The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-01-16
MINISTER'S AND THE CAMPAIGN.
New Orleans States. |

This incident marked
the beginning of the revulsion we have
spoken Of Since that time other incidents
have served to show how the men of the
cloth in Louisiana are coming to regard
the Infamous campaign waged against Mr..
Sanders. For instance, at Sugar Town, in
Calcasieu Parish, the Baptists rendered
the use of their church building, the
weather being bad, to the Sanders commit
tee, and Mr.. Sanders spoke there. In
another town in West Louisiana he spoke
by invitation in the Methodist Church.
At Oberlin, Rev.. W. M. Fulton, an es-
teemed Baptist minister, prominently iden-
titled with the Anti-Saloon movement,
presided over the large meeting.
In his remarks Mr.. Fulton said:
"Brethren, appreciate the honor Of
presiding over this splendid meeting, and
am glad to see that SO many have come
out to attend it. If it were not for the re-
cen. IL! as and high water we should have
had still more with us to-day.
cit gives me great pleasure to introduce
to you our distinguished guest, Mr.. J. Y.
Sanders, brother who is prepared to meet
every man on the level. l want you boys
and girls especially to take good look at
him and give the closest attention to what
he has to say, for verify believe with all
my soul that he is to be our next Governor,
and honestly trust and hope that he may
be-
At Many, in Sabine Parish, Rev. John
M. Franklin made an earnest address in
behalf of Mr.. Sanders and speaking from
his personal knowledge and intimate ac-
quaintance with him he denounced the at
tacks made upon the Lieutenant Governor
and urged the people to support him. Mr.
Franklin served in the Legislature and
was member during the historic session
of 1890, when the Lottery question was
passed upon. He was poor man and yet
the Lottery did not have money enough to
buy his vote, although he could have
named his own terms and price. Mr..
Franklin voted against the Lottery and
went back home poor man, but bearing
with him the priceless treasure, good
name and a spotless reputation. He is an
honored minister of the Methodist Church,
and as leader among his people he asked
them to repudiate the Infamous methods
employed to defeat Mr.. Sanders by giving
that gentleman their support in the prima-
ries.
On Christmas Day Mr.. Sanders received
another beautiful letter from an honored
priest of the Episcopal Church, Rev. C. C.
Kramer, of New Iberia. The letter is as
follows:
New Iberia, Dec. %, 1907.
Hon. J. Y. Sanders, Franklin, La. My
Dear Sir and Friend: Permit me to send
you my earnest congratulations and best
wishes for your happiness at this time when
we commemorate the birth of Him who was
called ''The Prince of Peace" During
the past four or five months | have watched
your course as candidate for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination; first with
interest, then with sympathy, and finally
with admiration. Seldom does it fall to the
lot Of any candidate to be tried as you
have been; yet in the midst of SANDER,
vituperation and the most bitter and vio-
lent expressions of hatred, you have
deported yourself with true nobility, a
well-nigh superhuman forbearance and a
courageous manhood.
Especially do l wish to express to you
my deep regret that any of my brethren of
the clergy should so far forget the teach
ings of their Master as to to malign your
good name in the absence Of such proof as
would bring conviction to fair minded men.
A few have mistaken it as their duty to
raise their voices against you in public,
larger number have done so in private
where they could not be accountable for
their words. Frequently have regarded
it my duty to rebuke such partisan and
unfair denunciation of your character by
simply demanding substantiation and re-
liable proof.
But my dear friend, all these detractions
and attempts to undermine that which you
hold most sacred-your good name-will
simply come to naught. The people of
Louisiana are just arbitraters. They see
in you a man of ability, integrity and
righteous purpose 1t is my firm belief
that they will elect you Governor Let me,
however, say, strange as my words may
seem to be, that you will be better Gov