The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-06-06
From Our State Exchanges

i From Our State Exchanges
Lake Charles American Press: The
world is full OF people who howl for reform
and squawk when they get an overdose.
Louisiana Democrat: Continuous and
persistent tinkering with old laws and the
constant enactment of new ones, is the
bane of our system of government, which
permits it.
Vermilion News: There is an erroneous
impression among the uniformed that
Dock Aswell, of the odious "little speller,"
aided in the election of Gov. Hall. He
contributed nothing to the campaign ex-
cept vituperation, and abusing his supe-
riors. At the last moment, however, when
he saw what all thinking men had long
before seen-that he had not the slightest
chance of being elected-he came out in
favor of Judge Hall. That "support" was
disadvantage to Judge Hall.
Shreveport Journal: The action of the
lower house of the General Assembly in
placing itself on record in favor of select
ing the name of the lamented Francis Til
lou Nichols for one of the places in the
Hall of Fame, Louisiana being entitled to
two, has created general satisfaction. In
every section of Louisiana Nichols was
beloved for his courage, his intellect and
his ability. With statute of Nichols oc-
cupying niche in the Hall of Fame, Lou
isiana may be sure that one of her heroes
will rank with the greatest and best of the
nation, who are honored by the other States.
Vermilion News: The Legislature will
no doubt repeal the odious ''Marks' bill"
that Juggling measure of Dock Aswell,
which placed the schools under the control
of ''ring." A bill has been introduced
providing that parish superintendent shall
be elected, and must have had at least
three years experience as a teacher; also,
must have a certificate from the State
Board of Education, attesting their quail
| fications. Also, that if teacher is unsat-
isfactory he may be removed on a petition
of three fourths of the patrons of the
school, who also choose another teacher.
New Orleans States: Louisiana has a
compulsory primary which expressly in
cludes the Senatorship. Even before it
was enacted, through the party machinery,
as far back as 1903, she adopted the prin-
ciple of direct nomination, and Democratic
nomination in Louisiana is tantamount to
election. Louisiana is therefore in accord
with the principle of the Federal amend
ment. But she can scarcely afford to run
the risk of giving her approval to Repub-
lican amendment, which, as Mr.. Dupre
and his colleagues point out, may be the
means of taking the control of her cleo
tons out of her own hands and putting it
in the hands of the Federal power.
Louisiana Democrat: 1t were better not
to have direct election of United Senators
by the people at all, than to have it with
Federal supervision. Besides, all, or nearly
all, of the Southern States, elect their
United States Senators by primary cleo
tons, after which the action of the people
is ratified by Legislatures. Thus, we al
ready enjoy all the benefits and advantages
which the bill, passed by the House and
Senate, can confer upon us, without the
danger of Federal interference, as those of
us who we're on the stage of life during the
reconstruction era know what that means.
This bill should have been defeated by the
Democratic majority in the House, but in
default of such action, it should be rejected
by the requisite number of Legislatures, to
prevent its being incorporated in and be-
coming a part of the Constitution.
New Orleans Picayune: The School
Board of the city of Baltimore, according
!, W O. POAG III luC Jun VI ULoe S1Iy LOU OC~
fore it for selection several school books,
among which was Montgomery's History
of the Uuited States" and it drew from
School Commissioner Biggs declaration
that an alleged history, which, while it
gave twenty pages of its text to President
, Lincoln and only line to Gen. Grant, with
no mention of Gen. Mcclellan, no mention
of Gen. Meade or any of the naval heroes
!. of the North, only five words about Pres
: ident Jefferson Davis and nine words about
Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was honored by
people the world over and beloved by every
! Southern man and woman, from Maryland
to the Gulf of Mexico; no mention of the
brave Generals Stonewall Jackson and
Johnston, and many others, was unworthy
to be taught to youthful Americans in any
State.
, In an article on the battle of Shiloh on
April 6, 1862, when Grants army was SO
!: utterly beaten and huddled together on
the bank of the Tennessee river, into
which they would have been driven but
for the killing on the field in the moment
of victory of the Confederate general, AL
bert Sidney Johnston, Mr.. Thomas B
Gregory, a newspaper writer, quotes re-
ligiously inclined Federal officer who once
declared that it twas God Almighty who
crushed the rebellion by always killing the
right Confederate leader at the right
time.' He referred to the shots that felle]