New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-11-02
MEETING AT JEANERETTE.

w eUHtSudY ~ '
print more than brlet state
ment of the subject of the
spesch OF Lieut.. Gov. Sanders
in reply to that of Mr.. Caffrey
at Dunaldsonville. Many per
sons who we're unable to attend
the meeting have been anxious
to gain better idea of the Lieut..
Cows speech, and the following
more extended account OF 1t is
presented:
uI am no stranger to Jeanerette
or its people, as Mr.. Burke has told
YOU, but 10 all the other times |
have been here | have spoken for
another, Tonight | am going to
speak for myself, aud at the very
beginning | wish to concede every
mans right to vote for whomever
he sees fit. am not here to drive
Won from the support of anybody,
but to ask your support for my
self, If your heart and conscience
will permit you to give 1t to me
"Whe | became candidate for
Governor | wrote aud signed aud
published a platform, SO that every
man might know just where ] stand
on every question. Col. Wilkinson
has never prepared platform, but
proposes an idea here aud a doc
thine there, building his platform
with board from this place, a
sea utliug from that and a weather
board from some other spot, He
has no platform, and he has no am'
bitiop, for he has said that he had
no ambition to hold any other Office
than that OF Governor, that he
wanted to round out his career. F"
From this strain Mr.. Sanders
turned to an allegation that Mr..
Wilkinson had taken every one OF
his principles from the Sanders
platform and had therefore, about
three months ago, cast about him
ror some single plank on which he
might differ from Mr.. Sanders.
: "At last, he betbought him ol
; the State debit" said the speaker
"and so he took the opposite sidt
of that question from me. wan
! to prepare TO pay this debt Mr.
Wilkinson does not"
Turning, then, to the question
J of education, Mr.. Sanders declared
\ that he would continue his forme
!, efforts in behalf OF that cause ant
: would do his best to advance th
n interests of educational worl
: throughout the State. But neve
!, in fifteen years, said the speaker
had he ever heard Mr.. Wilkinson
! express apy interest in the cause o
= education until Mr.. Wilkinson ha'
become gubernatorial aspirant.
e Passing then over other subjects
'e Lieut.. Gov. Sanders expressed
desire to discuss the men, who ha
/ made charges against him, Con
IN gressman Broussard and DonelFo
ie Caffery. Congressman Brous
sard, said Mr.. Sanders, had Ell
it deavored to convince the peopl
&c that Mr.. Sanders had never dou
,e anything for him politically, br
he they knew better.
"Mr. Caffery," said Lieut.. Go'
Sanders, ssstarts recent speech b
'n stating that he regrets that he mn'
ID get into the political fight, and ais
OF regrets being obliged to oppose M
to Then he reads me lecture on IN
o Democracy. Great God! Has
$ come to this, that | must be le
turen on my Democracy by ID. Ca
feryi Since when has be becou
a Democrsti The last time | heal
of him he was a Republican cand
date for ;ioyernor. Then be W
recommended for Judge of Fede
al court by Republican Sta
committee to Republican Pres
dent. And did Caffery demu
No, he kept silent. But the Pre-
he dent appointed Il. D. Saunders,
,ve Democrat.
'eh nDid read the Times.Democr
.sl- correctly when | read that Cafe
challenged my record as a VIII
supremacistf Since the adopt
of the rooster as the Demoera
emblem We have always stamp
the rooster on our ticket, but wh
on did Donelson Caffery ever siss Z
Il rooster on his ticket.
Mt. .sCafery says he will attack
: record He Is welcome to.
says that 10 1896 | travelled on I
Pharr platform What are |
iof I. factsf In 1896 was the Den
for cratic nominee for Representa-