The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-09
THE PICAYUNE ON THE COMPRO.
MISE.

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The Sunday mornings Picdyune, by it
leading article, entitled "The Proposed AID
justment," has caused much comment. The
Wheeler Proposition is taken up and con
sidered at some length, and then conclusions
are reached in all respects contrary to those
which were formed by thinking men of all
professions.
The temporary acceptance, by the Conserva-
tive caucus, Of the Wheeler plan Of surrender
caused stormy protest from males and fe-
males, old and young, rich and poor, learned
and ignorant throughout the whole Of this
great city. 1t was everywhere discussed and
everywhere condemned. The air was blue with
the emphasized maledctions of the people,
who believed that their trusted agents had
bartered away with their own honor the honor
and rights of those who had clothed them
with representative authority
The members Of the Conservative caucus,
bya unanimous vote, did formally request
the Hear committee to inquire into the action
Of the Returning Board, and after inquiry
to declare who were elected to our House and
Senate. This was done in good faith and with
the belief that facts would prove to the
committee exactly what such facts had
proven to Messrs. Foster, Phelps and Pot
ter, that the action Of the Wells Re-
turning Board was unfair and fraud
ulent, aud that its effect was to
reduceto minority the large majority elected
70 W..
was unconnected with any express pledge. 1t
only asked Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler, Frye and
Marshall to pronounce upon the point as their
colleagues Of the subcommittee had done.
The inquiry was made, but the result has
not been announced. As individuals. some.
perhaps all, Of the Hoar Committee have told
what they thought of the Wels-Anderson
iniquity. No report has been made. No
committee opinion has been expressed.
The fair, plain simple request of the Wilt
caucus has not been complied with. Be
tween that request and the Wheeler proposal
there is no connection whatever, either actual
or possible. There is no connection whatever
between the question Of the returns, as made
by Wells and his board, of the election of
1874, and the question of the election of 1872 |
From the Wheeler proposal no one can say
what the members OF the committee think of
either. It is a tumble from which almost |
anything can be drawn by implication, but in
which nothing definite is set forth
1t is not the ssresult of the invitation which
was unanimously extended to the Congress
sional Committee by the Conservative mem
bers Of the Legislature. Those members did
not extend to the Hoar committee the position
of arbitrators. They asked them to ascertain a
fact; in place of that theyare met with com
pick proposal Of surrender. They asked
bread; stone was offered. They asked a
fish, and, behold serpent.
The Picaytae prints the Wheeler tumble
We do not expect its editor to know what it
means, for nobody does but he knows what
t does not mean and what it cannot be
thought to mean. He knows that as members
,lect who have been extruded by violence !
rom the legislative hall, they have nothing
It all to do with the election of 1872 1t
5 mean political trick to attempt to bind
heir action after they may be restored to {
heir seats.
The Hoar committee have simply been
eqnested to answer one isoaled, in
dependent question: "Who were elected in
november, 1912" The proposal of the :
tate officers to the Subcommittee : :
nd to the entire committee to arbitrate =
ne result of the election of 1872, is wholly !.
istinct and separate from the mere question :
by the Wilt caucus q
The best way to a settlement is that which -
most direct and simple. Completely and
le interviewing Of many questions opens the :,
DOR to fraud. The most immediate want of -
le people is to have their will, as most lately,
ost clearly and most emphatically expressed, 5
be recognized in the persons of their repre- II
natives.
The Wheeler proposition does not effect this,
1t compromises the honor of represen atives
There are men who wish a Kellogg State p,
oyernment with Conservative I4ers latature OF