The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-03-06

years OF glorious history have
the cause OF freedom through
all the world. and immeasr.:-
ably strengthened the precious institu
lions which We enjoy people love
and will sustain these institutions. The
81 eat essential to our happiness and
prosperity Is that we adhere to the
principles upon which the government
was established. and insist upon their
faithful observance. Equality OF rights
must prevail, and our laws be always
and everywhere respected and obeyed
We may have failed in the discharge Of
our full duty as citizens OF the great re-
public, but 1t is coEsoHng and encour-
aging to r-.aliZe that free speech, free
press, free thought, free schools, the
free and uInolessed right OF religious
liberty and worship and free and fair
elections afe~deaTer and more univer-
sally enjoyed to-day than ever before
These guarantees must be sacredly Pre-
served and wisely siren gthened. The
constituted authorities must be cheer
fully and vigorously uphefd. Lynchings
must not be tolerated in great and
civilized country like the United
States-courts, nc. mcts-must execute
the penalties OF the law. The preserva-
ton of public order, the right CT dis
cussion, the integrity Of courts and the
orderly administration Of justice must
continue forever the rock OF safety upon
which our government securely rests.
one OF the lessons taught by the late
election, which ali can rejoice in, is that
the citizens OF the United States are
both faw-respecting and law-abiding
people. not easily swerved from the
path OF patriotism and honor. This Is
Ia entire accord with the genius OF our
Institutions. and but emphasizes the ad-
vantages OF intoxicating the love for
law And order in the futu-a. Immunity
should be granted to none who violate
the laws. whether individuals, corpor-
attons or communities; and as the con-
stsfutton imposes upon the president
the duty Of both it's own execution and
OF the statutes enacted in pursuance Of
its provisions. shall endeavor care
fully to carry them into effect. The
declaration OF the party now restored
to power he's been In the past that OF
Opposition to all combinations OF CAPT.
tai organized into trust or otherwise to
control arbitrarily thecondition of trade
ported such legislation as would
prevent the execution of all
schemes to Cypress the people
by undue charges ON their sup
plies. or by unjust rates for the trans
Portatton OF their products to market
This purpose will be steadily pursued.
both by the enforcement OF the laws
now in existence and the recommended
ton and support of such new statutes
as may be necessary to carry 1t into eff
feet
Our naturalization and immigration
laws should be further improved. to the
constant promotion OF a safer, q better
and higher citizenship. A grave peril
to the republic would be citizenship
too ignorant to understand, or too vi
csous to appreciate the great value and
benefctence CT our constitution and laws
and against all who come here to
make war upon them, our gates must
be promptly and tightly closed. Nor
must we be unmindful OF the need of
improvement among our own citizens.
but with the zeal OF our forefathers en-
courage the spread OF knowledge and
Tree education nliteracy must be ban
ished from the land II we shall attain
that high destiny as the foremost OF the
enlightened nation Of the world. which
under providence, we ought to achieve.
Reforms In the civil survice must go
on. Rl1f the oh q pp-ea chay,h hf, real ond