The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-04-09
THE STATE PRESS.

New Orleans World: If it is a scientific
fact that the robin is an enemy OF the boil
weevil, then it ought to be made known
generally throughout the State, so that the
Legislature can provide suitable protection
for the little red breasted bird of migratory
habits.
Shreveport Caucasian: The disgraceful
Vanderbilt case and the Gould-de Sagan
affair are dividing the limelight between
them. All things considered, it is not sur
prising to hear the decent classes of the
American people describe the plutocracy
as "our rotten rich
Point "a la Hache Bulletin: The whole
trouble in Louisiana comes about in con-
nection with the charges of fraud in New
Orleans and not so much over the working
of the primary plan. With fraud elimi-
mated, the voters have little occasion to
fear combines. The people are not yet
ready to admit that the primary plan is a
failure in this State. They propose to teach
the violators of the primary law lesson
in this regard before the thing is done.
Opelousas Courier: The busy men and
women of the world are they who have
attained to greatness. Many such have
endured hardships and practiced rigid
economy to enable them to meet the de-
mands of large family and the greatest
men this country has produced have been
| ho hoy 1oh will hands
brain, after acquiring a competency, re-
Numbering the years that are gone, admit
that their working years were their hap
piest ones.
Alexandria Town Talk: The primary
system of making nominations in Louisiana
must not be abandoned because some men
have proven dishonest at the ballot box.
The coming General Assembly will SO
amend the law as to make it more effective.
The best Democrats of Louisiana worked
for years to get primary law, so that all
party men could have chance to vote fol-
the nominee of their choice for every office,
something impossible when nominations
are made by conventions.
st. Francisville True Democrat: Now
because you are mad don't be foolish toe
and talk of voting Republican. So long
as the Fifteenth Amendment remains a
part of the Constitution the Republican
party is menace to the Southern people
No matter what the State organization Of
that party may be, composed even of the
best Southern men, it will nevertheless be
subject to and dominated by the nationa
organization. There lies the danger. Stick
to the old Democratic ship. If its naviga'
tors don't steer to suit you, clap chains
on them, but in another sense heed the
: immortal words of Lawrence: ''Don't give
up the ship!'
, Thibodaux Sentinel: To condemn anc
denounce fraud is proper and laudable
All good men must and do abhor and dep
recate fraud in any form, and especially
election fraud. If fraud has been com
mitted within the party ranks, the evil cal
I, and should be corrected. The party car
and should be reformed, but the only true
reform must come within its fold. There
is no other reform possible. To attemp
reform outside of the party by voting thu
Republican ticket would be to essay de-
struction instead of reformation. To qui
the party and join the opposition is not t.
reform it, but to change ones politica
allegiance, and to nullify ones ability ane
usefulness to reform the party.