The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-15
Kellogg and Other Frauds.

The admission of Kellogg to the Sen
ate may in the end be the most summary
way of having meted to him his just dues.
Dispatches received here from New Or.
leans are to the effect that there is !,
strong feeling on the part of officials to
uneartl his nttarirus record While all Of
ticer Of the State of Louisiana, and pro-
coed exprditionsly to arraign him at the
bar of justice for his record of j. fanny.
Judge Sp,ttnrd, who has been deprived
OF his seat to accommodate the demands
of a dying party, feels exceedingly az
yrievrd, and will leave no stone unturn
ed to convince Kellogg s party colleagues
al, of whom voted fer him, that they have
dishonorcd the Senate in admitting one
when some of them honestly believed
was nryrr elected. There has been I,
great deal Of mystery to unealth in the
consistency Of Stanley Matthew'S in vo
ting 70 give Kellogg his seat. 1t is ban
died about here as hotel gossip that he
was given his seat as price of his 81
lcnce. He knew too much and it was
deemed best Ivy the President and he Re-
publican party to buy his silence for a
Senatorial seat. For eight months Kel-
logg has haunted the corridors at WASH
ingtOn hotels, and in his intercourse, both
with confidential friends and those who
were not, Ne always maintained that he
would be admitted to the Senate. His
intercourse with Hayes has been frequent
during this time, end it is not denied by
his warmest friends that he has given the
President to understand that he expect
ell to be rewarded for the part he played
in manipulating the election returns in
Louisiana. Just so sure as the sun shines
the day is coming when 10 power can
keep back this upheaval of rottenneSs.-
Nichols, the Governor of Louisiana is I'LL
der 10 obligations now to Hayes, mas
much as Hayes spokesman in the Senate
have repudiated a policy which was inan-
guratcd by the President, under the adj
vice Of the very men who fall back to
party lines for the mere sake of gaining
votes. Madison Wells and Anderson,
both under Indictment, have a grievance
against Hayes in the matter of the dispo-
sition of the New Orleans Collectorship :
and even the visiting statesmen, who
were accessories both before and after
the fraud. with but few exceptions, are
about willing that the truth should be
known, inasmuch as Hayes is willing to
be a BENEFICIARY of Fraud but is cautious
to the interests Of those who engineered
and carried it out. The Democrats, or a
,,nfnrifx, nf thn,u thn n
been willing to let the matter drop so far
as Hayes is concerned but since the
same fraud has allowed the Senate to he
invaded by q usurper, contrary to the
will of the people OF the State OF LouSi-
ana, the question arises whether il is not
justice to the outraged people of Loui>i-
ana to let the secret of the Returning
Board be exposed to the light of day, IA
Their than be continually haunted with
both the substance and shadow Of infa-
my. Ke]]ogg's Indictment is only mat
ter Of a short time, and, oppressed to trial
evidence will be forthcoming to show the
secrets of the m ctinSs ST those who con
troverted the will of the people of a State
and by so doing likewise controverted
the will of a MA. ority of all the States
Kellogg may keep his silence, but his adj
mission to the Senate nnscals the lips of
other hearts that still ache.
Encouragement of Committees.
The following are the principal chan
gcs in the senate committees as annonn-
ced by the vice-presidc nt to-day: The
Democrats have increased representation
on FIVE of the principal committees as fol-
lows: Finance, Senator VOORHEES,; military
affairs, Senator Butler; naval affairs, Sc
nator Mcdonald; District of Columbia,
Senator Harris, Senator Burnside has
been transferred from commerce to post
Offices and post roads, and Senator Jones
Of Nevada, has taken his place on com
mcrce. Senator Ferry has been relieved
from the craftsmanship Of the committee
on rules and Senator Blaine has taken the
chair thus made vacant. Senator Teller
supercedes Senator Blaine as chairman Of
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment. Senator Kellogg has been placed
on the committees on territories, rail
roads, Mississippi levees, and the special
committee to inquire into the subject of
election of president and vice-president
of the United States. Senator Butler las
been placen of the senate committee on
routes to the seaboard.
Gen. Ord was before the house commit
tee on foreign affairs. Answering direct
question by Cox he said: diplomacy