The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-18
KELLOGG CONVICTED-WEST EMBAR-
RAISED,

During the debate on the Louisiana bill
in the Senate, the member from this State
West, asserted that one of the beneficen1
acts Of the Kellogg Legislature was the re
neal of the infamous election law of 1873
and the substitution therefor Of one that
would give the whole people Of Louisiana a
! fair election. This new law, he asserted
had been promulgated by that most virtuous
Of all Governors, w. p. Kellogg. But sud
denly Senator Carpenter comes to the trent,
and evincing a more thorough and cor
rect knowlenge Of the condition OF
things in Louisiana, and a greater famill-
arty with the acts Of the bogus Legislature,
| reminds Senator West of the very signiti-
cant fact that, whilst his statement is true
so far as it goes. yet he has suppressed
most important item intimately connected
| with this puerile display of "beneticent
| legislation for Louisiana. He failed to in
form the Senate that Kellogg, having
realized all the political capital he expected
by the passage OF moderately decent
election law, at the last hours of the session
procured the enactment of repeating bill,
which enabled him to revive the infamous
and atrOcious law of 1878, which invests
him with supreme control of the votes of
the people and the unlimited direction of
the State Government.
This last repeating law. although en-
gineered through the House by Kellogg in
person, who was seen upon the floor at the
time of its consideration, and was appealed
to by members to interfere and prevent the
passage of such a bill without its being pre-
viously read, holds it now in his pocket, for
use at such time as may be useful for his
purposes.
This statement Senator West Indignantly
denied, and said that it was only cunning
device of the opposition to malisn the
Executive and influence the Senate. He had
received from kellogg a telegram branding
his possession.
Here is the telegram:
NEW ORLEANS, April Is, ls74.
Hon. J. R. West, U 8. Senator, Washington:
l am informed that some of the Last
Ditchers have telegraphed Senator Carpen-
ter and others that | have bill before me,
intending to sign and promulgate the same
hereafter, which repeats the new election
law. This is false. We can have fair
election under the present law. This is all
Republicans ask, and it is what the Democ-
racy hate. WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
But when proof Z" as strong as holy writ
70 has hot =: his al
was tissue Of falsehoods, and West was
made to wither under the tongue-lashing OF
Senators Carpenter, Hamilton, Davis and
others, he became alarmed, and then ad-
nitted that upon reading the telegram he
found he had not understood it correctly. He
then refreshed his memory with reading a
,opy Of the following, which was not to be
Used, we presume, save in the last extrem-
ty:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
New Orleans, April Is, 1874.
70 the Hon. O. P Morton. U. s. Senator, Washington,
D.. c..
l see by the press dispatches it was
harged in the Senate yesterday that have
Il my hands bill which l intend hereafter
o approve and promulgate, rep aling the
lew election law, the effec. of which will I
'e to put the same power in my hands that
Narmoth had. This is untrue. The facts
re that during the last days Of the S. ssion
lnong other bills passed were two election
cts. One act amended act No. 10 Of 1873, I
d several particulars the other repealed ,
ct No ~ and amended act No. % OF 1872. ,
he former is vague, uncertain and objec-
lonable, and will in no contingency what
Yer be approved or promulgated. The lat
tr bill, copy of which | sent Senator
Vest several days since. has been approved ,
nd promulgated. 1t provides that, except !
the parish of Orleans, the police jurors
hall appoint election commissioners. fix
be polling places, etc. 1t is under this law
nat the fall election will be held, so far as :
he State authorities are concerned. This
Nv, it IS believed will insure tair cleo u
on. This is all the Republican party Z
esire. WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, +
Governor. o
BY these two kilograms now, it will be
zen, that Kellogg proclaims himself an ar
mt falsifier. First, be denies that there
as such bill in question, before him, and
after admits there is, but prom
es not to sign or promulgate it. These
ouble kilograms are favorite russo of the
.tdctO. One for public use-and to show to
! the papers-and another for private in
ructions Bnt this kind of business is " too =
lin,' and will not serve his so-ca{1ed Excel
ncy any longer.
The people have known him too well.
nd bis political friends, like Morton, are
ecoming disguised with his duplicity, his
oral cowardice, and his utter unworthi-
ess. The remarks of Senator Morton in :
le Senate yesterday indicate a loss of
18th in his protege, and the discontinue of
est, the plant aud subservient tool of
ellogg, straws that show the current of
'pular opinion. O
The belief Is now general in Washington
at Kellogg has, from the beginning, been
aging bold, but INSCRIPTIONS and des-
rate game.