The Progress., 1893-09-02
MADAM RUM0R SAYS

esS;ry 10 mo GSe II j..
That there j. no longer anything in .
the expression American indepeIia- |.
ence, except to mislead and misguidc !
That if one wants to locate Il. ID. /.
White on any public question, first
ascertain what are the peoples inter
ests and then it will be perfectly safe
to put him on the other side.
That She is still harping Oh the
question of the police jury's having
side and concrete walks pnt to the
courthouse square and to the Texas
street entrance.
That demagoguery now seems to
be at a premium in our Nation, while
sincerity and honor are considered
weak sentiments.
That the $4,000 per annum paid our
mayor as salary is becoming onerous
and the taxpayers should pay it 30
longer.
That people who live in glass
houses should not throw stones" and
officials who are sensitive should
be very careful in conducting their
official affairs.
That it is the little foxes which eat
the grapes and it is the small scts of
malfeasance which are so dangerous
because they are not easily detected.
That the advocates of the Wilson
bill should be candid enough to ad-
NIT their attempt to demonetize sill
yer, and then their position would be
muchly more respected than the false
one they now occupy in pretending
to favor bi-metallism.
That when Nations cause is suok
beneath party supremacy, then is our
country in a debilitated condition,
truly. This She dedicates to Reed
and his Republican colleagues.
That the notes of the Bankers Red
River and Coushatta Railway loco
motive whistle, have been selected as
new National air by the United
States.
That if the goodness of some of
Shreveport's monied men We're weigh
ed ia apothecary scales, the weight
thereof would not cause the balances
70 culver.
; That if politics is to become pure
: and honest the Christian men and
) women must give it prayerful study
/ and earnest consideration.
That the Kelley Help Club should
have hearty and earnest supporters II
every home in our parish.
That Cleveland would do his coun
try great service right now by jump
ing off the capitol building.
That if malefactor 'pints'' hi
nose this way Chief Nelson is sure t.
:, catch him.
q That the coming Fair should be as
q sisted and supported by everybody.
That the people couldn't force tn
l. members of the House to vote righ
e on the silver question, but they tn
70 people-cAN vote right at the mex
le election and retire those unfaithfr
IS servants.
- That Blanchard, Boatner and Roi
G. ertson have been true as steel in tn
I'd financial fight, and their constituent
W should appropriately honor them f(
~ it.
10 That the action of the gold men
10 the House shows which way the win
blows, and it should teach the mass
the necessity of org anization to ste
r. the approaching tide of plutocrat
s. rule.
Id That the work of the demagogu
g. :, politician and plutocrat has begun, ,ar
~, ~ il not stopped row, it will prove mo
IL devastating than Sherman's mare
no to the sea and SheridaD's ride throus
by the Shenandoah valley. She sa,
an that ORGANIZATION should be Il
ch watchword all along the line.
IN That the declarations that the a
all ministration does not favor the d
monetization of silver, is positive
,I,, refuted by the refusal to adopt
~ ~. amendment to the Wilson bill at a
ne ratio.
That the Populists showed th,