The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-12-08

"You should have been at Baton
Rouge and witnessed the scenes attend
ing the special session, but more par
ticularly connected with the election of
Judge Thornton for the United States
Senate" said friend of the Caucasian
who had witnessed the melee between
the Governor of the State and the rep
resentatives of the people. 1t was re
minder of the days of Bill Harper when
he ruled the niggers with an iron hand.
'You may recall" said this friend,
"the troublesome days of the lottery
when two wings of the party were in
session at the State capital, but what oc-
Cured then was mild, and as my land
lady would say, was as soup without the
proper seasoning. My landlady has al
ways been boastful of her soups and has
the right to be, since she can dish out
to her boarders the best soups ever
served in this world
Sanders was the master, and ] was
amazed, may say bewildered at the
subserviency of men, representatives Oh
the people, so-called, handled by his
henchnen.
whenever one supposed to be re-
calcitrant and was about ready to capt.
ulate to the insurgents he was seizee
by the arm and with words more force
full than polite or elegant, he was hus-
tied into the presence of the Governor
where many were already eorraled, and
he was Strengthened out in a vocabulary
most direct and no less significant.
ct was evident from observation thai
the majority of the General Assembly
were ready to dance attendance to ev.
cry wish and demand of the Governor
and these dare not disobey or rebel.
Il heard a little weakened, dried ur
little Frenchman from one of the lower
parishes reprinanding his representa-
tive. This man, if small of stature, is
spunky and loud tallSer. Why didn't
you vote last night for a primary cleo.
ton when the vote was taken? Who dc
you represent? Are you owned bod,
and soul by Sanders? The people Of
your district in good numbers are here
to demand that you shall go straight, yef
find you are too crooked to ge
straight. | repeat, Sanders has got you
soul and body, and you know it. Nevei
mind, you will never come again T.
Baton Rouge to misrepresent our peo
pie
This is only one of many instances
when the representatives were upbraidec
openly and charged with disloyalty t
their constituents, but these men bound
by pledges to Sanders were immovable
"The political atmosphere of Louis
lana must be clarified said the I'll
Caucasian's friend 1T is rotten. A
one of your citizens would say, to-
many of our representatives have sol,
out to Sanders for a mess of potash
1T is surprising how little politica
crumb will lead some men astray and t,
being disloyal to the people.
did you read Thomas speech7
was great. So was Leon Smiths, bu
Wilkinson's speech was paralyzer. III
followed Thornton who had reflected o.
lhinn, and how he did fay and skin TIL
gentleman from Rapides. Wilkinson
speech was at times wreathed in circle
of FIRE. He did not rnince nor spare hi
words. His denunciation of Sander
and his methods and his system as wel
as Bossism was fierce. He had the PEG
pie with him. At times the demonstra
Ition was uproarious with enthusiasm
1 The ladies present waved their hand
kerchiefs and their hands ii approval
lTt was ! pity the press did not puhlisl