The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-04-14
THE STATE PRESS.

Shreveport Caucasian: In time prohi-
bition will prevail in every civilized COM
munity which stands for decency, law and
order.
Monroe News-Star: 1t pays to be kind
and considerate at all times, doing what
we can to aid and help others, for we never
know when we will need friend.
Assumption Pioneer: The Game Com
mission, if reports are true, will have the
time of its life to keep the Legislature from
quitting it completely out of business
Claiborne Guardian-Journa: Jeff Davis
of Arkansas is passing out of the public
mind. In few more years he will be
known only in the memory of the older
Arkansans as low bred blackguard.
Thibodaux Commercial Journal: Itmay
be hardship to protect birds to-day, but
if they are protected to-day, the time must
come when hardships and Inconvenience
will be fully repaid when the State will reap
bountiful harvests for having protected
them.
Claiborne Guardian Journal: Prohibi-
ton continues to grow in favor and gain
in strength. The day for men to make
brutes of themselves and abuse and enslave
their wives and children through the door
of the saloon bearing sanction of the law,
has passed.
St. Francisville True Democrat: The
School Board of Caddo has decided not to
compel its teachers to attend the State
Teachers Association this spring. 1t has
probably concluded that it is a waste of
time and money. Finances in
the country parishes do not warrant spend
ing money for junketing.
New Orleans States: A glance over the
records of the Juvenile Court will show that
practically all of the offenses against girls
and minors occur in bar-rooms conducted
by certain class of foreigners who are
not in symprthy with our civil institutions,
who are hostile to our laws and who care
nothing for the principles which the honest
law abiding American citizen prizes most
of all things else. In other
States the arrogant and unyielding atti-
tude of the liquor interests has done more
within half dozen years to place prohibi-
ton upon the statute books than could have
been accomplished by all the prohibition
in fifty years.
A correspondent Of the New Orleans
mes-Democrat says: "Here are two
things, or laws, we want: We want the
Board of Education to be elected by the
people. We want a law that will prohibit
the changing of text books oftener than
once in ten years, and then not to exceed
Is per cent of total studies in use. Per-
sonally can see no good reason to change
that often, especially in the essentials. We
have in our family Greenleaf's Arithmetic,
taught in the public schools in 1860. Idefv
any one to produce what is termed an up
to-date arithmetic from which, by any
process known to science, more informa-
ton can be derived. And few can outspell
those who mastered the blueback Webster
speller. But am willing to concede the
right to change once in ten years. Now,
friends, let US get busy and take immediate
steps to secure pledges from our legislators
for better laws, and remember:
. Before the law was written down with parchment
or with pen;
Before the law made citizens, the moral law made
men,"
Hayden: Do your duty, and don't
swerve from it. Do that which your con-
science tells you to be right. and leave the