New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-08
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.

a Hi. NOrdhOt, who has, we hin
some reputation as a poet, has INDUCED
his imagination in drawing d~iscreditable
pictures Of the political condition Of New
Orleans. Among other fancies which he
has been fed is that the executive of Louis
lana has a much larger amount Of personal
patronage than is Of advantage to himself
or TO his party. This is precisely the
opinion of his Excellency Governor Kel-
Iogg as expressed by him in his last an
nual message. We do not suppose this
poetical correspondent was informed
that the present executive, who manifests
such a wish to abdica.e much of this
troublesome patronage, was never in po-
sltlon to give a vote in favor of Gre
ating it. There are some other facts
which We're not communicated to the
poet
]. The patronage OF the city govern
nent IS Tar 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 pa
tronage, and to have furnished the best
example Of its impotence, was taken up
by the Democracy in 1872, because of his
known ability to play this patronage for
all it was worth, and his ayowed purpose
to employ it for Democratic benefit. No
one then Or since has heard a word about
the excess OF this patronage. We believe
it can be proved that every Office within
the gift Of the executive was bestowed by
Mr.. McEnery while he claimed 10 be de
j2re Governor Of the State.
When, in September last, the executive
Office was carried by storm, and new in
cumbents inaugurated, We neither saw
any proclamation nor recommendation OF
an elective system to be established by
the Democratic party. It is our impress
sion that Mr.. McEnery played fer every
thing that was in sight, and that his Dem
ocra.ic followers would have filed every
official vacancy, as the admitted cir does
an exhausted receiver. Al the late COM
promise and reform session we saw no |
move on She Democratic side for such an
amendment Of the constitution and laws
as would deyolve upon the people the
election of all municipal officers, as cen
Quoted in the New England and other
States. There was a proposal
to bestow valuable franchises upon voIun-
taIy corporations and individuals. and
to take from the executive the power
Of making some lucrative appointments
and bestow them upon a private a~ssocia-
The poetical correspondent of the Her.
has not been long enough resident
here to know that the Democratic party
made no movement to 6evolve execu-
i've appointment upon popular election,
be has not been informed tina. the
executive and party have
precisely that reform. II
oas occasionally been q mode in which
be NarCI compensates its correspond
to secure official appointments for
hem. Sometimes Louisiana has been
as tie chosen residence Of a
'leTa!d correspondent, promoted to hold
n Office abroad under the approval Of a
republican administration. The poe. !
'ordhof may be sticking some of this !.
court plaster on his bosom. Ee 4
cay be deputed to visit Africa, Spain or
Germany as a Herald legate q Ntere, bu. I
e do not think he can, as Il other d
5era@d ~itinerant has done, succeed in pro S
federal appointment upon the I
recommendation OF Louisiana Repub-