The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-11-05
IS NOT A PARALLEL CASE.


liar and a poltroon,' The Times in its
Sundays edition attempts connection
of the Wickliffc- Wilkinson incident as
d parallel with the Caffery Sanders i'm
broglio, which is as reckless as it is
ridiculous.
The incident in which Mr.. Wilkinson
was drawn, several weeks since, and
which had almost been forgotten until
revived by the local end of the Syndi-
Gated Syndicate, grew out of misun-
Outstanding between Col. J. c. Wick
life, All enthusiastic supporter of San
ders, and Mr.. Wilkinson over some
words spoken in the heat Of speech
delivered by Mr.. Wilkinson which irri
3 tated Colonel Wickliffe, who rushed into
print, apparently great play to the gal
leries. iii which he demanded retraction,
with an implication subject to the code.
1t is fact, which is incontrovertible,
that Mr.. Wilkinson was so thoroughly
incensed that his friends could scarcely
Restrain hun -frnAr- seeking an encounter
with Colonel Wicklffe. Suffice it to say
that as sequence that Colonel Wick
liffe's card. which in the eyes of sensible
men not jaundiced by prejudice, was
"a much ado about nothing was treated
with silent contempt.
The incident was then dropped.
M... ..,k.. 1...... AZ yltIl.....
not hesitate to assert that il he had
been denounced and posted, as Sanders
has been, no power or influence on
earth could have withheld him in seek
ing 3ildif insisting on a settlement in
keeling with the code or in aiiencounter
~ whatever form it would have as
sumed, or been presented, in which he
would perhaps have been killed, but,
after all, death is better and more hon
orable than 10 suffer through life an
ndium which no gentleman or true man
should bear.
1t is unfortunate and deplorable that
Lieutenant Governor Sanders ami Mr..
Gallery have been entangled in ali inn
broRlio which could have been avoided
had Mr.. Sanders been more discreet and
had avoided an offensive reflection on
Mr.. Gallery, who had been his friend,
and which led to the challenge declined
by the would-be Governor of Louisiana.
After all, there is something indescrb-
able, known as character, which should
be priced at greater value than any po-
litical office obtainable al. the hands of
the people, having the right to confer
such honorable distinctions and prefer
nlents.
And lest we be misun ierstood il, our
reference to character, let it be said that
the man, IN public life, seeking political
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, who can not withstand
the test and strain Of fair ana honest
eriticism, in keeping with the record OF
acts without rcxerting to the cpithets OF
the slsiihs, is to be pitied. Indeed, such
q man should be shelved, since he can
not face and meet and rcfute with COM
plaisance the record against him.
In the alternative in which he had
ken placed by Lieutenant Governor
Sanders, who declared that what Mr.
CaHefy said was false and contempt
ible. therc was no course to be pursued
except that followed by Mr. Gallery.
The issue of veracity being 50 direct,
left Mr.. Gallery only one Of two ave-
MUGS. He determined to seek redress
for the insult offered. and then followed
the posting which is generally regretted.
Ii Is shown BY this statement which
Is fair and unbiased, that the contro-
vcrsy arising between Colonel Wickliffe
and Mr.. Wilkinson is no parallel to or
with the Caffcry-Sanders imbroglio.
The difference between the two is as
distinct As day is to night, difference
which will not be disputed except in the
spirit of carping, and to arouse resent
naents where better feelings should pre-
vail and govern.
To speak BY and Of the record. to re-
late facts which are provable, IS not
SANDER, and we again repeat that every
man. Of high and low degree, is amen
able in person ana in law for SANDER
ingf
There Is no escape from this political
" Or otherwise.
While The Caucasian is a partisan, it |
j. always fair, and while rcgrctting in
the broadest possible sense the Caffery
Sanders Itnbroglio. il il equally grati6cd
70 know that the bellieercnts have
passed each other, in their home town
Of Ffanklin, each bcing accompanied BY
their respective friends, and that no en-
counter 81 unpleasantness has occurred.
This meeting ii these belligerents on |
the streets " Franklin Sunday IS in
dicat;ve tl.t the caffsry -Ssnaerss dis |
pnte Is n ~ IND.
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