The Progress., 1892-04-23

In cur last issue, trusting to the
repeated declaration Of friendship
ghica wore reciprocal, true on our
part and the maCuanimity OF a
giant, We veutHrcd to prcpctrate a
lpke at tho expense Of that power
u journalism, tho Times, hoping
that il not we'll recieved that our
liminatlvo proportions were "A safe
guard against an attack from so
formidable an adversary. But III
The latter we were doomed to bitter
and suffering disappointment, for
with mighty roar such As aroused
giants Only can utter, that paper
Iowled out bantling! aud rushed
upon II. with crushing force. a
Kind friend has suggested that the
belief that we were n bantlIng
vas the main cause of ITS on
7aught. but wo hastcnod to as
sure our friend that he didn't know
how very, very bad the Shreveport
Times was; that it has been
Known 10 boldly is,ue a challango
20 contemporary that appeared
twice a week. On hearing thls
our friend grew palsied and hur-
ried away from the office, fearing
thai this terrible demon might
center its wrath against him.
IA that chivalrous charge upon
Il 5aut!ing that doughty warrior
compared us to the Mascot, Il pa
ger considered the most di5rep
utable in tho State, and almost
~ vile as the insinuation of the
Times. But since it has opened
mp the question we will timldly
though with grave apprehension
We must confess) venture to make
few comparisons and sec which
of us is nearest likeness OF the
.ow Nascot.
Our paper can bo read from
"5he beginning to the end in the
P presence Of chastn wOmanhood and
1nsophisticated { ~lhoOd, nor will
shere be found agile line, writ
ten or extracted, counting events
here or elsewhere that will cause a
blush to mantle the cheeks of the
former, or a query from the latter
which parents will hesitate to OK
,,lain. Can the Times truthfully
claim rs much? Our paper can be
Iaad at the fireside, in the midst
oi Ghe family circle of girls and
boys without fear of encountering
a recital Of deeds which fill the
minds Of children with 9lch mat
ter as they should be ignorant of.
Dere the Times make such an as
sertion? And yet it refers to us
as Mascot. But we should not de
vote more time to this. The low
and cowardly insinuation has long
9ince been rcpudiated by every
good man and woman who knows
Of the occurrence and the nature
If the Mascot.
We have but this in conclusion.
Tm PRoGHEs5 meant nothing but
a Joke at the Times expense, and
II we unc9asc;ously laid bare a
fac, the truth Of which cut deep
y, our neighbor has only itself to
blame for occupying q false posi-
tion. "The truth hurts" and we
are really sorry if we wounded our
contemporary in this way, as as
suredly our write-up was intended
2or little fun simply.
Now we have just this TO say in
reference to the Times allusion to
oVr being a Mascot. If it was
simply striking around in it's anger
At being exposed, and really spoke
axcitedly and without meaning,
while we think it illegitimale war
fare, we will let 1t pass, bat If it |
means to say seriously that THE
PEoGREss is in any manner aping
Tho Mascot, in its l,w ssnse. then
lt tells willful lie: oni Formidable
AS ii il, it ID not big enough to
browbeat TIE PRoGBEss, which,
bantling though it is, weighs con
siderable when confronted by such
an opponent
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