The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-14
Warmoth's Designs.
From the New Orleans Bulletin.


ing between thc Governor and the An
ditor, to tle Intelligent, rejecting citi.
zen the question arises, "What ara the
designs of Warmoth II, this contest ~
'Does he honestly seek the public well
fare by the course he il pursuing ~
| Let us see.
II Warmotll really desires the public
welfare, and, as he alleges, desires to
prevent further frauds on the treasury.
why did heswait 30 long before taking
the necessary steps He saws he
knew OF this transaction on the 9th of
January, Through Senator Lynch, who
Immediately informed him of the fact
when discovered. The Legislature was
then in session, having convened on
fore.
Here, then, the whole session of the
Legislature was allowed to pass, and
no steps we're taken to lay this matter
of grave public interest before the. only
tribunal in the State that is competent
to examine into it. How does War
moth explain away this culpableg neg
iect OF duty on his partf At this late
day ne comes out with the plea of
"public necessity" How is it that
public necessity" did not move him
before He leaves an officer that he
claims to have discovered attempting
TO rob the State in fun and Quiet nos.
session of his office, with every oppOr-
.tunity to commit fourfold depredations
on the public treasury, and calmly al
lows him to go ON TIL the Leqisl1ture
adourns. Then he suddenly wakes
up to the public necessity'' of pr0.
tecting the State. .
Senator Lynch attempts to screen
himself and the Governor from respou-
slolilty by saving that he feared the
public credit" would suffer by an ex-
position of these official irregularities.
DO these men expect such stuff to he
compiacently swallowed by the tax
payers Of this State4 "Public creditn
and public necessity,' will not serve
as subterfnges behind which to conceal
their own crimes as freely charged by
public rumor in connection with the
levee land swindle, nor will they serve
to mask the deep designs which are
charged upon these twin carpet. bag.
gers. The people of this State want
some better excuse than those alleged.
These officials must come into c0urt
with clean hands before they can elicit
public sympathy in their evident de-
sign of wreaking personal revenge on |
one OF their number who happens to
be obnoxious and lntractable to them. |
But why does the Governor refuse |
30 persistently to take strictly legal |
course in this matterf Why did he |
not lay this matter promptly before the |
Legislature and have the Auditor re-
moved, If guiltyf We fear this is a
lard question for Warmoth to answer
satisfac torily to this community. Why \
lfoes he not a0U convoke the Lecisla-
ture aud have the Auditors case exam
med He must know that this is tie
only proper course by which he can
attain his desired Obiect-tle removal +
" Wickliffe. But instead Of pursuing
his ia s.:!, practical and straightfor-
ward, honest coarse, he presnmes to
AXE the law in his own lends, and
f!ect high public officer in the face Of
he Constitution, and all law. He sets
.side and refuses to acknowledge the
1ower of the Legislature refuses to
.bey the orders of the judiciary, and
,hus at one fell sweep tramples in the
lust the other departments of the gov
486tt &Es 90 s0f} |,
The Governor, we think, is afraid to
.OnvOke the Legislature. His own Of
icial head wonld thereby be endanger-
ID. impeachment might follow as a
Of his bold defiance of the
aw and the prostitution of his office to
gain.
Another pertinent question presents
tself. What right or authority had
Varmoth to go into the Auditors Office,
!ndo the seals that had been placed on
he safe containing the records of tho S
'ffice and examine the books7 Does ,
NY one know that those books have ,
lot been. tempered with = Wickliffe
sserts that there was a large amount
4 valuable property LETT in his office. I
las the public any guaranty that hon
sty has governed Warmoth in all
liese secret rumagiDgs among the au- ,
itorial papersY Has the public any
that no more crimes have $
cen committed under the gArb of JUS t
ice? 1ses 4lss:. ~ 'i,l7
1t is said that the Governors aim is n
0 obtain control of the State Treasury,
t the removal of Wickliffe can be eff. /.
ected, DR.. Southworth is to ELL, the
-uditOr's Office. The relationship be-
ween these parties is very intimate,
nd there will be no clashing in the '
of the State DEPART I
rents. fEf1
We think, however, the safety of the !
'easury would be better secured by n
'me such enmity as at present exists t
etween Warmoth and Wickliffe, as r
ley would constantly be watching t
ach other. Under these circnmstan. t
IS Wickliffe is by far the best man to .
9 Auditor, and he should be restored, \
II the purpose of Watching and expos :
g the conduct of the Governor. i,
The plot thickens, the Governors Z
lends charge that sundry other true l
Ills for bribery, extOrtion, etc., will
found against Wickliffe, and. the .
lends of the latter charge that the
Overnor considers certain grapes
,yODd his reach very Sour
'ickliffe threatens to prove five cases
corruption on the part of Warmoth
r every one that Warm0th proves on '
m; and if Dame Rumor is correct
ere will be some rich, though DANA I
ng, revelations made, affecting even
Q highest robes of the judicial ermine.
,rtain checks are known of, warrants
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