The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-26
PAYING OFF OLD SCORES.

Since the Senate adjourned Hayes, the sair
and debonair, has been diligently getting
even with his enemies in the party, even as
Jackson fought at New Orleans, according to
the version of the Sweet Singer of Michigan"
Mr.. Conkling has been given the grand
bounce In the New York appointments, and Is
left to mediate upon the problem of how the
Senate Committee on Commerce, which does
not sit during the recess of Congress, can get
away with perennial President, even though
he be fraud. There is now no impeachment
in the way of Conkling's telling the statesmen
at Atlantic City all Of those facts within his
knowledge, which he said would sink the adj
ministration in infamy. Gen. Benjamin But
Ter is another victim whom vengeance has
overtaken. He has been taking a big hand
in the Potter stigatiOn-brought out An
dersOn's most offensive charges and inuen-
does, developed Darrell cross-examined Mrs.
jerks snored when Kellogg was on the stand,
and heaped many other indignities on John
Sherman and Hayes. The result is that his
brother-in-law, j. M. G. Parker. affords the
principal figure in dissolving view in which
the New Orleans Postoftice supplies the back
ground.
BY this same token the boys tell a pleas
ant little story of how this denouement was
brought about by Kellogg. 1t seems that j,
M. G.. 2. was not in Louisiana at the time OF
the last election but in Massachusetts, where
he registered and voted. certificate OF this
fact from the office of registration in Massa-
chusetts was obtained and sent on to Hayes.
This settled the matter; registered voter of
the State of Massachusetts could not remain
the postmaster of New Orleans, and so J. M.
G. 2. faded from our gaze. But Hayes does
not forget his friends, any more than his
enemies. Kellogg was full Of threats up to a
certain hour, which he is known to have spent
at the White House, whittier he was sum-
moned by dispatch. Since that hour he has
had naught to say, and when called before
way that betrayed the kindness and forgiv-
ing spirit of his nature. How all this hap
pened, and exactly how Kellogg stands with
the administration is thus told in special to
the New York Times:
Senator Kellogg has succeeded in obtain
ing full control Of all the Federal patronage
in Louisiana, and is as gleeful as child with
a new rattle. Civil service reform has no
longer any terrors for him. and the admins
tration has risen to remarkable degree in
his estimation. The Custom-House at New
Orleans was placed under his sceptre some
time ago, and it is understood that all subor-
dinate appointments at that institution are
now forwarded to him for approval. The re-
moval of Postmaster Parker at New Orleans,
and the appointment of Gen. Badger, Is an
other evidence of the eccentricities Of civil
service reform and Of the growing power of
Senator Kellogg with the President This
change was made without any cause what
ever, so far as the official records show. It
was the Presidents own act, instigated by
Mr.. Kellogg, and was done without the
knowledge Of Postmaster General Key, who
regards Mr.. Parker as an excellent officer
Parker had held the Office for seven years,
and had but one year to serve to fulfill his
term. Kellogg is now urging ex-Marshal
Ptlin for appointment as Marshal for the
Territory of Montana.
All, it was the marshalship of Montana that
turned away the wrath of the raging Pitkin'
We wondered, when he was before the COM
mittee, that he roared us so like sucking
dove, instead of like the ferocious lion, which
he is known to be. But now we wonder no
longer. Cali is change" saith the hymn book.