The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-24
BATON ROUGE.

The Hcpublicm yesterday strained
itself very hard to get up u little indig-
nation over the events which have
TRANSFERRED in Baton Rouge within the
last few days, but IL did not make much
out Of It. With its usual ingenuity,
however, and disregard Of facts, II man
aged to confound the regulators. who
sometime since committed a number Of
outrages In East Baton Rouge. with the
better classes OF the people who, at a
public meeting, adopted resolutions lie
nouncing the acts Of the regulators and
offered to guarantee their suppression
II Mr.. Kellogg would appoint hon
est and competent men to the
parish Offices. The regulators were the
outgrowth of Kelloggism In Louisiana /;
they were possible, because the crea-
lures the Radical party elected, or Mr..
Kellogg appointed to the parish Offices
Of East Baton Rouge. were worthless,
incompetent and corrupt, unable and
unwilling 10 enforce the law, and pro
tect society. Under such government
as that which Mr.. Kellogg's party has
established in Louisiana, regulators al
ways spring up, murdercrs and robbers
flourish, and society Is disquiotcd. The
citizens meeting in East Baton Rouge,
which requested the resignation OF the
incompetent officials, and promised Sc
curty and peace. II they were replaced
by proper men, was the natural reaction
Of the conservative elements Of society
against the communistic t1Htlcncies ol
kclloggism.
The citizens, IL seems from our special
from Baton Rouge, arc now quietly re
During tho incompetent officials, who
some weeks ago resigned. to abdicatt
their positions. We are unable to see
what objections the Republicans can
make to this. When the committee OF
citizens appointed by the meeting, which
several weeks ago required these officials
to resign, visited Mr.. Kellogg. and. in
behalf OF the people Or the parish. ire
spcctive Of race or color. requested him
to accept the designations and appoint
proper men to the places, Mr. Kellogg
did not burst with indignation; he did
not toll the committee that they and
their constituency were lawbfcakers
and revolutonists he did not take mea-
sures to sustain the abdicating officers.
On the contrary. he gave the committee
cordial reception; conceded tho jus
tice of their cause, and declined. immedi-
ately, to comply with their request only
on the ground that II he made the al-
pointments, at that time, Senator Burch
would defeat them. Mr.. Kellogg and his
organ thus stand committed to the
cause OF the people OF East Baton
Rouge The so-called Governor ad-
mittcd the propriety of their action In
promising to comply with their re-
quests so soon rs the Legislature ad-
journed and Burch was out OF the way.
The citizens OF Baton Rouge have
trusted the promise OF Mr., Kellogg,
and now, that he may make the
appointments without the danger
or Burch's influence defeating
them. and as he promised, they are
proceeding to require the officials
who resigned six or eight weeks ago to
abdicate the place they are no longer
entitled to, that Mr. Kellogg may fulfill
his pledge and appoint honest and com
petent men to fill them
Everything is perfectly quiet in Baton
Rouge, and the Republican cannot bulge
the outrage mill just now.