The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-10-01
"Blessed Charity"
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ploN HYPOCRlTE.

pe,bans the community was never til
,,,e electrified than it was last even
n.y. when the Herald published the al
acts in regard to that magnificent DO 6,
,,tion Of Kelloeg's $1,000 to the
Shreveport sufferers. Some people is
there were who thought the man, Y
while equal to almost any political
trickery, however disreputable, would h
finch from attempting so bold fra"d, y
50 infinite piece Of litt'eness as to
to himself the credit for a do Q
nation of money which was not bis to c
give, but which belonged 20 the State
They thought that the man had poss' {
bly been maligued by his political en-
emies and that lie was like the Devil
in not being quite as bad as lie Is
painted.
But the publication of that dispatch
Just upset aud forever ba"'s''ed any
lingering faith. even the few lnd'vld-
nails above mentioned entertained for
him. Some Of Kelloss's friends, !. O.,
; his appointees to Office, clustered con-
siderably and sworc ''it was all a hef,
aid fabrication" that g" h 9 Herald
would he compelled to take it back
etc.. etc. Now, the Herald does not
: n,onose to take it back; on the con-
S traly. we ,eatfirm, with emphasis, our
nreylous statement, and we challenge
l. contradiction.
We dare Mr.. Clarke, the Governors
!, Secretary, to declare over his s'san-
, 'ture that dispatch, the purp"ft Oh
- which is as follows, was not received
:, by him:
Is ..M,le on, warrant Oil the contln,
IN oonI cuud. nci linton 10 audi, ii, ana
,o johnson. Il. Folger's once, 10 vas" A.
= pay 10 HE Towards. Tell Tue he"sl"
III pers."
IT, Is that plain enonSh!
~ We have no special admiration +"
Mr.. Kellogg; we have never laid c'''"
TO any. but we would not willingly o
NC uuknowingly malisu him. This is SIM
as u,y matter of fact, as MI. Gra"dsr"
M would say, and We have no desire TO &c
ar. nance about il, OF to embeilish 1t
re- any way whatever. 1t is an act VINO
Of stands out in its repuIsive n'kedoes
20. 70 shock tho sensibilities Of all h"no'
The o,able and decent men-an act WHO
ms for low cunning and deceit: has ue'
been surpassed, if equaled.
100 Let Us look at the matter for nj
''S ment, Some time since Mr.. he'loe
for political effect, was des'lous
81 making donation OF the Peop'
rec money to the Howard Association U
Fair that body, after considering the |"
ions fer, concluded that it could not acct
such donation, aud declined it.
the Kellogg goes away-the fever
dred Shreveport breaks out and pretty sc
enty the following dispatch is published
ding the papers here as having been rece
III Il ell by the Governors secretary:
lnies. CHICAGO, ILL,
ssful Sept. 16, 1877
may Fl. Conquest Clarke, Governors Priv
some Secretary:
sue Paw for me $1,000 for the relief of
three sick ut shreveport. A">'se "n
.eath. IRE n'eH' ~ L tnr Ie,ve for New \
the lfO-nio.lt, Back as soon as possio'e.
hand. WM. Z. KELLoG
I, On it's face this looked very hs
ent. some, and even his enemies were h
to say, ':WelI that is not bad for
logg. the fellow has some feeling
hen a bow.' 1t was so entirely unlike
ge by loer. however-it is SO entirely col
Sam, dicted, and gave the lie to all his
N the yious actions-that those who
ond the man best found it extremely
.o,,or cult to understand, until the d
turned calcium light upon the N
Yesterday, when there was &c
n"P cuffaw, succeeded by a universal
couio gust for the ineffable meapness al
on DIS pocrisy of the man who is pinn
rms to unfortunate Louisiana for some
I'd at it at least as fast as bayonets ca
turned him.