The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-11
TERRIBLY DISAPPOINT TING,

Some Of the newspapers OF this
State are never 80 happy As when
abusing the Farmers Alliance; and
the less they know about it's prlnci-
pies the better they like it, for thrown
entirely upon their own resources
they have no trouble in finding many
mean things to say, prevarica'Ion
beiny n special forte with them.
While they have continued to heap
maledictions upon the members OF
this order at every simi-opportnmty
presented. of course they were some
happier when indscretions were com
mitted by some Of them, and were
absolutely diabolical in their eS"ltaht
glpe when they committed acts IN
direct violation of the teachings OF
the Order Except those who voted
for Mr.. Gallery for Senator which
WAS very meritorious condnct.)
Each day this immaculate press IS
poised like vultures on tlreless wing,
hunting for tboir purifying prey
and almost at every issue has some
unmanly fling at this Farmers Al
lance which, in relation to its enc
mics is as the lamb to the buzzards
which would destroy it's life
Last week a supposed real find was
made ia the nature of Al organizes
ton in VIM and Grant parishes
called the Junior Order of American
Mechanics, which was con jured up to
be an anti Catholic association which
had for its object the persecution OF
Catholics. At once the Farmers
Alliance AID Populists were charged
with being its guiding spirits and,
strange to say, the administration
press almost solely, threw back its
bead and bowled that long, lugru-
brious howl which can only come
from persecuted spirit. Soon the
refrain was canght mp by neorly
every poodle Of Il newspaper which
wore the administrations collar, aud
# the rOttennpss of the sound conlC
not have been detected, the members
Of the Catholic church in this State
would have thought that they hac
able champions in some of the State
press indeed. But demagoguery was
SO easily detected that the verIes
novice could have detected its spur
ousness.
But the little boot-lickers thongh
they had the Alliance by the throat
this time sure. On, how their eyes
must have glistened when in 'hel
imagination they saw the immense
Catholic membership reaching in tt
put the finishing touches to the Al
lance, and then hurrah! for Foster
But, behold the sequel! The Cola!
Chronicle, published in Grant par
ish, warm administration advocate
declares it believes the report to be
big sensational lie, aud that tn
order is a legitimate labor organize
ton: while Hon. H. J.. Brian, one O
the reputed leaders of the so-calle(
order, declares that Mr.. Amb. Mon
ton, the vice-president OF the AL
lance, to be an ardent Catholic.
Oh, how disappointing this mus
be to the puerile newspaper howlers
Not because the Catholics are not be
ing prosecuted are they glad, but the,
are disappointed because in this per
secution they saw fancied oppor
tunity to make political capital.
Avaunt with such o mode of wal
fare and let the men of our Stat
rise and crush out snch a spirit a
they would crush the head Of q SCI
pent which WAS seeking to strike tn
beloved ones of q household. And
the men will not do it, then in COD
name give the women suffrage an
THEY will soon uproot this corrur
politics which is fostering every POI
ton of our Commonwealth.
How to make farming pay despit