The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-05
KELLOGG AND HIS ORGAN.

The unenviable position occupied by thu
usurping Governor of this State necessitate'
vast amount of labor on the part Of hi
fuglemen, whose encouragement and bolster
ing are required to prevent the de tacto flee
ing the country. Especially active is hi
organ, the Republican, and the music il
grinds out for the amusement of its patron
are more the tones of despair than of cheer
fulness and mirth. Periodically his so called
Excelloncy is patted on the back IN the fol
lowing style by his obsequious and subservi
emit piper:
IL is not difficult to assign sufficient
reasons fer this persecution. Gov. Kellogg
has proved the most active, untiring, indie
fatigable, courageous foe to tho party OF
political frauds that has ever appeared in
this State. He has had his patience sorely
tried and encountered difficulties that might
we'll appal a man of more abundant material
resources. Knowing himself to be the choice
of the majority of the people for the highest
Office in their gift, he has peTsistently re-
fused to be persuaded, scared or worried into
abandoning his high post of duty, or remit
ting his exertiOns to promote the success
of the cause in which he has been so earnest
ly enlisted for more than two years. Much
Of the bitterness toward the Governor which
has been provoked lately, has it origin, too,
in the bright prospects of success which
have shown out consequent upon the evil
dent failure of Carpenters election bill.
Every intelligent man in this community
comedies that the Governor is entitled to
the chief credit for this satisfactory termina-
ton Of the struggle.
We must say we admire the bold effrontery
of journal that would claim such attri-
butes for Kellogg, whose doubtful antece-
dents, personal characteristcssand official
unftness are by-worls from Maine to Cali
fornia. That he is " the choice of majority
of the people for the highest Office in their
gift y will be news to the voters Of Louisi-
ana. His most radical supporters aAd partl-
san friends in Congress-Morton, West and
Sherman-do not believe any such thing.
Nothing but the most urgent political ne
cessity induces the Republican party to toll
crate or uphold lis authority day.
State after State is severing its connec-
ton with the Republican party; the admin
istration is falling daily more and more into
disrepute; its hold upon tho people has
been loosened, and the sceptre Of power
thier hands. All these and many other in
Of departing strength make the
Republican leaders very 10th to yield one
inch Of territory they now control, and in
defiance Of every principle Of justice aud
right, they will withhold all legislation,
however equitable and proper it may be, so
long as it may impair Republican domino
ton in Louisiana, South Carolina or Ar
kansas.
The boast then Of the Republican Of such a
of rectitude, such moral cOur-
age and such popular support as it accords
MIR. Kellogg is simply idle and absurd. He
his position not from any right
he enjoys or great merit he possesses, but by
purely the support extended HIM by the bay
Dnets of the Federal Government. Such a
Governor has no cause to boast or feel proud
not recognize him as their choice, and. that
his government is one of force and not of
popular acquiescence.
The Republican will find it up hill work to
convince the intelligent world otherwise,
md though it may continue to fill its
columns with such twaddle, it will fail to
conceal the fact that it's fluctuations are
Eliminated "by orders from the Executive"
he violation Of which would surely involve
he collapse of that journal which derives
is sole and entire subsistence through the
lemency and favor Of de facto Kellogg.