Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-23
BOURBON FREEBOOTERs,

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?. Kellogg tho opportunity OF ven
tilating his views of the political sitlla-
ton. particularly Of the contest Tor
fhc senatorship. We printed almost
the precise language used BY Mr'
Kellogg. The public may rely upon
il THAT he has bccu correctly reported,
and that they arc now acquainted
with the views, schemes and hopes Oi
the fat, rich and sleek remnant OF the
tsttcrlemaliOns who invaded Louis
iana under Republican protection, to
rcvcl IN robbery and stuff their carpet
bags with the spoil wrcstcd from u
conquered people.
The country will perceive, IN read
ing Mr.. Kellogg's views, that ho and
the squad of official blood suckers who
have been too insensiblc to SHINE TO
be driven from his banner ana the
public pap-tubs, have made no
advance in libcrality Ofoplnion. Like
Tho thief driven from the till, they
think only of organizing u fresh raid
for plundcr and spoil. They have
forgotten notl,ingl and learned moth
Ing.
They areIBourbou political free
hooters. They were trained IN the
belief that politics was system OF
robbery ; that the duty and right Of
tho Office holder was to prey upon the
people; that constitutions and law'
were only shams with which to gull
tIp populacc that the talk about
principles, was the jargon OF fools OF
tho deceptive lingo Of sharp political
rree-b hooters. These were the doc
triucs held and acted upon by the
Radical party in Louisiana during Its
domination hero ) they were The
doctrines on which Mr.. Kellogg rode
into the gubcrnational chair and ii
the practice Of which he smuss'c'
himself into Judge Spofford's seat II
the United States Senate.
Aswe have remarked, Mr.. Kellogg
interview with a representative OF TIN
States, shows that he and his retainer
in this State still adhere to this theol,
ec pelitics, and that he confdentl,
counts upon his party to maintain hi
iawless pretcnsions in accordance wit
this theory. This is perhaps tn
most striking and saliant fact brotlgh
out in the interview.
! What next strikes us most iorclbly
is the attitude OF hostility which thi
insolont usurper and pretonde
assumes in his remarks toward til
South and especially toward tho Stat
he has the audacity to claim to repre-
sent. Indeed Mr.. Kellogg speaks
Louisiana in the same spirit that
Roman proconsul may have spoke
Of a conquered provincein Asla,w
IL was his mission and his purpose
plumber and insult.
This Standardization by virtue
bribery, violence and torco--'does nj
treat tho political ISSUES which intorc
this people, as if be were . citizen
Louisiana discussing differences
free opinions upon public questions
he talks, on the contrary, us it |
we're an enemy of the State, as if |
were an epauletted swasl buckle
whose duty it is to bully and ovoraV
his obstrcpcrous vassals. lie speal
only in threats. He threatens us wi
thy anger and vengeance OF the Mort
if he shall be ousted from the Scnat
In such a case he assures us Il
indignant "North will move leav'
and earth TO crush out tho efforts
his enemies
Ile goes further and threatens NJ
Jonas, whose scat he says, has be-
questioned by that famous body
Aascrupulous partisans known as t
Teller Committee, with expulsion
soon rs the triumphant Republicl
obtain control of the Senate. In sho
Che whole tenor Of his Conversatio
as will be seen by reference to it
the States of yesterday, was what t
great yirtuous and patriotic North c.
and may do with the weak, rebellio
and impudent South, if he be dlst''l
al in tho possessiOn of his stolen sc