The Progress., 1896-10-03
THE TWO MOSESES.

'uay 'oPl1ClS as wen as Leader
- Louisiana is especially favor
tor. Just now. The cyuo,ure of all ,r
., WHEREVER c'vlllz4lien sheds her ,,v
our State would be forgiven il :,
.-, put on few airs and did parade h,
fore public view and yauut hers. a,
~ And this coalition is ,hs m,,
hilarIous Lecanse our own doma;
lar has been SO long under clnn] !,
hts '''"' u
nts comparison to the Intellectual brisht
= ness OF other States.
VI la the periods agoue Louisiana
Shone III the literary, lettered. legal
- ecc'esslastlca art, cultured world
ahd her praises We're sung wherever
these attributes were capable Of he.
'ns appreciated But in the lasr ~.
cade OF two the contrast. from G,b,
to darkness. III the mental world h..
oeen 50 great that our people have
i"'' It's debi'itating effects. and h.v.
o'"fd many heart broken sigh thu,
our great men were all dead or hat
gone to other fields. Bat tha old
a'nor'sm' "The darkest hour is ms,
before dawn has bean verified with
Dear ola Louisiana; because circnm t
Stances brought to the front two ma, +
whose ln'el!ecsu' and psychoIosi. g
Cal greatness have completely over /,
'naoo"ed the genins of every other lie
tnan who has claimed Louisiana A
us nome and oh glorioas Thought s.
'ne Is resident of our own hnr,., y,
And the names of tbase be
' 4 lnm'naries and men possessed tn
u oeep love for humanity and great sci
interest IN the public welfare Are F az
l. I arr"r'of New Orleans, and E, H thi
randolph, of cur city AS
'"s' now these phiIanthropists are we
gagged III great work u,.,. -
n'ro' Tor unselfsh design and esrr apG
'es're to sacrifice personal joter exc
''f the public veal, has no equal too
sacred or secular history, aud IN did,
n ~
'n u with which the leading emf
the lsrHel'tes from Egyptian bond. disa
t. Is out a cheap Nickel Library man
sode. ''"'' '"'
H. n Farl
llr E; H. Randolph is truly great brou
D. One OF that class of pnby;c- that
rlted and generous hearted man Of
'ch we used to read about in Son. npr y
school books as children. md scy;n
0s0' were mere myths;only be rep cal .
'hFs a magnifed form of these. ment
how he loves his country How Shire,
'nglv would he lay himself down wsek.
die if by that means his people Blu
q Do brought into the true LIGHT Rand
his financial question. And how to its.
TED he Is to his party, the partv that
Jefferson founded. So true and the sill
is he that no personal sscr,6c. asked
great for him to make, if BY be die
means The old ship of State can eat;o,
to her ancient, safe nor m
lngs. Aud when The ]ead;ny an mo-,
OF tho party go astrsy, when partie,
ieaters who have so long con- show
q ner destiny and kept the ship pIayin
9 waters, loose their heads and 90 show
strange god-, tie same thew This
tipped when Jefferson drew in tb;nLs
Ion from them, like the strong profou
'fore the fsrce gale, he remains for Do,
" LIS principles, nor is tiously
bed when he knows his actions form ar
ne'p'ns the enemy. to supp
cry grave responsibility rests lows W
81 ''u'o.pn 5 shoulders; one ticket,
80 'o'oeS' men the world ing to b
AAo would shudder to Palmer
But not SO Mr. Randolph. In The B
~ '0's LIS country has read Ra
1."'u nas raised his rather m
, w. i0' us sons OF liberty fect-he
" enough 1t destroy parish e
'no 'ni'a'Fous Ran hasten tc
mas nobly responded to his
he silver lunacy, like Il tidal r
sweeping over our National TT.
wealth on1 III: -. nc