The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-05-19
Fifteen Hundred Applicants
for Two Hundred and
Fifty Offices
From the N. O. Times, May 18th J

Inc interview was III oaosCt1hSO ""'A0
as follows:
Reporter understand, judge, that
Won have received your commission
and that you will take possession, OF |
the collectors Office in d day or twoY
Judge K-Yes, sir. l received my
commission this morning, and ! have
arranged to take charge OF my Office on |
Wednesday. On account Of4the way III
which business is transacted at the |
Customhouse, Wednesday,, the 10th, |
will be a very convenient day TOR as
suming charge. Accounts are made up
on the first and fifteenth OF every
month, and commencing with the SIX
teenth all the business will be placed
to my credit
appointments
Judge K.-Yes, some fifteen hundred
or two thousand, and they keep coming
in every day. have had statement
of the number of appointments under
nv control made out, and find that
there are about two hundred and forty
three-not near enough to go around,
Won see, even il / were disposed to ill
eyery place with new man.
Reporter-HaVe you made up sIate
of y0nr appOintees YETI
Judge K.-No, sir. have not; 90
not think that have positively promised
to appoint anyone. At most. l DO not
believe thaH l have given more than
four or FIVE men reason to belleVe that
Would appoint them. Of the present
force in tie Customhouse I have de-
termined to retain two. They are
Deputies Coupland and Champlln.
Chief Deputy Herwig retlres at his
own request. As you know there are
three deputy collectorships. | have, not
determined upon any man for the place
of chief deputy. do notknow whether
Champlin, Coupland or some new man
will receive that appointment.
ReporteF-Will you replace most OF
the present force by new menY
Judge K.--No, | shall not. Outside
Of four or five OF the principal places
shall not remove any man who mas per
formed his duties we'll and taIthfuliy'
and against whom nothing can be sald'
TO FOUR OR FIVE OF THE CHIEF
POSITIONS
shall appoint personal friends, III whose
qualifications, abilities and integrity
hS,ye confidence. These appointments
I shall make very soon. In the Otilef
nositions shall make very few II any
changes for the present. shall walt
until | get somewhat acquainted Win
nv office. and shall consult with my
lieutenauts about changes TO oe haae'
From them and from my own ooseFVa-
tion, shall endeayOr to arrive at con
clusion as to who ought TO oe removed.
nonv changes at present, but L do not
exnect that / shall make more than a
hundred and fifty appointments In all.
Reporter-In making appointments
will YOU favor any particular element
| of tile Republican party, ana VII you
| 90 outside of the Republican party sfor
aDpointees? ,.oo
,fudge Kit will make no difference
| to me whether an applicant is native
Republican, Il carpet or q col
ored man, 80 that he is ldentlted Win
the State, and his interests are mere: 1
should not appoint man VINO mas JUST
come from another State SIMPLY because
he was Republican. But II man mas
lived and earned his bread here, shouid
| not object to him because lie nad oeen :I
born elsewhere. Party services VIII
| he of little advantage to an applicant
nnless he has other qualifications. In
/ making selections | shall not only take
/ into consideration the recommendations
presented by an applicant, but also his
| character for sobriety and industry. VI
course. shall consider The claims OF the
eolored men, and perhaps they Will re-
eeiye the larger share OF the minor ap
naintments. as but few OF them are
| analified for the higher positions. ! do
not saw that. / will not appoint any
i Democrats or Conservatives, but, OF
course. as between two applicants Tor
| fle same position whose qualifications
are about equal, one OF whom Is Dem1
0crat and the other a Republican,,
should give the preference to the he
/ publican.
| Reporter-In making appointments,
| viii you take into consideration any
possible political influence which the
applicants may WELD ID tfle fatufe
/ Judge K.-The interest3 OF the mer-
! chants. the business community and the
advancement OF the commercial lmpor-
fanee of the Mississippi Valley will DC
nv first consideration. l consider the
nalitieal feature of the collectors office
Of only secondary consideration. pro-
pose to have nothing to do W4th politl11
i eai ii' rings or yings o1F..any kind, and ]
shall M IL annoinf l1o man Wtln2o has any sncl
connections, conn if I know it. It is not i'm
. nrObable. however, that | shall give
some consideration to the political an
tecedents and views of the applicants
for positions that | may hafmonlze 81
much as possible the workings or Ihe
office with the feelings and interests o.
the business community.
/ The New Orleans Times of the 12tf
4 inst, says Of g Mr.. T. G. Anderson =
He could not carry his own parist
last election, even with y. :. deputy
marshals, the troops, and the Returning
Board to help him.
Il The Times OF the following day
contained the following eommunica
ton:
Communicated 8
NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1877.
M See from the morning Times, yol
say that Hon. e. G. Anderson failed x
Icarry his own parish, i.e., st. Landry, II
the last election. / would inform yol
II that Hon. Anderson did carry his owl
, parish, by majority of over four hun
/ dred and but for a lie circulated. JUS
the day before election, Of his beln.
|, killed in 0pel0usas in a bar room
would no doubt have been elected
4 Although / differ somewhat in pohflc
with Mr.. Anderson, yet ! think, Justlc'
, ought to be given to him III That re
gard. remain respectfully,
PETITE PRAIRIE BAYOU.
We will bet that Petite Pralri
: Bayou is a demoralized White Lea
/. guar in search of Custom House ap
pointment. o
II The Free Masons of England sup
! port three charities, one of which pay
annuities TO aged Mas0ns and widows