The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-01-16
Groom for the Ltper."

Charles" ~
We presume that this announce
uent refers to the somewhat notori
Gus rascal, W. 2. Kellogg, who, dur
ing the carpet-bag era, figured con
spicuoosly and disgracefully in Lou
isiana politics, If system of spolia
ton, lawlessness and villainy of eve
ry stripe may be termed politics
Now is this uuconvicted rogue emit
tied to the honor of being announced
in New Orleans as United States
Senator from Louisiana? Was he
ever elected to that position of con.
sideralion and diguity2 Does he
possess a single qualification to rep
resent the people of this State in the
Senate? There is not a respectable
citizen of Louisiana but will answer
nay to every one of these questions.
The so called Legislature which pre-.
tended to elect Kellogg was lawIess
and revolutionary body, composed
chiefly of the worst men and direst
enemies of the State. A representa-
tive of this people should be man
of honor, courage and probity, while
Kellogg possesses only the qualities
of the sneak thief, the coward and
the liar. A UNITED States Senator
from Louisiana should possess the
respect of the people of Louisiana
and be identified with their interests.
Kellogg is absolutely despised in
every Parish Of the State, and has
been the worst enemy its interests
have ever had. 1t is impossible for
him, or any of his followers, to point
out a single act of his honorable to
the commonwealth, or one that has
not oppressed the people or reflected
discredit upon them. Such a crea
ture cannot he the legitimate repre-.
sentative of any free people in any
body or under any circumstances,
and in the name of our fellow.
citizens we repudiate him and his
professions.
Certainly the unclean dog occupies
a seat in the United States Senate
where he claims to represent this
State. But our people are not re-
sponsible for that. Our people pro.
tested; our Legitimate representative
protested against his admission to
the Senate, and the Democratic Sen
ators, without an exception, endeav
ored to prevent his seating. The
fact that W. Pitt Kellogg holds a
seat in the Senate, in defiance of law
and in opposition to the, will of the
people the miserable and shameless
wretch pretends to, represent, is, to
the eternal disgrace Of the Republi-
can Senators, who, to maintain a
partisan supremacy, were willing to
perjure themselves and disgrace the
Senate. Neither the people of Lou
isiana, nor the Legislature of Louisi-
ana are in anywise responsible for
this shameful business. The impu-
dence Of characterless adyenturer
ready for office, to endure the scorn,
contempt and loathing Of people,
and the reckless and INSCRIPTIONS
partisan spirit of the Republican
Senators, gave Kellogg a seat in the
Senate and nothing else. If he
thinks he represents this people, let
him go out upon the public thor
oughfares of New Orleans and he
will find the finger of scorn and con-
tempt pointed at him in every locali-
ty he visits. Let him 60 into any
one of the Parishes and he will meet
only with insult and contumely.
Actual violence would not in all
probability be done him, but the
the men, women and children
will turn away from him as a thing
to be Stunned and loathed; as though
they had heard the cry, Groom for
the leper." There is not a neighbor-
hood in Louisiana that this so called
Senator, this fraudulent representa-,
tive would not be spit upon. Louis.
lana, indeed, spews him out of her
mouth, spurns him from her feet
aed denounces his presumption:
"Thou SANDER of thy mothers womb!
Thou loathed issue Of thy fathers loins |!
Thou rag of honor! thou detested-"
Go, dog, for thou hast heard me.
Il New Orleans Democrat.
THE Paris GaNlojs says, speak.
ing of the Grant banquet: "The la.
dies are like bar maids, and the din
ner was not worth thirty francs.
The fish and soup we're cold, while
Parson Hitchcock, with his eyes shut