The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-05-23
A QUERY
Addressed to Our Editor
About His Political
Situation.
Is Answered in the Spirit it
Was Propounded.
EDITOR THE PROGRESS:

EDITOR THE PROGRESS:
I mean no otfense, but bell ewing l
understand something Of the work
ings of politics and the machine, l
would be glad if you will answer me
whether or not you fully understand
the position you occupy, viewed from
a partisan standpoints
Please bear in mind that this
query is put from the basis occupied
by all men, as a rule, who ge into
politics; but who are seldom as ont
spoken as Flanagan, of Texas, who
INQUIRED, "What ars we here for?"
that is for what there is in it; If not
money or office, then power aud
leadership.
If you will pardon the expression
] will say that your position is like
the expression credited to my old
friend, now dead, Mr.. A. Welnstock,
who is sasd to have made use of the
declaration, "honesty is the best
policy, bat it keeps man .d-n poor"
SO with policy in the political arena
I know it is honest, truthful and
manly. but it is d-n poor politics
in ILouisianst, at least. l believe l
know you we'll enough to state now
that you will take this IN good part,
and 1t is really my interest in you,
and the knowledge that your ability
and integrity deserve something big,
that / write as suggestion OF warn
ing. Yours truly,
A SHREVEPORT DEMOCRAT.
Yves, friend, the editor knows ex-
actly where he Glands, at least he
thinks he does. As proof he will
quote you proverb not found in the
Bible, but almost as good as some
that are there: BLESSED am he who
expects nothin', for verify he will
not be disappointed"
He occupies that plane where the
cussers dwell those long, deep anc
frequent cusser., who can shut one
eye and eject tobacco juice at mari
ten feet away, hit it plumb center
and cuss five times before it strikes
He expects to have the full batteries
Of those experts turned upon him
. The Pharr men will cuss him be
cause The PROGRESS didn't ano
doesn't declare Murphy j. Foster 1
ballot box thief, a usurper, u SWIM
dler and all-round scamp and scoun
.lrel. They say our editor is wear
ing Fosters collar and he will us'
him, keep him whipped into line an(
give him nothing. The last three
words are true to life, and the proph
esy will be fulfilled to the letter.
On the other hand, the partisa!
followers OF the Governor will sbus,
the writer because he didn't max
THE PRosREss make MulhattaI
ashamed of himself, Ochiltree down
right jealous and Ananias, the great
/ turn over i'll his grave from pur
envy, by declaring that the recen
/ election was fair and square, an
Gov. Foster honestly elected by q
less. 10000 or 10000 majority; Will
he, on the contrary, believed, with a
his might, and does yet, that the ba
lot-bo1es IN Caddo, Bossier, Re
River, Webster, Ouachita, DeSot'
Rapldes, Ten.ss. Concordis, Es'
4 Carroll. West Carroll, st. Jon
John, Plaquemires and several otht
parishes were stuffed like a boacoI
strictor after huge beast. Ii
I PRoaREss don't know whether Gov
Foster was elected fairly or not, bt
= long as the present editor contro
il, it will not descend to bareface !.
ing. and give declaration to a state
msnt its editor believes untrue.
So you see friend, our editor doe
tully appreciate the position he occ'