The Progress., 1896-07-04

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MADAM RUM0R SAYS :
49,. -.

That soma men are born wise and
SOME ARE bCrn----- /
That our people are still hopln TOR
4 cotton mill.
That our Mayor still look, long
ingly at nnpsved streets and the
non central market.
That She believes the mayor and
controller will find themselves in a
hopeless Ii inority, among the people,
when they attempt to create a cen-
trail market.
That there are some very ugly sus
eestions about why soma Of tue couI.-
cilmen and some others too. want to
force the bntchars TO one common
markethUuse.
That She believes the people who
psv the taxes have the night to he
heard on tie location Of market
places.
That Mayor Mcclellan is an en-
thneiastic public servan', but She
now rrotf-rs this friendly advice, be
careful.
That She doesn't believe in pro-
miscuOus dog shooting, and believes
the city law forbds II.
That She wonders if the mayor has
ever given the police any instructions
As to violations Of the Sunday law?
That if there is money IN keeping
omen saloons on Sunday, owners
thereof ara foolish to keep closed
doors. Evidently the people OF
Shreveport. saint and sinner. are OPP
posed to the law, and wait 1t vto-
lated,
That She will 10 longer oppose
the better element of Shr vppoIt by
crying out against violations OF the
Sunday law. Sac believes the good
people could put stopto it if they
wanted to.
That She thinks there is food fol
, thought in the fact that Messrs. 5
B. Hicks and W. B. Osilvie, 10th en-
gagged in the same business, are dla
5 metrically opposed to each other OF
the financial question. Mr.. Hicks bt
lieves free 81 yer will ruin the coun'
try and Mr.. Ogilvle thinks it vii
, save it. Mr.. Ogllvie Is right.
, That She notices that some OF tn
# newspapers which have been seve'el
e denouncing our election methods AZ
}. now screecblng negro dominaticr
e and She can't help but iLqn1re, whs
e caused the shift of mind 2
O That the negro will stay out {
! no]it;cs if the ballot-box stuthn
,e demagogue will let him.
ID That some men are constant
of bowling for manhood in politics. b'
MS when the fight comes of they
p hack in their offices aud say, ION tn
Sc is only fight over ward politics !
VI atead of lending brave hand as I'M
no should.
VT That the people Of Louisiana I'll
Of - those who 1--we III the towns al
he cities, will submit to any lndlgnlty'
m. matter how ignoble, that the pom
| s. c;an chooses to besmirch them WI
Ind That the success of the Jimmles
me dus to the fact that they sn'
- bravery in conflict. and 90 not
az low the other side to bellttle one
their allies.
That the truth hurts, but II IS
age fact that the Jimmies are noted
nee their feslty to those who Will Sc
'ay' them, while the opposition 's G.
posed considerably OF camp follo"
ale' who want 10 reap all the reward
1 Ivy by the soldiers in battle.
That politics is :elhs b field
rec mon work therein for the pers(
,ain there is in it to each indlvld
That the turning of the tune
one of our Shreveport papers was
remarkable as 1t was rapid
tiers long since it denounced the imp
n un- cry, negro domination; now 1t ne
Lilo forth, men, oh men OF LOUISE
nave You don't appreciate your danger
% ~ That the political cesspool
-. 40 , Louisiana is the most disgusting
" 10 .o.,o, If any on the face OF