The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-06-03
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might be proper enough should the
meeting be held. But we oppose any
sHch meeting or any other mass meet
ing for political purposes. IL Is clearly
to the hest interest Of the freedmen. rs
much SO as to the white man, that a
good crop should be raised and this
cannot be done II the laborers are
continually drawn on from their busi-
ness and their pates added by matters
that they cannot understand. There
fore let all Of us give the would-be Office
holders to understand that they must
not get up these meetings IL they desire
our influence and votes In their favor"
Sure But the Radicals did win the
negro vote. and the negroes pate did
become added - and the interlOpers
wouldn't have received the votes and
influence OF the Southern Democrats
even If these things hadn't been at
tempted. The South was conquered
territory and was for eight or ten years
greatly prosecuted. but It may be added
that the returned Southern trooper. in
many. many instances made life per-
feet hell for the Radical and his ready
henchman, the scalaway. So finally the
Northern troops were withdrawn from
the South and the Federal Government
announced 1t Would no longer restrain
the state governments.
.See in another column the profess
sional card OF DIR. w. j. Mobley. who
comes among us well recommended by
citizens of his former home, Bienville
Parish.
For many years DIR. Mobley practiced
his profession in Bellevue. finally, DUR
ing the years when the old town WAS
on It's decline, removing to Gihsland,
and later to Shreveport, where his
death occurred. Many who will see this
| I'm print remember him as an excellent
Christian gentleman. scrupulously hon
orable In all his dealings. The widow,
who was Miss Hardy. died In Slreve-
| port several years ago. An adopted
| son. DIR. j. w. Mobley, now resides In
| Vivian.
.Our cotton farmers of the great
cotton belt ought to be thoroughly sat
isfied with their condition. for they art
surely thriving better than the agricul
tural population OF any other part Of
/ the country. Cotton at 20 cents a pound
pays far better than wheat ut 20 cent
a bushel. Our producing man can thrive
much better with good land everywher'
/ to be purchased at - an acre than th'
Northern man who has to pay $40 al
acre.
/ That $:rnn-acre land one might tllinl
would invite immigrants. but. on TIN
i contrary, it has for many years serves
to keep them awayit seemed to-
cheap. and the natural inference wa
that the land was no good. But perhaps
we as a people have lost nothing from
the lack of h0me-seekers from SOM
sections.
Thirty Years Ago.
The Hammer of June 8, 1880 Rellevue.l
The Southern Express COmpan!
has opened an office ut Alden Bridge
with ]. Il. Creswell as agent
i An anti Lottery meeting held II
Bellevue May 80. 1890, resulted IN til
formation OF the Bellevue Anti-I.o otter.
League, and In the preamble to the eigh
resolutions adopted was the reference
:. We know that the Louisiana Lotter
Company is u legacy to us from til
reign Of Radicalism and ruin, whic
controlled Louisiana In the dlarkes
j years Of her history, and we believ
that recharter OF any lottery by til