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The Progress in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1898

Page

13

Why Not Foster and Fitz Patrick in Louisiana Politics

The article denounces the Constitutional Convention for enacting a suffrage law aimed at aiding Murphy J. Foster and John Fitzpatrick, condemning political bosses and fraud in elections. It argues Louisiana voters are cowed, urges bold public action, and endorses Foster for Senate and Fitzpatrick for governor as practical politicians in a flawed system.

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Debs Speech In Washington Lays Bare Wage Struggles

Debs delivered a remarkable Washington address on March 21 drawing wide attention from morning papers. He described wage earning plight with focus on the lowest wages, attacked the competitive system as self-destructive and cited Rockefeller and Morgan era monopolies to argue for cooperation over competition.

Eugene ¥. Debs Washington Debs Rockefeller Pierrepont Morgan

The Social Democracy and the Emerald Isle Repubs’ Centennial

A speaker extols social democracy with community ownership of labor and infrastructure, promising universal work and shared benefits. The audience, while not wholly persuaded, valued the sincerity and provocative ideas. The piece touches on Irish emigration gains, Morgan consolidations of Vanderbilt routes, and criticisms of a pooling bill amid railroad lobbying resistance.

Cooperative Commonwealth J. Pierrepont Morgan Vanderbilt Erie New York Pennsylvania

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