The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14


Sanders on Oct. 25th, and % days
since those charges were backed mp
by proofs at the great Artillery Hall
meeting in New Orleans, Nov. 18th,
DR.. j. woff0rd Sanders, the brother
of Candidate Sanders, publishes in
the daily papers of Dec, 9th a long
abatement, which il claimed to refute
Mr.. Caffery's showing of improper
conduct ON the part of Candidate
Sanders.
This alleged refutation ia remark
able for it's extreme length oil thirty
columns, and for nothing else, SD far
as proof is concerned. Since its pub
lication MIR. Caffery is out with an
additional statement and two or
three affidavits, disproving the lew
palIiations urged by DR.. Sanders in
favor of his brother. Mr.. Gallery X
reiolnder tn the reply, as printed in
the city papers OF Nov. 10th, Is
as follows:
Mr.. Estopinal, MIR. Sanders cam
paign manager, promised, when my
speech at Washington Artillery Hall
was published. to refure what said
with "authentic proofs. T"
This the statement issued this
morning, on behHlf Of Mr.. Sanders,
after delay OF twenty-five days,
signally fails to do.
The issues which the bulky Sanders
pamphlet attempts to btcloud and
eyade were:
First-Was Mr.. Sanders a joint adj
ministrntor of the sheriff's office in
st. Mary in political affairs?
Second-Were poll taxes charged
on the sheriff's books to Mr. Sanders
and his political friends. while the op-
position was subjected to the rule oi
mo proxy pnynents," which was
contested in the suit Of Stnte ex rel.
Young VS.. John b. Sanders, Sheriff?
Upon these issues the Sauders pam.
phlet contains no denial Of any sub
stantial fact averred by me.
1t is not denied that MIR. Sanders
appeared in court, by formal plead
ing. in the Huit of Marsh VS.. Sanders
anu upheld the sheriff for refusing t.
let a citizen copy the names ON The
bound poll tax book, a public record
1t is not denied that MIR. Sander
wrote the letter of Mavh 20, 1902
tor. r. Cooke, showing that he hnt
ACCESS to all the poll tax data h
wnnted, from records in the sheriff
office which were not public.
1t is not denied that Mr.. Sander
appeared in court, by formal plead
inv, in the suit OF State ex rel. Youn,
vs.. Sanders, and upheld the sherii
for refusing to permit poll tax pay
ments by proxy.
1t is not denied that the sheriff, q
the time when the Young suit wa
pending, issued 242 poll tax receipt
gratis to his friends.
1t is not denied that on the book
there were poll tax accounts agains
Mr.. J. Y. Sanders for 34S poll taxes
and against others politically anil
ated with him-nnmely, Messrs. "
H. Kramer, for "a poll taxes; d. A
Sanders, for 1912 poll taxes; Henr
Jacobs, for 80 poll taxes; and Ec
Bourgeois, for 20 poll taxes. On I'll
contrary, Mr.. Sanders specifically az
mits that he contributed tn tn
payment of poll taxes, which is col
trnry to his sweeping denial at .]eaI
erette.
1t il not denied that MIR. Sander
made in the Young suit, the arg,
ment / have quoted from him,
which, contemporaneously with Il
free distribution Of poll tax receipt
in the sheriff's office, he contendt
that poll tax payment was M
valid unless made by the citizen hir
self, in person.
1t is not denied that DR.. H. j. Sa
ders' telegram, appealing to Mr.J.
Sanders for certain relief from Il
sheriff, was received by him, nor is
denied that Mr.. j. Y. Sanders fail
to answer this telegram.
1t is not denied That the stateme
of March 81, 1904, showing thatJ.
Sanders was charged with 34S p'
taxes, was presented to J. Y. Sanue
and approved by him, nor is it {
MED tbAt the notatiOns thereon a
in his hetniwriting, as Mr.. Cooke
lexes. On the contrary, the t.
statements produced in my spec
ARE reproduced scientifically in {
pamphlet Of DR.. Wofford Sande
Mr.. Kramer admits that the char
against him; for pail taxes is CORE
and not one Of the other part