The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-10
GOVERNOR SANDERS
His Election Criticised CAS- an Insult to
Louisiana, to Its Laws and to Its
People,

His Election Criticised CAS- an Insult to
Louisiana, to Its Laws and to Its
People,
Timcs-Democrat July 6: "The San
ders programme was carried out yes
terday by the Legislature in every de
tail, the Governor receiving a large
majority in the House and all but one
vote in the Senate. Today the two
houses will meet together and officially
proclaim Jared 3.oung Sanders the
United States Senator from Louisiana,
to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator McEnery for Ave years.
''The expected programme went
through, and b1r Sanders ~lli now
serve Louisiana in she Omitted States
Senate for the next five years, going 90
Washington without pledge or promise,
and the voters having no knowledge OF
how he stands on any OF the greag ma
tional problems Before Congress, &x-
cept on the 8ncome tax, upon which ne
differs with 4he Democratic senator's
and the Democratic party. Gle is ghus
thoroughly independent, bound by 40
platform pledges or promises, having
refused to cake the Legislature os she
people into his confidence and retaining
the undoubted right to do as he chooses
on all questions, being lis nowise &c
sponsible to the Legislature.
"EIe has reserved for himself also
complete independence in regard to the
Governorship, and here also the orig
inal programme will be strictly carried
out. He will hold both offices, the
governorship and the senatorship, until
Congress meets in December, so as to
see that the State is in good hands, and
will arrange who shall succeed him i'll
the governorship and who hold the
other State offices.
what Governor Sanders ca5eer On
the Senate will be we can not say. He
will be the youngest senator and very
different from most of the other mem
bers of a body where xhe doctrine of
dignity and GOODNESS prevails. That he
| is a man of force and powerful speak
er none will deny, and although he is
completely out of accord with the ara
ditions of the Senate, he may make his
way there, if the names Of his election
does not injure him.
None the less, the election OF Gov
ernor Sanders in the way he was
chosen is an insult to Louisiana, 70 its
laws and to its people. as far as the
Federal government is concerned it is
legal enough; but for the State it is
tainted because it deprives the people
of Louisiana of their most cherished
right-the right to choose their own
senators. 49,"
"The fimsy excuse for violating the
law, and robbing the voters of their
rights offered by Senator Elder and
other parties to this undemocratic work
will find no echo in the hearts of the
people. The Legislature, they tell us
was not usurping powers, but acting
only in the interest of the people, tic
save them the expense and turmoil OF
a primary There are always noble
generous politicians anxious to seize al
the powers of the State, fill ali the of
fees, take all the pap, to save the voters
the worry and turmoil of primary OF
an election. Let the politicians run the
government and you will have nothing
to worry over.
"The job has been put through a:
many other political jobs before, but VIZ
have not seen the end. The insult tt
the voters has been made as offensive
as possible; the law has been violated
more openly and unbrushingly thar
ever before in any primary State. Anc
this insult and this violation ought tt
be, and will be, remembered against al
those engaged in it. g..
"If the voters propose to hold thei
power, if the primary is to be perpetu
ated, another fight must be made agains
those politicians who wish to destro,
democratic government in Louisiana
and no one can doubt how that fgh
: will end who remembers the courage
enthusiasm and success with which tn
people of this State have ever strug
| gled for popular and democratic gov
eminent"