New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-21
COOL IMPERTINENCE.

The Times under its new management
has already begun to put on airs, and say
what should and what should not be done.
consultation of its files for the past half
year has shown its neophyte conductors
that their paper, under the late admins
tration, gave rather decided support to
| the constitutional amendments, which
surprised people of both parties, as no
one ostensibly connected with the paper
was known to have any interest in the
Board OF Liquidation. OF course nobody
has looked for disinterested action on the
part Of the Times since the day of its
foundation on the ruins of the old Nation
al Advocate But for the support, such as
it was, that this paper gave the constitu-
tional amendments, a purely Republican
measure, it now claims the right to say
who must and who must not be ap-
pointed to Office. In the estima-
ton of small fry politicians, all
offices were created solely for the purpose
OF comforting rewards upon faithful parti-
sans Honesty, ability, fidelity to duty
so for nothing. ''What has he done that
he should have it, is the cry. The Times
applies this whining query to the case of
the reappointment OF Mr.. J. l.. Herwig as
assessor for the First District. It no.
where alleges that Mr.. Herwig is not a
most accomplished officer, one who
thoroughly understands his business, and
discharges his duty to the satisfaction of
those who are responsible for his appoint
ment. The fees of the office have nothing
to do with the personnel of the appointee.
If they are too high, let them be reduced. |
But we can not see what difference it !
makes to the Times, or any other political |
hybrid whether MIR. Herwig or some other |
good Republican has this office 1t would |
not gravitate toward the successors of the |
late supporters Of the constitutional
amendments in any case.
There never was greater humbug
in American politics than tie Demo-
cratic maxim (Which was never car
ried OUT Of rotation in Office. 1t was
founded in hypocrisy, and never made
use of except to delude ignoramuses be-
fore election. But if the duty of rotating
gentlemen out of Office is to be imposed
upon Governor Kellogg, it is not for his
political enemies to suggest it. They are
guilty of gross impertinence when they
declare that such and such an
should not be made. As
hey did everything they could to over
brow Governor Kellogg by force, but
allied, We may presume that any advice
hey may intrude upon him now has for
is object the same end which the force
previously employed failed to achieve.
The defeat of Mr.. Dubuclet and the re-
noval from Office can not be called Re-
publican measures in any sense Of the
vord And the fact that the Tines had a
light leaning toward the Republican
'arty before the fourteenth of September,
nd boldly spoke out in favor of the
mendments afterward, are not sufficient
0 constitute it one Of the chiefs and adj
isers OF the Republican administration.
n reply to its question, 'What has this
Gentleman (Mr. Herwig) done that he +
hould'' be appointed to office we re- a
ort, what has the Times done that it
hould ask such question:
Governor Kellogg does wisely in
strengthening his hands by appointing
is staunch political supporters. To do
therwise would be to use the powers
laced in his hands to support himself to
uild up enemies to destroy him. He
eeds no advice from the enemy, and is
OF very likely to heed it. y