The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-10-20
WlLKNS0N} AND BLANCHARD.

'N'it'I'N - ~ ''i' h'ltl ~ tttN l ~
arc not SANDER. but frequently. cSpcci1ll
III political contentious. fact, Whic1
pinch are controvcrtcd As SANDERS 70
the purpose Of arouSing sympathy fl
the candidate who can not meet an,
face the facts recorded against him
Fhe Sandersitcs have complained tha
the facts published to the discrejit O
Sanders are SANDERS. but could there /,
more contemplate effort To beittle Mr.
/. S. Wilkinson than the deliberate lit
tlcness of Candidate Sanders at Frank
lin i'll his statement that Mr. Wilkinson
was not i Confederate soldier. when. as
a fact. Mr. Wilkinson was a boy unler
age when the great struggle was in pro
gress
If less contemplate is the assertion
which is being circulated Surreptitious-
". that Wilkinson is Banchard's candi
date. which may be fair in politics, but
is no less a SANDER. even if il has not
been altered deliberately and directly
iioIii J. |. odtiutlS hpN' diiu W SiiSlisc
If possible these damnahle attempts at
deliberate Misrepresentation and ,lctrac-
ton suffice it to say that in the early
stage of this campaign. M.. Wilkinson,
when queried by the editoflof The Cau-
caslan III the presence of several gen
tiemen who had been enthusiastic sup
,f O.. Dl,,,..I,,,J I
empllaticaly that he was not Blanchar1's
candidate
Then as now. the Sandersites in a
malevolent spirit of dlScredit have heen
striving to weaken Mr. Wilkinson by
connecting him with Governor Blan-
chard as being a subservient political
tool. but Mr.. Wilkinson's character. his
manliness and his independence of &C
ton. stamps i'll glarirg words the vile
ness of such eNertion.
: Ii may be declared with all the en-
phasis of positive statement that Mr..
Wilkinson is not bound to Governor
Blanchard by any pledge or promise
whatsoever, and that he is free from all
political entanglelnents. but if Governor
Blanchard and some of his friends are
inclined and desire to give him their
Individual support. he will not spurn
such assistance as may be given him i'll
his can lidacy for Governor.
To concede this. which is reasonable
Ia 1, 10,
ing compact between MIR. Wilkinson
and Governor Blanchard. except it be in
a contemplate effort at distortion and
Misrepresentation, i'll appeals to prelu
dice instead of argument.
The attitude of The Caucasian today
is. as it was when Blanchard received
were unanimous for Sanders as Lieuten-
ant Governor and are now for Sanders, |
the candidate for the Governorship
At that time Blanchard and Sanders
were, in a sense, political unit. but
whatever the cause of their estrange
ment is not at this time the mission of
liz SduSdoioii W dlSNuSo AZ stiiN latN
it may be said that the attitude of Lieu
tenant Governor Sanders toward Gov
crnor Blanchard is not inspiring, but was
and is more of play of the political
demagogue than a statesman, so-calle1.
1t is therefore not strange or singular
from this viewpoint to reach the ex-
PLANTATION why Governor Blanchard could
not, if he would maintain his self
respect, support the would-be Governor
Sanders to reach his aspiration
And, III political sense, Governor
Blanchard could not have allied himself
with General Jastremski, his opponent
in Ioo3-4. for reasons most patent and
which it is not necessary to elaborate,
nor could he remain neutral in a contest
political i'll the State, and therefore the
logic of the situation impelled him to
side with Mr.. Wilkinson.
Is Mr. Wilkinson to be sacrificed be-
cause Mr.. Blanchard has determined to
vote for him as against Sanders and Jas
tremski?
The Caucasian will concede in all can
dor that il is not and never has been an
apologist Of, Governor Blanchard, but it
will, as it always has, hold him to ac-
count for his shortcomings, and will, as
it always has, give him full and fair
credit for whatever good he has ami may
accomplish in his official capacity in the
discharge of his duties as the Governor
of this State. k
The issues involved in the campaign j
are sufficiently plain and direct without K
being confused with individuals not can {
diiates before the people, and equally {
ridiculous is the presumption that Mr..
Wilkinson, if Governor, would. contri- I
butte his influence to the appointment or I
election of Governor Blanchard as the I
successor of United States Senator Nc :,
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