The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-18
Services Rewarded.
y. \. Sun.

The Returning Board of Louisiana
rave fale,l well so far at the hands OF
he Fraudulent President whom they
nnntcd in ana they will donhtlr>s
b. still further considered. Judge
King, one of ke|losS'S Supreme Court,
who was recently appointed Co||cc-
tor of New Orleans, is only :: sub
stitutc in name for Tom Anderson of
the Board. John Sherman thought
it most prudent to contc, this Office
indirectly, so as TO avoid a public
scandal but he knew when making
the appointment who WAS to he the
directing power and The chief bcne-
ticiar!. so did Hayes, for he told
Andcls N in SO many words that he
would nominate for the place whom
soever was recommended by him.
"Jack' Wharton, who recently
went TO New Orleans from Washing.
ton with promise eff fhe United
States Matslta|sl'ip in lis pocket,
may hc said to belong to the same
set. lie was a violent, clustering,
and lntOlerant scccssinniSt, and by Il
natural law become a Republican
blathcrSkitc. and a congcuial asso-
clate Of the Ring that stole the vote
Of Louisiana. He won|d make an
excellent corner stone for the new
party, and is au ornament to the
Administration.
J. Madison Wells, the most noto-
rious of the Boaad, holds the Survey
"is'ip of New Orleans, with salary
of $1,000 a year, and his SOD, Levi
Wells, is deputy, with -, 500 per an
mum. They contrive to struggle on
ID life with these seven thousand dol
lars of revenue every twelve mouths,
and the honest economics of the cold
man." gathered in while Louisiana
was put up to the highest bidder last
December, as the visiting statesmen
representing Hayes happened to
know. That bargain made Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury, Matthews
Senator of the United States, Moves
hlnister to France, and raised Others
from ohscurity to high position and |
pay. Wells and son are to he retain
ed, to illustrate the beauties of the
civil service.
The two negro members, kenner
ana Casenave, are yet to receive Of
fetal recognition. They got part of
the spoils for the patriotic services of
the Board, bnt complain that the
color line was drawn sharply to their
disadvantage by two white confede.
rates who pocketed the lions share.
The Custom House Will soon cover
their illastrious heads, and the pay
roll will provide liberal pension for
their sacrifices.
Parker, brother in law to Ben But.
Ter, holds the Post Office fort in New
orleans resolutely against all com.
,rs, and was among the first to tele-
graph to Hayes an effusiye endorse
ment OF his policy. Key, who signs
himself Postmaster-General, thinks
this q good reason for his retention,
'ut be has to defer to Tynel's judg-
nent aud wishes, aud Tyner moves
ike jack in the box, when Senator
Norton touches the spring. Mean
lme Ben Butler prays hard for re-
orm in the civil service, and offers
Up his hayward nephew as propiti-
ton on the altar of his country.
When we reflect what prosperous
hing it is to be member of Return
ng Board, allowances ought to be
made for the iDfrmity of Wells and
lis companions in not electing fifth
aember of their body. They had a
ice little party of four, the harmony
i which conld MT DO disturbed as
ong as Wells and Anderson stuck
ogether. Two whites aud two mu-
lttoes gave preponderanco of white
lood, without any prejudice to the
roylous condition of the colored pa.
riots. They worked together admi-
ABLY, and when they swore before
he investigating committees at New
'IIeans and Washington, they prov.
Il what it was possible for witnesses
D DO, even when encompassed by
Diverse circumstances,