The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-07-30
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.


Monroe News Star: No matter how
varied the views relative to the result OF
the labors of the members OF the general
assembly, there seems to be concensus
of opinion the gentleman who made the
motion to finally adjourn is entitled to the
applause and hearty commentator OF the
people of the State.
Shreveport Journal: The Journal is es-
pecially gratifed over the fact that Con-
gresham John T. Watkins of the Fourth
Congressional District is to be returned to
the House of Representatives without OPP |
position. tits an endorsement OF his course
in Congress, which has always been ap-
proved by the voters of the district.
Assumption Pioneer: To all ambitious
politicians who want publicity and to all
other people who are looking for free adj
vertising, we say come to New Orleans on
August 10-12th-the Louisiana Press will
meet on those days. You know the press
people have the reputation of taking care
of everybody and everything except the
newspaper business.
Colfax Chronicle: Those long haired
male "Hygenics" and wild eyed spinster
women who have been advocating the
teaching of sex hygiene in the schools,
have very properly been condemned by
every sensible father and mother in the
land. And now comes the National Amer
lean Educational Association, which met
in st. Paul, Minnesota, July 9Th, and says
the teaching of sex hygiene by American
teachers will never be allowed ii that
powerful association can prevent it.
Claiborne Guardian journal: The leg
islature just adjourned has fewer bills to
its credit than the proceeding session for
several years back and on this account
they are entitled to some credit. However
great mass of legislative matter dealing
with every conceivable subject was pre-
scented first and last for consideration all
of which took time, and many bills of no
earthly Importance finally passed both
houses, and will remain on the statute
books for no good purpose, till now and
, then we get rid of some of them declared
4 unconstitutional when attached by some
one with grievance under it.
Claiborne Guardian journal: The peo-
pie of this State are surfeiting on politics,
and it will be unfortunate indeed If an extra
session of the Legislature becomes neces-
sary. The Gubernatorial campaign is al
ready pressing hard and it is indeed un-
fortunate if the people are to be distracted
!, and diverted from the ordinary business
affairs of life and to be forced as it were
into participating in partisan politics with
out interruption from now till the inaug-
uration Of the next Governor.
Is there no hope for a surcease of the
bitter political reign under which we now
live in this State, at least for few months,
long enough to turn aside for a short while
to take up some Of the practical economic
} questions that 80 vitality concern the whole
, people? From our view point the outlook
for such is not favorable.
!. Colfax Chronicle: The late Louisiana
{ Legislature is said to have exceeded all
, former assemblies in its mania for the in
) PRODUCTION of fool bills. The record is re-
> ported to be $3.50 bills introduced, and 81
! finally passed. It is quite probable thai
j two thirds of the bills that were finally
! passed should have been killed. This
r flood of bills came from the ambitious pol
> iticians of the Legislature, who were
5 anxious to do something to attract noto-
8 riety, and from the Hedging attorneys 81
} the body, who were more deeply concerned
in making name for astuteness for them.
D selves than in serving the welfare of the
people, 1t is an unfortunate and annoying
thing to have our already plethoric super.
abundance of laws added to, and confusion
thus made worse COMPOUNDED. The truth
of the business is we want fewer new laws
. and more enforcement of the old laws
4 already on hand. A special session of the
: Legislature should be held for six months
at which no new laws should be introduced
! and the entire time of the Legislature di.
rected toward rendering more effective the
laws that have already been enacted.
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