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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
THE FIRST MANASSAS.

Forty-seven years ago next Tuesday
July q, 1S61-the first important battle OF
the Civil War was fought To men who
have passed middle life it seems hard to
realize that the beginning OF that war has
become 50 remote But those now living
and there are not great many of them
who took part in the battle Of Bull Run are
sixty-fve years old and upward now, and
every year their ranks are growing thln-
ner. When the news of this battle reached
Richmond the Confederate Congress re-
solved ''That we recognize the hand of the
Most High God, the King of Kings and
Lord of Lords, in the glorious victory with
which he has crowned our arms at Manas-
sas, and that the people of these Confed-
crate States are invited, by appropriate
services on the ensuing Sabbath, to offer
up their united thanksgiving and prayers
for this mighty deliverance.''
The rout of the Federal Army was COM
plete, and it fell back to Washington in a
panic 500 prisoners, twenty-five cannon,
ten stands of colors, thousands OF rifles,
quantities Of ammunition and hospital
stores fell into the hands of the victors.
The Federals lost 46O killed and 1924
wounded. The Confederate loss was 387
killed and / ,582 wounded. But the result
of the battle was of no practical value to
the Confederacy. 1t caused the Federal
Government to adopt decisive measures to
pursue the war with vigor, while it gave
to the Confederates overconfidence which
did them perhaps as much harm as de-
feat. The victory was not followed up and
its fruits were lost. jackson said that with
10000 troops he could march into WASH
ington, and twenty four hours after the
battle Johnston's army numbered 10000
men. But the order to advance upon
Washington never came.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
CLEVELAND AND TARIFF REFORM.

Grovor Cleveland's recent death recalls
his early insistence on the necessity of
tariff revision, at a time when he alone,
among public men, foresaw what would
come upon the country if prohibitive
schedules were allowed to remain in force.
He was strong enough to force tariff re-
form into politics as an issue, but he was
not strong enough to make it successful.
Even when, after some years, the people
came around to his opinion and elected a
Democratic House of Representatives,
trusts We're able so to control Congress as
to pass a Wilson bill, which President
Cleveland refused to dignity with his sig
nature, although he allowed it to become
law.
But in the twelve years that have passed
since Mr. Cleveland retired from public life
events have justified his opinions. If Con-
gress had acted on his suggestions, and
had lowered duties, say, to an average of
% per cent, instead of the Al per cent or
Whereabouts where they are to-day. the
country would not now be menaced with
swollen fortunes. A large proportion of
Rockefelers thousand millions, or Carne-
gie's five hundred millions, and of the
hundreds and thousands of millions pos
sessed by other benficiaries of the tariff,
would be distributed among the masses of
the people, and tariff barons would not be
nearly SO dangerous as they are now. The
bars Of class would not be so firmly erected.
There would be less discomfort The
country would be happier, as we'll as better
off.
But it is never too late to do right, and
even now, though it be impossible to pre-
vent the effects of the harm that has been
permitted, we can hinder the accumulation
of other tariff-built fortunes to threaten
our free institutions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

In our last issue we published an able
editorial from the Thibodaux Commercial
Journal on the Marks Bill, headed "Gives
Too Much Power" which was doubtless
written by Mr.. F. L. Knobloch, President
of the Louisiana Press Association. In its
issue of yesterday the Claiborne Guardian
Journal also publishes the article from our
Thibodaux contemporary, and refers to it
editorially as follows:
"We ask the public to seriously consider
the above article. 1t is a just criticism and
exposition Of the law referred to. Under
the plea of education the rights of the
people are taken away. The Legislature
that passed the act has also increased the
salary of the Superintendent of Education
from $1,000 to $4,000. A political oligarchy
is on hand Evil designs are marching
under the banner of education
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

jeremiah D. Wilson, member of Col.
John S. Mosby's Confederate Rangers,
died at Washington City Friday.
Arthur C. Freeman, one Of the best
known merchants in the Norfolk, Va, and
with an excellent record in the Confederate
Navy, died on the 9th instant, following a
protracted illness.
Major John John J. Reeve, staff officer
Of Generals Joseph E. Johnston and John
B. Hood, and Assistant Adjutant- General
of the Army of the Tennessee at the fall
Of Vicksburg, died at Henderson, KY, last
Friday, Before the war he was profess
sor at the University Of Virginia.
The Hon. Thomas M. Field, native of
Woodford County, KY, and elected to the
Legislature from that county without OPP
positionin 1894, died suddenly at Lexington,
XIV, Saturday. In 1851 he moved to Mis-
souri,, where he made his home for eleven
years. In the border troubles which for
several years preceded the Civil War he
took an active part in the defense of Mis-
souri,, being elected captain Of company
raised for the protection of the border
counties against the raids of the Kansas
Jayhawkers. In 1850 he joined the State
Guard of Missouri, and at the Battle of
Lexington, Mo-, Sept. 20, 1861, he served
on the staff of Gen. Sterling Price.
''Jock" Fleming, who won renown DUR
ing the Civil War by taking the Confed-
crate cruiser Tallahassee out through the
Eastern passage Of Halifax Harbor in 1864,
eluding the Northern fleet that was lying
in wait, died at Ketch Harbor, Halifax, N.
S., last Saturday. He was ninety eight
years of age. Flemming had been pilot
for sixty years, and while he figured in
many adventures, his most famous exploit
was that of the Tallahassee. The Talla-
hassee was trapped in Halifax Harbor
while coaling, by strong Northern fleet,
and was given forty eight hours by the
British admiral within which to escape or
surrender to the British flag. In the dead
of night Flemming took the Southern
cruiser down the Eastern passage, shall
low unused channel on the Eastern side of
the harbor, used only by fishing boats, and
when morning broke the Tallahassee had
vanished.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.

Baltimore Sun: Yet there are some
who wont 60 home till morning.
st. Louis Post Dispatch: Good times
are not made in Congress or in political
conventions. They grow on farms.
Appamattox Times: If Mr.. Jefferson
should rise from his grave, and meet
present day Democracy full in the face, we
doubt if he would recognize it.
St. Louis Post Dispatch Hobson is not
taken seriously in this country, but he is
member of Congress and his rawlings may
have weight with foreign observers.
Richmond Times-D Dispatch: Nineteen
billion pins were manufactured last year,
most of which we'll known Richmond man
claims to have seen in the moth of his wife.
panville Bee: The Petersburg Index
touched the bull's-eye when it suggested
that the abolition of the extra sections by
the big journals would deal the paper trust
a knockout blow and also incur the graft
tude of readers.
Fredericksburg journal: Cleanliness
never breeds disase; dirt does. Breeding
places for flies and mosquitoes are always
possible soucces of disease While flies
and mosquitoes do not of themselves breed
disease, they are the carries of disease.
Greene County (Va.) Register: Laugh
at Smiths grammar as you please, but in
nine cases out of ten you will find that
those who studied and mastered it spoke
and wrote more correctly than those of the
present day who puzzle their brains over
systems of diagraming. The fact is, we
need more common sense in the conduct of
schools of every grade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For the third time we place at our mast
head the name of Mr.. William Jennings
Bryan as the nominee of the Democratic
Convention for President of the United
States. He has never been our choice,
but when nominated we have always sup
ported him. In our humble opinion, the
convention could have given the party a
much stronger standard bearer, but it has
spoken, and it is now the duty, as it will
be the pleasure, of all good Democrats to
loyalty support the ticket nominated at
Denver last week. That soldier is the best
soldier who most implicitly obeys the COM
mands Of his superiors, and that Democrat
is the best Democrat who most consistently
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
LATEST NEWS IN:PARAGRAPHs.

A twelve-year-o boy died Monday at
Lexington, K, Of lockjaw,
Four New Jersey boys died Monday Of
lockjaw due to accidents on the 4th inst.
Judge Charles A. Bishop, Of the Iowa
Supreme Court, dropped dead at Waterloo,
Iowa, Friday.
By the explosion of launch off Marion,
Mass, late Saturday night, four persons
were drowned.
A landslide which occurred at Romeo,
Itlay, Monday, buried several peasant
houses. Nine persons were killed.
John Morris, wealthy farmer Of Union
County, N. c., was found murdered in his
bed, which had been set on fire.
Edward Roach dropped dead from ex-
cessive heat while witnessing base ball
game at Lexington, KY, Sunday.
Dividend payments of ten railroads and
thirty seven miscellaneous companies for
the last six months fell off 80 per cent.
The tobacco crop in Western Kentucky
is good. There is an increase in acreage
of rs per cent in the Paducah district.
Two children of the Rev. David Asher
were struck by lightning and killed during
a heavy thunderstorm near London, KY.
Five deaths and many prostrations oc-
Cured in New York Monday as result Of
the hot weather. Thousands spent the
night in the parks and were not molested
by the police.
The higest temperature in seven years
was recorded in Chicago Saturday, four
deaths and numerous prostrations result
ing. The hottest day Chicago has ever
had was July 81, 1901, when 1903 was reg
istered at the Government Observatory.
Mrs. Charlotte Byron Morrell, who was
a daughter Of George M. Dallas, Vice
President Of the United States during the
administration of President James K Polk,
(1S45-9) died at her home in Philadelphia
last Saturday, aged seventy-four years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

The New Orleans Picayune gives the fol-
lowing Roll of Honor of State Senators of
1890 who voted against the Louisiana Lot
terry, as shown by the Senate roster: John
M. Avery, Iberia; O. P. Amacker, East
Carroll; c. E. Decker, East Feliciana; J.
Il. Duggan, Orleans; Murphy J. Foster,
st. Mary; W. W. Heard; Union; August
Levert, West Baton Rouge; Hiram R. Lott,
West Carroll; Q. 0. Provosty, Pointe
Coupee; u. R. Phipps, Claiborne; Frederick
Seip, Rapides, and W. W. Vance, Bossier.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
A New Policy for the South.
Brookhaven (Miss.) Leader.

If the South would resort to a good,
strong, general business boycott against
the North and keep it up it would do more
to bring the people and Republican poll
ticians of that section to their senses than
all the speeches Southern Congressman
could make in a decade, putting in full
time. Touch the average Yankees pocket
and it will make him tumble quicker than
anything else. Ever since the South was
received back into the Union she has been
treated as disreputable stepchild in the
family OF States; she has borne her part of
the expense of government, receiving little
in return but abuse and SANDER; she has
bought her provisions, clothing, farming
utensils and nearly everything else from
the North, depended on New York to do
her financing and paid tribute in various
other ways to that section, and yet, not
withstanding all this, with her "white
mans burden to carry at home by hav-
ing the enfranchised niger on her hands,
she has been made the political chopping
block of every scurvy Republican poll
tlcian of the North, great or small, for
over forty years.
It's time for change, time for reck-
oning, and commercial boycott of the
whole North will do the business and prove
the commercial, financial and industrial
making of the South besides.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

The COTTON SEED OIL INDUSTRY In the
great cotton belt of the South are 848 mills
engaged in crushing cotton seed for its oil
and other products. In these mills are
2,6O8 presses, and in connection with them
2,Io2 glnstands and 1926 linters. 1t is
estimated that in the production of cotton
seed oil and by products more than $685.
0OO, 900 is involved. The mills annually
use about 100000 tons of seed, costing
about S60,0OO,OOO. When made into oil.
cake, bulls and linters, and other products,
its value is about S9O,OOO,OOO. At the
present time but little more than half the
total seed product of the country is crush
ed.-Erchunqe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

The Monroe News says we need men in
the Legislature ''who are capable of draft
ing their own bills Rather, greater
need is Legislators who are capable Of doing
their own voting.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

Perhaps Hawthorne had such men as
our State Superintendent of Education in
view when he defined them as ''practised
politicians skilled to adjust those prelimi=
nary measures which steal from the peo-
pie, without its knowledge. the power of
choosing its own rulers"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

and loyalty touches elbows with his COM
rades. Not that he moves at the lash of
boss, or follows majority for popularity's
sake, but that he appreciates that in union
there is strength and fidelity to his party
is an imperative duty.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.

P. 7. Shirley, a jeweler at Lafayette,
suicided with poison.
Eleven hundred bales of cotton were sold
at Monroe Friday for $4,000.
Owing to i'll health, David Munich sui
cided Sunday in New Orleans.
New Orleans exports for June, 1908,
showed an increase Of S242,924 over a
like period in 1907.
AS step toward securing good roads for
the parish, st. Tammany's Police Jury
has asked for permission from the people
to issue S10O, 900 worth of bonds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

Prof. Henry E. Shepherd: tits no over
wrought fantasy of rhethoric to affirm that
the American republic entered upon the
downward slope to death with the coming
of Appamattox.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
For Congress-.

We are authorized to announce Hon. }. l.
WATKINS OF Webster Parish as candidate lot
reelection to Congress from the Fourth Congress
siona District, subject to the action OF the Demo-
cratic party.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

Jessie Morton McDowell: True friend.
ship is found in sorrow, trouble and failure.
Then loyal friend, with ready hand un-
locks the heart and bids faith and hope
come forth; then is friendship gem of the
purest water, pearl beyond price.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

John Quincy Adams: All that am nv
mother made me.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

Quintillian: The beginning of excel
lence is to be free from error.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16

Thucydides: Simplicity forms main
ingredient in noble nature.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-07-16
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
ENLIST

r E. JOHNSTON,
Attorney at Law.
Will practice in the courts of Louisia-
ma and Arkansas, and in the Federal
courts. Office at court house, Benton, La.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-08
The Outlook Bright.

The Democratic prospects bright
en- as the days go by, and the indi-
cations are that the people will win
| agreat victory in: November by the
election of Bryan and Kern. Judge
Alton B. Parker is back in New
York from the far West, where he
did some effective campaigning for
the Democratic ticket, delivering
speeches and giving interviews IN
advocacy of the election Of Bryan
and Kern. Judge Parker gives en-
couraging report of conditions, de-
claring that he was agreeably sur
prised at the showing of Democratic
strength in the Western country.
He talked with many Republicans
who said they were going to vote the
Democratic ticket this year. some
giving one reason and some another.
Mr.. Herman Ridder, who is the
editor Of the greatest German pa
per published in the United States,
has also been doing some campaign
work for the Democratic ticket out
West. He has travelled extensively
over the counery since Bryan and
Kern were nominated, and he says
from careful observation he is con-
vinced the Democratic National
ticket will be elected this Fall. He
says this opinion is not based on
wild hopes; neither does desire sway
me in forming it, but it is the re-
suit of careful canvass made by my
self and my friends since the Denver
convention adjourned"
Mr.. Mdder predicts. that there
will be many surprises when the re-
suit of the vote is known. | have
found in every section Of the eoun-
try bitter resentment against the
Republicans among members or
their own party because Of the at
titude of the leaders on the tariff
question. The Germans Of the coun-
try are going to support the DEM
ocratic ticket almost unanimously
this Fall" MIR. Ridder is Of the
opinion that the real issue Of the
present campaign is the tariff ques-
ton, and he thought the. party lea
ders should give more time to that
subject.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-08
Easily Pleased.

Taft. the Republican candidate
for President, says he is entirely
satisfied with the election results IN
Vermont, but he isn't so sure that
Maine vii! do the right thing and he
will be obliged to all good Republi'
cans if they will keep the Vermont
figures in mind and take not too
much stock in the returns from the
Pine State. THE vote in Vermont, .
says Taft, lis much more significant
as one cast under normal conditions
than will be the vote in Maine this
week, because it is understood that
the peculiar local situation there
this year prevents g reduced Repub'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-08
More Trusts than Ever.

In q recent speech Mr.. Bryan as
serted that there were more trusts
now in the United States than there
were twelve years ago. Mot only
this" he said, "but with the most
strenuous Republican you ever had IN
the White House he has not succeed
ed in putting one trust magnate IN
the penitentiary."
The so-called international Har-
yester Trust was scored by the DEM
ocratic candidate, who charged that
the Republican party had not yet
ATTEMPTED to free the ountry from
it's alleged extortions. why have
not these trusts been crushed out?''
he inquired. why? What pros
meet is there that they will be crush
ed under Republican rule? II Ar'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-08

Roosevelt is not able to bring his
party into active opposition to this
trust, what hope have you that Ar.
Taft will do better?"
Mr. ~ Taft he said, was not as
strenuous as Mr. Roosevelt. Read
his language, and compare it with
the fiery denunciation made in the
Presidents message Of last Janu.
ary."
On the trust question, said the
Democratic candidate, the people
have no hope of relief with Mr.
Taft as President, "for,," he, said,
'he not only does not promise you
relief, but eritieizes me severely be.
Gauss do promise sou relief" He
declared that every private nonopo'
" ought to be Dissolved and that
competition oughtto be restored in
E,order that the people may have the
benefit Of that competition. =
Continuing Mr." i" Bryan said that
"As.. TAFT not only does. not say that
his party will !, destroy the private
monopoly. but he does say that to
destroy It would destroy and. extir'
pate business. He, :sia''yIg flat what
the country needs is not eStermina'
tion Of t-usts but regulation. He
has tried regulation in his party fol-
twelve years, and the result
is that the trusts have regulated
the Republican party, but the
party has failed to regulate the
trusts.
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WHEN it was announced that Bry.
an would make several speeches dur.
ing the campaign, the Republican
papers held up their hands in holy
horror. They said it wss undigni-
fed and that no man who did il
should be trusted with the presiden.
ey. They will now change their
tune as Taft has announced his in.
tension of taking the stump in his
SWn behalf.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-08

lican majority there, having q nat
ional bearing"
| An investigation of the returns
will convince anyone that Taft is
| whistling to keep his courage up
Compared with the presidential elec'
ton of 1904 the returns Of the Yer
mont state election shows Repuh.
lican gain of about 5000 votes ano
a democratic gain Of Of over 5000.
When it is remembered that the
Republicans sent speakers from
other States into Vermont TORY
and increase their majority. while
the Democrats relied on local speak
ers, the above figures are slgnlh'
cant, None knows this better than
Taft.
AS matter of fact the Democrats
have reason to feel most highly en-
coluIraged by the result Of the Ver.
mont election. The. Democrats
have always constituted a hopeless
minority in that State. Yet the re-
cent election, compared with the
last presidential election, they made
a gain of over go per cent. while the
s 'rk
Republicans gain was less than 10
per cent. When this happens in q
rock ribbed Republican state, where
there is everyinducement to vote
the Republican ticket in a state cleo
ton and none to vote the Democratic
ticket, it is most encouraging sign
for the Democrats.
If the Democrats can make the
same ratio of gains intall the States
the Republicans will be disastrously
defeated and Bryan and Kern will
be triumphantly elected. The Dem
ocrats expect to do better in the
Maine election, which comes off TO-
day. Mr.. Taft anticipated the, re-
suit in Maine by advising, the Re-
publicans before hand that they
might expect a slump in their vote
there. If the result in Vermont and
the prospect in Maine pleases:s.. Mr..
Taft he is certainly easily pleased.
But he is not pleased. He is
simply making the best Of q bad
situation, but it viii do him no
good. The facts are against him.