The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-06-13
THE STATE PRESS.


Mansfield Journal: Although every dol
lar of the public money comes out of the
tax payer, and often he puts in every dol
lar he can raise, yet his interests are the
least of those considered by making
bodies.
New Orleans Times Democrat: Peace
with honor is to be had with the aid of an
adequate navy, and it is not to be had in
any other way. Until human nature
changes to retreat from danger is to invite
attack.
Shreveport Times: Forget the guberna-
torial candidates for time and see to it
that intelligent and progressive, as well as
honest and we'll meaning men represent
each local constituency in the Louisiana
General Assembly.
Franklin Waterman: In shaping up
your political COURSE, remember that we
want first class men in the Legislature.
This is one of the most important duties to
be performed-that of getting the very best
as the members of the law making body.
East Feliciana True Democrat: Prof.
Aswell's policy in dealing with local ques.
tons in the schools throughout the State is
abhorrent to us as autocratic, wholly un-
democratic, and SO untactful as to have a
bad rather than good effect upon educa.
tional matters from the viewpoint of local
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Claiborne Guardian -Journal: Mr.. Aswell
probably flatters himself that he will be
reelected to his present Office without OPP
position and his salary increased to 5000
a year; but he is likely to find himself sadly
disappointed before the campaign is a great
deal older. He will very probably have
the hardest kind of fight to hold his job
at all, and he may be defeated.
Alexandria Town Talk The State cam.
paign has been opened entirely too early.
Under the State law the primary can not
be held until some time next February,
and eight months of politics is too much
for the people. If it was opened in Sep
TENDER there would be plenty Of time to
choose candidates, The newspapers can
help to cure the evil Of a long drawn out
campaign by keeping quiet until the hot
summer months are over.
Claiborne Guardian-Journal: We could
get along with fewer District Judges and
District Attorneys. Some offices might be
a h0lichn1 ont;rolv ond tho co1or,oc cor,o1
In this connection, we ask what is the use
of both State Board of Appraisers and a
State Board of Equalitiop? One or the
other should be abolished, as one could
easily do all the work. And there are
numerous other places to apply the prun-
ing knife of economy.
New Orleans Picayune: The history of
the battle of Charlottesville fought May
2-3, 1868, is contained in these figures:
The Federal Army had 100, 600 men to the
10000 of the Confederates. The Confed-
crates attacked the enemy in his chosen
position, and at the end of two days the
Federals were totally defeated, routed and
saved themselves from humiliation by
flight across river. The Federal loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners was 17,2B7
men. That of the Confederates was IL, 463.
Claiborne Guardian journal: From the
outset we have been convinced that a seri-
Gus mistake was made in arranging the
Summer Schools for teachers as they were
arranged this year. The arrangement
tends to emphasize the distinction between
the grades, to establish something like
caste and to embarrass the teachers of the
second and third grades. All Of the sum-
mer schools should have been open alike
to all of the teachers of the State.