New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-17
A REMEDY THAT Is WORSE THAN THE
DISEASE.

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DISEASE.
In politics, as in therapeutics, there is
a class Of practitioners who are ever ready
to recommend heroic treatment for all
disorders of the body polite. without
much regard to the ultimate consequences
| Such practitioners are generally Of the
amateur description, rarely, if ever, hold
| ing diplomas from any authorized source,
! and mainly rely upon the influences Of
their vague references to bring their nos
| truns to the public notice. 4 prominent
! city paper is at present engaged in the
business of consulting with the various
political quacks who have specifies to
propose for the cure Of what is called the
Louisiana case, and the consultants are
invariably ushered into notice with a
stereotyped form Of recommendation as
old people, who suppose they are very
prominent, and as their names are invari-
ably withheld, we may, fog courtesy's
sake, presume they are SO, at least among
people who look up to them.
Areporter Of our contemporary interview
ed one of these political rabbi on Monday,
and found in him very eminent political
turncoat indeed, starting out as leading
McEnery-Warmoth follower, be finally
lost that trail and is now cropping around
in the dark to find the footprints of Gov
ernor Kellogg. This gentleman, long
known in our community, who has al.
ways taken lively interest in politics.
but never sought Office, is somewhat like
the journal TO whom he owes his intro.
duction. He must have some great man
70 lead him, to corroborate his crude opin.
ions and give him countenance. So long
as Warmoth and McEnery had any Vi
tality they OF either Of them answered She
purpose very well, but since the one has
deserted his post, and the other has no
prospect OF being Governor. this stray
politi cal lamb. who has never sought
Office nor been sought by it, is willing to
elect Kellogg for his good shepherd. And
he seems to have enlisted under the ban
her of his new chief with strange misap-
prehension Of his true character. Mistak-
ing, doubtless, Governor Kellogg's en-
deavors 70 protect the taxpayers Of
this State from the necessity Of paying
certain fraudulent claims he hastily
proclaims him friend Of reputation,
and without any authority at all. SO far
as We have any means Of knowing, places
Colonel John McEnery. whom be pre-.
tends TO have supported for Governor
among those who are violently opposed
to repudiating any part Of the Warmoth
debt. This classification is as unjust to
Mr. McEnery us it is to Governor kel-
logs. lseltLes Of .aese distinguished
gentlemen entertains the sentiments
ascribed to him by this ''Iong known
gentleman" whoever he may be, who
was SO instrumental in having McEnery's
name retained on the ticket when fusion !
was accomplished. We know that Gov.
ernor Kellogg is not in favor Of repudiat- !
ing the honest debt of this State, and we
have every reason to believe that Colonel !
McEnsry is not willing to have any debt
that was contracted without the full sane.
ton of lawful authority, paid at all
But we have little 10 DO with the 1iber-
ties taken with the names and opinions Of |
these two gentlemen. Our intention is |
merely to say at this time that most Of
the debt created by the Republican ad-
az the time Warmoth was |
Governor is as valid as any outstanding |
against the State, and IL would be as i'm
proper to repudiate that or any part of it
as it would to repudiate any part of the old |
ante-war bonds, especially those issued to
the Nashville, Pontchartrain, Mexican
Gulf, or any other Of the numerous paper |
railroads which were projected before the |
rascally Radicals ruined the State by be- |
ing unable to repair the ravages Of the |
within one decade after the war. |
If reputation is to be introduced, we say |
let there be a clean sweep. Make thor |
ough work of it. If the bonds lawfully
issued since the war, including the four
millions for leyees in 1867, are to be I
thrown out let those lawfully issued before
the war, including the Jackson railroad.
the Opelousas railroad, the relief Of the
State treasury and all and singular the
whole lot take the same course. To re-
pudiate one dollar honestly owed is to
introduce principle of universal applica-
ton which should not be restricted to an
or two by way Of expedieney.
When our people begin to talk of re-
quotation they should be prepared to
make clean sweep, and throw overheard
he whole cargo. Certainly, the Repub-
ican party, as a political organization,
nave more reason to go in heartily for re-
oudiation than to oppose it. 1t is need
ess for US at present to point out the
wherefore, but we hold ourselves ready to
10 it on demand Of any really interested
,arty. They can not expect the patient
o run the risk of taking a powerful
emedy which will destroy the healthy
members 10 one part Of the system and
nd spare others. They can not ask our
,arty to consent to the reputation of its
lonest debts without demanding that the