National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-13
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CFrom the New orleans Isepuonoan
A Mr.. Nordhof, who has, we think, some
reputation as q poet, has INDUCED his imagi-
nation in drawing discreditsble pictures of the
political condition of New Orleans. Among
other faneies on which he has been fed is that
the Executive of Louisiana has a much larger
amount of personal patronage than is of ad-
vantage to himself or 10 his party. This is
precisely the opinion of bis Exeellency Cover
nor Kellogg, as expressed by him in his last
annual message. We do not suppose this poet
ical correspondent was informed that the pres
ent Executive, who manifests such 8 wish to
abdicate much of this troublesome patronage,
was never in position to give vote in favor Of
creating It. There are some other facts which
were not communicated to the poet
I l. The patronage of the city government is
far greater in point of numbers and amount of
aggregate salary than that Of the Executive.
2. The official, who is known to have done
most for the creation Of State patronage, and
to have furnished the best example of its i'm
potence, was taken up by the Democracy In
iS72, because of his known Ibitity to play this
patronage for all 1t was worth, and his aVowed
purpose to employ it for Democratic benefit.
No one then or since has heard word about
the excess of this patti onage. We believe it
can be proved that every Office within the gift
Of the Executive was bestowed by Mr.. Nc
Emery while he claimed to be de jEre Governor
of the State.
When, in September last, the Executive
office was carried by storm and new incum-
bents inaugursted, we neither saw any proc
lamation nor Recommendation of an elective
system to be established by the Democratic
party. 1t is our impression that Mr.. McEnery
played for everything that was IN sight, and
that his Democratic followers would have
filed every official vacancy, as the admitted
air does an exhausted receiver. At the late
compromise and reform session we saw no
move on the Democratic side for such an
amendment Of the constitution and laws as
would devolve upon the people the election of
all municipal officers as conducted In the New
England and other Republican States. There
was proposal to bestow valuable franchises
upon voluntary corporations and individuals,
and even to take from the Executive the power
of making some lucrative appointments and
bestow them upon private association.
The poetical correspondent of the Herald
has not been long enough resident here 10 know
that the Democratic party has made no move
mcnt to devolve executive appointment upon
popular election, and he has not been informed
that the Republican Executive and party have
recommended precisely that reform. 1t has
occasionally been a mode, in which the Herald
compensates its correspondents, to secure Off
cial appointments for them. Sometimes Lou
isiana has been honored as the chosen resi-
dence of Herald correspondent, promoted to
hold an office abroad under the approval of 4
Republican administration. The poet Nord-
hotf may be sticking some of this fattering
court-plaster on his bosom. He may be de-
puted to visit Africa, Spain or Germany as a
Herald legGte ldtere, but we do not think he
can, as one other Herald itinerant has done,
succeed IN procuring Federal appointment
upon the Recommendation of Louisiana Re-
nnhlicans