The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-09-07
What 10 Papers Gay.

WHAT - Papsrs Gay.
Nee York Herald: The order
from Secretary Cameron to General
Sherman, which We also print,
shows that tho administration has
had . very definite use to mako Of
these troops oil tho time, and No 1t
once SO Why Crock and Terry have
been deliberately lett without ade-
quate support. It il expected that
tho Eve regiments will carry four Of
the Southern States, BY whipping
the negroes into line who have
either become listless in politics or
wandered OF to the democracy, and
By terrifying the '-hendish" white
liners into subjectiOn. BY keeping
the outrage mill slowly grinding,
and sending platoons Of cavalry
hither and thither, it ID evidently
hoped to revive the bitterness which
has been rapidly disappearing be-
tween the races in most parts Of the
South. We wish to see oil citisens
protected in their rights, bat this
turning of the army Of the United
States into bands Of drummers for
the negro vote ID pushing partisan.
ship % Ear that it would DO grotesque
II it were not Infamous. This 10
doubtless the work b which General
Sherman referred when be said tho
''highest authority" must answer
Why tho troops could not be spared
70 fight tho Sioax. The desperation
Of y move which dares to saddle the
country With the expense Of extra
soldiers while keeping nearly four
Thousand idle for political purposes
10 apparent, aud adds another
stigma to tho rule of the party in
whose name end for whose aid it il
unblashingly done.
AHegkesy (Pa.) Ma;l (Rsp): Dur
ing . recent trip through about
thirty counties in Iowa We met the
leading Germans Of many towns,
and being DESTROYS Of ascertaining
the political standing Of the Ger.
mans in several localities, We made
frequent inquiries, and obtained
from the most reliable sources such
representations and calculations as
convince as that the great majority
of them-fnlly three fourths-are il
favor Of the election Of Tilden and
Hendricks In some tOwps of 50 to
100 German voters there could be
found but one or two ut Ill in favor
Of tho Republican candidates, and
in others the percentage Of Republi-
can supporters among Germans was
but little more. The fact il, the
Germans in that sectios Of the State
which We visited sre practically .
unit in the support Of the Demo
cratic Reform candidates.
Mi1des Dessocyat The SbTeve-
port Telegram wants Webster parish
to support George l. Smith for Con
gress on the ground that he win
look after tho interest and 70 The
building Of the Nerth Loaisiana
Railroad. There 10 no Questioning
the fact that this portion Of Louis
lana needs . railroad worse than
it does q Congressman, but it viii
be difficult for George to convince
the people Of Webster that he with
the railroad wouldn't b worse than
ELAN without one.
Yasoo Dsmoorst: Ono Il eur
subscribers informs - that no leoe
than six different persons borrowed
his Democrat on the day Of publica-
ton. If we were in his place 10
wouldn't let . single one read il, for
they are ell - able to subscribe for
it a. he 10. Besides, We don't believe
in encouraging stinginess, and any
man who il able and wont asaiet
in supporting his county paper 81
is too stingy to live.
Fort Wayse (I~diass) Hestts1 ri
the colored men Of tho south knew
their real interests, they would oil
support Tlden and reform. They
will never be happy nor prosperous
60 long 90 the south IL kept under
the iron heel Of the carpet bageer.
With . democratic administration
In power peace and plenty viii sooa
prevail In the south, and lie ooloeed
man will be tho gainer lust q much