The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-11-18
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

Ief NOuSO D0lllOcrdt. IL Is ulOFe al"
visabe to elect one who openly processes
to favor prohibition than to elect one who
positively opposes it.
| Assumption Pioneer: The turn down
administered woman suffrage by the four
biggest Eastern States is an admonition to
the suffragette to go West and stay there.
New Orleans Item: The campaign may
develop an intelligent Interpretation of the
good general declaration of principles on
real State issues made by Mr.. Barrett. In
personal way he is clean man. He has
considerable ability.
| Natchitoches Times: In every commu
nifty there are are those who work, plead
and pray for proper enforcement of the
law, and there are those who prosper and
thrive by disobedience of the law. Which
shall prevail? 1t is up to those who are
out for the right!
Oberlin News: What has become of the
man who has been telling US all these years
that he was opposed to local option because
it will not prohit, owing to the nearness of
the saloon in the next parish, but that
whenever we got ready to vote it out of
the State we could count on him?
Shreveport Caucasian: COL Pleasant is
kept busy with explanations. When he
was criticised for having declared that
should he be elected Governor and the
| Legislature pass a Statewide prohibition
measure he would veto it, ne explained that
he did not mean it exactly in that way
This explanation is due to realization thu
he is not the State.
Bastrop Enterprise: Mr. Barrett is en-
titled to large share of the total vote on
account Of his square stand for prohibition.
The other candidates are lodging behind
the "local option" screen, and while play
ing tune for prohibtionists, they are Civ
ing the whisky men the wink. 1t is all
nonsense to try to avoid the saloon issue,
when everyone knows that it must be met.
Bastrop Enterprise: Mr.. Barrett has
committed the objectionable sin of getting
in the way of the New Orleans ringsters,
and by squarely advocating prohibition he
has put the opposition on the defensive,
and shown up the Pleasant and Parker
programs to be plainly bidding for the
whisky vote in the State. Mr.. Pleasant
has been taking graduate courses
from that arch schemer, ]. Y. Sanders
who has. never studied anything but poll
tics, to speak of-and is showing himself
an ptpupil.
Lake Charles American Press: Only
sixty days ago Col. Pleasant was calling
on the country voters to vote down the
Constitutional Convention because the
New Orleans Ring had selected a ring del
| egatlon and was scheming to make Martin
Behrman the presiding officer, and the
country press of North Louisiana howled
in concert with him. Last week the ring
selected Col. Pleasant as the 'best'' man
and nary chirp have the North Louisiana
brethren chirped about it. The 2x4 brand
| OF politics now prevalent in Louisiana
tends to make the thoughtful voter weary.
Colfax Chronicle: We are reliably in
formed that on last Saturday night several
young boys of Colfax were drunk and
staggering around the streets. One of
these boys named to US is scarcely ten
years Of age. Another one who is said to
have laid out all night in ditch on his
drunken spree is scarcely fifteen years Of
age. Where did these boys get their liquor?
Did they get it from Alexandria, or did
they get it from one of those miserable ex-
cuses for manhood who flaunts himself in
the face OF the community as respectable
citizen. but secretly bootlegs and dishes
out the filthy stuff for a few paltry dimes?
Will the decent citizens of the community
stand for such as this?
Winfield Sentinel: You have only to
look about you to see that all of the politi-
clans are supporting Pleasant. Why is
this? For instance when Mr.. Pleasant held
his so-called conference few weeks ago
in New Orleans, the old ring politicians
were wired to all over the State to come to
the city. Mr.. Voter, did you receive any
message to come to come to the citv2 DO
you know of any man who has always
stood for reform and for the interest of the
people having received a message to come
to assemble with this ward boss and saloon
delegation? And why were they over
looked? They were not wanted, although
they say Mr.. Pleasant is such friend of
the people and at heart prohibitionist.
Haynesville News: We do not believe
it lies within the province of Mr.. Barrett to
control, unaided, this monster, whisky I
but we believe that every Senator and
Representative should declare himself
against this traffic before being elected,
thus assuring the people of at least a
chance to strike a-solar plexus blow at the
old monster. One thing is certain, Mr..
Pleasant has declared himself along this
line and it now looks to the less informed
that some force is controlling this vote be-
side suspicion of Barret's sincerity. The
fact appears to US clear that some where
way down deep in the burr of the ear is a
bee buzzing Of other causes. 1t is not our
intention to stand by and argue the men to
our people, but to strike deep for the re-
moval of this mighty impending evil.
FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE