The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-08-31
A FUSION OF REPUBLICANS.

partisan wedlock on the 9th. The
ticket, as now arranged, stands thus:
Governor, w. p. Kellogg;
Lit. Governor, G. G. Antoine (col:);
Sec'y ofState, p. G. Deslonde (col.);
Attorney General, A. p. Field;
Auditor, Chas. Clinton
Sup. Pub. Ed, w. G. Brown (col.);
Congress at Large, p. b. S. Pinch
back {col.)
In the swake' held to consummate
these nuptials, a humber Of beaux were
famed for life, and sent to the hospital
for attention. OF these we mention
Blackburn, Heating, Lewis, Blandin,
Dibble and Londe.
The retention of Senator X clog. and
little Caesar Antoine upon tho ticket, it
would seem to us, leaves the ticket Of
fensive still to those Republicans who
denounced the manner of nominating
candidates at Baton Rouge, and have,
with many good reasons, decried the
practice of passing by Republicans of
long residence in the State and promot-
ing those who came here to get office,
and have devoted their talent, time
and means to securing an asccntiancy,
by the aid of position, over their broth
rem who are in a measure native to the
soil. The ratification of the nominal
tions Of Kellogg and Antoine by the
Pinchback committee in no way re-
lieves the Baton Rouge Convention of
the charges Of fraud, dictation and
bribery SO freely made, and with good
show of cause, against the dominant
faction in that body. The mere fact of
acquiescence, at this stage Of the cam
vass, in these frauds, and submission
to this dictation, does not in the least
alter the facts, or do away with the
wrongs done Billings, Marye, Ray and
Others at Baton Rouge. In fact, Kel-
logg's supporters, by the insignificance
of the changes conceded to Pinchback
and his allies, really appear to have
aggravated their offense; because, they
have retained all the higher offices, and
have employed the forms of regular
nominations to force the dissenters not
only to accept secondary positions, but
also to Justify and approve the fraudu-
lent means used to put them down.
And this view of the case becomes
stronger, and its features more repel-
liant to the Pinchback crowd, when we
give its proper weight to the fact that
the opponents of kellogg certainly had
the majority of supporters in the State.
The superiority of the Customhouse
tactics--their success in the policy of
dictation to the recalcitrant tribes--has
been made more apparent in their last
successful maneuver than in anything
done heretofore, not excepting the use
of Gatlin guns on the 9th of August,
1871. 1t has been made equally clear
that Pinchback has betrayed the freed
men.
The ticket, as now presented, but for
the gravity of the occasion and the
characterpf the results contingent upon
its success, would be an appropriate
theme for ridicuIe and laughter. With
the exception of kellogg, and possibly
Col. Field, the candidates of the Radi-
calls are not worthy to be thought of in
connection with the exalted places to
which they aspire. And even Mr..
Kellogg's claims to the office of Gov
ernor are not such as can pass current
with those who regard that position us
one to be conferred only on men of ca
pacity and true representatives of their
people. Mr.. Kellogg isa stranger in the
State, and Il chronic oftice-secker. Per-
sonally, we may pay him the compli-
tnent of possessing n larger share of our
esteem than my of the ''immigrant
train' belonging to his party; but he is
totally lacking iii identity with the
people over whom no ;.spircs to rule,
and has been i'll politics "a free ruucr''
nnd tho exponent of ideas which have
well nigh ruined the State. How di-
minutive docs such II man appear, in
the claims he urges, when compared
with John McEnery, who has been
reared among It's, knows our WAYS and
our wants, has devoted years to the
study Of orr laws, and whose whole