The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-03
UNTIL THE YEAR 1854 AND "DON'T
YOU FORGET 1T.
THE TRACTION COMPANY'S
Success Partly Due to the Monday
Evening Journals Editorial and to
Reachables Who Are Always in
Evidence on Election Day, Ready
for Persuasion.

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the Traction Company and regrets
that it could not give its support to
the ordinance submitted for the ap-
proval of the people at the election
Tuesday For its opposition to this
ordinance the Caucasian has no
apology to offer, nor to express.
The Caucasian's opposition was
directed at the ordinance of the
Traction Company for the reason
that its phraseolOgy is Elusive and
misleading, and when its stipula-
tons and its conditions, as therein
provided, are put into practical op-
GRAFTON there may be many disap-
pointments and bowling such as was
never heard in Rome. But let 'em
howl
1t may be said that until Monday
evening the opponents of the ordl-
nance were encouraged in their rea-
sOnable forecast of success, but
their anticipation was rudely
shocked when this editorial, double
loaded, copy of which follows, ap-
peared in the Journal:
"VOte for Transfers.
1.-The people of Shreveport are
called upon to vote tomorrow, April
list, on the subject of extending GER
tain franchises of the Shreveport
Traction Company in exchange for
the Inauguration of universal trans
fers and half fare for school chill
dren the year round.
1.-The time has come, as the Jour-
nal believes, for the people and the
Traction Company to get together
and pull together for the benefit OF
a Greater Shreveport. The extension
of these franchises, we believe,
means that the Traction Company
will be enabled to do it's full share
in this progressive work. The COM
pany should have the cooperation
and aid of the people.
1.-The proposition now made is the
best that has ever been offered and
must strike the average man as fair
and equitable. To vote down the
franchise extension at this time can
do nothing except delay the ad-
vancement of Shreveport toward its
manifest destiny. To grant the fran
chise extension means the imme-
date securing of vast benefits in the
way of cheaper and better transpOr-
tation and the continuation of the
splendid Improvements that are now
being installed.
considering the matter from ev-
cry standpoint-remembering tn.
long and unsuccessful struggle to
secure transfers by other methods,
and bearing in mind the actual ben
efits in dollars and cents that will
come to the men and women VINO
patronize the street cars, The Jour-
nal feels convinced that the best in
terests of Shreveport and her people
will be served if the franchise ex-
tensions are granted at the special
election Tuesday, April 1st."
Until Monday evening it was be-
lieved that the Journal would be
neutral, but when the Journal ad
vised and urged the support of the
ordinance there was a flop of tbs
undecided and the doubtful. With
this slump the opponents of the or
dinance realized their 'predicament
which was aggravated when it de-
veloped on the morning of the day
of the election that the easily per-
suaded who hang around the polls
or Whereabouts were being seen.
The rule of the Caucasian is to
never squeal." We have seen the
flash, have heard the crash
of thunder and, figuratively, have
been disfigured, but we are always
in the ring, with record of win
ner, about seven if not eight times
in ten. In this fight we made plaiI
the issue as it is, and if in the flu
ture any one who gave support t.
the Traction COmpany's ordinance
should realize that the transfers ant
especially the half-fare proposition
is not operative as he believed i
would be, he may have his recourse
| in kicking himself or to howl unit
he is tired and red in the face
Whatever he has done, he did will
his open eyes and his own under
standing
AS far as we are concerned W.
have no use for transfers nor TO
half fares. 1t is the workingman
1.-THE man of many children who vii