The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-15
TIL. RECORD AGAIN

| II L, kfAtJNtt tht-hi-N'
The self-respect of an editorial writer
should restrain his vocabulary even ii
he has no regard for the polite unit'es.
In screed, which is filled with slang.
undeserved and impGlite f]ings at gen
tlemaii of New Orleans in private life.
and expressions not far removed from
blackgt1ardism. the Shreveport end OF
the Syndicated press attempts the mi
possible task of refuting i record made
so long since that it can not be dis
turbed nor altered. OF course its efforts
are really directed nj confusing the
New Orleans gangs position on the poll
tax matter. and not III replying TO our
structures. This is what the Syndicate
says:
What some people don't know about
politics could be published i'll book form
and the volume wouldn't be too large for
seed tick to carry a whole library
around on his back. Fir instance. the In
spired press gravely informs us that the
New Orleans ward leaders, i'll the event
they secured control Of the next Gen
eral Assembly. would Immediately pro-
coed to modify the poll tax provision of
the State Constitution 1t would not
dare to repeal it. but they would make
it payable at convenience insead of as
now, when The qualification to vote is
dependent on the. payment Of the poll
tax two years preceding an election. and
the settlement must be made no later
than the 3Ist day Of December OF each
year..
The Caucasian stated at length what
It conceived would be the policy of the
New Orleans ring should it, through at
alliance with Mr.. Sanders, succeed tc
power il, the State. and The Caucasian
conception was based on the character
the history, the personnel and record
of the seventeen New Orle7 Bosses
and fseixtribe.
The Caucasian explained tia, the
Shreveport Syndicated press had mis-
taken, the Constitution of its own State
when it. just as wisely as it now does
stated that. the. Constitution said nothing
about a primary election. when that IN
struafient fairly teemed with 1t, so tt
speaksv To conceal ITS own want OF in
formation. for wise men ,Ilay2 lack date
though they are never without polite
ness iii both department and language
it charges The Caucasian witt, a "polti
cal ignorance" that would FILL books.
Now all this is cheap wit-and cheaper
logic. The Caucasian's political kliowl,
edge has not been submitted to the ludg-
mcnt of the esteemed Syndicated con
temporary, for the simple reason thai
The Caucasian refuses to believe il com
potent tov judgc. but The Caucasian's
facts area matters not to be fiippantl,
whistkd down.
Aen wcsstated that ii the gang =
and Nc include Mr. Sanders therein foi
he is@of that ill- should win the g,,ber
material election they would enasculat'
the election laws So as to make them Fl
their own ideas of an honest election
and an honest and intelligent suffragan
In these laws were included the rrimar,
and the poll tax.
The Caucasian spoke entirely by ths
record, and its views were merely plain
historical deductions.
The seventeen New Orleans Bose.
fought the whole gamut Of suffrage AMI
election reforms at the time they wer.
constitutionally enacted!
The limitation OF the poll tax payinen
to date before which it could be re
pealcd was the result of the efforts o
the New Orleans Bosses, and was a COM
promise with public opinion at the time
and which they intended to profit by.
In proof OF this the poll tax measur.
has been offered for repeal two severa
times in the General Assembly, aid thes,
columns have shown that Mr. Sander
Was with the repea!ers on every vote!
Who proposed the repeal Of the pol
tax prerequisite
New Orleans Boss herchman, ant
il had on both occasions the solid sup
port az the New Orleans Ward Bosses
These are the facts to sustain TIL
Caucasian's contention of the purpose o
the New Orleans seventeen Bosses, i
given the opportunity, and these fact
can not be ohscured by the Syndicat,
press efforts at wisdom. On the con
trary. the Syndicated only shows it
nfasterful ignorance.
Sanders must go.
But all this State debt-paying wou',
sound better il Mr.. Sanders as publ