The Progress., 1896-05-16
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MADAM RUMOR SAYS
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That il looks wonderfully Xix" Clair,
WIS paid to- aSsa.snat" y. &. O'MalIey.
That our own Charley Drwlug Is III
Baton Rouge aud the country is safe.
That She wonders if senator Blanch
ard induced Charley Drwlng to come To-
his assistanr" in Baton Rouge, as ne diu
III Shreveport on S"ptember2.
That She didn't know that Chief Mel
son had been in Baton Rouge. She won.
! dcrs whu, Captain Billie was doing
there.
That il IL now against the unwrlttrn
law 10 say anything ahou, the rostoiIire
management. If sou are not satisfied
with anything which may 90 wrong, lust
hold your peace or You may come under
the ban of tn" Chiefs sore dsplcuSrrre;
aud that is an awful punishment.
That MAN always insIucere hims off Is
very apt TO suspect others of the same
frall'y (O. This She dcdicates to "A
prominent post"lcc official.
That She will vpn,ur. the assertion
that the Fourth Congressional Dist r,rt
will not stand another rape of the ballot
box this Fall.
That She wonders If Blanchard and
Foster-J. M.-wil try to have, Currie or
Randolph both gold-stHndnrd advocates
elected as delegates to the convention TO
be he d in Brton Rouge on the 18th of
JuLe, to elect delegates to tho National
Convention.
That She don't take much stock in
Henry l.. Garland, .Jr, after he PLAYED |
OH on the silver people as no did, just TO
favor Blanchard in his unholy fight
against shver as a State issue. i,
seemed.
That what Pueh lacks in ability h,
makes up in cheek.
That Shreveport will show new order
VI things when the next election rolls
around She will not stand any more
'allot-box stufIing
That Judge Moncure should certninlv
~ bis own successor
II hat Gov, Foster can apply his time TO
nobler purpose than trying to elect
enntor Blanchard.
That Peter and Newt make, a good
IAN; both are Interested in No, Z. {
That Che wonders if the Har,norizer's I
Spirations TO be Speakership, savor.h
anything connected with the pelliten- :
airy lease.
That the Citizens League seemp,t 10
now Peter. the harmonlZer. and d.1lnt
are to trust HIM. Sensible gentlemea, o
That some of Gov. Fosters best friends a
e sorry he will take his under such
cloud. While they do not admit his e.
feat, still the charges were sufficiently =,
ave. for the Legislature to 20 behSnd ,,
e ret nrns. Il
That She is sorry Senator Fennpr did V
}, ASK his fathers legal opinion about .
ling behind tbs returns, before he II
AGED himself on record rs opposing il, Ii
)uisiana has much faith in Judge Fen @.
r. and they would have been glad to-
I'VE heard from him. q
That She was satisfied that the T,egis III
ture would not 30 behind the returns, IL
ID She was more satisfied that the MEM C,
RS would fail in their duties when they s
d not do so.
That She hopes the new police iurv 4
II have the Old Jail moved from tbs
urthouse square. u
That Justice Hicks has promised to al
We that old wagon moved ~
That the new city administration il
xious to show what it can do II il has u
chance. ~.
That il the Legislature desires to honor -,
DIDO, we will have Judge Moncure to ~
cceed himself, aud let Ouachita have III
e Senatorship, giving it to 8. ID. Nc q
lery. A
rnat many people have boen disap- tn
inted IN Senator Fenner: they believe d,
J father would have voted to 20 behind h;
e returns. 80.
That our state may get an honest cleo
N law from the present Legislature,
t She doesn't believe it. m
That Govern Foster should not receive W
the blame for the present condition OF
airs. Blanchard, j. NJ. Foster, Will
nson Kruttschnitt, etc. are as RESPONSE
; as he. y
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