The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-17
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE rs SAUCE
FOR THE GANDER.

From the Picayune of yesterday We clip
the following special dispatch:
LITTLE Rock, April 15-The city was
electrified to-day by coup d'etat which
makes ones hair stand. Brooks, who, as
you know, has been periodically trying to
remove Gov. Baxter by order of court, con-
clnded to take the matter in baud ri ct arnis
Accordingly at the head of two hundred me-
groes, to-day he marched up to the capital
seized the Governor in his office, took pos
session of the premises and proclaimed him
self Governor.
However much we may condemn the gen
eral conduct Of the Republican party as it
exists in the Southern States; however
yenal, corrupt and unprincipled its leaders
have proved, and however great the ruin it
has entailed upon the country, yet we can
not but commend to the people here for
their adoption, as a rule for future conduct,
modicum of that audacity which the Re-
publican party so frequently and so success
fully exercises. "L'audacc, Paudace, tonjours
raudace," is the great secret Of their success.
All law, right, justice and principle are made
to yield before its Imperious sway, and it
stops ut nothing short of full consumma-
ton Of its designs, however iniquitous they
may be.
In the early history of the Republican
party of this State, nothing but the most
unblushng and unparalleled impotence,
boldness and audacity, on the part Of it's
leaders, secured its success and gave it a
foothold upon Louisiana. The same may
be said of our sister States of Mississippi,
Texas, South Carolina and Arkansas. They,
too, fell victims to that bold and daring
audacity which is used to overthrow State
governments and hold the people in bond
age.
The most recent, and perhaps the most I'M.
precedented exhibition Of this characters
tic trait, is reported by the above telegram.
The Republican candidate for Governor Of
Arkansas, defeated in his political aspira-
tons at the ballOt-box, determines to ac-
complish his object by a resort to force and
arms. In this he is successful, and thus
gives additional proof of the efficacy Of that
powerful element-audacity. By such means
Kellogg obtained possession of this State,
and holds it simply by-audacity.
We desire to ask now, what is there to
prevent our people adopting the same mode
of redress We have the precedent estab-
lished for MS by the Republican party.
Republican Senators deny the right Of any
interference by the President or Congress
in the political affairs Of the States, or to
overturn or create State governments. The
Republican organ here says if the people
Of the State cannot correct the errors OF
their government, then self-government
is in rickety condition"
We find the Republicans of Arkansas,
with their negro cohorts, marching into the
State House, kicking the Governor out, and
taking possession Of the Government. And
all this, too, in the face of the Federal army
1t seems to us, then, if Republicans can
expel usnrpers and capture State govern
ments, why cannot the WHITE people OF
Louisiana do the same thing' Sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander. So let
Mr. Kellogg understand that he, too, may
find that, like Baxter of Arkansas, some
day he may be requested to abdicate in
favor Of the rightful Governor and the duly
elected choice Of the people-Hon. John
McEnery.