St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29
SANDERS BELIEVES
in Doing THINGS
IS that IF EOuIsIaaa's Young GoVeFnOE-From
CLERK ID Country Store, He IS
Nov j National Figure.

The National Monthly is published
1t Buffalo, New York and is recog
nized as the mouthpiece Of the
Democratic party Of the.
States. Its editor, Norman
Mack, conducted several campaigns
as chairman of the National
Democratic Committee. The paper is
a series of articles, dealing
with Democratic Governors. In it's
last issue appeared the following, con
corning Governor Jared 4. Sanders,
Of this State. The article in full is
as follows:
Governor Jared Young Sanders Of
is another prominent man
who has come up in the world through
his own efforts. He is one Of the
Youngest chief executives of any Of
the Sattes of the Union.
Governor Sanders was born near
Morgan City, st. Mary Parish, Louis
lana, January 20, 1869. His father
was Jared Young Sanders, q sugar
planter of st. Mary Parish, and his
mother Miss Bessie Wofford. When
Sanders was only a boy of
twelve years old, his father, q con-
federate veteran, died. The food of
1882 swept away the plantation on
which they resided, leaving this youth
Of twelve years at the head of a
family of eight brothers and sisters
and a widowed mother. It was nee
cessary for him to go to work, and
his occupation was a clerkship In d
country store near his home. Con-
tinuing iii his occupation for several
years, he finally entered the printery
of the st. Mary Banner, d small coun-
try weekly published at Franklin,
learned the printers trade and even
tualIy became editor Of the paper.
It was not long before he was looked
upon as one Of the ablest writer's in
the State
IN 1890, after he had become
editor of the ST. Mary Banner, he be-
Gan the study Of law and every spare
moment of his time was devoted to
his law books. This preliminary
study in the printing Office, served as
a great help to him when he matrlcn-
lated in the Tnlaue University Law
School in 1893, from which he grad
uated the following May. During
the same month he was sworn in as q
member of the bar Of Louisiana, and
few weeks after he entered into a
partnership with Nj. Placide q.
Sigur under the firm name Of Sigur
& Sanders with Offices at franklin
Louisiana. In 1896 this firm became
Sigur, Milling and Sanders, and N
January, 1900, was changed again
this time becoming Milling and SAM
ders. In July, 1900, United States
State. Senator Murphy j. Foster, who
was just retiring as Governor Of
Louisiana, became q member of
this firm, which then became Foster,
Milling and Sanders, and in February,
1901, Mr.. Emile Goudehaux was ad.
mitted to the partnership. The firm
became then Foster, Milling, Goud-
chaux & Sanders remaining thus
until January |, 1907, when Govern
or Sanders severed connection with
the co-partnership and began in the
practice Of law by himself.
Governor Sanders political career
began in 1892, when he was elected
a member Of the House of Represeu,
tatives Of the State Legislature from
st. Mary Parish. He served twelve
years in that body and during thai
time took a foremost part in all 81
its deliberations and was an acknow
lodged leader in all movements o.
Importance. His great influence ant
poWe ful eloquence we're potent fac
tors in the enactment of much Of Thu
best legislation that was passed during
that period. In 1900 he was unani
mously elected Speaker Of the Hous,
of Representatives, figuring at tina
time in what was said to be one d
the most unusual elections that hat
ever occurred in the House. Tb,
former Speaker of the House, which
had adjourned in 1898, was a membel
of the Legislature in 1900, but de
spite this fact, Governor Sanders was
given every vote on the floor, tht
Representatives in this way paying
tribute to the young man who had S,
distinguished himself in Law ant
politics. He remained as Speakel
until 1904, when he was nominated
and elected Lieutenant-G Governor
The vote given him was the larges
given to any Of the State candidates
of the Democratic primary, whicI
was the first Statewide primary eve.
held.
Governor Sanders was a foremos
member Of the Constitutional Conven
tion Of 1893, and it was largel,
through his labors that the Franchisi
Article of the Constitution was adopt
ed. This Franchise Article, with it
educational property qualifications
practically eliminated the negro i
Louisiana politics. After a strenu
GUS and memorable campaign, whicI
extended over q period Of more thai
SIX months, be was overwhelmingly
nominated in q primary by the Demo