Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1874-10-09
Kellogg Becomes the Aceuser.


The appearance of Gov Kellogg's
"defenseh puts an entirely new face
upon the Southern question. Indeed, to
call 1t defense" is u misnomer; it is
an arraignment of his enemies; it is an
indictment of the Democratic party of
Louisiana as guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors. And it is incumbent
upon McEnery and Penn and Mari and
the Democratic White Leaguers of
Louisiana to plead to the indictment.
Their charges of fraud and corruption,
robbery and plunder, preferred against
Gov Kellogg and the Republican
party of the State, are swept away by
the facts and figures adduced in the
address published to the world yesterday
morning, In his appeal to the President
Penn said:
Hopeless of all other relief, the people of this
State have taken up arms to maintain the legal
authority of the persons elected by them TO the
Government of the State against the usIirpers
who have hedped upon M6m iHnUD,erabe insults
burdens and DrORds.
And in his proclamation to the people
of Louisiana he said:
On the contrary, through the instrumentality
of partisan Judges, yOu are debarred from all legal
remedy Ddy by day taxation has been tncreds-
ing, tcith costs and penalties amounting 10 con-
HOuF
squandered. your credit ruined, resulting in
failure and bankruptcy ofyouf valued institutions.
The right of suffrage is virtually taken from You
and election laws. To these may be
added a corrupt and vicious Legislature, enacting
laws in violation of the Constitution, for the
purpose of guarding and perpetuting their
usurped authority.
Increased taXauon, confiscation of the
property of the citizen, substance of the
| State sduandered, the credit of the peo-
| pie ruined, the right of suffrage taken
away corrupt and vicious Legislature
violating the Constitution-these are
grave charges against the Governor of a
sovereign State. How has Gov. Kellogg
answered them? He shows from the
records of the Auditors Office that he
has reduced taxation from 214 to 4t
mills-33t per cent; that he has reduced
the State debt 1926, ,023, Notwithstanding
he was compelled to provide for $7O1 900
of debt authorized by former admins
trations. He shows that the registration
law under which the approaching elec-
tion will be held is infinitely more fair
and just than the one it superseded; and
hence, that in signing 1t and permitting
it to 90 into operation, he followed the
strict line of duty. He shows that at
the outset he voluntarily gave the Dem
registration board in the State, and that
he has since constituted an advisory
board equally divided between the con.
tending political parties. He shows that
he recommended to the Legislature, by
the advice of committee of emf
nent citizens of the State and
of the Chamber of Commerce
of the city of New Orleans
the passage of an act providing for the
funding of the State debt at sixty cents
on the dollar; that he recommended the
adoption of constitutional amendment
limiting the State debt when funded tC
$15, 100000, and the rate of taxation tC
12t mills exclusive of the school tax of
mills)-all of which recommendations
were adopted by the Legislature, and
the proposed amendments will be votet
upon by the people at the forthcoming
election. He shows that, in cooperation
with the Chamber of Commerce of New
Orleans, he submitted by special mes
sage a number of bills to the Legislature
which, had they been adopted, would
have reduced the annual expenses of thu
city nearly 81 ,OO00O0i but that severa
OF the most Important of them, notably
a bill reducing the eXtortionate fees o
the criminal Sheriff, which amount II
|
ttr0,tqh the influences brought TO bear Ggdirts
them 6y Democratic Qdice-hOlders," HI
shows that the measure which did pas
, the Legislature, compelling a reduction
of five mills in New Orleans city taxa
/, tion, received no countenance or supper
from those Democrats who now " com
plain SO loudly of the burdens unde
| which the State is suffering" These ar
7 facts presented to the country by Gov
t kellogg, and they show that the charg
of corrupt and vicious legislation"
, false.
= On the other hand Gov Kellogg show
: that the McEnery Democratic Legisla
h ture of 1S65-6-7 composed exclusively c
4 white men, squandered the money of tn
Y people in the most reckless manner, az
e propriating $17, ,129,5 ,554, while only $3
: $4,000 in taxes were collected, leaving
deficit of $13,750,5 554 to be provided f.
II by its successors. He shows that for tn
q years 1858 to 1871, both inclusive-fou
n years-Warmoth's administration mad
l. appropriations to the amount of $lO,31e
s 345, while his own administration ha
e made, for the years 1878 and 1874, al
! preparations to the amount OF only 81
!, 726,379 The record stands thus; Thre
= years of Democracy, $17129554; fou
)f years Vi Wululotu, fAViofC, Ifv, lOe
l. years of Kellogg CAT the rate of 1873 an
4 1874, 5,452, ,75S. TO the truth of the G!
e hlbit Gov. Kellogg appeals to the recorC
Is as witness, and solicits the most tho
!, ough investigation and rigid scrutiny.
W W Gov Kellogg strips the mask from I'll
IS theory of Mr.. Marr, that the State I
4. Louisiana Is Democratic, and hence tn
l. he (Kellogg) could not have been elect'
a. in 1879, and that the Republicans cam
re carry the State in 1874 except by frau
o. Mari bases his argument on the cens'
y, ~ of 1870, which shows small excess
Il white males over the age of twenly-ol
ID years TO this Gov kellogg responds
Il, follows:
- The whole force of the argument l. destroy
Is by the fact which Mr.. Mari designedly or ae
al deniallY falls 10 mention: Thai the same cehs
j. shows that there are nearly 1900 alien ma
-. over the age of twentyone m this state who a
~ Of course, disqualified from voting Dedl
7, these 1900 aliens from the total OF white c
,d zens claimed for the Democracy; deduct also
As 5000 or 10000 known Republicans, and add u