Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-07-17
Political Regeneracy.

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We repeat that we have ever regarded
the idea of,political regenerscy as thssyeti-
est Of hnrabngs, and we reiefate that we
have eyefslooked with a suspicious eye
nron Tie political recreant. a correspon-
dentscf The Advocate under the signature
Of Truth cites the case Of Hon. Duncan
+. Kenness, to show that we were wrong,
and places this case in juxtaposision to
that Of William s. ParLam-there is no
] analogy between Ine two cases. Mr.. Ken.
ner then ID young man not twenty-five
years Of age and just from college, was
taken up by the Democrats and elected TO
the legislature from the Parish Of Assem-
sion. Ile was thus elected without any
knowledge Of his political sentiments
further aiIanAtIlat he was opposed to a
National Bank. Elected by the Demo-
Gratis %lesfelt it TO be his duty TO represent
the political sentiment Of his constituents,
SO far az were consistent. lie did so hon.
estly arid fairly, voting with them upon
all questions which he thought right and
against them when he found, as he often
did, that he could not vote with them
without sacrificing the best interests Of
his constituents. Mis- liberal course while
a representative induced the Wings of
the District to address him q letter asking
his views upon questions which then d.
yided the :two parties-frank and open, he
replied 10 that letter in a manner so plain
that HIS politics could not be mistaken,
and the Wings who were quick to per-
ceiye The innate and acquired talent OF
Duncan F. Kenner, nominated him for
The Contention in 1914, to which he was
elected by n tremendous vote. Mr.. KEN
ner has been in political life ever since
He has ever acted as a consistent politi-
cian--is not now a rabid, but a liberal
WHICHEVER was a locofoco Of any kind
much less a "rabid locofoco," aud IL he
has beesl placed before the people az u
candidate it has been without his seeking
it, but Involuntary tribute on their part to
his answering honesty in politics as in
every thing else, and his extraordinary
taient~tI IT he is not a United Suites Sen.
ator no,S in the stead of Pierre Soule, it is
because he was incapable Of doing what
he considered TO be wrong, and in conse-
quence bf the treachery of Vim. s. Par.
ham aud others-and / if he has been before
the Legislature as a candidate for United
States Senator, it was not his own seek
ing, he was placed there by those who
believed the interests of the State would
be best conserved by his election. IF he
possesses a strong hold upon the people
aud is: brought out for Office, it is because
he has beer the reverse Of w. s. Parham.
But admit that Mr.. kenner is nh excep.
ton to our general rule, is there any gen.
eral rule without exceptions? We frank
ly admit we would prefer that Mr.. Ken
ner had not in his young days permitted
the Democrats to run him. We think he
was wrong III opposing q National Bank,
but this is now .an obsolete idea," and
when that question was removed Mr.. K.
has akcays been with us; certainly he
has never betrayed his constituents by
voting for q man opposed to them and
their interests, IN whatever station he has
been placed he has been ever true.