The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-25

,tripe. That it was the desire OF
some contemptible men to break the
up WAS too plain to be
denied by anyone but an idiot, and
as we have stated previously, the po-
ljtical knaves cared little how 1t WAS
done.
Two or three efforts were made to
do this, in fact we may say tour, as
follows, one to turn it into Peoples
party organization: one into a Demo
cratic order: one to combine it with
the McEnery wing Of the Democratic
nartv, and the other to bundle 1t up
into neat package and hand it over
to that political thief and desecrator,
John Fitzpatrick, to be used as he
saw fit. This latter proposition, for !
the speech was nothing Else, WI. the
insult offered by that c"ntempt1ble
New Orleans hoUdlum aid tough, one
Wild, whom, we are told, is tent
photographer there.
This creature. we were surprised TO
note. seemed to be travelling with Mr.
A. B. Booth, chairman Of the Peo-
pies Party State Central Committee.
Nr. Booth seems to be both gentle
man and scholar, and man OF gen
eral information, but Judging from
the manner in which this Wild de-
livered himself and his infamous sug-
} yestion. Mr.. Booth has either Won
derfully disappointed us, or he was
in the most suspicious aud purifying
company we ever heard of ones
being in CHOOSE JOHN FITZPATRICK
! AS THE ALLIANCE LEADER, INDEED.
} Bat it is with profound pleasure
that we recall the fact that all plans
v failed. That while the Populists
ontnumbered US, ten to one, the vast
, majority rejected any suggestion to
change the principles, aim or domi-
nant factor Of the Order, and disap
pointed and chagrined, all the plot.
Il tiers left for their homes before the
session ended.
+ The presidents address WAS al
able document, filled with practica
Il Suggestions conducive to the good OF
Y the Order, it's success and growth
= It was received with applause and it,
f stimulating effect was visible upo1
J. the countenances aud in the eyes O
y the brethren.
Many good resolutions were adopt
ed, the most important being strong
Endorsement of the public school sy~
tenn and earnestly requesting eacI
subordinate Union to labor for th
t. promotion of this public enterpris
a. and laboring to secure a town 0
$. parochlal levy of 3-mill tax if nee
10 essary to aid these schools. Eulo
,s CYSTIC encomiums were also passed u
of the good work of the Normal SchoC
f. at Natchitoches, the Peabody Sum
mer Normals at Shreveport and LAX
, Charles and the Louisiana Chautar
qua at Ruston.
Another good act was, the failul
r. to receive or pass a resolution b'nt
n ing this Alliance to the defeat of Go
xt Foster for reelection. This resol,
ton was fought aud defeated b
is ardent anti-F oster men, who did NJ
Is. believe in indulging in personalitie
of this kind from such sourc
\" That Gov. Foster was onr executi,
'0 AMI as such deserves the respect (
this body.
Us Those Alliance men who voted Il
'st Nr. Gallery for Senator were round
reprimanded for being untrue
ni- their principles in that instance.
tor The following officers were electe
he for the ensuing year: Josiah Klei
peter, president;J. e. Copeland, VIC
Tvs president; J. W. Mcfarland, seer
tary-treasurer; A. Benoit, lecture
G. W. Bruce (not Brice), a>sista
lecturer; Pat Donahoe, dool -ke epe
Hon. John Pickett WAS put in mol
tn ination for a second term. He tri'
20 get his friends not to do this
he his business cares rs State treasur
hi made it almost impossible for him