The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16
A NOBLE GROUP.
Mr.. Evarts, In conversation with Herald
representative said day or two since:

representative, said day or two since:
This Administration has before 1t three
things which 1t means to accomplish. First, tc
nationalize the Republican party: second, tc
resume specie payments: third. to emancipate
the action OF the voters from the control Of the
office holders"
The Secretary's first and third interests us
just at this moment. How does the Admins
tration propose to nationalize the Republican
party? How does it propose to emancipate
the action Of the voters from the control of
the office holders; and, as far as the Admin
istration has gone In this business how has 1t
adhered TO the famous enunciation of the
President, that he serves his party best who
serves his country best2
Mr.. Hayes would serve his country best by
throwing overheard all the corrupt and dis
reputable leaders Of the Republican party in
the South, and he would best emancipate the
voters from the influence Of the officeholders
by appointing men to office who are honest
and capable and who are not professional or
machine politicians. Let us review his ap-
pointments In this State, and see Ii they &C.
cord with his own professions or with the
programme Of his Secretary Of State: The
President has been In office nearly nine
months, and during the whole time
the Federal offices of this State have
been In the hands OF most cor
rupt and obnoxious ring of machine pol
iticians. The Returning Board, In short, has,
80 far, run the Custom-House. There we have
had King, the alter ego Of Anderson, Tom
Anderson himself Mad. Wells, Kenner and
their satellites. A few days ago we heard
from Washington that the President was dis
gusted with this dirty crowd John Sherman
had put on him, and was determined to take
the Louisiana appointments in his own hands.
We were not so enthusiastic over this news as
were some of our friends. There was nothing
In the manner in which Mr.. Hayes had stood
by the Returning Board to justify any very
strong conviction that he would appoint any
man to a position In this State who was not of
the stripe to reorganize or to attempt to reor-
ganize the Republican party on It's old basis.
The issue shows that our distrust was not
groundless Judge King has retired, and it
looks as though the influence of the Return
ing Board has been weakened. But who has
been appointed to step into Judge Kings
shoes? Col. Eningham Lawrence, the alter
ego Of Mr.. Warmoth. Against Col. Lawrence
personally we have nothing to say; neither
did we have anything personal to say against
Judge King. But there Is not a man in the
State who does not know that Col Lawrence
Is the friend and partner of Warmoth, and that
Lawrence means Warmoth just as clearly as
King meant Anderson.
The significance Of this appointment Is
more evident when we observe that Col. Jack
Wharton is Marshal, Gen. McMillen Pension
Agent. and that Geo. Sheridan Is to be Collector
of Internal Revenue The noble group was |
not complete, and the dull sense OF the public |
lid not recognize the subject until the master |
placed the central figure and unveiled his |
creation. Lawrence, the alter ego
If Warmoth, Sheridan, Wharton, McMillen
Angels end ministers Of Grace defend us I!
Here we have the combination which shone in |
consolidated glory over the mildest and wild
st saturnalia Of debauchery which ever dis
yraced civilization, and at the recollection of |
which the flush of burning indignation man.
les the cheek Of every Louisianian.
1t appears then that the Administration
proposes to nationalize the Republican party
n Louisiana through the fundamentally of
Varmoth, and to emancipate the action of the
'oters from the control OF the office holders
" organizing in this State corrupt Federal
ing Of machine politicians and officials
Not many months ago when Warmoth was
lnder cloud in his own party and Packard,
'itkin III Co. were running the Custom
House machine, he exclaimed, "Give me but
he power those men have got and by Cd
will carry this State any way please" In
he process Of Matchmaking the Republican
party the President has given the shrewd
Ind audacious carpet-bagger full possession
If the power he so coveted and which he
,oasted he could use so effectually.
Poor King was but the fgurehead Of a cor
'upt and INSCRIPTIONS ring, and poor Law
'ence will be but the feebler fgurehead of an
equally corrupt but probably shrewder COM
,ination. Warmoth is now the head Of the
Republican party In Louisiana, and with the
pening spring, his far reaching, busy, bold
md INSCRIPTIONS Vaccinations for the Or
'anization Of the negroes for the campaign
will be visible in every part Of the State.
Ii the President meant we'll he has made a
mistake.