The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-12
SANDERS STATEMENTS ANA
LYZED-ORIGINAL CHARGES
WERE NOT DlSPR0YEN
Regarding the Poll Tax Transaction and
Influence Exercised in Connection
With the Sheriff's Ohice-Attempt to
Evade and Becloud the Issue


Ielson Cafery has given out the follow
ing reply to the statement of DR.. ]. w
Sanders, which was published yesterday
morning in the Picayune:
Mr.. Estopinal, Mr.. Sanders campaign
manager, promised, when my speech al
Washington Artillery Hall was pub
lished, to refrte what | said with ''a,l-
thentic proofs 2
This the statement issued this morr-
ing, on behalf of Mr.. Sanders, after a
delay of twenty-five days, sgnally fails
to do.
The issues which the bulky Sanders
pamphlet attempts to becloud and e0Pde
were:
First-Was Mr.. Sanders a joint ad-
ministrator of the sheriff. office in St.
Mary in political affairs?
Second-Were poll taxes charged on
the sheritfs books to Mr.. Sanders and
his political friends, while the opposition
was subjected % the rule of no proxy
payments which was contested in the
suit of State ex rel Young VS. John B.
Sanders, Sheriff?
Upon these issues the Sanders pamph-
let contains no denial of any substantial
fact averred by me.
1t is not denied that Mr.. Sanders ap-
peared in court, by formal pleading, in
the suit of Marsh VS.. Sanders, and up
held the sheriff for refusing to let cit
izen copy the names on the bound poll
tax book, public record.
1t is not denied that Mr.. Sanders
wrote the lettersof March 20, 1902, to R.
R. Cooke, showing that he had access to
all the poll tax data he wanted, from
records in the sheriff. office which were
not public.
1t is not denied that Mr.. Sanders ap-
peared in court, by formal pleading, in
the suit of State ex rel Young VS.. San
ders, and upheld the sheriff for refusing
to permit poll tax payments by proxy.
1t is not denied that the sheriff, at the
time when the Young suit was pending,
issued 242 poll tax receipts gratis to his
| friends.
1t is not denied that on the books
there were poll tax accounts against Mr..
| J. Y. Sanders for 34S poll taxes, and
against others politically affiliated with
him-namely, Messrs. w. H. Kramer,
for 64 poll taxes; D, A. Sanders, for
1o2 poll taxes Henry Jacobs, for SS poll
taxes; and Ed Bourgeois, for 20 poll
taxes. On the contrary, Mr.. Sanders
specifically admits that he contributed
Ito the payment of poll taxes, which is
contrary to his sweeping denial at Jean
nerette
1t is not denied that Mr. Sanders
made, in the Young suit, the argument
which | have quoted from him. in which,
contemporaneously with the free distri-
button of poll tax receipts in the sher-
ifs office, he contended that poll tax
payment was not valid unless made by
the citizen himself, in person.
1t is not denied that DR.. H. J. San
ders' telegram appealing to Mr.. J. Y
Sanders for certain relief from the sher
Tiff, was received by him, nor is it denied
that Mr.. J. Y. Sanders failed to answer
this telegram.
1t is not denied that the statement O.
March 81, 1904, showing that J. Y
Sanders was charged with 348 poll taxes
was presented to J. Y Sanders and ap
proved by him, nor is it denied that th'
notations thereon are in his handwrit
ling, as Mr.. Cooke alleges. On the con
trary, the two statements produced II
my speech are reproduced identically II
the pamphlet of DIR. Wofford Sanders
Mr.. Kramer admits that the charg
against him for poll taxes is correct, an
not one of the other parties agains
/ whom poll taxes are charged, includln
III. Y. Sanders himself, has made
. signed statement denying these charge
to be correct.
1t is not denied that the statements c
, March 81, 1904 and of May I, 1904, al
. correct, nor that they were taken frol
q the sheriff's books.
, 1t is not denied that the sheriff's offlc
o. was assessed 1888 month for buylr1
the, clerks office from J. A. Loret, nt
lis it denied that J. Y. Sanders insiste
;, upon the sheriff's Office paying tn
amount because he wanted ito contr
the clerks office" as stated by M
a Cooke. 1t is merely claimed by Il
t Iclerk that he has not been controlled
d Mr.. Sanders in the discharge of any
l. his official duties, but the contrary h
lnever been asserted by anyone, nor cou