The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-22

Gently nominated by the Demo-
Gratis of that district over Senator
Caspari, of Natchlthches, has writ
ten the following characteristic
letter to Lieut.. Gov. j. Y. Sanders,
the late Democratic nominee for
governor, viz:
/. Dear Sir = From the congratu-
lations you are getting, one would
be inclined to believe that such
aattery would spoil an ordinary
man. Now, if you will listen to
one word from me, who did not
support you, and will not now, lex
cept as far as the primary pledge
goes), until you put yourself on
record as the peoples friend.
This one issue i'll the State pos
sibly excepting prohibition, and II
may, and | trust will lead to prolii-
bition) is the future gambling bus.
mess in farm products AS carrieo
ON now legally(?) in the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange in cotton.
/ made my campaign on this
plank, and fought you to finish,
and vas elected by Sanders votes,
If you please. That is, the WIKI
inson vote III large numbers voteu
for my opponents upon parish lines
and other Issues; but the vote thai
elected me, after counting man.
Wilkinson personal friends, was
the Sanders vote in Red River anti
Natchitoches parishes.
A carload of literature 10000
ponnds) would not, has mol, anu
could not explain all of this issue,
because it has been foremost be-
fore the American people since
Senator, now U. S. Judge, T.. ID.
White made his speech, July 2lsi
aud I'D, years ago, III the United
States SeHate on this question. H.
deed, [ am told that it was this
speech which caused Mr.. Cleveland
To appoint him Oh the Supreme
bench. So of course l do not in
TEND to discuss this proposition
very far. You understand it, Oh
ought to, possibly better than /
10. The idea is, that we give you
fair warning now, while the iron is
hot, that you will have to face this
issue in making the history of your
coming administration. The bills
are already drawn, and will be in
troduced early in the first sessions
of the legislature. Ii you opened
your mouth on this the greatest is
sue in this State In the late cam
paign, L did not hear of it.
| would have had you called out
on it, but for the fact that / could
mot, after the strongest personal
appeals, get either Gen. Jastremski
or Col. Wilkinson to agree to take
the initiative, aud / did not wish
to embarrass them. Had you ta-
ken it, you would have almost
persuaded me to be a Christian :"
But l noted the company you were
keeping, and who your vice presi-
dents were, and that settled it with
me. Now, these "option" aud ''fu-
ture" people are batting their
hooks for you, aud they will get
you if possible, as 'sure as water
runs aud grass grows"
You will note that Mississippi
came into line the other day, aud
that now poor old lottery-ridden,
boss ridden, Niger ridden, but
thank God, now primary election
triumphant Louisiana, and little
Tennessee, ale the only two South
ern States which are now being
held out against all their sister
Southern States on the PROPOSE
ton. If we pass this bill, will you
veto it? If you will, we would
like to know it, because then we
would like to work for a two-thirds
vote. Forewarned is forearmed.
You will find that the gamblers
will try to amend this bill so as to
kill the effect of it, just as they did
the Railroad Commission bill, and
thereby fool the people. They
may do it this time, which every
lawyer in this State. including
yourself, understands, but If they
do you will all hide your heads in
the next election in this State, or
you will get them shot off (pollti-
cally), for the farmer and the plan
ter are now through the primary