The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-10
REPUBLICAN REFORM.


81. y. the plank. i! tn. platform y: II
Iepubi .an party ,rl!- j, follows.
!, That ,lnty and sound policy ak. .oi
strain rs :" nominate and support to' ottlr
none but men .f known honesty md capacity
and that men VIII" al.- unmnttiu. q: :he IN
| tereats OF the State. and whose recofd- II.
reproach to the party. shall not be permitte
to force themselves upon Us IN any capacity
under any pretense whatever,
How strictly the .loctrin. .nj,ncia'el ..toy
Ia, been carried ont ly the nominating .ol.
yentions Of the Republican party. .an :. -..1
by the character Of me'. vii" h4y. se.n ,,u
! forward as candidates ion III. ,eNt i.a5ialtul,
70 begin with. ". find that ignorant n.4rc
Dandy Mahoney. MI" stands charged ~ til
.olorol Superintendent .t Public School.
Brown. with having stolen the money belong
lng to the school fund Of the parish Of r!aqu.
mines, nominated for the State Senate bv tn.
reform the party that is pledged "to nomi
nate and support for office none but men o
ht,ocrn honesty and copocity."
In Concordia another notorious and infam
ous character, Dave Young, the black mailer
whose robbcres OF the members and en-
ployees Of the Legislature made him for
time, is the standard-bearer Of the Repub-
lican party, and proposes, by its votes. t.
come to the Senate and there renew lis
depredations and continue to ply his yoc..-
ton.
From Jefferson parish the Republ can part,
will send c. w. Lowell. guilty OF embez-
cling government funds. and a promin.,l:
party to the State-IIouse and other swindlinr
jobs.
Point Conpee returns to the House the ic-
norant. .lisreputable and dishonest negro,
Nliltol Jones. pal Of Young, NIahoney and
Lowell.
In fact, 50 far as We have been able to learn.
every Infamous character ard confessed Grim.
maj, both black and white. who disgnced the
last Legislature by his prohigacy, debauchery,
ignorance. venality and corruption. has been
renomlnated. and, i'll many instances. has
been promoted from the House to the Senate.
Are not the records of these men sufficiently
well known to disqualty them for office under
the clause OF the pl .ttorm that '.men who are
Of the interests of the State. and
'rhose recollis are 4 retrouch to he pe,rty shall
not be permitted to force themselves upon us
n any capacity. under any pretense what.
ever"
such nominations practically illustrate the
'ottenness and recklesness Of the Republican
party and prove how little dependence can be
'laced in its professions of reform
AT the last session Of the Legislature. kel.
oSS was heard to say that of all the inf;.ln.
'us rascals and scoundrels that ever as.
einbled together in one body. they never
'qlaled, in ignorance. corruption and
.firontery. the Legislature of Louisiana.
\ majority Of the sane members intend to
etnrn next session. and will haunt the Ne ta,.t.
With their presence even more 1earflllly than
he ghost Of Banyuo lid the Thane .i Cav.
Tor.
But Kellog. SAYS he is determined to have
good Legislature. !
If he can, ont of such material. form an in.
elliSent and honest Legislative body. then III
eed can he "make a TX purse out of !. sow's
az We wish him JOY in the work h. ia.
efOre him