The Opelousas courier., 1882-02-04
Playing the Politicians.
WHAT BEATTIE AND HIS FACTION ACCOM-.
pLISHED.

w i 1tOih thO q oilCdu
States of the 10th inst, the followin,
!, article giving IN insight into the move
- ments of the leading radical political
of this state and ventiiating the pas
history of a number of them who hav'
recently been appointed to Office b,
the Arthur administration
The Washington correspondent o
the Picayune adds to his views abou
the federal appointments in Loaisian;
that there will be peace in the camp
but the contrary is to be expected
The nominations are as follows
James Lewis to take Hebert's place al
warehouse superintendent; Hehert t,
become postal agent in the place recent
ly given to Martinez; Martinez to be.
come deputy surveyor in Alex. Wells
place Pinchback to become surveyor
in Judge Hyman's place. etc.
"The programme effectually gins
ont old mar Madison Wells, and is re
garded as a compromise fixed up by
w. P. Kellogg, the senator. Wells
is not the sort of a man to take such
treatment kindly, and it is already
strongly intimated that he will make "A
break at once and have this little plan
upset. 1t is barely possible that the
senate will refuse to confirm such motto.
rious incompetents as Lewis, Martinez
and ~Pinchback, although it is very
justly surmised that Kellogg wonld not
go into this scheme without calculating
it's chances.
1.-THE other nominations are: Fred
K. Jones to be coiner of the mint:
James d. Kennedy to be post-otfice
inspector, and James de Gray to be
postmaster of Clinton, while a vacancy
on the bench of coart of claims will be
held for Judge Beattie. The judge is
said to be already drawing fifteen dol
lars a day from this source.
Zones has been reported upon as
incompetent for the post by the super
intendent of the mint, but his brother,
Senator Jones. of Nevada, has evident.
ly gone into the arrangement to tickle
Kellogg's back while Kellogg tickles
his, and SO it is safe to. say that young
Jones will go through the senate, if the
others do.
"As for Kennedy and de Gray, there
is little in their favor to be said.
flames d. Kennedy was for years a
lacky of Kellogg, acting as page to that
great politician, bat more lately has
been supported by the government in
tbs Office of the United States weigher
Of this city.
DE Gray was n of those who in
%troublous times made himself exceed
ingly obnoxious to the good people of
Clinton, and at length he left the Fell
cianas for the good Of the parish. He
has since held the position Of local in
spector of customs.
aMartinet is from st. Martin. His
record as a politician is not an estima-
Bile one. He has for some time past
held a thousand dollar place as clerk
the deputy collector of customs.
"Hyman's position is a pitiable one
When Madison Wells had to leave the
s~arveyorship, he went to Hyman and
Il have got to go, bnt | will
put you in my place. You leok after
my son sand my friends here in the
office and all will go WE'LL Hyman
promised. Later comes an order from
W ashingten to remove young Wells.
Lyman should have laid the matter he
fore his patron, ex governor. and should
said: Here is the order, Your
ION has got to go. Whom shall | nom
nate IN his place = Instead of doing
his, however, he trades with Kellogg
5fsays to himself: / will appoint a
riend Of Kellogg's and then Kellogg
will hold on to me, and / shall be freed
the control Of Madison Wells
Here is where Hyman cut his own
hroat. He pat his trust in princes
md in the children of men and the
after went back on him for no sooner 6
Ices he nominate Martinez forthe posi- q
held by young Wells and makes T
Id man Wells as mad as a hornet than u
Aellegg gets P~inchback nominated for I
he sp~rveyorship, thus leaving Hyman !
out in the cold. It was a =
irty trick on the part of Kellogg. but .
! served Hyman right for turning trai Q
or TO his maker. 9
When all is said and done. the i'm q
ortant question arises: What has D
accomplished in way of reform J
! was understood that he was deter. g
lined to 50 clean mp the Augeap sta p
and purify politics, in Louisiana a
hat respectable conservatives would a.
g persuaded to join the Republican q
inks but when sncll men az Pinch Y
ack, Lewis. Martinez, Jones, Kennedy p
nd de Gray go into Office. the result is al
Iore likely to disgust the conserva- q
YES than the original state Of affairs"
The way the SUGAR ~refinars If Sar =