The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1908-01-11
THE ISSUES DISCUSSED
CONGRESSMAN BROUSSARD AND
DON. CAFFERY ALSO SPEAK.
INTERESTING LIVE POINTS ARE
DELINEATED UPON BY GUBER-
NATORIAL CANDIDATE-MUSlC,
INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL.

Alexandria, La, tFriday) -
large audience gathered in the Rap
des theater TO hear Col. Theodore s
Wilkinson. candidate for governor
and Hon. Z, +. Broussard and Don
Caffery.
Music was furnished for the oc
casiOn by the Alexandria Progressiv,
League Band.
The stage, was decorated with nu
merous potted plants and palmettoes
with bunting Of the national colors
draped overhead.
Colonel Wilkinson was given an
ovation when he entered, and when
he had concluded his speech he was
presented with beautiful bouquet
OF flowers b. Mrs W. B. Turner, in
the name OF the Ladies' Wilkinson
Club.
Judge Blackman Presided.
Judge W. +. Blackman presided at
the meeting, and introduced the
speakers.
The secretary Of the Wilkinson
Club, Mr.. L. M. Wade, read the list
Of vice-presidents, 100 in number.
Mr.. Wilkinson said in part: a
Il have been under some apparent
Disadvantages in entering this cam
paign. Being out of public life a
long time, ] have not had as large
an acquaintance as my opponent has.
but ] believe this deficit has been
cured by going before the people in
almost every section of the State to
discuss before them the issues OF the
campaign. ~
Newspaper Support. oe
Neither have had quite as much
nswspaper support as my noted ad
versary. One newspaper that has d
considerable circulation in this
valley has told about the frequent
frosts encountered in the political
gatherings where I5have lately, been.
These frosts may be something like
those which arc said to 5ripen the
sugar cane. A few more like them
will. ! am sure. help rto bring my
success: to, maturity. One frost to
cause did occur some time . ago in
banking circles in, the town Of eeAlexc
, andria.i by strange coincidence
the frost occurred soon after, the visit
Of that Igreat financieHo Mr. Solomon
wexler. Of the city Of sNev Orleans.
Somehow ! satheroo feel.it' mark 81
, honor othat ! should sfsceive the disap-
probation - those papers which have
teen 50 fullsof false statements about
myselfe y 80 9 :,ass .os', = .:es
Anothe<' disadvantage that he la.
bored ,lndes. ne said, ,oin the opinion
d few peoples 'sas the fact that he
yas nos ; 3awyes. He. then paidsS a
tribute 70 she profession OF the law,
but Sexcepted srom his esteem that
Branch 0of eehe' profession which was
bractices .. the : POLITICAL lawyers
which class often obtained rich and
powerful clients :. as. . virtual! pre-
requisite - che holding Of ohigh OF
~. ffs eheA went very briefly into
= record q public positions he had
held. and the appreciation that ne
Aad received by Democratic aut8ort-
~ IN years Sons BY. With approyal
- felt that he could we'll afford %
pay little heed to the attacks Of an /
Interested adversary q !
His Position. % % !
he then summarized briefly the
Doaltions he had assumed On other is
80 OF the dap particularly those in
voiving the reduction OF taxation, the
sStorms In the method OF safeguard !
~ the State taxes and in the award /
ns OF the State deposits to the high
responsible bidder, showing how
see accomplishment OF this last re-
@Nwould not only save large sums
Oucy IOr the State, but would
biargely relieve the State politics
uo0 the attempted domination OF the
oasy power. He then went into
- elaborate discussion of his oppo-
neats stand on the subject of the
.sse debt. the attempted payment
which at this time he deemed to
preposterous in the extreme.
Alleged Nisstatements.
speaker stated that his OPP
At had lately. here and else
- made willful misstatemsnts
himself. He went into some
Y % some Of these misstatements
nsationed specifically a large
Il of them. Among other mis-
neats he referred to attacks on
- As opponent in New Orleans
snvhere concerning a political
- had in that city with a
ealfician Of New Orleans. The
eooted from speech he had
ivered in New Orleans |,
- falaty Of the salient por-