The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-23
MORE SMASH.

MORE SMASH.
/; The editor OF the Ottawa RpVGltcdn may
have motive for flooding his readers eacl
week with column or two of nauseous swasl
in defence OF Kellogg and the scoundrels by
whom he is surrounded in New Orleans, bu
/, such motive certainly cannot be the good Of
the republican party. lie can hardly be ldio
enough to imagine the republican, party car
be benefited in that way. The thorough scoun
drclism of Kellogg, Durcll, Pinchback and
that whole internal crew is SO indispuablt
and universally conceded that even Gran,
and Butler have ceased TO defend or apollo
gise for them. After display of vehemencc
like that in Thursday Repu5licon in defence
of such scoundrels, one is justified in being
surprised that Cullen does not also pitch into
Brother Baume for his hebdomadel assaults
on the kingdom of Satan.
But the interminabiy lengthy and yehem.
emily windy farrage OF the RepuJliraa has
also the other quality il being, so far as il
pretcnds to state facts, tissue of falsehoodS
from beginning to end. says Mr.. Cullen
at is claimed that Kellogg was not elected
in 1872 by majority Of all the votes cast,
but he was declared duly elected
by the legally constituted canvassing board
of the state
The senate committee of which Carpenter
of Wisconsin was the chairman, in their re.
port last winter on Louisiana affairs, on the
contrary say emphatcally that the Lynch re
hoard yy1iph to1 IL, rot 81
far from being illegally constituted" was a
fragrant fraud, though even that board never
had the cheek to declare" Kellogg duly
elected The only sembance of authority
OF any sort by which Kellogg was ever de-
clared duly elected was the midnight order
of Judge Durcll, and that order President
Grant, "a his message published in Thurs
days RepuJIicoa admits "was illegal and
fu.ther.that Tic election by virtue Of which
he claimed the Office was Gigantic fraud"
But "ever since Kellogg's Inauguration
says the RepubliraA, "the white leagues have
been conspiring to dlsposess him; and these
white leagues are "a military organization
thoroughly armed and drilled, having their
organization in different parts of the state"
The congressional committee that less than
four weeks ago made full investigation of az,
fairs in Louisiana and whose report was laid
before congress last week, deny that the white
leagc have any organization outside of New
Orleans or that it was organized for any 9TH
er purpose than selfprotection against SINH
lar organization by the blacks; and further,
say It is composed of the best citizens Of
New Orleans.
"To say that intimidation (at the Novem-
Der ciection) was not general is to talk non
sense Says the Republican,.
The congressional COMMITTEES already re-
ferrcG to, on the contrary, give as the result
of full investigation on their part, thai "Be-
You'd question there was Free full, fair and
pcaceable election and registration"
And that in every case where intimidation
was alleged, when they got the witnesses be
fore them they failed to prove anything of the,
sort
This congressional committc was composed
Of Phelps, Of New Jersey, and Foster, of OHIO,
both ardent though honest republicans, and
Potter, Of New York, a democrat. There is,
no fair man in the country but admits their
report presents the exact truth. 1t would be
a waste of time to do So but there is not a
material statement in the whole lengthy wishy
washy rigmarole of the Republican but we
could show 10 be fatty contradicted bv thai
report. /
Tho RepublicdA accuses the editor of the
FREE TRADER ofrelying mere upon his scis.
'ors than his pen to supply matter for his pa.
Der. We own up to the iMreachment We
manage TO write such editorials as seem nee.
'ssary, but make no pretetcc TO supply by
'ur own pen that rich and varied treat which
S served TO our readers week by week main
y by the industrious and tadicious use of
,ur scissors If the editor of the Republtcan
would cast his pen aside and rely on his scis-
'ors alone, we have no doubt his readers
would vastly profit by the change--at leas,
hey would be saved from the necessity of en-.
turing any longer such an amazing and de.
Dlorable incOntinencc of drivil as that which
las broke loose upon them in the Republican .
or last few weeks on the Louisiana question.
The most comical literature Of the day is |
hat which we find In the "minor republican
journals" in laudation of John A. Logan. The
Iollet San, Tor instance
When matters of the gravcst and graudest
Importance are under consideration, the peo-
Die OF the United States listen to no man in the
epublc with more profound attention than
o John \. Logan. Logan is lion in a cri
SIS. He has demonstrated it more than once
IN the field, on the forum and on the floor of