The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-10-07
An Appeal to the Louisiana Press,

ish, Sept. 4, 1886, the undersigned
committee was appointed and in
structed to address you for publica.
ton the following letter, and also as
an appeal to the Louisiana press to
copy and comment on the same.
In ancient times the voice of the |
people was subservient to no power
under the sun. Even when our Sa-
vior reigned upon earth, the voice of
the Jews crying cruelty Him, cruelty
Him, 0verawed the rulers and they
had to succumb to the cry of the
populace. Moving with the speed of
electricity, the voice of the people is
still acknowledged as supreme law.
But the power that is behind the
throne. shaping the opinions of the
people morally and politically, is the
great American free press. This
power yields a salutary influence
upon the mind of the public that
will never cease so long as the press
remains untrammelled and allowed
to exercise it's functions in a moral
way for the good of man and society.
The citizens of this community
have met in mass meeting on
several occasions and took decided
steps to break up miscegnation and
its evil consequences, and their
efforts have been crowned with un-
parraileled success without resorting
to the use of coercive measures in
single case.
The press in many instances have
denounced miscegenation and its
effects upon the Anglo-Saxon blood,
in unmessured terms. But very
large majority of the newspaper
fraternity have failedto comprehend
the magnitude of this wide spread
and growing evil, and pass it IN
noticed. @
! Perhaps it may be considered mat
ter not sufficiently chaste to appear
in public print, yet they publish the
most fragrant acts of the rapist, and
comment upon it in very decided
terms. Why then hesitate to expose
and denounce the miscegenist whose
very act destroys the purity of socie
ty and of the Anglo Saxon blood 7
We venture the assertion that
there is not mother in the land
who does not rejoice at the effort Of
the people to purge society of this
disgrace, and who would not eagerly
read all editorials denouncing this
abominable practice.
Although the citizens of Bossiel
and Caddo parishes have done muci
to attract the attention Of the people
; in other portions of the State, still
there remains much to be done il
order that like associations may b
. established in every neighborhoo'
throughout the State, where misce
genation exits.
May the great dailies of New Oh
| leans and all the journals Of tn
e State take hold OF this matter, an
I treat it in such language as is neces
q sary to arouse the people to til
j. enormity of the crime.
/ We, as citizens of Louisiana, al
t peal most earnestly to the newspi
:, pers of the State to agitate and col
s tinue to agitate this subject, keep
:. fresh before the minds of the peopl
make it an issue, if possible, befOl
I our next general assembly, that pc
= sibly law may be enacted
, prevent the intermingling of II
. Caucasian aud African blood.
- In conclusion, for the benefit
9 race purity; to save our sons fro
= this dire calamity; to uphold Il
> moral precepts engendered by soci
;" ty, we most respectfully urge coo
Grafton of the Louisiana press
O. taking a decided stand against th
,e incubus on society that is prevailir
If to such an alarming extent throug