The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-01
Governor Pleasant, Leader.

JOfSflIOt llulllil ". ASoooio
recent inaugural address struck
the right note, and we believe he
struck with a sincere hand and
heart. But the thing by whlch'he
will be judged henceforth is per-
Torrance, not promise. Deeds,
not words, are the only political
coinage that will pass current in
Louisiana hereafter. The cam
paign was the proper time for
pledges, and the Democratic plat
form made them in abundance.
That was the seed time. Now we
have reached the harvest, and we
have come to the season of reap
ing. From to-day we consider
results. The real question is,
What is the State and what are
the people of Louisiana to get for
all their ante election pains and
labor?
The answer to that question
rests with Gov. Pleasant more than
any other man in the State. If
there is a failure to redeem Dem
ocratic pledges, the failure will lie
largely at his door; if they are
redeemed in spirit and in letter,
the success and the glory will be
chiefly his.
Thanks to the example of Wood
row Wilson, Governors are now
supposed to be leaders Of their
parties and their people. tits COM
ing to be a disgrace to be simply a
"Me Too" merely a political echo.
1t is beginning to be an impeach-
ment of ones manhood to be the
bond servant of a machine. Mr..
Pleasant and no one else was
sworn in as Governor of the State
of Louisiana, and that means that
he can with honor and self respec,
be no mans man but Louisiana's 5.
His opponents during the primary
campaign called him the Bosses
candidate, but we believe he is
made Of sterner and better stuff
than to wear anyone's livery as
AL undergarment. He is entitleo
to his personal friendships; anc
he has the right to seek coun'
sci and advice from those most
competent to give them. But
after all, he is the selected party
leader in State affairs, the mar
who has been clothed with The
authority and responsibility o
leadership. And the success o
his administration will mainly de
pend upon whether he has th'
courage and strength to asser
that leadership and to be in fac
what he is in name.
We have great confidence in hi
sincerity and moral force, and w
shall not lose it until he compel
US to do so. And we shall bacI
him up with all our power in ever,
good work and way. He is nc
IA political or official figurehead
but steersman and captain. W
do not mean to minimize the re
spon5ibiiity Of others-each ma
will be- judged by his acts-bu
what we are trying to emphasiz
is that with Peasants Inaugural
ton as Governor a new leader ha
been put at the head Of the Dem
ocratic party, so far as the Stat
is concerned, as we'll as ne
public servant in the Executiv
Mansion.
What an opportunity for wist
firm and public spirited leader
ship, for the exhibition of tn
qualities that make men great an
communities proud OF them. Lou
isiana believes it has a leader q
we'll as Governor in Mr.. Pleas
ant; she salutes him as her con-
manderi chief, and hopes to t
able to reckon him, when his ter
is over, as chief among those VIII
have helped to inaugurate ne
administrative era in her border
One of the greatest nuisances
newspaper man has to deal wit
is the stuff sent to him by pres
agents of various organization
and agencies who want to she
fill up the paper" and "get a
important matter before the pee
ple." Nearly every mail bring
US supply for the waste baske
Sabine Banner.
We suppose every country ed
tor in the State is gratuitous
bombarded by brazen deadbea
with 'stuff'' of the class abo,
complained of-sugar-c coated az
vertising-but it is a sorry edito
whose space is Of no value, WI
will bite at such transparent bal
President Wilson drove invi
IDLE governmental out of Washing