The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-30
Extraordinary Powers of the
Governor.
Tampering with the Jul
dietary.
HOW THE RING HAS RULED.


instrument For instance, 1t pretends TO give
the people the election OF almost but not quite,
al their local or county officers; it pretends to
limit the powers OF the Legislature and of the
Execntve II even, like many other state con-
situations, forces the people to elect the judges
and the subordinate STATE officers. But while
thus apparently popular IL gives to the Governor
the exclusive power to appoint and remove all
the ofilcers concerned with the registration or
voters, the conduct OF elections and the counting
Of votes In every parish OF the State. and also the
appointment and removal of all tax collectors
officers who have also an important part in
the assessments And, having thus given into
che Governors control the purse and the voice OF
the people, by one or two nconspIcuous clauses
ibis instrument enables an adroit and unscrupu-
Gus Governor and Legislature TO deprive the peo-
pie OF even those powers and remedies which arc
apparently secured TO thein and without which
Zee government becomes farce. In TACT. this
constitution as it has been applied BY legis-
atures and governors and construed by state
Judges since 1868, provides all the machinery
needed ior the party in power to perpetuate its
rule forever, In spite OF the will or the people.
EXTRAORDINARY CAPITALIZATION
First-The Governor appoints and removes the
registrars OF election and their assistants all over
the State, and the decision OF these onicers Is na
and conclusive as TO the right OF o person to VOTE
The registrars appoint the local supervisors
or commissioners who conduct the elections.
And as New Orleans is largely conservative the
Mayor and Sheriff oil that city are prohibited under
severe penalues, from holding or interfering in
"any election whatever" that work beng given
20 the metropolitan police, whose Officers are ap-
pointed by the Governor
Second-The Governor appoints and removes the
tax collectors all over the state but in New Or
leans he appoints also the assessors.
Thfrd-He appoints the officers or the metro
politan police paid for by the city OF New Orleans
and this body controlled by him, is constituted
metropolitan brigade, which ne may send into
any part or the State to make arrests, and
steamer is provided Tor rhis purpose.
FOurth-He appoints the Board OF Public Works
Of the State.
FUrh-He may, whenever he deems it necessary,
appoint and commission as an extraordinary force
. chief constable and as many deputies as he
thinks necessary in any parish OF the State, and
these have, eZ oDlcio, power TO make summary ar
rests. The chief cons able Is paid 81 O day.
Sl1th-He is, OF course, Commanderin-Chief Of
the state Militia, and appoints and commissions
its oficers
Serenth-The constitution empowers him to fill
Ill vacancies in office throughout the State Under
yhis apparently harmless clause he, In effect, con-
trolls even the lowest local offices In the remotest
the peace and parish surveyors. In the last num-
Der OF the Loutsionian, the oicial gazette OF the
State, md tue following examples OF the exer-
else OF this power
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following appointments were made BY Gov
ernor Kellogg yesterday
Parish or Orleans-A. w. Connog, assistant SUI
pegvlsor Of registration Of tue First ward ward
surveyor, vice w. a. Boult; K. h. HammetI JUS
nce OF the peace OF the Third ward; r. l.. Grape,
constable f. jennings, justice oil the peace OF the
Filth ward; ). N. Cramps constable; l. Van
scnonbruck, Justice OF the peace OF tne sixth
ward; NJ L. Bates, constable; James L. Turner,
Justice OF the peace OF the Seventh ward viii
COBB. constable; A. r. Dowden, Justice OF the
peace oil the Eighth ward; ]. G. BUSH, constable;
]. b. yienne, justice OF the peace OF tue NInrn
ward.
ana Robert Morris, clerks TO The supervisor OF
Parish OF Caiborne-Cnar.es S. Blackburn,
supervisor OF registration; L. NJ. Mccormick ana
l. u. BlackDurn. clerks.
Pansn OF ST. MARY Richard Brooks, constable
Parisa OF sablne-R A. Forbis, justice OF the
peace o. inc Fourth ward; ). WnaItey. Justice or
the peace OF the Ninth warl; Jatnss Harry, con-
stable OF the Fourth ward; .. seuler, constable OF
the Ninth ward.
The peace OF The Second ward; Joseph Leaoux,
constable OF the Second ward, vice Z. Doucct.
VINO JAILED 70 qualify; Vincent Bertrand, Justice Of
Jailed 10 qualify; Galbert bienvenu. constable or
the lnlrd ward; Jules D. Boudreaux. constable OF
the Fourth ward, vice IA. Thean, who failed to
quahly; Alexander Billond, inspector OF weights
anu measures.
Parish Of Winn-Sam Peace, justice OF the
peace: John Patton, constable.
Dr. J. J. FInney was commissioned as a member
oil toe Board OF Heath.
PAyoRITIsM AND ITS WORKINGS.
A more thoroughly centralized government
France did not have under either Empire. Nor
have these great Powers been hestatingly used.
0fnces have been ultiplied to an extraordinary
degree, and at every new creation the Governor
had the appointment OF favorite. New parishes
(countiesl were formed by the division OF old ones,
ana 10 every case the Governor appoin ted all the
on1cers Judicial districts have been rearranged
and new enes formed, and the Governor made MS
friends or allies Judges. A trick became common
by which Officers elected refused TO qualify, and
therefore the Governor nlled the ARTIFICIAL vacan-
ciss with men who could not nave been elected.
Finally, so careful have the leaders IN this con.
splracy been TO maintain their influence and their
creatures toe pettiest Offices that the members
OF the Legislature are usually members OF the
local school boards, and degrade the schools py
making the teachers tuelr political tools; while
have been in some petty villages Of fifteen nun
dred or two thousand inhabitants which have not
Tor Jour or i've years been allowed TO put In once
the town oficers they elected, but alter each cleo.
tlon the result was disaiow wed and the vacancies
shus created were nled o. tne GOVERNOR
CREATING Egw OFFICES.
AZ an example OF the way suca matters were
managed Shreveport will answer-tne better be.
cause IL LES In a region wneTe the whites have
been accused or eiseonlegs with toe republican
rule Snrevspart before reconstructon pad
simple add economical city government. Tne
MAJOR rsceiyed moderate salary, tho Common
Council we're unsalaneo. In 1871 The Legislature
imposed upou the place new charter, whiea pus
II In charge OF q Mayor and four administrators,
oil STARRED, oil provided with clerks ana with
once eOntngents. 1ne Governor Was authorized
- Appoint these Officers ana 10 al all vacancies
nnii ASIA ana they we're authorized 70 issue bonds
ana dispose oil them "or the best interests OF the
city," lhey seem 10 have issped not only BONDS
bpt scrip, and this fell to forty cents tAe dollar
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