The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-03
WILKINSON Wlelds Hammer.
In Joint Dsbate Ne SmasheS SANDERS
Hollow Claims.

ioinders ON the hustings, is beginning
IN make the Sanders shouters SIT up ,
and take notice that the present cam
n.;vu Is going to be red hot IRON
st,,rt To finish. Mr.. Wilkinson gives
and takes in the wnr OF words WIN
an .,ss and grace that shows him to
not only strong in his convic''ons'
hut also master ot logic with wh'cn
IN meet and denolish the hollow
claims OF his opponent.
The first joint discussion IN oentra'
Louisiana took place at Marthaviile'
IN Natchitoches parish, July 26th' "t
which time Wilkinson and Sanders
spoke to fully two Thousand citizens
at a bnrbecue ut that place. given IN
furtherance of the prohibition hight
now on in that parish. On the wh's-
XIV question Mr., Wilkinson showed
to decided advantage with the au-
dieuce. The entire discussion il too
long for our limited space, but we
rive extracts of some of its main lea
lures. embracing nenrly one-thIrd Of
Mr.. Wilkinson's speech, from which
our readers can see the ease with
which he holds his own in the debate
The extracts follow here:
n upon this occasion Ii becomes
my duty to say things about my
avn capacity, trust you wliicharst
II 10 the primary law, which makes
it iucumlent upon the .candidate u
suv al much about himself. KNOW
TINT In private life hive helped u
h,,ill M the State materially ahs
In every other way. ! know that
have h..l,w.sl fell her forests, to drii'
her lands. to dig her canals. to buii'
hs.r factories, to fight her floods. AM
to helm bring Louisiana to the IRON
In every wny that WIS possible 10
M. ~ do. / believe have advOcat
I'd l,fty policies In the Government
~ TIN. State. aud have urged a cuI
tatlmeut uf Executive power, an
the rt.storation to- the people oi IN
rights which they gave up go ions
was the Chairman oil the Sta'
Committee I'm the great antiiotter
fight. and was voted on In the can
pnign with Governor Foster inesef
parish OF the State. In TINS parish
Ind the honor Of receiving. beiiev
a considerable majority, ana. !
though IL IL little late now. desi
to thank you for your vote LOT
ns Chairman at the state sehtr
Committee at that time ana 10 Z
press my gratitude by asking you
vote for me agslin- ! server ~! y
trict in Congrvss Tor Hour years, a
the convention that nominated
s,,ccss.or passed a resolution oil
or.t that I could serve the distr
e., L,nvpr. l received a vote
thanks from the Legisin ture of
state for my services In Congress
received n vote of thanks rom
reunited factions of the Democra
,,.,rtv in convention assembled
isntOn Rouge. for my service IN ~
ing II, rpunIte the disrupted wing,
the marty: received only
u,.,nfha arO. not only vote
Thanks. hut n magnificent goid u
III fr,m gentlemen connected "
,h. Iry,S. boards of my district.
my nublic services in perforinih
yreaf engineering work In stopE
Tho .sverfIow and devastation of
~ the Unrest and richest section
th. state. II had not had the
narlty for the management Oh J,
.,ff,,rs I would never have had
,,.,ws.r and ability tn perform
,,nl,lsc work. which saved the pc
ma s.ction OF the State In WI
H., from lOssea amounting to "a
ever half a million. and proDau
million dollars.
DnrInp the second term III the
n.nocrntic President that has
..,..ctssfl 70 the Presidency during
last forty years. received the u
mons support of all the repres'
,ivrs aud senator's In the sta
1.ouisiuna for the most inipual
n,sition outside al the luui
,nuth Of the Ohio river, ana
r.,esons to know. and 90 Know
my services were performed IN
NOR satisfactory to the depart
An which I served. During ~
cumhrncy In that office. IL wa
plensnre To Ike able TO secure up
ment for some oil the pest Gun
of the state. who, since t.en =
positions that aiorn society =.
SECTIONS of the state IN c.n
with my tneumt~ :,
office. I now take this oecaS'
denounce. In the most nnn'e'
tarms the statement issuing
th.. nnclpan lips Of John g. WI
and silently ncqmiesced In. II n
tm.,Iv nlwttesl. by one of my
,,efitors. which statement was
sifect TINT had kept a good
man ont Of a good clerical pi'
rs.n,ny n colored man In place
could have discharged. Wh'
esIved that office. ! found a
man holding one Of the cier
...n., md been I'm the Custom