Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-02
Views Of q Large Planter.

| Views OF q Large Planter.
HIS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING KEEL
n Lo00-wHAT HE THINKS OF WAR
MOTH AND HIS TAx.GATHERERs.
/ To the Editor Of the National Republican:
| Allow me to trouble you with an
other short article expressive of my
views aud wishes On the subject of the
approaching election. 1 have no doubt
i with fair election, that Grant will be
elected President and Kellogg Cover.
ner by large majority. / am candid
ia believing it would be most unfortu.
nate for Louisiana should Mr.. Kellogg
be defeated. l think he can, and will,
II elected do more tor us in the next
four years than any nan in the State.
He is a sober man, a statesman, aud a
gentleman He cOmprehends our stu.
alton fully and understands the rene.
dy, and Notwithstanding he is Grant
man and sound Republican (Which
some of our people object toy, lie pos
sesses too high a degree of intelligence,
honesty and craftsmanship to be
swerved or influenced by petty party
prejudice. Mr.. Kellogg can do more
to unite the honesty, good citizens and
the Legislature of Louisiana of all par
ties in sound, honest and healthy
State policy than any man in the State
"a policy that will redeem the State
and also the Republican party. He is
rs conscious of the fact as any other
man, that the Republican party has
been degraded and made OdiOus by its
pretended friends in the State-I mean
the Legislature and State Administra-
tors for the part several years
If we elect q Governor opposed to
the National Administration and TO
the Republican party of our own State,
what will be the result The Legisla
ture will jangle and QUARREL, spend
the peoples money, and do nothing
that will materially benefit US, or they
will do as some Of our past legislators
have done-unite and rob the State,
and see who can make the most
money out OF it, l do hope that the
taxpayers and honest citizens of the
State will not be blind to their in.
terest of the State on election day.
We have q hoard OF would-be good
honest citizens, il there we're no
fraudulent bonds to be paid, and no
fat offices, such as tax collectors, To
be filed. Those we do not expect 10
vote Kellogg, they are with Warmoth-
the man who beat Pinchback I'm
recent railroad race, and by the
wonderful feat prevented the repeal Of
certain obnoxious laws, which repeal,
ten months ago, was desired and
asked for by most Of our public jour
mails and every honest aud good citizen !.
bat, strange and mysterious as u may I
seem, some OF the people and certain I
Of the public journals that demanded /,
the repeal OF those laws nov tell u
rhat We are under lasting obligations !.
to Gov. Warmoth Tor beating Finch /
back and preventing the bills from 1
being signcd-strange consistency. I
that can only he accented for ca the 4
grounds Of great want of moral 4
honesty on the part Of those enter /
tainlug such sentiments, when ! think I
of the Registration act, the PTiBtIag
act, the Consiabulary act and tis~ Tax
law. and many other acts equally OPP
pressink and unjust. and Especially
The act allowing the tax coll--iors ,
equal IN soine OF the i
parishes OF the State Ia the Presidents /
salary, remembering at the same time
that these collectors arr appointecs OF
Gov. Warmoth, and in more than nine
cases out OF ten they had no claims on
the people, and IN very many INSTANCES
were not citizens until they acre -eHi
10 the parishes by tlr Governor to
i've in luxury and make fortunes in
two aud three years collecting taxes.
while the tax payers and citizens Who
had a right To the Offices OF the STATE.
aud would have h-en glad 10 Esakc
the collections for one -tebfhs. v..r
overlooked and oppressed, asd a, 70
same time, in n majority Of eas.s werr
unable TO realize a plain living ior
themselves aud families from the pro
ducts Of their farms-when I think "i
such oppression and injustice as this.
beyond forbearanee, imposed on our
people and State by Governor War
moth and the Legislature ! confess
that IL brings me under obligations 81
. very unpleasant eharoctss, sHeh a. !
will Ieyer forget. Il