Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-05-19
Criticism Of the Administration.


to be 50 at the erppnse Of that indcprnd-
ence which is the chief value Of journal
ism il a price that no honest editor will
pay. We, as IN duty bound, read oil onr
exchanges with care, and ARE at loss to
discover that in their animadvrrsions upon
Gov. Wilt there is proof Of caHsrless dis
satisfaction. 1t il easy to charge personal
motives aud disappointed hopes yet in the
absence of positive proof VS. make II
rule to believe that the ntterancrs of onr
contemporaries are the honest expression
Of their views.
We do not know GOV. Witt Intimately,
and for that reason perhaps can't under
stand that he il more honorable. fir-seciug
and infalliblr than other men who have
occupied his place. Ii hr il exempt from
criticism we would like to know why. If
he in Ia he permitted to dis, barge his OH
cial duties without a word "f comment
we would, before We get ready to criticis",
be pleased to have it made known Ia us
in what respect he is elevated above 9th
ers.
One journal claims indirectly that those
papers that have never supported him with
enthusiasm should withhold their com
mrnts, aud another charact"rizrs all papers
! that investigate his actions ~ Journals rf
[ doubtful ant"crdcHt-. Now, nfl this Is THE
/ most unmitigntcd -tHf'. Coy. Wilt is no
dcmi-god. He is just ~ likely tn "rr rs
any other individual. II is possible that
| he i, thorough pulitician-cant keep
| himself clear of rings and combinations
/ not unlikely that in the late articles that
! have appeared in some Of the best paper,
| in the State, there is much truth, and that
there is force in their accusations. Not
! mpos-ibl. is it that that's what hurts"
! Let the Governor and his officials court
| investigation, not shun il, IT they would
avoid the result of the charges made
against them. As for onrscli. We propose
to write freely concerning any official
/ wrong-,l"iHg. and to give Ho heed 10 the
hull -doLing methods of those journals that
wish to uphold the administration at any
cost.
II il said that senator Hill, Of Georgia.
failed To reply To very foul speech of
| kclloggs the other day because he dreaded
controversy with "a Statesman % WHO
l A 4
vogue. Durls are yet fought IN Louisiana.
the provisions of the code of honor prevail
aud the rruprirty of that law i in no re-
-prct better rXcmplifrd than in the fact
that under its rigid enforcement gentle
men Will not lac permitted L. engage IN
any rccoutrr with men like Kellogg II
"" understand properly the spirit Of this
law Kellogg and men of his character can
not cite it as a rule Of action. We doubt
If there, is gentleman III Louisiana " h"
wnnld address - challenge Ia al T',tilr
one from Kellogg, even if he were pos.
s,-~ed of Sufficient personal courage to
enable HIM To- demand satisfaction for an
. INJURY bl hU'I rl'dTdIlhH.
Kellogg will douhtlrN, hr retained in hi-
place. lie may lac, to rxtrrmc Rrpuhli-
cans, the incarnation Of 4 principle that
has furnished them political capital for
years. But with both Republicans and
Democrats in Louisiana he is looked nl'oH
A. the most contemplate, the most knavi>h
of men.
IL would greatly simplify matters II
those papers that support Col. Robert
Richardson would inform the people in
What respect that gentleman j. the supc-
/ rior Of Cen King. 80 far they have wrli-
ten highly rulogi~tic notices If their favor
tie, that would, with n simple chang OF
names. apply To- Gen. Ming He was ~
good a soldier, ~ honest - man, worked n
hard Ia rrhahiltatr the south. was ~ ac-
1--WE in his Efforts 20 redeem The STATE of
Louisiana. We d"not know great deal
Of Col Richardson, but al tn kroWl,d.,
We have of MIN j. favorable. We do not.
nor lo We suppose that that distinguished
gentleman cares for a certificate Ut rharac-
taF fom the farmcr>illr Gazette. We
very chrrrlulll accord tu HIM honesty.
ability. etc. But iuasmuch ~ Gen. Kin:
has all these We can't see but that the
support "f Col. Richardson j.. after all. a
matter "f personal preference. We have
only claimed IN the beginning that com.
mon Justice would demand that We con
I time Gen. King in hi. place. We have
NOT forgotten all that was urged two years
ago about h~ strength in the river parish.
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