The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR KELLOGG


The defeat of Hon. Louis A. Wilt ycssel
day for the Speakership, by means OF can
didate Of portion Of the Conservative mem
bers, was the second great victory OF MI
Kellogg. On Thursday he was quoted u
his possession OF the Office Of Governor, by
vote Of 50 to Is, in a body having sixty Con
serva,ives to fity Radicals. On Friday b
defeats the Conservative Caucus candidate 70
Speaker on the first ballot by vote of 6s t
81, bis friends in the House voting in sole
phalanx for the man among the Conservative
who had been most active and persevering il
advocacy Of that compromise, which put hin
at rest in his gubernatorial chair. This is 1
signal victory and one that gives promise o
more to come. It makes the usurper tn
master Of the situation. It ties the compro
misers to his victorious chariot It opens t
him clear road to the bright destiny which
he has SO long promised to himself, place il
the Senate of the United States.
Thane Of CLAIMS and Thane Of Cawdor, he
already hears the "All Hail" which is tc
crown his cause with another victory Of regal
splendor. Here at last is q Legislature whose
legality the United States Senate will not
gainsay. Here is State Senate with a large
Radical majority. Here, too, is House
with vigorous Radical minority and enough
plastic Conservatives to hold the balance of
power, and these yielding and facile Con-
servatives are, as is evident, under Kellogg 5
influence and control.
The so called Conservatives who bolted the
Caucus and played into the hands of Kel-
logg may invent what excuses they may for
their course, but they cannot suppress the
fact that the defeat Of Mr.. Wilt was received
by the Radio Il members of the House and by
the members of the Radical party generally
in and about tho Sa.e-House as . Radical
victory, and as such was boosted of
in every quarter. They must know that
before bedtime Of Friday night the President
and his Cabinet. the Radical members Of the
Senate of tie United States and the prominent
Radical managers and ofice.holders every
where will hail the defeat of Witt as
triumph for Kellogg. Grant, Sheridan and the
ultra Radical party. They must know that
Mr.. Witt was the exponent and represent
ative of the people Of Louisiana in the wrong
which they endured on the Fourth Of Janu-
sry, and was SO regarded wherever the abomin-
able story of military violence was made
known. They know that MI. Witt was the
true and only Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives during every part of the regular
session Of January and February. They know
that the refusal of the Democratic mai ority to
restore him to his rightfal place must be held
everywhere as an abandonment of the cause
which be represents and as an equivalent to a
declaration that he and the fifty-six members
were wrong in withdrawing from the House
were fourishcd over them.
Mr.. Witt opposed tae compromise on the
highest principle, believing that, as Repre-
sentative, he had no right to bargain away
any part Of his functions, or BY resolution, to
acknowledge Kellogg to be Governor when
the contrary is notorious. AZ he was steady,
strong and unyielding opponent Of Kellogg,
the whole country nov sees that all of KEEL
logg's power and inf hence have been turned
against him, and with signal success.
What are the opponents Of the usurpations |
IF Kellogg under the shelter Of the Presi-
1ents pc yer, to think Of such action on the |
part Of the Representatives Of the white peo
pie of Louisiana? What will the Democrats |
II the North and West now say Of the OPP
,ressions about which they have heard SO
much loud complaint. when they see the vic
inns granting quietus to the usurper, and
selecting their functionaries according to his
lictation?
Louisiana has long been plaintiff before
he high court Of public opinion, and was
bout to have favorable hearing, when all at
nee she abandons her cause, surrenders to
or adversary and makes haste to enter upon
erms Of liberation and quasi friendship with
hose by whom she has been insulted and
lundered. The odious compromise lowered
er standard to conqueror, aud now in the
all OF the House Of Representatives that
anlard is wrested from the pure hands OF its
hivalric bearer and trailed in the dust