The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-02
THE STATE PRESS.

THE STATE PRESS.
Alexandria Town Talk: This is no.time
for the State Board of Equalization to
raise assessment valuations upon anything.
The State is just coming out of hard
times trial which has tested the financial
nerve of great many individuals to the
limit point.
Shreveport Caucasian: If it were not
for the "spotter'' there could be no con-
viction Of the law breaking saloons. Let
the good work go on regardless Of the
ranting, the tuning and the prancing Of
the would be vrtuous in their enforced
Indignation over the spoilers.
ST. Bernard Voice: The Indifference,
boldness and breaking tendencies OF
the liquor men are due, in large measure,
to an exaggerated idea of their Importance
and influences. If they went along under
the impression that they we're merely toll
Grated, it would be better for them and for
those who are opposed to prohibition.
Shreveport Journal: There are hun
dreds Of good, law abiding, honest men in
Shreveport and Caddo Parish who voted
against prohibition before, but will never
stand to see the law outraged as it is being
outraged in Shreveport every day without
making up their minds, once for all, to
wipe out the disgraceful conditions at the
next opportunity.
Monroe News-Star: The awful stream
of human blood grows deeper and deeper
each day, and more horrible crimes are
reported day by day, with fewer and fewer
convictions. To our mind there is but one
remedy-a strict, prompt and absolutely
fearless, enforcement of the criminal laws.
We cannot afford to temporise with crime
in any shape. A few first-class hangings
in the South, and especially in Louisiana,
at this time would be of untold benefit. 1t
would restrain the lawless element, impress
punishment, and they would think twice
before placing deadly weapon in their
pocket, going around looking for an op
portunity to use it.
| REPEAL THE LAw.-One of the important
questions for the Legislature of 1910 to
consider will be that of abolition or amend
ment of the game law. AS at present ad-
ministered this law is proving the liveliest
bone of contention the State has had in its
statutes in many years and it will have to be
materially changed to overcome the over
whelming opposition to which tits at present
subjected MANSFIELD Journal. Repeal
the law; wipe out the commission and its
attendants, and let each parish Of the State
protect its game and fish through the Po-
lice Jury. The commission is one of the
links in the political chain which should
and must be riven. Let the people rule
Shreveport Caucasian.
Mansfield Journal: Members of the
Legislature who are earnestly DESTROYS Of
curbing the evils growing out Of the whisky
traffic in Louisiana have discovered the
''joker' in the compromise legislation and
the rank and file of the prohibitionists
throughout the State are taking note of the
prostitution of the local option laws in the
/ ptIloIOo, WLClC CsCIy oOII VI CNdoIoll,
from the screened bar containing the same
old assortment, to the little junk shop sell
ing the familiar substitutes, is flourishing
under the very eyes of the judiciary and
in the abuse of their faith these have all
determined there shall be no further COM
promise with the evil. The Legislature of
1910 will enact radical legislation-legis-
lation that will mean something more than
flimsy screen behind which to evade the
payment of a Legislation that will
mean the outlawing of all the substitutes,
by whatever name they may be offered, SO
long as they serve the appetite for alcoholic
beverages and will throw around the pro-
hibition communities such safe-g guards as
will absolutely protect them against the
lawless element who would ride rough
shod over the moral sentiment or the next
campaign will be State wide prohibition,
without Parish Of Orleans excepted"
I FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.