The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-02-18
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.


Shreveport Caucasian: The dead towns
are those which tolerate the saloons, regu-
lated or not regulated.
New Orleans States: ''We want sound
economy in Government, says Congress
man Mann. Well, we already have that
kind of economy. 1t is all sound and
nothing more.
Amite Florida Parishes: Fourteen States
have held funernal services over the re-
mains of johnson Barleycorn. The old
fellow was buried in each instance face
downward-a last request.
Natchitoches Times: Yes, Louisiana
needs new constitution. She needs one
badly. If the State could afford and select
enough strong minded, unselfish and
independent men to meet and frame
constitution single to the public good and
future ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the State, re-
CARELESS of her politicians and office hold
ers, it would be God send to her people
unto the end of time. But, will she get it?
Not much!
Vermilion News: About % per cent of
the offices in this State should be abolished.
! If there is constitutional convention, the
voters should require that the delegates
pledge themselves to reduce the number of
constitutional offices, especially the mem
bership of the Legislature, and the number
of District Judges, and District Attorneys,
by consolidating some of the judicial Dis
tricts. The State Board of Equalization
! (Which does not equalize); the State Board
of Appraisers (now under a cloud); and
the Raildroad Commission (Which does
more talking than acting) and the so-called
Conservation CD Commission (Which con-
serves it's officers in fat salaries) are USE
less offices, created mainly for the benefit
of office chasers.
Claiborne Guardian -Journal: 1t is now
prophesied that the extra session of the
legislature will be called to meet sometime
in May. Conditions are such as will COM
pei an extra session. The appropriation
bill failed to become law at the last ses-
sion and there will be no funds available to
bear the expenses of the State after June.
Then, We presume if constitutional con-
venton is to be held, the legislature will be
assembled to consider the call. However,
politics throughout the State are in such
conditions that we doubt the wisdom of a
constitutional convention in the near fu-
ture. Such body should be composed of
the best men in the State, men who can
deliberate and write the organic law under
which we are to live in the future, free
from political bias and actuated by the
highest and most patriotic desires. We are
of the opinion that it would be difficult
matter to select such body free and I'M
trammeled. The fine Italian hand of the
arch conspirator would be hard to keep
down.
Madison Journal: The question of call
) ing constitutional convention at an early
; date is being very generally discussed In
these discussions great stress is laid on the
claim that our present constitution is
: imperfect and sadly in need of general
revision. The particular defects are not
pointed out and the people are called upon
! to accept as true the statement that there
, is something radically wrong with our Or
ganic law. 1t is true that some changes
are proposed in regard to the judiciary and
some in regard to our system of taxation
Both of these propositions were very
thoroughly treshed out in the last conven-
ton, and after having been considered by
) the able men who constituted that body
} were adopted as they stand. A few changes
were recently proposed in the revenue laws
> and which were drafted by the ablest men
in the State. These changes were voted
down when submitted to the people. We
want to know just what this convention
will be called for, and whether, when call
, ed, there will result any beneficial changes
, Until some good reasons are given, most
voters will assume that some politicians
have axes to grind. There is nothing else
on the horizon at present.