The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-13
KELLOGG REPLIES.


KELLOGG REPLIES. 80
THE GOVERNORS ANSWER TO THE COMMIT
TEES ADDREsS-HE CHARGES THAT IT
MIssTATEs THE FACTs-AND REGRETS THE
AcERBITY OF THE LANGUAGE.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. THE following letter is
in reference to the address Of the conservative
committee, which was telegraphed hence last
evening:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Z, 1874.
The Hon. Il. H. NAV, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central COMMITTEES:
Sir-I have just read with surprise and regret
the address of the committee OF which you are
chairman. The occasion of your address IS
the proposition with regard TO the method
OF holding the coming election, recently
a 6e Republican IN state cenTsl S conn
and by your committee. / ask you to contrast
the manner and spirit in which this proposition
has been received and acted upon by these COM
mittees respectively. The republican commit
tee, actualed by spirit which was habitually
supposed to inspire such measures OF adjust
me1t, lelrained from any allusion to the recent
occurrences in this city and State, and abstsined
from any denunciation OF their politi al oppo-
nenis In your address, you take OccasiOntO re-
capitulate the old charges OF ppression and cor
ruptiOn brought against the republican patty,
and the present Stale government, nOtwith-
standing the uncOntradicied and ineOntroverta
BILE statements in my published address of
the thirteenth ult. show That the pre- e1t
government is not responsible for either
the present debt or taxation, but has re-
duced both and also show that for most of the
debt and taxation of both the state and the city,
the democratic party are directly accountable.
You complain that the police juries OF the par
ishes are swelling the taxes, but you fail to
state that the taxes are highest in some OF the
strongest democratic parishes. You assert as a
been enga ged in melting hostilities between the
whites and the blacks and that arms had been
and were being furnished the latter. This en-
1r1en
any proof to sust tain the assertion. On the other
hand, you ere fully aware that large guam titles
oil nave 1een 70 niS a,e Gr ln
with a view not only to intimidate the colored
people, but also to overthrow the constitutional
extraordinary statement contained s7nAyour adj
dress is the following: "Hence
THE PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
was no sooner heralded but he" referring to
myself, managed to inaugurate conferences to
adjust the troubles. committee of conference
selected by him met a similar committee Sc
lected by Gov. McEnery and Lieut.. Gov. PENN
So uncalled for and groundless is this state
ment that L can not for a moment believe
that those who represented your party the
committee of conference were Consulted
not present when a committee from your
side first called upon Mr.. Packard and Others
events of the 18th of September, though 1 was
much q atiied at the prospect which the con-
ferenceS so held seemed to offer of fair regStra-
ton, and OF an election uninfiuenced by VIC
lence, intimidation or fraud. This l have from
the first desired and still earnestly wish to see.
took part for a few moments, by invitation, at
two or three of the discussions entered into with
this object in view, but the statement that
managed to inaugurate the conferences is en-
tirely untrue as is also the assertion that L Sc
lected the COMMITTEES who acted in be-
half of the republican party.
refrain from saying more on this
point except that and my friends will faith
fully carry out the terms of the agreement we
have entered into, which desire to remind you
was strictly confined to matters of registration
and election, and trust your party, who yirtu-
ally assumed the responsibility of the violence
and intimidation heretofore existing in the
State. will carry ont your part OF the agreement
by suppressing the same. In your address per
ceive you say: ave merely pledge ourselves tC
lend our aid and influence to preserve order
provided the agreement is In It's spirit fairly
executed in all respects in the fOrIna
protocol" Your representatives said "the com
mittee representing the conservative or people /
| party. pledge themselves to cease all vioenc,
and intimidation, if any exis's, throughout thG
State, and to assist the constituted authorities
in maintaining peace and insuring strictly fai
and impartial registration and election" Per
nit me 10 say in conclusion that the whole teno
of your address, which assumes TO wards the re
publican party tone of superiority and acri-
mony, i'll becomes the subject on the occasion.
Very respectfully.
(slgned) WsI. p. KELLOGG.