New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-01
THE POLITICAL CONFERENCE.

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THE POLITICAL CONFERENCE.
Both the Picayune and the Bulletin in
dulged yesterday in qualified disapproval
Of the result Of the conference between
the parties who have been endeavoring &c
| take our political quarrels out Of the field
Of Mars and semit them to the ballot box,
where they rightfully belong. With the
assent OF dissent Of these journals to any
Of the plans agreed upon we have nothing
to say. We conceded to every citizen the
perfect right to criticise every plan Of
public policy. and approve or disapprove
it as he may think proper. But the Plea.
yrlne makes vague allusi on to some sort
Of formal agreement about the recognition
OF the present State administration, which
admits of the inference that there was
something Of the sort in the final confer
enca This. if il be what the Picayune
means, is incorrect At the meeting held
on the twenty-6rst Of September. pre-
amble embracing the subject Of .ecogni-
ton was agreed to by both committees.
and would have formed part Of the pro-
posed adjustment at that time if the nego.
tiations had not been terminated in con-
sequence of failure to agree upon other
points. The following is copy Of tina.
preamble:
Whereas, Governor Kellogg having been
recognized and his authority having been
re-established by the President OF the
United States, he shall peaceably exercise
the functions Of bis Office, and with him all
the subordinate officers recognized by him
throughout the State.
When the committees came together
again in consequence of the Conservatives
having signifed their willingness to &C.
cept the Republican ultimatum. ouy side
requested that this be omitted on the
ground that it looked as though We were
negotiating for recognition Of our gov
ernmen. as consideration for treating
with the Conserya tives in the interest Of
o fair registration and election, which OF
course we intended to give them in any
event. Besides. il was the sense Of the
Republican members of the conference
that our party did not wish to imply that
we wanted OF cared for the recognition
Of the Democracy. The war has reached
such point that q refusal to recognize
the authority Of Governor Kellogg and his
coordinate State off GERS and those COM
missioned by him will entail unpleasant
consequences upon the opposition. Their
right has been passed upon by superior
authority and an adequate force sent here
to maintain it. It was eminently wise
and proper. therefore. to omi: this pre-
amble. since it involved a question
beyond the control Of one Of the
parties to dispute. and to maintain
which the other is bound by every con.
sideration Of fealty and interest. 1t being
an indisputable fact, its formal announce
ment was unnecessary. Besides. one of
the chief articles Of the agreement pro.
vides that the registration and election
shall be conducted under the authority Of
Governor Kellogg and the officers ap.
pointed by him and in pursuance Of the
laws enacted by his administration and
approved by him. The agreement to this
article recognizes our officers as the con.
stituted authorities of the State, and looks
to them. and them only. for the discharge
Of all the duties which naturally and le-
gally devolve upon them.
The agreement of the conservatives to
stop all violence and outrages. in return
for the favor Of giving them two mem.
bers Of the returning board and the GRE
alton Of the advisory board. can admit Of
but one logical construction: That they
have it in their power to do this thing,
but would not exercise it except as a com.
pensation for what they deem certain
privileges in the conduct Of the election.
So. if they were not instigators Of VIC.
lence themselves, they claim to exercise
full control over those who did. This
looks to us very much like confession Of
guilt. and a promise to sin no more. We
hope the promise will be kept. and that
every Republican will see to it that the
election shall be perfectly fair and very
full one.