The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-26
THE STATE PRESS.

THE STATE PRESS.
Monroe Independent: Doc Aswell has
put up his $3.50. Just like chucking it at
the birds.
Shreveport Times: Missouri mule mar
ket quiet? Well, then, there just isn't
going to be any foreign war.
Baton Rouge Advocate: Some men
are born great, others achieve greatness
and others hit home run in the ninth
inning of a world series game.
Crowley Signal: By the way they are
calling each other Glars and ''assassins'
in this campaign, one would think that
the quarrel between the city miller and
the country had broken out in politics.
New Orleans Times Democrat: In any
case, some one will be punished for that
Los Angeles explosion. 1t is announced
that the jurors in the first of the Mcnamara
trials will probably have to serve nine
months.
Homer Guardian journal: 1t is all right
to abuse Hall and stir the prejudices of
the people against him as much as posi-
BILE, but it is all wrong to say anything
about DR.. Aswell and his school book, or
Mr.. Michel and his land grabbing.
IL 2iver Democrat: Since the author
ship OF the Marks Law has been traced to
DR.. Aswell he has been defending it. 1t
will require greater logician than he to
convince the average citizen that the peo-
pie are incapable of controlling their own
schools.
Lake Charles American Press: The
exploration of the wreck of the Maine has
disclosed the fact that it was not sunk by
its boilers blowing up. This gives us re-
newed hope that perhaps we didn't spend
500 millions to lick Spain under misap-
prehension.
St. Helena Echo: The greatest farce,
we believe, ever enacted before an intelli-
gent public is John T. Michel going about
over the State pretending to be making
speeches in support of his candidacy for
Governor of this great and proud State,
and the comments of the Picayune there
on. Certainly, it is enough to make horse
laugh.
Lake Charles American Press: Canada
t has been able to muster a total population
slightly in excess of seven millions, this
being a gain Of 100000 in ten years.
> Most Of these are American farmers try
ing a snow ball diet, but due to come
> home at an early date since the people OF
Canada have coldly refused them free
trade with their mother country.
Homer Guardian-Journal: DR.. Aswel
says: ut takes steady hand, strong
mind and a good conscious to make the
right kind of Governor" and adds that he
3 possesses all Of these traits. We agree
s that such qualities as mentioned are es.
! sential to make the right kind of executive
s but it takes some vanity for one to call or
Y the public to witness these superb virtues
+ in himself.
Monroe Independent: The press O
: Louisiana, with few notable exceptions
!, condemns the land specuations of Mr.
= John T. Michel while Secretary of State
: :. in unmeasured terms, and it would not b,
surprising if the revelations forced his re
g tiremeut as candidate for Governor. l
It they do not they will most certainly en-
compass his defeat, granting for the SAX,
of argument, that he ever had a chance tt
win.
Monroe News-Star: Heretofore we hav,
: endeayored to impress upon the people o
n Monroe the supreme need and necessit,
n for individual effort, if we are to max
d this a beautiful city, as beautiful city a
it can be made. It is we'll enough to plal
If in big way to have fine buildings an,
: fine streets and adequate public service
Those things are essential, but they com
8 naturally in the course of time. What
e needed more than anything else is the in
it dividual pride and effort. Before tn
1t whole city can be made attractive an,
beautiful it is necessary that each var
n be made clean and pretty.
# Arcadia Argus: Mr.. Michel frankly &C
n knowledges to have speculated in $500
u acres Of State lands. How is this for
y man who is asking for your vote on tn
ground that he is a good business man?'
W He confesses that he did nothing s'unethi
; cal Or immoral in the land deal. Tha
to depends altogether on the standard {
n ethics one uses. Mr.. Michel has evidentl
to violated the fixed policy of the State an
le offended the public conscience of our PEG
IS Pile. He will have hard time explaining
l. why he did nothing ''unethical'' when h
% takes the stump this fall. Mr.. Niche
h must take his place beside all the othe
public officials who have not been true t
te the trusts committed to them.
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