The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-29
ONE OF TIE RESULTS.

We published some days ago z Confidential
circular, issued by Thor. Lynne State Resistra
OF Voters originally appointed by Kellogg. The
infamous character sl that document naturally
aroused the Indignation CT our people, as il elic
led the unqualified condemnation of every decent
Republican in the country.
Fortuna tely for the people, Lynne was removed
and Col. Vim. Wright, who bears the name of
! fair and honorable man, was appointed to I'LL the
| vacancy.
Following the revolution Of the 18th inst, be
issued the 70 lowing CIRCULAR, which is in such
marked contract with the Lynne swindle that We
give II place In our columns:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office State Registrar Of Voters.
New ORLEANS, Sept. II, 1874.
CIRCULAR NO. 8.
TO the Supervisors Of lie gistration:
SWs-iour attention ie hereby ca He'd to the fact
that at prtecnt You have no instructions to obey
except those contained in the law under which
you hold your appointments
You are nov Instructed taat no orders except
those issued over the signature OF the present
Registrar VIII be recognized as authorizing any
Of your acts. No order rs received by you over any
other sig, ature. whether published or not, viii
be deemed of authority.
AAC Ii" SuulClcNtIN ueuUcS your SPECIFIC uFiLlSS,
but 1t is necessary that You should be reminded
thas its spirit allows you discretion which this
office desires you should exercise.
You are to consider that your duties are not
only to prevent the registry OF persons who
not entitled to that privilege, but, in addition
you arc permitted to exercise your influence to
secure and cause the fullest and most complete
registry OF persons within your district.
To do this you should keep your Office open to
all corners until such time as you are sure YOU
obi tIln tai of
time. You are allowed TO change your location
when inconvenience Ut place is an obi ction.
Your duty is not os!y to enroll every proper per.
son who desires to register, but to induce by
accommodation, and even personal inconvc-
nlence, ali voters, Of whatever party, to perform
The duty they owe American citizens
While you carefully prevent aay fraudulent
registration, at the same time urge those who are
entitled to it to perform the duty, that your
record may Le equivalent to census Of your
district. WILLIAM WRIGHT,
State Registrar OF Voters.
We can cain this sudden change OF tactics as
one of the immediate results Of the revolution
careful perusai OF the Wright circular Will
show that it is entirely free Fl, m those highly
objectionable features that characterized Lynne's
secret and confidential instructions.
Instead Of undlsguised propositions, sugges-
tons and arrangement Of frauds, which should
have secured the punishment Of any State officer
guilty OF such ciints tho new CIRCULAR OF in
structions to Registrars, reads: II is your duty
to enroll every proper Ierson G. whatever party"
etc.
In just one week this radical and healthy
change was brought about in the conduct OF the
usurper, who was made TO feel that the people
were determined not to be snubbed any longer
by INSCRIPTIONS and time serving officials.