The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-13

those not familiar with the issue IN
volved.
Having heard statements or rumors
discreditable to Mr. Sanders, candidate
for Governor. Father Holtgreye ven
tured friendly letter of inquiry, which
was not received i'll the spirit i'll which
il was dictated, as evidenced by the apol-
ogy reading as follows:
"Plaquemine, La, July 81, 1907.
"Hou. J. Y. Sanders, New Orleans,
La. Dear Sir-The letter which | wrote
to you some time ago contained a state
ment of rumors that had reaced me
about YOU | never meant to charge you
with these accusations, but since ] have
learned that the said statements are by
you considered as charges or accusa-
tons, / sincerely. regret having written
that letter. If | have wounded your
feelings it happened altogether uninten-
tionally, and | would ask you to accept
my sincere regrets. Yours, etc,
81. ]. HOLTGREVE. "
1t should be noted that this apology of
Father Holtgreve is dated July II, and
should have been sufficient in every
sense Of fairness, as up to that date the
information requested was, presumably,
private and personal, and was not given
to the public until the apology of Arch
bishop Blenk to Mr.. Sanders was print
ed in the New Orleans as follows Mark
the date, July ao, two days after Father
Holtgreve had offered full and ample
explanation and apology for having
dared to request information of Mr.
Sanders:
New Orleans, July 20, 1907.
"The Hon. Jared Y. Sanders, God
chaux Building, City My Dear Sir
Common justice, hatred Of wrong in any
shape, as we'll as the higher motives of
Christian charity, impel me to express
my genuine regret at that very unfor-
tunate and ill-advised letter written TO
you by the Rev. J. Holtgreve of Plaque
mine.
The matter of the said letter having
been. brought before me as the, arch
bishop Of the diocese and the eccle-
siastical superior of Mr.. Holtgreve, |
carefully took il up, following the die
tates Of duty, and proceeding in the in
vestigation Of the whole affair entirely
on moral grounds.
The result shows conclusively that
the statements quoted by the reverend
father are base SANDERS and the vilest
sort OF fabrications. He himself assures
me that he could not substantiate any of
them.
Therefore, impressed as ] am by, the
keen pain inflicted on you through the
groundless calumnies against your char
actcr. | beg to add my official apologies
to those already made to you by my sub
ordinate, the Rev. J. Holtgreve.
with sentiments of high esteem,
your very sincerely,
JAS. H. BLENK, S. NJ,
Archbishop of New Orleans.
1t is unfortunate that ecclesiastical
ernine has been dragged into the politi-
cal nire and that Father Holgreve was,
apparently. disciplined for an act which
can not be fairly construed as having
been an offense, except when purposely
magnifed with the view of arousing po-
litical sympathy for Candidate Sanders.
The Caucasian would nor now revert
to this 4much ado about nothing" except
to set right, if possible, individuals who
persist in an agitation the merits of
which they are ignorant or worse, will
not understand. As before said, it may
be regretted that Father Holtgreve ever
wrote the letter, confidential or personal,
to Candidate Sanders, but it is fair to
assume that when he did, he had not an
ticipated being dragged into political
dispute or the nire Of politics
At any rate, the Sandersites have not
scored the political advantages they had
anticipated from the disclosure Of the
information requested by Father Holt
greye: indeed, it would seem as if the
Sandersites are experiencing the effects
Of the roorback and boomerang.
What was the Information desired2
Candidate Sanders had been charged
with having killed man. Father Holt
treve requested the truth or falsity of
this report which was current. The ex-
planatice " Mr. Gallery has settled this
es,sssioa M Sanders did shoot man
M ps ne I'D a sifrsy, but he did