New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-24
VERY INCONSISTENT.

The conduct of those who oppose Gov
ernor Kellogg and deny his authority ha
been so very inconsistent and unreasona
BILE ever since his Inauguration that thei
attacks have become harmless, an intelli
gent public having long since come to tn,
conclusion that they were instigated b,
an impure feeling instead OF that higher
sense of justice the enemies of the Gov
ernor would have the world believe
promts their opposition to him. For this
reason the REPUBLICAN does not deem il
necessary to reply to the stale charges Of
corruption and usurpation-long since re-
futed-that are now being repeated in and
out of Congress for the purpose of
overthrowing the will of the majority
in Louisiana. The vituperation and
Misrepresentation of Senators Bogy and
Bayard in support of new election in
Louisiana is nothing better than the re-
hash that appears in the Bulletin daily,
made from the very bad and WORKOUT
material used by the Fusion party in its
pristine efforts to get possession of the
State government. We mention this now
to remind the foes of the Governor, who
are quick to blame, that his friends are
not afraid to praise when commentator
is justly due. The REPUBLICAN is not
willing to admit as correct what a CORE
spondent recently said in its columns,
namely, that the Governor "seems cursed
with foes quick to blame and friends
afraid to praise" for this would be con-
ceding power to his enemies they do
not possess, while it makes cravens of his
friends The REPUBLICAN denies the honor
and dishonor that is thus sought to be
to foes and friends for the
reason that it believes the Governor is
equally beyond the reach Of unworthy
friends and foes-friends who are afraid
% do him justice and foes who have deter
mined to do him injustice. But it is of |
his latter class of individuals that the |
REPUBLICAN desires to speak, specially |
low, for the purpose Of showing how
'ery inconsistent they can be.
Among the bills passed at the recent
ession of the General Assem- bly, of this
'tate is one extending the charter. Of the
,rescent Mutual Insurance Company
wenty years. Not having time to prop
rly consider the bill at an earlier day
be Governor did not sign it until yester-
ay, and possibly it would not have COM
landed his attention then had it not been
u the urgent solicitations of men who
re members of the somewhat celebrated
ommittee of Two Hundred, a committee
elected from our "oldest and best" for
lie purpose of establishing that the pres
1t State government is fraud, and for
lat reason should be overthrown by
ongress.
Honestly entertaining these views it
ould seem very inconsistent in them to
elk legislation at the hands of legisla-
We body they denounced as a vile usur-
stion, and follow up such reprehensible
nduct by importuning Governor Kel-
gg, whose right to act as Governor they
my, to sign the bill. Under the circum- /.
ances, the Governor may feel that he is
titled to praise for having completed
e act OF legislation that extends the
arter of the Crescent Mutual Insurance
'mpany twenty years; but the REpUBL1- !.
N wiz not praise him for the act, though !.
will not question his conduct for so =
ing.