The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-02-01
Jared's Sacrifice.

Jared's Sacrifice.
From the Shreveport Journal
If there is one man in the State of Lou
isiana who has perfect right to be ''sore,'
that man is Jared Y. Sanders.
It is necessary only to call attention to a
few pages of recent Louisiana political
history in order to shcw the truth of this
assertion: Samuel Douglas McEnery,
United States Senator from Louisiana,
died while special session of the Louisi-
ana General Assembly was in progress,
and Governor Sanders was chosen to I'LL
the position. The New Orleans machine
objected to Sanders accepting the position,
for the reason that Paul NJ. Lambremont,
Lieutenant Governor, would succeed to
the Governorship and it was feared would
displace Billy Ball as Registrar of Voters
in the city of New Orleans. The Registrar
of Voters is very important position IN
the city of New Orleans, or was, until the
Good Government League took hand in
affairs, insuring a fair registration and
making the holder of the position of Reg
istrar Something of fgurehead. At any
rate, at the time of Sanders elevation to
the Senate, ''de gang" in New Orleans
considered it absolutely essential that the
present Registrar of Voters be retained in
office. and Sanders was induced to call the
Legislature again in extraordinary session
and hand back the toga. Ostensibly this
sacrifice upon the part of the Governor was
because of the desire of New Orleans to
keen him in office where he could make a
fight for the Panama Exposition; in re-
atty, the impelling motive for the renun-
citation of the Senatorship was found in the
idea that if Paul Lambremont got hold OF
the Gubernatorial office he would play
smash with the ring organization in New
Orleans.
Accordingly, therefore, Sanders decided
not to go to the Senate for time, at least
and at his behest, the mantle of the
lamented McEnery was placed about the
shoulders Of Judge Thornton of Alexan-
dria, while the Governor publicly announ-
ced that he would be a candidate for the
Senatorship at the primary which was helo
last Tuesday. In giving up the honor te
which he had been chosen by the Genera
Assembly, Governor Sanders, of course
felt absolutely secure in his position, be-
lieving he would have no trouble whatso'
ever in securing the nomination at The
hands of the people, assisted by his owl
State machine, and the city machine il
New Orleans. He had every right to ex
pect the city ring to keep the promises made
when he gave up the Senatorship in orde
; to save the scalp of the rings Registrar Q
= Voters.
But the election results show that tn
Governor not only miscalculated his coun
: try strength and the power Of his Stat
machine, but that the city machine CAV
: him the grand double cross as well. HI
: ran very poor second to Congressman
Broussard, not only in the city of New Or
. leans, but in the country districts as well
. the Third District Congressman having
y plurality of not less than 10000 votes an
J being assured of nomination in the secon
II primary to be held February 9th. J. Y
II Sanders has, because of his foolhardines
- in accepting the promises of the war
u bosses, been eliminated from public life i
Louisiana, when he might have been to
day sitting in the greatest deliberativ
body in the world, enjoying the honors an
III emoluments Of the highest office in tn
le gift of the State.
y He tied his faith to the ringsters of Ne
" Orleans, thereby insulting the honest cit
'e zenship OF the State, who, through the
~ Representatives in the General Assembl,
% had given him the high honor he asked
g their hands; when he demanded the hone
&c second time, the people arose in the
.. oI might and swept Sanders and Sanders
NJ from the political slate in Louisiana.
x All of which goes to show that Senate
ID rial toga on the shoulders is worth sever
>. similar garments that have to be secure
AZ AZ at a primary election.