The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-05
WHO IS SLANDERING SANDERS?

every turn of the political highway, stop
and explain, and when the explanation
is not plausible, to assume the phase OF
injured innocence by bowling SANDER.
Who has been slandering Sanders?
Not General Jastremski nor Mr.. Will
kinson, who have inaugurated their cam
paiens on broad Democratic principles
and on issues in which the people are
directly concerned, but if the facts
which have been presented are classified
as SANDERS by the Sanderites, it would
be nonsense and would involve waste
of time and effort to venture on taking
from them, the Sandersites, their only
political thunder, which may awe chill
dren and old maid aunts, but not men
who have shifted and breasted the storm
Of battle on the firing line.
Sometimes, when inclined to the SELL
timental, some sympathy is aroused in
the breast of The Caucasian when con-
temp,ating the attitude of Candidate
Sanders, who, from the beginning of his
campaign, has been forced on the defen-
sive, and with all their boosting and
boasting, the realization of defeat is be-
ginning to dawn upon them. No wonder
they are striving to stem the tide of bat
tie, which is going against them.
Who has been slandering Sanders?
Not Wilkinson nor Jastremski, but in
their frenzy, as they founder about
catching at straws which are magnifed
into mountain peaks, it is not singular
that the Sandersites keep in prominence
and seemingly do not weary of chewing
the cud-their choice morsel-over the
circulation of the report that Sanders
has murdered man.
Who circulated this report? Not Jas
tremski nor Wilkinson, but as explained
to the fullest satisfaction of every fair
and intelligent citizen of louisiana,
Sanders when a young man did shoot
man who, recovered. After this ARRAY
Sanders left the State and changed his
name In time he returned and was
called To trial on an indictment for
Shooting With dangerous weapon
with intent to murder" A pamphlet is
sued by Candidate Sanders entitled "a
Libel Refuted" is being circulated
throughout the State, but the fair and
lucid statement of the affair by Mr.. CAT
frey is not therein. The trial jury, upon
instruction of the court, returned YER
dict of mot guilty This exoneration
should be and doubtless would be salts
factory to any man not candidate and
not inclined to make capital over an un-
fortunate affair which every good and
self-respecting man would regret and
deplore.
And in this controversy there has
been involved a priest, Father Holt
greve, who in friendly spirit requested
information of Candidate Sanders as to
reports and rumors which had reached
him. In this request or inquiry only one
of four, s'the alleged MURDER" received
consideration, and this one was referred
to the Archbishop, designedly to secure
the disciplining of Father Holtgreve.
What Of the three unanswered ques-
tons which Candidate Sanders pock-
eted? Why were not these three given
publicity as was the '.libelous charge OF
MURDER detailed in pamphlet of six
teen pages, which was made clear by
Mr.. Caffery in signed article covering
the space Of one-third of newspaper
column?
Why should not Sanders silence his
enemies by connecting the naked facts
with these three unanswered queries?
Perhaps later in the campaign some
explanation may be given the public.
We repeat: At times The Caucasian
is almost moved by sense of pity for
man, = candidate for Governor Of a
great State, who when confronted with
facts, must plead extenuation or defense
in Sanders being slandered. And the
list of so-called SANDERS is frightening,
and the end is not yet.
What Of Sanders connection with
Danziger's famous automobile ride when
railroad trains were held, at The request
Of Candidate Sanders, to enable him to
Be at the Marthaville meeting on time ?
s Is that SANDER. and is it SANDER to
intimate, OF to say, that the railroads
which do not usually grant such extra
ordinary favors. may not expect and will
not demand some consideration at the
hands Of Candidate Sanders if he were
to be nominated and elected Governor Of
Louisiana Is i SANDER to say that
the ladies Of St. Mary parish, who
should know Sanders well, have organ
i1ed u secure his defeatl Strange,
slar. that the e11lanf son Of St.
/. al4 a 8 redised. Is this