New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14
THE NEW GOVERNOR,


peace comes to our long suffering and
greatly distressed people with the install
lation of Governor Kellogg. If this bright
prospect should become clouded and fade
away, on tho people themselves Will rest
the responsibility. The hopes, purposes
and expectations of Governor Kellogg
are well and tersely told IN his
inaugural message, which should be
carefully pondered AS the utterances
of a thoroughly earnest, honest, capable
man, whose determination Of purpose
| will bring us the fullest fruition Of our
| demands for reform and good government,
provided those most interested do not
allow their unreasoning prejudices to bind
his hands and build up obstacles in his
patb. In the vast concourSe which
| thronged the State House yesterday, and
| in the enthusiasm which greeted the pa
triotic purposes enunciated in his address,
we believe are to be found fair promises of
this highly requisite popular sympathy
and support. We sincerely hope the
wiles and arts of aspiring demagogues
will not prevail to destroy it.
We can safely promise to the new ad-
ministration the fullest cooperation of
every Republican. The necessity for a
wise and economical government is firmly
impressed upon the party, and the Gov
errors pledges in this direction will be
universally sustained by those who are
called upon to assist him in official ca
pacities. Being in accord and high favor
with the national government, too, will
bring material aid to this administration,
and eventually secure for us much needed
works Of public improvement.
In the work of assisting the new Gov
ernor to build up the dropping interests
of Louisiana, we also ask the aid of good
citizens of other political faiths. Those
who are III the habit of reasoning from
patriotic standpoint, who are not bound
by partisan trammels, or by compacts for
personal interest. will gladly avail them
selves of the means now offered to
strengthen the hands of the State admin
istration. There are those i'll this State
who have never heretofore co-operated
with the Republicans, but who sincerely
desire the public prosperity, and are not
welded to names of parties nor to indi-
vidual leaders as means to accomplish
their objects. They are not what is known
as party men; that is, they do not subor
dinate the interests of the State to those
of party, but believe that the public
good is the highest object Of statesman
ship. Such men will find in Governor
Kellogg sincere and potent co-operator
in every good work. And they may come
forward with the utmost confidence that
their suggestions and counsels will receive
all the weight which the magnitude Of the
issues involved demands. We have the
most cheering assurances that the people
hail the Inauguration of the new Governor
as the beginning of new and better
political policy in this State: that the old
heretofore existing between
the government and the people will be
reconciled, and that our future differences
(for we can not expect thinking men to be
all of one mind on every question: will
be limited to rivalry as to who shall do
the most for the public at the least posse
BILE expense. In fact, in every respect the
outlook is fair for Louisiana, and we feel
hopeful that this bright prospect will be
entirely realized. 1