thev also realize and thnronrhIv
understand that immigraTfs Al mnch
a they may be desired. cannot Ia anv
aDpreciaI,Ie extent. be- attracted bitIler
40 long as the leyees are insecure and
permit the drainage Of d nation to over
Whelm their homes and destroy their
crops ; SO long as the educational system
il based upon the occasional and entire
ly insufficient term of schooling to
which the rural districts have been
subjected 10 long al the insane, the
Dauper sick, the manned and crippled
veterans of those who battled for their
ideas OF right, are left unprovided for,
or subjected to the cold mercies of EXT
gencies that are continually being
brought unon her. No nafiam.no State
is entitled to the esteem Of the world
that does not provide for the defenders
of her faith. No country ID worthy Of
the happiness of prosperity that attends
not to the wants of her helpless and
witless unfortunates.
They further realize that a largely
unprovided for State debt, consisting
DIT valid claims rendered almost invalid,
simply from want OF recognition owing
torthe lack of resources, and of quasi
repudiated bonds to which the faith of
the State has been pledged and violated
By the ~lnattention to duty OF her con-
stltuted officials, and further consisting
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