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Based on this excerpt, we can infer that the point that Ida B. Wells is trying to make is that D. White men rarely embrace progressive ideas without a financial motive.

Ida Bell Wells was:

A journalist who reported on the racist actions of white people in the United States, especially in the South
A Civil rights leader
A key individual in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

In this excerpt, Ida Bells is saying that in order to get a White man to listen to anything, one would need to convince them that there is a financial gain to be made.

In reference to the Progressive Era therefore, we can infer that Wells was of the opinion that White men would only support progressive ideals if they stood to make something from it.

In conclusion, Ida Wells was saying that white men rarely embrace progressive ideals unless they stand to gain financially.

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