The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-22

In another column will be found the SUBJ
stance of an interview with Lieut.. Gov. Wilt.
taken from the Boston Post, from which we
make the following extract, to which we direct
particular attention:
The reporter requested on interview upon
the political situation i'm New Orleans and
especially asked for the Lieutenant Cover
nor's opinion Of the indictment against the
Returning Board but he declined to talk
upon these subjects, saying that little is said
Of politics in Louisiana to-day, and the indlet-
ment against the Returning Board, II such
there was, had been made since he left home.
He knew nothing about 1t except that before
he. came away. the judge Of the Superior
Criminal Court had charged the Grand Jury
nothing more about it till he reached New
York, and knew. no more about it than what
he had seen in the papers
From this 1t will be seen that great in
justice has been done Gov Witt by the press,
and specially by Antelope" the correspond
ent of the Picay,ne, in representing him as
opposed to the prosecution of the members
of the Returning Board.
The other day the community was startled
by tho following statement that appeared in
one of "Antelope's' New York letters to the
Pic.
It has been reported here that the Lieuten-
ant Governor favored the reopening of the
old sore, and letting slip the dogs Of mischief;
and as it was known his honor carried with
him a large following, the report relative to
his alleged position was the occasion OF no
little unoasiness. He now, however, sweeps
all doubts away, personally, and will proceed
at once to Washington to place himself square
on the record with the executive. Gov. Mich
oils and his lieutenant will abide by their
pledges.
We felt satisfied that he could not have ut
tered such sentiments at the time. Such was
our confidence In him, and in this belief we
are fully sustained by the interview reported
In the Post, as well as by private dispatch
addressed by him to US.
Hereafter the public will be able to put a
proper estimate on "Antelope's" state
ments. BY that same token we would like to
inquire who Senator Booth" is. "Ante-
lope" invoices him as u "native Creole" q
" Democrat, through and through and
enters, with an enthusiasm that could spring
from nothing else than the warmest and most
passionate personal affection, into his denun-
Citations of the Returning Board indictments.
Listen to his eloqucnce ON this subject:
Senator Booth, from Louisiana, who is at
present In the city, strongly denounces the
proceedings which seek to tear open the re-
cent deplorable agitation upon the presiden-
tial question, and predicts that no good either
to Louisiana, tho Democratic party or the
country can result therefrom. Senator Booth
is Democrat through and through ma
tive of the Creole State, but he holds that the
material, which means the business interest,"
and prosperity of the country, cannot afford
to have q renewal of the agitation through
which it has SO recently passed. Better q
tha,,eond fimac and tbis la the language OF
orr most prominent business men, Democrats
as well as Republicans
Bear the IL g we have,
Than fly to those we know not Of.
It is hard for us to realize that Senator
Bo6th is not myth--that he is not sufficient
~ materialized to supply a Damon to Ante
lope's" Pythias. But such is the sad and re-
lentless truth. We can't find any Sem
ator Booth-the police can't find him
the newly established detective agency