The Progress., 1894-03-10
MADAM RUMOR SAYS;

AN' S'N7o' Liz. VAIN FdN' t"t
ISL to select delegates, by primary
elections. to a convention.
That it is not always the popular
thing to do right, but it is the more
manly course and when She becomes
afraid to do this She will quit jour
nalism.
That it is q laudable sentiment. to
speak kindly of the dead, bnt to ma
Ign the living in order to do so, is
lneXcusable.
That he is q manly man who will
step forward and acknowledge an
error even though its commission has
been attended with serious conse-
! quenccs This She refers to Chief
Nelson.
That ali thinking people will in
doroe the action Of the city council
IN putting down the Court house
crossing.
! That consistency is a jewel yalua-
Die even to newspapers, though some
seem to be Unaware Of it.
That the successor to Mr.. BaA
chad should be chosen by a conyen
ton Of delegates elected by prima
r!es.
That our people should le ready
to do honor to the ". G. T. [. con
Vention which will N .et here next
month. Many noble and intelligent
women will attend az dele ,ates.
That those Old unsightly >hsnties
on Texas street near Marshall should
be condemned and torn do yn.
That political integrity seems to be
almost au unknown quantity in these
days.
That She would like to know how
many homlcides the better element
Of this town want to take place, be-
fore it begins to take charge of af-
fairs and look after public matters.
That our people are now realizing
what effect the reign of politics has
over our city,
That Rev. W. S. Penick made a
grave charge against our city council
which demands public inquiry.
That the aspirants for Mr.. Blan-
c1ard's place will soon be as thick as
mosquitoes i'll Florida swamp
That Mr.. Blanchard has certainly
lost his grip on the voters of the
fourth district.
That the merchants on the It wee
do not compose the entire citizen
ship of Shreveport by good deal,
and She calls the attention of certain
members Of the city council to tt 9
fact
That crap games are being run in
shameful, wanton aid public viols-
ton of the city and State law.
That saturnalia of crime in the
nature Of misdemeanors exists in Ger
tain lines in our town at this time.
That TIE PROGRESS does not care
to be popular at the sacrifice of
truth, manliness or consistency.
That our people want Mr.. Blan-
chards successor to be bound b,
some platform Of principles viii h
demands free and unlimited coinage
of silver, a suppressions of optic Us
and dealing in futures and the imme-
diate enactment of tariff reform, and
this can only be done by a convt n
ton.
That while She feels assured that
Her word Will be doubted, yet She
still asserts it that the City Railwa,
Company had on two cars Thursday
night. lla
That if our city council really has
the welfare Of the town at heart. it
will, in view of recent scenes, look al
public matters, the police manage
ment as we'll rs others, through an
other kind Of spectacles than those
manufactured by politics.
That the moral element will have to
take Interest in public affairs, or the
recent disgracefnl scenes will con
tinue until they become upindurable.
That if all Our ministers were as
brave as DR.. Penick, law and order
would be more respected in Shreye