The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1894-04-14
Has IT COME TO THIS :

We have had occasion to mention
several times tire duplicity of the pres
ent Executive in some of his schemes
for personal promotions, aud tn regret
that he should have fallen from his
| high moral elevation down 10 the level
of John Fitzpatrick and his gang"
Us our friends. the Foslerites, formerly
branded the Mayor of New Orleans
and the McEnery people. 1t has come
| to light that Mr.. Foster has been try
ing to win over to his side Ft2 and his
following. and that for sometime con-
siderable diekering has been going on.
The Tolegraph-Builetin of Monroe,
says:
II is sail that Gov. Foster and John
Fitzpatrick have entered into an aili-
ance for tie future domination of the
politics of the State aud that the bar
caii, contains AN agreement, to better
enable them to perpetnate lheir power,
and there shall he no suffrage aud bal
lot refurm. We hesitate 20 believe
this and should lie glad to see "a denial
of the assertion from an authoritative
source.
The Louisiana Review. of New Or
leans VIII now take the stand:
While the Review is not in the posi-
ton to speak knowingly of the politi-
cal ,ieal---if there has beer one--to
which our contemporary refers, we
10 know that there is pretty widely
circulated ,umor which is believed by
quite number of people. to the effect
| that the Governor of Louisiana and
the Mayor OF New Orleans have entered
into an understanding looking to
the shaping OF political affairs in this
State for some time 10 come. 1t is
said that Governor Fosters ambition
is 10 succced himself rs governor and
step out If the gubernatorial chair into
the Senate Of the United States. whit.
the present height of our valoruus and
somewhat WHY Mayor IS to become
clief magistrate of Louisiana. Now
the knowing ones Say that i'm order
10 ..cear the track" tlie aforesaid am
Bilious gentlemen have agreed upon a
plan which. in their opinion, will land
them both II is this: Gov Foster is
to succeed himself. Mayor Fitzpatrick
having the sccopd place on the ticket.
Then when the senatorial election
takes place. Gov. Foster. having in the
mean while .'fixed, the members If the
I IL. a
.our' Fitz Governor of Louisiana!
And what next. when that scheme shall
have been consunlmafed? All, ode
boys" will have the fattest pickings
ever presented to Office holicrs in this
State. Bot will it work ont, as map
ped oiit.- supposing such thing.
which seems SO improbable. Ia he a
fact. That's the question. We believe
that when the Mayors term of office
! expires he Will be relrga,ed to the
pence and quiet Of private life. His
magni!icentl?) record as Mayor en-
titles him Il, that much consideration.
Now while these things cannot be
established by positive proof. they are
ney ertheless current rumors all over
the State and are believed by great
mass of the people. At any rate. it is
a fact that Foster has for some time
been dlckering with Fitzpatrick for the
City vnte. lie needs this city vote for
his re election; therefore. he must
make sure of Fitzpatrick. The State
at large is against Mr.. Foster. but
with the solid support of New Orlerns
he might expect to land.
Now. 10 the cultured gentleman.
whose mind is of a reflective turn, does ii
not seem disgustinsly Inconsistent that
Mr.. Foster should be in such close con-
nectiois with the very men against
whom he so recently stumped the
State and branded as the despoilers OF
Louisiana's honor? How can he re-
coacile Ls present chickering's nth bis