The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-10-03
THE LOUISIANA CASE.

The affidavits furnished Kellogg ec-
a,aste, by Blanchard and other Fusion |
renegades, appear to afford the adj
herents Of the existing State govern
rnent a considerable amount Of re-as-
surance. Broad grins and smiles play
upon their features, and composure
marks their daily doings. If there be
any sshereafter," In which the Devil
shall get his due, the possibility has
disappeared under the honest disclosures
of the veracious Blanchard and his in
dustrious pals in venality. We have
have looked to see at least show Of
honest indignation, on the part of KEEL
logg's supporters, at the outrageous
frauds Blanchard swears he was guilty
Of last Fall; but we have simply
watched the signs In vain. The whole
burthen OF the song seems to begin and
end In the alleged discovery that the
Fusionists did this and did that, and
the refrain manifestly is that, Kellogg,
being In power, no matter how, must
remain I'm power.
Our impression Is that the pretended
disclosures of Blanchard amount to
nothing, as proof to establish the
election Of Kellogg, even If his aftida-
Wit be taken as wholly true. In State
election, the election returns OF the
State officers, when duly certified, are
tho best proofs Of the result Of tho cleo
ton. Whether Blanchard swears one
way, or the other, regarding these re-
turns, makes no difference as to the
issue Of Kellogg's election. II the legal
returns showed that McEnery was
elected Governor, neither Mr.. Kellogg
nor any one else can be benefited by
an ex-parte showing of fraud In the
election. But Is Mr.. Blanchard the
only witness In this matter9 That he
is ready to establish his own turpitude
is not surprising to US, who suspected
him from the beginning Gas, indeed,
some of his Republican friends did,
but is his affidavit all that the Kellogg
ties have to rely upon, when, for each
parish and district, there were local
supervisors who know moro of the cleo.
ton than Blanchard did or could, and
who will easily disprove all his charges?
And will Congress be greatly Impressed
with the oath Of man who so readily
takes up tho Bible to make oath that
he has studiously played the part Of q
william and corruptionist, whom the
presumption is that he is betraying
cause he cspouscd voluntarily In order
to make fair weather with tho Cause he
voluntarily fought against 1t?
The amount of Growing done by the
Kelloggites is not justified either by
Blanchard's status or by their own
showing of just claims. And, why are
not these claims prominently shown
and established? There arc the sworn
returns of the Lynch-Hawkins board
what use, after that, is there for Blan-
chard's testimony These returns
were said to have been made after n
due canvass ofthc several parish returns,
were sworn to and published, and the
kellogg officials installed. The affida-
Wit of Blanchard Is useless to alter,
amend or enforce the returns thus made
passed f,vorably upon tho showing of
the Lynch board, and nothing, it would
seem, was wanting to continue tho KEEL
logg usurpation in power. But, we
presume that the real strength Of KEEL
logg, rs no proposes to exert 1t, is in
procuring tho oaths of Fusion deserters
to the flaudulency of McEnery's cleo
ton. That he, Kellogg, was elected, is
not susceptible of proof. The effort
will be to show by the Blanchard fam
lily that McEnery obtained his majority
by fraud, and that, therefore, Kellogg
must have been elected. II we were to
have the management of the defense
we would consider 1t fair to swc,r eve
ry felon In the penitontiary that KEEL
logg received more fraudulent than
honest votes, and we would confidently
appeal to tho country to believe either
of the atlantis before it would Blanchard
or any man who would claim office on
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