The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-31

Ey-United .Siates District Attorney
Beekwiih, the only prominent POLITICIAN
In New Orleans during the Kellogg
troubles who kept bis reputation unfair
ni>hcd. Is here. Since he retired from
Office he has devoted himself entirely
70 law practice and has become some
thing Of cynic politically. As he was
personally before he got through with
Kellogg In desultory conversation
this evening he expressed opinions quite
freely upon the political outlook IN the
South. which he believes 10 be gloomy
almost beyond description.
= How did ithappcn. | asked, that
the clause WAS inserted In the c0nsti-
tuition providing for the choice of Pres
idential Elrctors by the Legislaturc?''
7 Nothing was more natural. The
Louisiana politician cant be judged by
anything in The political line you have
this way. There are no Democrats and
no Republicans in Louisiana in the
sense that they are Democrats and
Republicans in the North. Like the
Irishman. they are 'agin the Govern
mint II j. anything to subyert the
present condition Of affairs. There are,
] suppose. 10000 people in Louisiana
who live in the hope Of Office. In
State elections candidates with two Of
fees at their disposal in event of cleo
ton promise them TO 1900 people.
When elected and but two people get
the appointments there is naturally
great discomfort, and plans are laid
forthwith for new order Of things
The new Constitution will open great
possibilities for Legislators That is one
reason why it was 50 framed Every
Legislator will expect to retire from Of
flee in Presidential year well cared
for. Another reason was that it pro-
vides for more Offices than the present
one Those Of the 60 600 for which
places are not found or made under it
they viii comprise nearly all Of them
Will be how ling for reform in year or
two longer for the purpose Of getting a
new chance at the plumber. The State
is worse, if anything. morally than il
was in 1876, and. a then. il viii 20
with the party that pays the most for
it,
ITO what do you attribute such a
condition.
..The trouble lies very deep. The
French population Of Louisiana does moi
mean TO stay there. All the French live
in the expectation Of ending their day:
in France. II j. evident that people
who do not love the State that sustains
them. who regard il a. a transient stop
ping-over place. who are not at hear
American citizens and have no desire Il
be. can neve r become so. Consequent
" public financial operations run wild
Believing that they will be away soor
and will thus escape paving public obi
cations. the people are willing that tn,
I State should be numbered with deb
without limit. With such a people
there can never be good Govern
ment. Ordinarily State Of tina
kind would be paradise for Office
seekers and jobbers, but il j. alread,
overrun with them Wells and Ander
son have come to the top in Fedora
affairs because they were in position
nj the time Of the election Of the wretcl
who now holds the chief Office Of tn
Nation to 30 to further extremes thai
any others could. Others would hav'
done the same thing probably with tn
same opportunities was q Kepubll
can. but / was never so partial TO m
party that 1 could not see wherein
failed 10 be what il should be. sin
cerely believed in 1876. As believ'
now. that Wells and Anderson di'
right. mean that believe the Re
pubIicans carried the State. The faul
| finl with those two men is that the,
had TO be induced 10 do right by con
siderations that outweighed the induce
menfs TO do wrong. Wells was retaine'
in the Custom-Housc as Surveyor ans
Anderson was appointed by Sherman
Deputy Collector. II would have beel
impossible TO make Anderson Collecto
nominallv. and Wells could never hav
been confirmed As Surveyor. WhcI
his term expires next year anothe
place must be found for him, as n
Senate would confirm him. King wa
made Collector. He talked too nue.
for a simple fgure-head and so was re
moved. The trouble with Smith. hi
successor, was that he really imagine'
af times that he was Collector u
course Anderson couldn't stand tina
and Smiths place fell to Badger
Badger is = clever. good fellow. and
willing for the sake Of the salary to 81
in the Office. He was volunteer dun
ing the war and afterward becam
Chief u Police. That covers his expert
ence in public affairs"
You knew. didn't You. that Johl
Ray had been here trying get Badge
outg'
Yes: but / don't believe Ray wa
sent BY Wells and Anderson Ray
son was removed from the Custom
House in the summer, and Ray. labor
ing under the dclusion that Badger wa
Collector. and hence was responsible
for the removal, tried 70 retaliate.
matter like the removal would fully nc
count for Rays opposition. The ~
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