The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-22
From Cur State Exchanges

Lake Charles Americana 1t cost
Mr. John T. Michel $500 to make the
race for Governor. And the saddest part
of it was that $4,000 of it was his own
money.
Lake Charles American Press: 1t affords
a CLEAN Of comfort to know that DR.. Sun
Vat Sen is a naturalized American. With
an American President, we are proud to
claim China as branch republic.
Arcadia Argus: According to the eau
casian, DIR. j. B. Aswell's Shreveport
friends will invite him to become candi-
date for Congress from this the Fourth
District, now represented by Hon. J. 7.
Watkins. Frank J. Looney, of Caddo, is
also mentioned as probable candidate.
Claiborne Guardian Journal: Mr.. Bry-
an is one of the greatest constructive
statesmen and the most brilliant orator of
modern times but he is possessed of inor-
dinate ambition and superlative vanity
which can not be satisfied and he seems to
be willing to wreck the party or dictate its
policy.
| Mansfield Enterprise: The Rural Free
Delivery News published in Washington
as organ Of the national rural letter carri-
ed surplus appears to have been due to the
failure of the department to pay its bills
and the antiquated system of book keep
ing" 1t says that in reality there is a
deficit in the postoffice department this
year Of about 81 ,00O, 900.
Lake Providence Banner: The regulars
in New Orleans put the pruning knife right
up to the hit in Governor Sanders. All
| ho bal fop thar .,t ho oo@
gotten and the word went down the line to
skill him. and they came pretty near
doing it. Governor Sanders may have his
faults, and plenty of them, but to be SO
completely slaughtered in the house of his
friends, is base ingratitude.
Sabine Banner: The man Of moderate
means wo leaves the South to go to the
Northwest, in nine cases out of ten, makes
a fatal blunder, and such move is even
worse for poor man. A New Orleans
merchant who went out West year ago,
writes that he is coming back to Louisiana
}, when he gets money enough-and he is
going to be booster for the best State in
the Union. The attractive stories of the
West, he says, should tempt no one to
leave Louisiana.
Arcadia Argus: We hear more farmers
this winter telling of their bursting smoke
houses than we have in years. They have
an abundance of bacon and hams already
saved, and porkers still waiting to be
slaughtered on account of lack of room to
pack them away. These farmers COM
plain OF not being able to dispose of meat
at any price, so we'll supplied is the coun-
try with this commodity. Such signs of
! prosperity as this speak we'll for country
/ and should be an inducement to a vast
horde Of idlers about the cities and towns
, to go to the farm and try their hand at hog
raising.
Lake Charles Daily Times: It is strange
, how many business men will refuse adver-
1 tising-legitmate advertising solicitors
, of local papers and then patronize some
wild idea of special edition or advertis-
3 ing scheme which is presented to them by
! strangers. The Daily Times does not
/ mean to infer that special issues are not a
3 blessing and benefit to any city, but there
are many cases where the advertiser does
t not stop to discriminate. Lots of money
is wasted in advertising each year. AS a
usual thing, however, the largest and most
s experienced advertisers use only the col
g umns Of their local papers.
Pointe Coupee Banner: For Michel we
have no sympathy. The outcome is just
4 what We have often predicted, he was q
) ward boss, and had been rendered drunk
with power, and arrogance was to be ex-
pected Of him. For Sanders We have the
> greatest sympathy; those whom he trusted
u most dealt him the unkindest blow. The
|, !, ward bosses at whose altar Sanders sacri-
feed all that he cherished, even as il
. proved, to his future, gave him in return
7 the keen edge Of the political knife. Much
: of the unpopularity of Sanders is due tt
this pernicious influence of the ring, anc
!, the fight was directed not so much agains
Il him as at the system which he represented
y Now that he has effaced himself and tina
: system Of which he has been the chief ex
ponent has been dealt the death blow, WI
wish in justice to say this in his behalf
We wish to give him credit for all he is
n and we have not failed to condemn hin
x when he proved recreant to the trust i'm
h posed upon him by a trusting people.
Faith.
n Marooned on the great ice fields Of LAKE
q Michigan, two men of Kenosha knelt il
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