The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-11-02
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

Next Tuesday is election day. Some
100000 people will go to the polls and
cast their votes for and against Woodrow
Wilson, for Wilson is the supreme issue
in this campaign.
Mr.. Wilson said at one time, since the
beginning of the great war, that we are
"too proud to fight" That saying has
done him much harm politically and is
still being worked for all it is worth by
the Republicans. But Wilson's words
have not always expressed Wilson's
character. Instead of being backward
to fight he has proved by his acts that
he is most daring man. He has dared
to antagonize the very wealthy class in
the United States in the interest of the
average man and citizen. Reform bills
framed to draw some of the teeth Of the
great money power have been passed
by Congress and are now laws. He is
responsible for those laws, and there are
no iokers in them. He has forced
through Congress the real thing in tariff
reform, and child labor law that has
not made the factory owners like him
any better. The eight-hour law was the
browning slap in the face to the big
interests and the big interests are out
after the scalp of the man who caused it
to be enacted. The income tax has not
made Mr.. Wilson popular with the
income taxpayer, and there are many
public characters who stand higher than
he does in the esteem of German Amer
leans. These acts of the President have
challenged the powers that have made
and unmade presidents and ruled and
robbed the people of the United States
during a half century. None but mar
of courage would have dared to do these
things. Mr.. Wilson is not too proud tc
fight.
But the men of great wealth have
generally been Republicans since the
first coming into power of that party
The Republican party, in fact, legislatet
to them the greater part OF their wealth
So the Democrats are not much worse
off this year in that way than usual
save that the rich men are a great dea
more aroused and therefore more dis
posed to lend the aid of their money t.
defeat the Democratic nominee. Tn
Germans, too, have generally been Re
publicans, but there are more OF then
Republicans this year than usual ant
they are very bitter.
If this were all, however, Democrati
prospects for success next Tuesday woul
look good, for this has been both wis
and popular administration upon tn
whole. It's acts have captured most 0
the thinking progressives OF the countr,
such as Thomas Edison, President Ell
lott of Harvard, Victor Murdoch, Mis-
Tarbell, etc. Prosperity reigns ate
hard times under the two previous Re
publican administrations. 1t is general
, hard matter to turn out the party i
/ power when business is good for every
| body, as it is now. The country wa
never more porous-and it is tn
only great nation that has not bee
2 drawn into the world war. Furthermore
e President Wilson has saved both tn
q dignity and the interests of the countr
in conducting our foreign affairs. H
S brought the German Kaiser to his sense
0 with a few sharp words, which wei
f meant ard understood as the last wore
= before a blow if UNDECIDED. He sent a
F army into Mexico to protect the Amer
It lean border, and it remains there unit
Americans are assured of protection b
a responsible Mexican Government. Fl
0 has shown willingness to fight that hs
o caused both Germany and Mexico
behave better. If the summary coul