The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-17
OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS.


successor to the lower house Of Con
gress, should be made by the people
only after grave care and mucl
thought. Officers-from policeman
to President should be chosen with
that care that the bank officials eXer
else in selecting their presidents anc
cashiers, requiring honesty of pur
pose, fidelity to trust and q fine NOR
al character as the basis on which al.
the other elements Of efficiency are
erected.
The bestowal Of such donors as
Congressman on individuals, should
Of itself be the creation of a guardian
or custodian of the integrity, enlight,
ment, moral, social and religious
standing of The people who do So
carrying with 1t the full power of this
ambassador to use these in the Halls
of the National Legislature, and thus
by his own conduct, reflect the stand
ing of his constituency in all the
walks of life.
Therefore the people of the Fourth
Congressional district should give
their best business and social refec-
ton to the standing and fitness of
every candidate, and then make their
selection without regard to personal
Or enmity. And if
in their judgment none Of the stand
ers for the Office are the proper ones,
then the Office should seek the man
and the voters, the voters on whose
shoulders rest the responsibilities and
burdens of government, should make
it their duty to search out and find
that man who will truly and honest
ly represent them in Congress.
We want a man who does not con-
slider himself bigger than his party,
greater than his people, and by viz
tue of this assumption, at full liberty
to make his own platform, and treat
his constituents as if they were babes
without the ability to frame a sensi-
bic platform.
We want man who is a true friend
of silver, of bimetallism; a friend who
will prove it by working and voting
for free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer, placing it on an equal footing
and basis with gold; making it a le-
gal tender in any sum and receivable
for all debts public and private, as
well as for customs and duties.
We want a man who will work and
vote to uproct and destroy that stu
pendous gambling machine, the
bucket shops and places where op-
lions and futures are bought and
sold; one who will not use a micro
scope to discover some technical rea-
son constitutional or legaI-for vot-
ng against the Hatch bill,n discov
Or therein an abridgement or curtsil- |
nent of or interference with States
lights, as did the great (D Caffrey.
We want man who will insist on
out pledges of the Democrat
c party in all things, not forgetting
hat tariff reform was one of the
main features of the last campaign,
nd that the Democratic party is hon
rably and honestly pledged to the
eople to put this into practical ap-
lieation at the very earliest moment
We want a man who will not for
ct, but will remember distinctly and
ividly that the farmers and labor
lg classes have rights which should
3 respected; claims which demand
.tention. A man who will do some
gislating for these people, the T.;
ealth producers, the foundation and ;
liars of our government s
If such man can be found, the s
rmers want no candidate of their
Vn immediate creation, but will
row their support to him who Will
it'll these requisites. ,
Is there such a man already an !,
II SO let us hear from
III.