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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1897
Page
27
Editor argues that welfare of the country must trump party supremacy. White supremacy is condemned as a crime of civilization. Calls for a clean, manly administration free from favoritism and plutocracy and criticizes Gov. Foster for partisan bias.
Fragmentary text references Dexfurges and Wikain polities with dubious terms and no clear event or outcome. No identifiable person or organization details form a coherent news item suitable for a standard card.
A speaker questions Louisiana's political honesty and the path of citizenship. The piece contrasts personal integrity with expediency and urges parents to consider the subject seriously, weighing whether progress or regression governs public virtue.
The passage rails at John Fitzpatrick for supporting Morris and the lottery while praising Foster as governor. It questions party loyalties as Meyer, Davey, and Broussard voted on the tariff bill and notes Louisiana state bonds at par, reflecting public concern over political crime and corruption.
Men say dissatisfaction stems from bonds at par and pardons like Desforges. The state trends toward independent thought, action, and political purity, with the rejection seen as a step toward enlightenment in Louisiana.
A speaker asserts a nation drifts from patriotism into policy driven shoals. Convincing the opposing man of error is deemed necessary before any change can occur, and a mere lecture is considered insufficient.
A fragment notes a saying about how people speak differently at church or Sunday meetings. It contrasts casual speech with formal attire and proper behavior. The remark hints at cultural expectations around appearance and communication during worship.
The Progress drew much town talk for its Saturday events and readers offered many compliments to the paper.
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