The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-10-21

Thus another great man has passed
into history. He will be classed among
those great generals who were unsuc-
cessful in the end. On comparing his
achievements with those of Hannibal
or BOnaparte, they might I've esteemed
by remote ages as of secondary char
acter. But when the future historian
shall go below the suface, and inquire
into the circumstances Of the nations
each respectively commanded, then Lee
will assume his position beside those
great generals. And, as a great eXem-
plar to our posterity, he will be found
to far exceed each Of them. He yielded
to events as great man should yield.
He did not. as Hannibal, spend the
evenings of his days in concocting
schemes of ambition: nor as Bona
parte, in fretting with his jailors, but
nobly began career of usefulness as
school teacher.
He is IA great general of the Seces-
sion War. or the Rebellion War, as
futurity may name it. The generals
who conquered him will never stand
in comparison with him.
Gen. Lee was the Souths ideal gen.
tlelnaa of the old school, In fact, fol-
lowing his death he was repeatedly
eulogized at the hands of both South
eln and Northern writer's. 1t was dur
ing 1865 that he was elected president
of Washington and Lee University,
Lexington. Va. which position he re-
tanned until the date of his death.
Under the heading "A Radical Out
rage" there is reproduced iii the Ban
ner's news columns the official order
of Governor H. G. Warmoth (Radical),
addressed Ito the Sheriff and the State
Tax Collector. Parish Of Bossier" in
which he says:
In compliance with the provisions
of section Il, of an act of the General
Assembly of Louisiana, entitled An Act
Relative to Public Printing. approved
July n, 1865. approved February ).
1870. we have this day made contract
with Devices 4 Twitchell, proprietors
and publishers Of the Sparta Times, u
newspaper published at Starlight. in
the Parish of DeSoto. to perform and
publish the nlrOchial and judicial
printing and advertising of the Parish
Of Bossier, for the term of the exist
elice of the present General Assembly,
or until a further contract shall be
cOnsumated; ind the Sparta Times.
published at Starlight. il hereby desig-
mated as the Official Journal Of the
Parish of BOssier. and tliis notice is
given YOU IN accordance with the pro-
visions of the annexed act
The comment made by the then ed
itOr of the Banner was Of considerable
length. the three closing paragraphs
reading:
The intention of the Radicals was
clear-to have journals of their own
rOlitics established in every parish,
and for them to be supported by tile
public printing. This was a scheme to
strengthen their party, and, to all ap-
pearances, seemed good one But 1t
failed, and now the Governor seeks to
throw vast amount OF patronage upon
Devices 4 Twitchell for no reason that
we can see, unless he is to share profits
with them.
We apprehend that they will get
no printing from this parish. for every
one Of our lawyers, we think, holds
that our parish advertisements would
he illegal If printed by them. The last
Legislature recognized his partial
failure of the Radical policy and so
amended the act that in parishes where
there was no selected journal, they
made it legal to advertise by posting.
We have mainly done the public
advertising for this parish ever since
the passage Of this amendment, because
the officers found. in most instances
that 1t was absolutely cheaper to ad-
vertise with us than to travel some
seventy-five miles to post.
Governor Warinoth. we are pleased
to say even at this late day. had good
reason to heartily dislike the late ed
itOr of the Banner and the tenor of his
editorial expressions, and there was
renewed incentive from week to week
about as often as the Banner was pub
lished. During reconstruction days the
Banner lost something in the way Of
public patronage hut nothing iii esteem
at the hands of its host Of friends
among the loyal Democrats of that day.
The Banner has always held party
fealty and devotion to duty above the
dollar, and will continue to do SO.
"A friend asks MS to explain what
a sinking fund is. Any sum of public
money which falls Into tile hands of
Warmoth & Company Is sinking fund.
In Russia, women having il certain
amount Of property have a right to
vote, though it must be exercised by
proxy, a male relative or friend repre-
senting them ut the election"
The woman voter is as near home
to-day as Rossier Parish. and it isn't
necessary that she he represented mt
the polls by proxy, either.
A paragraph credited to the Shreve-
port Gazette reads:
Married. OH the 18th Of October.
1870. at the residence. Of tl,r, brides