, 1874-01-27
4 PITTABIE Plight

Tho idea seefnB to hayo at last forced its Way
into President Grants mind that tho people Of
Louisiana have botter right than Judge Durou
or himself to choose tho Government Of Louiu-
iana. Thin looks like ao1f-evident truth, but
1t has taken tho Executive fourteen months to
learn it. Nevertheless, 1t IL better lste than
never. For over year Louisiana has boon
into powor by tho decree Of Judge against
whom articles OF impeachment haYo since boon
filed; which was installed in tho stato-House by
United States Marshal and United statea
troops and which has been kept in power by
tho President Of the United Statos, who has
propped tho tottering fabric Of uHurpation with
United stateB bayonotH. In tho winter
Of 1928 q Senate Committee OF soven
Republicans unanimously declared that Ket-
!ogg had not shadow Of evidence
in support Of his olsim to the Governor
ship, and that Judge Durclls interference mas
glaring outrage. The President, however, con-
tnued to sustain Kellogg. He sent message
to Congress saying that no would continue to
do 30 until Congress should otherwise direct him.
At tho saune time, it was we'll understood that
any Congressman who should presume to direct
the Executive otherwise would have tho Civil
Service Reform enforced in hts district with
unrelcuting yigor.
It has proved too much for him. His prompt
refusal to set up second edition Of Kelloggism
in Texas showed that his burned fingers dreaded
the fire. The Associated Proas dispatches
which are evidently ''inspired," plaintivcly
plead that he had to support Durell's
decisions, whatever may haya boon
hia own opinions on tho political ques-
tionH offered by them. "The principal polit-
ical question involved was tho right Of =
United States Judge to choose State Govern
ment when he had not secn the returns Of the
election, the result Of which he lad tho auda-
city to declare. An opinion on this point ought
to have been eaaily formed, aud ought, whon
formed, to have prevented the telegram to Gen.
Emory which put the army 1t Kolloggs call.
Tho dispatchea 60 On to ray that tho President
has not interfored with the admission Of alleged
IL. Cts from Louisiana into Congresa, This
"Ao hAAAt aAAV0Aa 3A6AAoe VIZ RAo La
formed that he considers tho eo-oal1ed
election Of Kellogg ian organized fraud" BY
turning this mental somersault, the Executive
has finally reached the truth that other people
graspcd in 1879. The only hint of the plan ho
will propose aa practical remedy for tho re-
suits Of Ills disastrous blundor is negative one.
Ho will not recommend now election, because
lie thinks Congress Las no power to do SO. Re-
jocting this idea, wo havo throe possible plAns:
4 count Of the original returns; the mainto-
nance Of Kellogg On tho ground Of e1pediency;
the reduction Of Louisiana to Territory, to be
governed by Casey aud such Of bis relatives III
places Gun be provided for, until the time Of tho
next regular election.
For all this trouble tho President IL rospon-
siblo. Ho supported Durell. He aanked tho
Stato-Houso with cannon, and guarded ttB doors
with rifles. He gnve Kellogg his "moral sup-
port" and promised hun support Of another
kind In case Of need. Ho frowned Congress- into
silence. He is the father Of the Louisiana brat
which ho now wants Congress- to take OF his
hands. It Congross takes it. what will become
OF Morton7 A mora disconAolate wet-nurse
than the Indiana Senator without bis Kellogg
Government tho imagination can scarcely con-
ceiyo,