The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-16
FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
THE TRUE INwARDNEss OF THE FEDE-
RAJ APPOINTMENTS IN
LOUISIANA. ...
KellOgg's Power Over the Adsnipistra-
ti0n-Rrindle NH the v0ssess1r Os
tho Republican Cipher Dispatches,
Kew Etc

sssys Eve
Especial Correspondence OF the Democrat
WASHINGTON. December II, 1878.
II the project of removing the capital Of the
United States Ia ever agitated again / shall AT
taRonize the Reavls scheme In favor OF st. Louis
with ono Of my own In behalf of New Orleans
as the new location: simply and solely with n
View to save railroad fare and telegraph tolls In
matters pertaining to
THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE or LOUISIANA;
| the dlspensation and management Of which
| has for about ten years formed the chief oceu-
| patton Of the Federal government Last
| spring. when all The places had been filed from
| the Custom House down to the Lake Charles
postoflce and when the surplus OF those who
helped John Sherman steal tho electoral vote Of
| Louisiana had been paid of with eonsulships
| and so on, | drew n long breath called myself
| together like Dogberry's watch and thanked
| God that as the Washington correspondent
| Of the leading New Orleans newspaper, |
was rid Of lot Of KNIVES who had
| given mo great deal n annoyance You must
know that the duty which devolves upon n
Washington correspondent In the matter Of
watching the development here Of affairs that
POSSESS local interest and Importance in the
baillwlck Of the paper he represents is the
most onerous and difficult Of all his mutlfold
trusts Tn gsu"ru uslitet.l ~t,rtJocfs. or III the
direction Of gossip md light personalities he
| can write theses by tho yard or anecdotes by the
cord. without serious exerion OF anything but
tho muscles Of his pom hand and the capacities
| Of his Inner consciousness. But when II comes
| to matters Of local interest particularly such Ms
| the struggles and intriguos of individuals for
| tho Offices under the head of Fedarnl patronage
| the Inner eonsolousneas Of the correspondent
| must be suffered to take rest whie his logs
bear the heat and burden Of tho day In rushing
around from room to room ut hntels
| and private boarding houaes hunting
| up individuals. upon whom his ingenuity must
be exercised to got out Of them facts which, In
nine cases out Of ton. It is their policy to con
| ceai or disooiOr.
| This duty under tho host and most favorable
| conditions aa to tho character Of Tho indi-
| yiduals to be dealt with. Is barassng and
| laboriOus But In the case Of the Louisiana
| crowd, tho natural difficulties and embnr-
rassments of the situation are multiplied about
| ton fold by tho fact that they can talk more mt
| ~ less expenditure Of veracify than any othsr
| SGT nf mon | over saw, heard or road o.
believe II Is tho common impression In New
| Orleans thAt
KELLOGG rs THE GREATEsT LIAR IN THE WORLD
| But give my solemn word that 90 far as m v
personal observation during tho last year on
ables me to Judge. Kellogg Is tho most truthful
q the lot which; perhaps. Is moro forcible
| In any other form Of phrnseology
In this connection must relate
| LITTIB ANECDoTE.
| Inst spring, among tho jnnnme.able carnvnn
| Of laborers In the Louisiana vineyard Of vote
stealing who tbrongef hero to receive their re-
| ward certain Frenehman from ono of
| the headian settlements IN hcklen's bailiwIck
One day said something To him and he In
puired If be might Rsk mo to be 80 good as to
toll him who was my authority.
J snid It was Kellogg.
HI" said my Frsnchmnn M'eieu' KeIoeunl
pa you hear tho Same thing from any ons
No. 7 had not but George Rhorldan had told
me tho report was not true."
All then perhaps II would be eafa to rely on
M'slen' kel"guel' said my Frenehman with
the usual shrug
This anecdOte will givo You some idnn ~ the
difficulty of ellctfing tho facts concerning any
compicatfon among Louisiana Radicals At this
0nd Of the limo
AS | remarked Mt the outset tho hope eher-
labed lust spring Of relief from any further
watch upon tho moy9fnents Of such q crowd has
been dashed, md | hage been for tn roo or four
days trying to got the straight Of Il new com
plicAion.
Shortly nfer tho November election letters
were received h3re from various sources. in
spfed by
one of the two defeated Republicans In AekIen's
district. charging his def"nt upon an intrigue
between Acklon on the ono hand and Jack
Wharton. Hahn and Marks on the other. the
resnlt Of Ma1ch Mhch wss the candidacy Of
whethor by EIebert himself or by others
speaking IN his behalf can't say, but
u, ,Ria wns o,rh,i charged ,hmt NE moving cause
In other words. not 10 put too fine u point mon
!. Mr liebert or hie frionda for him. chnrgnd
that IN" hbove mentioned FedernI onlcinls In
Now Orleans had been hired or bribed to pro
mote dissension In their own purity the result
ef which had been ihe election of n Democratic
Gongr"ssman from Republican District
Something In tho same line, though not IF ne
grave character, had been alleged against Hahn
In particular In regard To Ellis contest. This
was
RANK VIOLATION or THE CIVIL. SERVICE RrJT Ha
Of the present administration. and the ofrense
was aggravated by the fact that the result in two
or thre Congresaional Districts had turned the
rcnla ol tho 0rgAp izatiOn of the mex Houee The
dminstra' lon was advised that but for the arn-
thy or trcacheryo Of Hahn. Wharton aud Marks
returned from Louipiana. I his. with the clean
sweep which the Radicals expect 10 make In /
California would have left the balance Of power
in the House to tho Greenbaekers by the Demo
crats lacking Just ono vote Of u majority Owe
all. Under those circumstances
THE RAGE or THE ADMINISTRATION
can be better imagined than described Tho
actual truth Of the matter was Of no fTnp0rtanrn
Hebert friends told him. aud the result waa a
determination TO unship the whole crew But
M,sira kelogne' appeared upon tho scene
ana very soon made himself troubIes0rnn
Hahn. Wharton and Marks particularly The
first and last were his men and he did ult
propose to allow them to BE- aecapitated
Now you may remember that Ia a l. tier writ
ten last summer Just sbout the time Kellogg
gave what no would probably cal bis te4tl
mOnP' before the Potter cpmmiftee | pointed
out that he held Hayes and J0hn sherman in
ne hollow Of his hand They can kick and
il1unce about ~ certain extent ba- WIuneyer
Kellogg secs Z TO pull the check -retn on them
al their cayortinR .cease and they carry him |
with tho dociity n the long suffering mule
whhersoever he i5teth 70 ride I kn1W what
am talking about when l say that Kellogg Is
THE REAL DEPOSITORY or SECRETS
upon the faithfulnn-a 81 whose keeping tho
personal fate Of John sherman II not Of the |
administration t-c.f, depanGs That is 10 say. |
KELLOGG HAS THE REPUBLICAN CIPHER DIS |
PATCHES
key and all, in hts possession. ana that fg the |
-ecret Of ali his successes and his power during
the past year and a half 1t Is not protabls thaf
ns snt WoHld make q vital point On the personal