The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-10-26
THE GOYERNORSHIP.

none of US before have heard of the
gravity of this crisis. A great
many people have for some time
past been seeking to organize an
opposition to Gov. Fosters nomin-
alton for reelection but that OPP
position has been chiefly based on
dissatisfaction with some of his ap-
pointments, and not on the assump-
ton that the State is in the throes
Of dissolution.
We do not know on what
grounds the opposition will at
tempt to assault Gov. Foster. The
report, at one time generally be-
lieved, that he had entered into a
combine to turn over this city for
four years longer to the Ring, that
has SO abused its own interests, has
been dissipated, and there is no
doubt that the Goevrnor will use all
his power and influence to secure a
good and efficient government for
this city. Under his administration
the finances Of the State have b. en-
admirably managed the revenues
increased part of the debt retired,
and all the public institutions of the
State improved in their condition,
and some them Of enlarged. In
deed, Gov. Fo ster's administration
has been closely identified with the
prosperity and progress Of the State,
gressive adm inistration it is alb
sOlutely unassailable.
We are quite moved by the elo-
quent appeal Of Judge Gunby to the
opposition to Foster to rally around
the standard of Judge McEnery and
save the State. Our emotions are
especially excited by the fact that
the judge has done his level best tc
precipltate any crisis il the fate of
the Democratic party that may lie
really impending. But we are not
trustful of the Monroe CassanLra
We rem ember that three years ago
she lifted up her voice in prophecy
and woe throughout North Louis
lana, predicting the ruin. misery
and debauchcry that would surely
flow from the election Of Judge
McEnery over NJ. J. Foster; while
she threatened n case such a ca
lainity should befall Louisiana to do
i decd that would, had SIC perfect
ed it, have caused her to be hanged
long since for infanticide. We sim
ccrely hope the able editor Of the
Bulletin will keep his shirt Oh and
not let his patriotic feelings get the !
better OF his sounder judgment.
In this campaign We want no vitu- !
peratiOn, no murder. no bloodshed. |
We want only results that will per-
petuate the power Of the Democrat
ic party in Louisiana and bring
about thorough reform in our
government, and these !
attained by the reelection of Gov
Foster.
For Judge McEnery we have the
protoundest respect. He is our
personal and political friend, and
has been for nearly twenty years.
II AL he not SO persistently and
positively declined to be a candi-
late in this campaign it would have
given us pleasure to support him.
But his deClinatiOn was SO emphatic
hat many of his friends thought
proper to make other alliances and
pledges; and in all honor they are
pound and will resolutely stand to
heir obligations thus assumed.
Judge NcEnery would make, as he
las made before, wise and able
chief Executive Of the State. But
We have the fruits of Gov. Fosters
administration before our eyes, and
hey seem to us to be entirely good.
nd we see no reason why he should
lot be trusted by the Democracy of
his State, which he has SO faithful
y served in a great crisis of it's fate
ess than two years ago with another
erm of Office Nothing can be
aid of the Democracy Of any man
n Louisiana, or of the fidelity of
ny man in Louisiana to the trust
ontided to him, that cannot be