New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-25
Carpei-baX Government Of Louisiana. aud
Carpet.baEgers.

lFrom the Cape Gi.ardeau NissoUriAn
I. has been quite fashionable, the past
eight u 0nths, for not only Democratic news
papers and Democratic leaders, but Repub-
iican senatorial tops of the Carpenter stripe
and Republican Credit Mobilier Congress
men 20 denOunce what is termed the carpet
bag government of Louisiana, and insist
upon Congress cverthrOWlng IT, and order.
ing another election, to aid McEnery and
his ring to seize upon the State government
and convert the State into a paradise of
gamblers. And all this cry OF down with
the CARPET -baggers and up with the gam
blers is made under the hypocrlrlcal pre-
tense OF subscribing the interests OF public
purity and morals.
We have no objection whatever to Demo
cratic newspapers and Democratic leaders
and senatorial tops anu Crealt Moblller
congressman pretending 70 purity OF mo-
tive and monopoly OF all the pubic vlr-
tue in the land, nor to their putting on long
faces three times per day, and. pharisee
ike. thanking God that they are not as the
Louisiana carpet-5aggers are, but we dO
decidedly object to Congress or any other
power now disturbing the Kellogg carpet
oay government. 1t is willingly acqu:esced
in by the quiet and peaceably disposed Of
al. parties, and proving adequate to the
protection OF the rights and property Of
and a spirit of hope and energy every where
manites-s itself that can not tail of advanc
ing rapidly the general prosperity and busi-
ness interests of the State. In addition to
its favorable influence upon the prosperity
and business interests OF the people. it Is
proving itself the most efficient and eco
nomical government Louisiana has had in
the past twenty years. Its overthrow be-
fore :he expiration of its legal term would
prove blunder more criminal than crime.
What Louisiana requires for her prosper
ity :s quiet and firm and upright State
administration. That she comes as near
having under Governor Kellogg as it is pos
s;b.e tor her to have under any man; much
more than she ever can have under the
gambler. McEnery. The taxes are more
promptly paid. and the State government
more promptly meets its obligations than it
has at any former period of its existence.
Not only has it provided for the payment
Of every obligation chargeable to the kei-
logg administration. but i. has paid some
S325. 900 of obligations due under the ad-
min;stration of Warmoth. Considering the
difficulties he has had to overcome, Gov.
ernor Kellogg has done better and proved
much more efficient than any Governor we
know Of; certainly thousand times more
etfcien. than our Governor Woodson. Mis-
sou,i would make a profitable bargain
csuii she exchange WoOdson for carpet
bayCe- Kellogg.
We have thus written. no. because we
are the especial friend and tavorite OF Gov.
ernor Kellogg, for we are not. We have
no favors to ask or expect Of him. and have
never made his acquaintance. We defend
him because we have an interest in common
with every other citizen OF the Mississippi
valley in the prosperity and rapid develop
ment Of the State of Louisiana. We know
the overthrow Of the Kellogg government
; would be fatal to the growth and prosperity
OF the State, and that McEnery could not
command the confidence of capitalists and
business men sufficient to make possible a
! rapid development Of the State resources.
A gambler by practice and trckster in
politics, It would be impossible. under his
administration, to save Louisiana from fall
i'm a prey to the corrupt ring that con-
troiiei the administration of Warmoth, and
made it disgrace to the American nation.
| Whatever other faults Governor Kellogg
may have. he is not surrounded by or under
bliga.ions to gambling rings.
1t is about time the denunclatlon of car
pet-baggers and carpet-bag Governors
ceased. The only hope ct the South is III
her carpet-baggers. Unframed to modern
| business pursuits, the Southern native
| everywhere locks to the carpet Dagger to
! conduct the business enterprises and works
| OF improvement necessary TO secure the
| rapid development of the vast resources Of
! that interesting aud fair portion OF country,
! and harmonic the institutions and laws
| with the spirit and tendencies of modern
! civilization and progress. Wherever the
| carpet -bagger has taken hold Of business
| and controlled the politics OF the South she
| has prospered and grown mere rapidly
| than at auy period OF her former history.
| With all the denunciations heaped upon
| Southern carpet baggers, it wouli be glo-
rious thing for each Southern State had she
J00v Yankee carpot-baggers for each one
| she now has. Then a glorious destiny in
: the future might with safety DC predicted
| fer her.
And what is true of the South IS true Of
| Cape Girardeau county and Southeast Mis-
souri,. The great need is the sharp Yankee
! carpet-bagger. Well would it be for Cape
G;rardeau county could she the coming two
years, by any possible means. induce some
tive or six thousand meddiesome, puritan.
! abolition Yankee carpethasgers to settle
| within her borders, and rule and direct her
destinies for the future. Cape Girardeau
| could then with propr:ety boast of her
! bright prospect OF becoming the future
! great manufacturing city o.. the Mississippi
| valley.