The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-06-19
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE,
New ORLEANS. June 18th, 1875,

NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.
New ORLEANS. june 18th, 1875.
EDITOR CHIEF
Governor Kellogg has administered
smother pen stroke to the enemies of
his administration. Our State debt
is a fruitful source of misrepresenta-
ton. There are those who believe
nothing good can possibly be effected
under Republican rule. They get
one idea into their heads and harp Oh
it in q thousand different ways. They
say the Republican party has loaded
down the State with u mountain of
debt. They will not critically ex-
anime this mountain, but accept its
existence on bearsay, rumor, etc.
" Figures don't lie but Democratic
leaders persistently declare the ex-
istence of thing, which can be no.
where visible but in the imagination.
DO they desire to tell the truth
Their statements have been ques-
TUNED time and again, and the Audi
tors books are open for inspection.
But there are some small souls who
imagine it "sweet for ones party to
lie and whose consciences will
stretch over any whopper levcled
against the Republican party. The
Chicago Times recently sent a Demo-
cratic thrill through the country by
declaring that the debt of Louisiana
exceeded s5O,OOO,OOO Governor kel-
logg promptly nailed the lie with the
statement that on January LIST the
total bonded and floating debt was
only 1924, 1892, 4O7, and has been re-
duccd 1852 ,727, leaving it now $751;
279,69O.
The truth is that a gradual reduction
has taken place during his admins
tration and taxation has been reduced
fully one third. If the debt SANDER
is the sort Of canvass Democracy pro-
poses to trim and tack with on the
course of 1876, Republicans will strand
the old hulk as high as Noai1's ark.
On Monday the Grand Jury of Or
leans parish found true bill against
Charles Clinton, State Auditor, for
malfeasance in office. At the request
of Governor Kellogg Judge Braughn
has ordered a special term of the SUI
periol Criminal Court for fifteen days,
from the first Monday in July, for the
trial Of this case; and the Attorney
General is directed to prosecute it.
There will be no unnecessary delay,
and the truth OF f;,lsity Of the charges
will soon be proven.
A card from Senator w. Jasper
Blackburn, which appeared in this
mornings Republican, throws some
light upon the recent suggestion Of
Ex-Governor Warmoth as the Repub-
lican gubernatorial candidate in 1876.
Blackburn in his paper, the Homer
Wiud, advocated the candidacy of
Governor Warnotll; and one week
later the Louisiana IntelHgencer and
Madison Journal approved the sng-
gestion. The Times of this city as
srrtcl that these journals had been
bribed. Senator Blackburn addressed
a respectful note denying the charge,
and appended letter from Governor
Warmotll in reference to his candi-
dacy, with the request that it be pub
lisled, us matter of justice to the
parties concerned. The Times re-
fused to do go, preferring deliberately
to adhere to an unfounled Islander
than to publish the truth, for the let
ter Of Governor Warmoth earnestly
requested the Iliad not to run him for
Gorermor, or to hope that he acould per-
NIT his name to be used and conclu-
sive]y proved that he had neither
instigated or desired such mention.
This exhibition of journalistic mean-
ness is nothing new in New Orleans,
and the Times is frequent author of
similar attacks upon public men.
This week the Times is being run
as a rat - office. Financial embar
easements, it is generally believed,
have compelled the proprietors to re-
sort to extreme measures to maintain
themselves. Old aud faithful COM
positors were discharged and inferior
printers and boys picked up 20 secure
q chcap paDer: it has certainly hean n