New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-20


efforts to make capital by attacking Au-
ditor Clinton, because all the charges it
brings forward have either no foundation
or the inference drawn is false one. Yes
terday morning it contained gross assault
upon him in these words:
But Clinton "is an honorable man." So
arSthey all-all of Kellogg's pets honor
able men. Oh, excessive honest
And concludes its article by suggesting
that Mr.. Clinton will explain it all away
very nicely, if he does not start off some
fine morning in the footsteps OF his Illus
trious predecessor. Wickliffe."
The charge on which all this vitpperation
is founded is very stupid one. The Bul-
letin quotes from the Auditors report Of
1874, showing that he has paid under the
appropriation of act No. so of 1872, of
$4,000, all but ST. 25. That statement is
true, and that sum would have been paid if
a voucher Of as small an amount had been
presented. The Bulletin them claims that
it is possessed of warrant OF $3.50 under
that act, dated March 10. 1873, and wants
to know how Mr.. Clinton could have legally
drawn this warrant for $3.50 over and above
the amount appropriated.
1t is probably true that that warrant
exists, for very many of them have not yet
been paid by the Treasurer. The stupidity
of the inference drawn consists in the fact
that the date shows the warrant to have
been included in the Auditors report, and
therefore could not have been drawn over
and above the amount appropriated. No
one with clear head can see anything
wrong about the warrant, except, perhaps,
the position of the Bulletin relative to it.
TLen the Bulletin unearths Mr.. Milton
Jones, Of the Legislature, and says he told
its reporter he tried to get the floor to
"show how Mr.. Clinton had injured the
poor pensioners" 1t is true Mr.. Jones tried
to get the floor all night. He is accurately
described in the REPUBLICANS report of
the last nights session as the member ION
the left" What he said at various times
he would not care to have reported,
especially as it was nothing like what the
Bulletin quotes.
If Mr.. Jones or the BuIeti, desire to
open the case and "testify on oath," we
offer them the advantage of the following
| copy of his report.
| To the Speaker and Members OF the House of
representatives
Your Committee on Pensions, appointed
| to examine the records of the Auditor
| Office, respectfully submit:
| That the payments of pensions to veterans,
| under the provisions of act No. 20 o. 1873,
| were made in strict accordance with Jaw,
| and that the records and vouchers of the
| Auditor relating to such pensions are in
| perfect order and condition.
| We also find an unexpended balance on
account of pensions of $l00.
MILTON JONES.
Chairman Committee on Pensions.
That disposes of Mr.. Jones, we think
What mistakes the Bulletin will make next
about Mr.. Clinton we can not tell, but per
haps the better influence the author Of the
following paragraphs ought to have over
its course will prevent them in future. We
quote again from yesterdays issue:
| We have about come to the conclusion
that people who write severe articles and
make grave charges against public officials,
| and send them to newspaper anonymous
| ly, with the request for. or hope of publica
| tion, are not much better than they ought
to be.
| Is it morally courageous to attempt to as
sault a man behind HE back through the
| columns OF newspaper, expecting the edi
! tor of the paper to substantiate statements
that may be this veriest fiction! We think
not.