The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-10
THE TRUE RECORD
OF A CONTROVERSY
Statement Of DR.. Smith Untrue
and Does Mr.. Sanders Gross
Injustice.

Wlnnuelu In July, NC saius III ehe
course of his speech, that he had
assisted 10 the passage of House
Bill No. AZ, by Mr.. Pearce. at the
regular secession of 1906, a bill
which prohibited the soliciting,
by agents or drummers. of liquor
business in prohibition parishes.
The Conflict, edited by DR.. S.
A. Smith, President of the Anti
Saloon League of the State, in
its September issue. had an
editorial in which it severely
criticized Mr.. Sanders for this
statement and stated that
this statement of Mr.. Sanders
was stupendous. colossal and
monumental lie. This article was
written by DR.. Smith himself.
Sometime since the statement,
the following were secured by
friends of Mr.. Sanders. which
explain themselves, and which
show that the statement made by
Mr.. Sanders, which explain them
selves, and which show that the
statement made by Mr.. Sanders
in his Winfield speech is borne
out by the record.
Baton Rouge, La, Nov. IA. 1907.
During the closing days of the
session of 1906, we were present
talking to Lieutenant Governor
Sanders, in the Lieutenant Gov
ernor's room, which was then
located in the Federal Building in
the city of Baton Rouge, where
the Senate was then meeting, ow-
ing TO the fire that had taken
place at the Capitol. when DIR.
Smith, President of the Anti
Saloon League of Louisiana,
walked in and, after greeting us
ell, be turned to Mr.. Sanders and
thanked him for his services in
the General Assembly, which was
then closing.
In our presence DR.. Smith tod
Mr.. Sanders that he was under
many obligations to hum for hav-
ing so materially assisted in the
passage of a great many bills that
he, DIR. Smith, was interested in,
and particularly in the passage of
House Bill AZ by Mr.. Pearce,
which bill prohibited drummers
from soliciting liquor business in
prohibition Parishes, wards and
municipalities. DIR. Smith fur
Their told Mr.. Sanders, in our pre-
sence at this time, that it would
be . pleasure for him to bear
testimony to the people of Louisi-
ana on the correct stand taken on
these measures by Mr.. Sanders.
and he assured Mr.. Sanders that
he, DR.. Smith, not only appre-
ciated the services rendered to his
cause by Mr.. Sanders. bit that
he would take pleasure in letting
all the people of Louisiana know
that Mr.. Sanders has been of
great assistance to him and to his
cause during the entire session of
1906.
WILSON I. PETERMAN.
Seaator from Eleventh Senatorial
District, p. D. address Frank
lin, La.
PHILIP HI. GILBERT.
Secretary of the Senate, p. O..
address Napoleonville, La.
Baton Rouge, La, Nov. ID. 1907.
Ivoted for House Bill AZ by
Dir. Pearce of Lincoln, in the re-
gular session of 1906 of the Con-
eral Assembly of Louisiana. Be-
fore doing so 1 discussed the bill
with NV friend and fellow-towns-
ma, lieutenant Governor Sand
ers. Mr. SANDERS told me that,
n his opinion, the bill was q good
bill and had a worthy object in
view, and be requested thai ] give
the bill my support, if 1 could
consistently do SO. / know.
therefore. that Mr.. Sanders did
approve of this bill. endorsed its
principles and helped pas it.