The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-19
IF there 10 any Legal Gov.
.ernment in Louisiana it
ID the McEnery Gov
'ernment. "
Republicans Cannot Car
~ KeI1oggs Gigantic
Frauds any Longer"
The Country Will Not
= Sanction Such q Pro-
~ ceeding." E5,
This Gigantic Fraud Must
.o8 Be Got Rid Of"

The Chicago Tribune (now an Admins
tration paper) of Monday morning has a
ringing article on the Louisiana business.
II first gives history of the election of
1872, and the action in congress in regard
to it. and then says: Ere -
Here, then, we have the solemn judg-
ment of senators Carpenter, Logan, An
thony, Morton, Alcorn, and Hill. all Re-
publicans, as to the fraudulent character
| of the election, and solemn declaration
by Messrs. Logan, Carpenter, Anthony,
and Alcorn, that, if that election was not
void by reason of fraud, the McEnery and
not the Kellogg government was the true
government OF the state. In the Presi-
dents special message to congress on
Thursday last, he declares that in his judg-
nlent that election of 1872 was gigantic
fraud, and the special subcommittee of
the house, in their report made the same
day through Messrs. Phelps of New Jer.
sey, and Foster, of Ohio, who are among
the most able and sterling Republicans Of
that body, also declared that election a
gigantic fraud" So glaring was Dur
rell's conduct, that Republican committees
Of the house prepared articles of impeach-
ment against him, and he only escaped by
resigning. The concurrent testimony of
the Republican committees of the senate,
and of the house, and of the President, is,
that the election of 1872 was Gigantic
fraud" The people of Louisi
ana and of the country have long since
accepted as the true judgment that Kel
logg was never elected, and was installed
in Office by an illegal order of court and
the use of federal arms. AS a conse
tquence, that government has never haC
the moral support of any person or party
The President sends troops there to sup
press domestic violence, and, while sur
rounded by bayonets, the government il
valiant the moment the troops retire
the government tumbles over, the COVER
nor and officers run away, and the troops
have to be sent back. 1t is conceded by
all that the Kellogg government could no
stand an hour without national troops. /
has no followers save officials; it has n,
hold on the respect or confidence of an,
one, because it is tainted with the origina
fraud and usurpation by which it wa
forced into power.
Now comes the election of 1874. Her
we have the deliberate judgment of Messrs
Phelps and Foster, whose personal integ
rity and whose Republicanism are beyon
all question, that the election of 1874 re
suited in the election of Democratic ma
jorlty ID the house Of representatives of th
= state legislature; that the returning boar
had acted unfairly and unjustly in alterin
= the returns in declaring men elected VIII
were never elected. and in excluding thos
who were elected. 1t must be borne i
mind that this is Republican testimony
\ not the testimony of partisans, and men
J bers of the various factions in New Orlean
but of respectable and honored Republ
cans, who have given their judgment lii
honest judges.
A single illustration furnished by the n
port of the returning board confirm tn
!, view ofthe case. The returns made by Il
election officers for congress and for sta
treasurer and the same returns as ''correc
ed" by the state board, show the followir
10 results: